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For the purposes of registering Births and Deaths, Lancashire was divided into a number of Registrar's Sub-Districts which could cover anything from part of a large town, up to a group of several dozen rural parishes. The boundaries of these areas have changed frequently over the years since 1837, and as a result many birth and death records have been transferred between different register offices. This page will be updated each time new records are added to the database, and recent additions will also be indicated on the Updates page. |
| Sub-District | Years Operative | Registers at | Code | Years indexed |
| ASHTON UNDER LYNE* | Tameside | See www.cheshirebmd.org.uk | ||
| BLACKBURN | See Blackburn to Witton Below | |||
| Blackburn | 1837-1885 1965-Present | Blackburn | B | 1837-1885 |
| Blackburn East | 1937-1965 | Blackburn | BE | |
| Blackburn Northern | 1885-1936 | Blackburn | BN | 1885-1936 |
| Blackburn South East | 1909-1936 | Blackburn | BSE | 1909-1936 |
| Blackburn South West | 1909-1936 | Blackburn | BSW | 1909-1936 |
| Blackburn Southern | 1885-1909 | Blackburn | BS | 1885-1909 |
| Blackburn West | 1937-1965 | Blackburn | BW | |
| Blackburn Western | 1905-1909 | Blackburn | BWE | 1905-1909 |
| Darwen | 1837-1974 | Blackburn | D | 1837-1936 |
| Witton | 1837-1905 | Blackburn | W | 1837-1905 |
| BLACKPOOL | See Blackpool to Poulton-le-Fylde Below | |||
| Blackpool A | 1890-1919 | Blackpool | BLKA | 1890-1919 |
| Blackpool East | 1960- | Blackpool | BE | |
| Blackpool North | 1920- | Blackpool | BN | 1920-1936 |
| Blackpool South | 1920-36 | Blackpool | BS | 1920-1936 |
| Poulton-le-Fylde | 1837-1889 | Blackpool | PLF | 1837-1889 |
| BOLTON | See Bolton to Westhoughton below | |||
| Bolton | 1968-Present | Bolton | BO | |
| Bolton North | 1941-1968 | Bolton | BN | |
| Bolton South | 1941-1968 | Bolton | BS | |
| Eastern Bolton | 1837-1886 | Bolton | EB | |
| Edgworth | 1837-1902 | Bolton | EDG | |
| Farnworth | 1837-Present | Bolton | FTH | |
| Great Bolton | 1886-1902 | Bolton | GB | |
| Great Bolton & Lever | 1902-1941 | Bolton | GBL | |
| Halliwell | 1837-1941 | Bolton | HALL | |
| Horwich | 1837-1884 | Bolton | HOR | |
| Kearsley | 1944- | Bolton | KER | |
| Lever | 1837-1902 | Bolton | LEV | |
| Little Bolton | 1837-1941 | Bolton | LB | |
| Little Hulton | 1837-1902 | Bolton | LH | |
| Sharples | 1837-1902 | Bolton | SH | |
| South West Bolton | 1902-1941 | Bolton | SWB | |
| Tonge with Haulgh | 1837-1920 | Bolton | TWH | |
| Townleys | 1956-Present | Bolton | ||
| Turton | 1837- | Bolton | TUR | |
| Western Bolton | 1837-1886 | Bolton | WB | |
| Westhoughton | 1837-1884 | Bolton | WH | |
| BURNLEY | 1837- | See Barnoldswick to Pendle Below | ||
| Barnoldswick | 1837-1902 | Preston | BA | 1837-1902 |
| Burnley | 1837-1897 | Preston | BU | 1837-1897 |
| Burnley East | 1897-1901 | Preston | BUE | 1897-1901 |
| Burnley West | 1897-1901 | Preston | BUW | 1897-1901 |
| Colne | 1837-1901 | Preston | COL | 1837-1901 |
| Nelson | 1895-1899 | Preston | NEL | 1895-1899 |
| Padiham | 1837-1901 | Preston | PA | 1837-1901 |
| Pendle | 1837-1928 | Preston | PE | 1837-1928 |
| BURY | See Birtle to Whitefield below | |||
| Birtle | 1837-1895 | Bury | BIR | 1837-1863 |
| Bury North | 1837-1921 | Bury | BN | 1837-1860 |
| Bury South | 1837-1921 | Bury | BS | 1837-1860 |
| Elton | 1837-1934 | Bury | ELT | 1837-1856 |
| Holcombe | 1837-1895 | Bury | HOL | 1837-1857 |
| Pilkington | 1837-1896 | Bury | PILK | 1837-1851 |
| Prestwich | 1837-1934 | Bury | PREST | 1837-1863 |
| Radcliffe | 1837-1899 | Bury | RAD | 1837-1862 |
| Ramsbottom | 1895-1971 | Bury | RAMS | |
| Tottington | 1837-1910 | Bury | TOTT | 1837-1863 |
| Walmersley | 1837-1900 | Bury | WAL | 1837-1858 |
| Whitefield | 1896-1934 | Bury | WHITE | |
| CHORLEY | See Adlington to Croston Below | |||
| Adlington/Rivington | 1837-1959 | Preston | ADL | 1837-1954 |
| Brindle/Withnell | 1837-1969 | Preston | BR | 1837-1954 |
| Chorley | 1837-Present | Preston | CHO | 1837-1954 |
| Croston | 1837-1974 | Preston | CRO | 1837-1954 |
| FLEETWOOD & FYLDE | See Fleetwood to Lytham St. Annes Below | |||
| Fleetwood | 1890-1988 | Preston | FLW | 1890-1899 |
| Fleetwood & Fylde | 1988-2005 | Preston | F&F | |
| Kirkham | 1837-1988 | Preston | KH | 1837-1904 |
| Lytham | 1837-1937 | Preston | LY | 1837-1907 |
| Lytham St. Annes | 1937-1988 | Preston | L&ST | |
| HYNDBURN | HY | See Accrington to Rossendale A below | ||
| Accrington | 1837-1974 | Preston | ACC | 1837-1935 |
| Bacup | 1895-1937 | Preston | BAC | |
| Great Harwood | 1837-1936 | Preston | G.HAR | 1837-1936 |
| Great Harwood A | 1936-1974 | Preston | G.HAR/A | 1936-1960 |
| Haslingden | 1837-1895 | Preston | HAS | 1837-1851 |
| Hyndburn | 1974-2005 | Preston | HY | |
| Newchurch | 1837-1895 | Preston | NEW | |
| Oswaldtwistle | 1837-1936 | Preston | OS | 1837-1936 |
| Oswaldtwistle A | 1937-1974 | Preston | OS/A | 1937-1954 |
| Rawtenstall A | 1937-1974 | Preston | RAW/A | |
| Rawtentstall A | 1895-1937 | Preston | R/A | |
| Rossendale | 1837-1895 | Preston | ROSS | |
| Rossendale A | 1974-2005 | Preston | RS | |
| LANCASTER | See Arkholme to Wray Below | |||
| Lancaster | 1837-Present | Preston | ||
| Arkholme | 1837-1922 | Preston | ARK | 1837-1922 |
| Caton | 1837-1974 | Preston | CAT | 1837-1912 |
| Ellel | 1837-1937 | Preston | ELL | 1837-1937 |
| Garstang | 1837-1997 | Preston | GAR | |
| Heaton | 1837-1918 | Preston | HEA | 1837-1918 |
| Hornby | 1837-1973 | Preston | HOR | |
| Lancaster | 1837- | Preston | LAN | 1837-1893 |
| Morecambe | 1918-1974 | Preston | MOR | 1918-1919 |
| Preesall | 1937-1998 | Preston | PREE | |
| St. Michael | 1837-1937 | Preston | ST.M | |
| Stalmine | 1837-1937 | Preston | STA | |
| Tunstall | 1837-1936 | Preston | TUN | |
| Warton | 1837-1919 | Preston | WAR | 1837-1901 |
| Wray | 1837-1937 | Preston | WRY | 1837-1918 |
| LIVERPOOL | See Abercromby to West Derby Western Below | |||
| Abercromby | 1906- | Liverpool | ABE | |
| Dale Street | 1837-1905 | Liverpool | DALE | |
| Edge Hill | 1924- | Liverpool | EDGE | |
| Everton | 1837-1881 | Liverpool | EVE | |
| Everton North | 1885-1915 | Liverpool | EVEN | |
| Everton South | 1885-1915 | Liverpool | EVES | |
| Exchange | 1904- | Liverpool | EXCH | |
| Fazakerley | 1899- | Liverpool | FAZ | |
| Howard Street | 1837-1893 | Liverpool | HOW | |
| Islington | 1837-1904 | Liverpool | WD | |
| Kirkdale | 1876- | Liverpool | KIRK | 1879-1967 |
| Liverpool | 1969-Present | Liverpool | LL | |
| Liverpool North | 1934-1969 | Liverpool | LN | |
| Liverpool South | 1934-1969 | Liverpool | LS | |
| Mount Pleasant | 1837-1906 | Liverpool | MP | |
| Netherfield | 1934- | Liverpool | NETH | |
| Scotland | 1904-1924 | Liverpool | SCOT | |
| Sefton Park | 1934-1969 | Liverpool | SEFT | |
| St Peters | 1934- | Liverpool | STP | |
| St. George | 1841-1898 | Liverpool | STG | |
| St. Martin | 1837-1904 | Liverpool | STM | |
| St. Thomas | 1837-1906 | Liverpool | STT | |
| Toxteth Park | 1837-1907; 1934- | Liverpool | TP | 1934-1958 |
| Toxteth Park Central | 1907-1928 | Liverpool | TPC | 1907-1928 |
| Toxteth Park East | 1907-1928 | Liverpool | TPE | 1907-1928 |
| Toxteth Park North | 1928-1934 | Liverpool | TPN | 1928-1934 |
| Toxteth Park NW | 1907- | Liverpool | TPNW | |
| Toxteth Park South | 1928-1934 | Liverpool | TPS | |
| Toxteth Park SW | 1907-1924 | Liverpool | TPSW | 1907-1923 |
| Toxteth Park West | 1924- | Liverpool | TPW | |
| Walton | 1837- | Liverpool | WAL | |
| Wavertree | 1837-1915 | Liverpool | WAV | |
| West Derby | 1837-1876 | Liverpool | WD | |
| West Derby Eastern | 1915- | Liverpool | WDE | |
| West Derby Municipal | 1880-1889 | Liverpool | WDM | |
| West Derby Rural | 1880-1889 | Liverpool | WDR | |
| West Derby Western | 1915- | Liverpool | WDW | |
| MANCHESTER | See Ancoats to West Manchester Below | |||
| Ancoats | Manchester | ANC | ||
| Ardwick | 1837- | Manchester | ARD | 1837-1907 |
| Blackley | Manchester | BLA | ||
| Bradford | Manchester | BRA | ||
| Central | Manchester | CEN | ||
| Cheetham | Manchester | CHE | ||
| Chorlton-on-Medlock | Manchester | CHO | ||
| Deansgate | Manchester | DEA | ||
| Didsbury | Manchester | DID | ||
| East Manchester | Manchester | EAS | ||
| Failsworth | Manchester | FAI | ||
| Gorton | Manchester | GOR | ||
| Hulme | 1837- | Manchester | HUL | 1837-1872 |
| London Road | Manchester | LON | ||
| Manchester | Manchester | MAN | ||
| Market Street | Manchester | MAR | ||
| Newton | Manchester | NEW | ||
| Newton Heath | Manchester | NWH | ||
| Openshaw | Manchester | OPE | ||
| Rusholme | Manchester | RUS | ||
| Saint George | Manchester | STG | ||
| West Manchester | Manchester | WES | ||
| OLDHAM | See Chadderton to Uppermill below | |||
| Chadderton | 1837- | Oldham | CHAD | 1837-1905 |
| Crompton | 1837- | Oldham | CR | 1837-1905 |
| Delph | 1837-1904 | Oldham | DEL | 1837-1904 |
| Oldham Above Town | 1837-1905 | Oldham | OAT | 1837-1905 |
| Oldham Below Town | 1837-1905 | Oldham | OBT | 1837-1905 |
| Oldham Central | 1905 | Oldham | OCEN | 1905 |
| Oldham East | 1905 | Oldham | OEAS | 1905 |
| Oldham South | 1905 | Oldham | OSOU | 1905 |
| Royton | 1837- | Oldham | ROY | 1837-1905 |
| Saddleworth | 1904- | Oldham | SADD | 1904-1905 |
| St Peter | 1904 | Oldham | ROY | 1904-1905 |
| Uppermill | 1837-1904 | Oldham | UPP | 1837-1904 |
| ORMSKIRK | See WEST LANCASHIRE below | |||
| PRESTON & SOUTH RIBBLE | See Alston to West Preston below | |||
| Alston | 1837-1937 | Preston | ALST | 1837-1937 |
| Billington | 1837-1964 | Preston | B | 1837-1964 |
| Billington & Mellor | 1964-1974 | Preston | B&M | 1864-1973 |
| Broughton | 1837-1937 | Preston | BRO | 1837-1937 |
| East Preston | 1903-1920 | Preston | EP | 1903-1920 |
| Fulwood | 1937-1969 | Preston | FUL | |
| Fulwood & Penwortham | 1969-1974 | Preston | F&P | |
| Leyland | 1837-1974 | Preston | LEY | 1837-1899 |
| Longridge | 1937-1974 | Preston | LRIDGE | |
| Longton | 1837-1937 | Preston | LONG | 1837-1937 |
| Mellor | 1837-1964 | Preston | M | 1837-1964 |
| North Preston | 1903-1920 | Preston | NP | 1903-1920 |
| Penwortham | 1837-1969 | Preston | PENHAM | |
| Preston | 1837-1877; 1967-1974 | Preston | PRES | 1837-1877 |
| Preston & South Ribble | 1974-2005 | Preston | PSR | |
| Preston East | 1920-1935 | Preston | PEAST | 1920-1935 |
| Preston North East | 1935-1966 | Preston | PNE | |
| Preston South West | 1974-1966 | Preston | PSW | |
| Preston West | 1920-1935 | Preston | PWEST | 1920-1935 |
| St John | 1878-1903 | Preston | ST.J | 1878-1903 |
| St Peters | 1878-1903 | Preston | ST.P | 1878-1903 |
| Trinity | 1878-1903 | Preston | TR | 1878-1903 |
| Walton-le-Dale | 1837-1974 | Preston | WLD | 1837-1935 |
| West Preston | 1903-1920 | Preston | WP | 1903-1920 |
| RIBBLE VALLEY | See Bowland to Whalley Below | |||
| Bowland | 1947-1952 | Preston | BO | 1947-1952 |
| Chipping | 1837-1950 | Preston | CH | 1837-1958 |
| Clitheroe | 1837-1950 | Preston | CL | 1837-1937 |
| Gisburn | 1837-1946 | Preston | GI | 1837-1946 |
| Slaidburn | 1837-1946 | Preston | SL | 1837-1946 |
| Whalley | 1837-1937 | Preston | WH | 1837-1937 |
| ROCHDALE | See Blatchinworth & Calderbrook to Wuerdle & Wardle Below | |||
| Blatchinworth and Calderbrook | 1837-1901 | Rochdale | BC | 1837-1901 |
| Butterworth | 1892-1901 | Rochdale | B | 1892-1901 |
| Butterworth Freehold | 1837-1892 | Rochdale | BF | 1837-1892 |
| Butterworth Lordship | 1837-1892 | Rochdale | BL | 1837-1892 |
| Castleton | 1936-1953 | Rochdale | C | |
| Castleton Further | 1837-1901 | Rochdale | CF | 1837-1890 |
| Castleton Nearer | 1837-1901 | Rochdale | CN | 1837-1890 |
| Castleton No 1 | 1902-1936 | Rochdale | CHO1 | 1902-1935 |
| Castleton No 2 | 1902-1936 | Rochdale | CNO2 | 1902-1935 |
| Heywood | 1837-1974 | Rochdale | H | 1837-1935 |
| Littleborough | 1902-1974 | Rochdale | L | 1902-1935 |
| Middleton | 1837-1933 & 1974 to date | Rochdale | M | 1837-1933 |
| Milnrow | 1902-1974 | Rochdale | MIL | 1902-1935 |
| Rochdale | 1954-1974 | Rochdale | ROCH | |
| Spotland and Norden | 1902-1953 | Rochdale | S&N | 1902-1935 |
| Spotland Further | 1837-1901 | Rochdale | SF | 1837-1901 |
| Spotland Nearer | 1837-1901 | Rochdale | SN | 1837-1901 |
| Wardleworth | 1837-1953 | Rochdale | W | 1837-1935 |
| Whitworth and Brandwood | 1837-1895 | Rochdale | WB | 1837-1895 |
| Whitworth and Wardle | 1895-1937 | Rochdale | WHW | 1895-1935 |
| Wuerdle and Wardle | 1837-1895 | Rochdale | WUW | 1837-1895 |
| SALFORD | See Broughton to Pendleton Below | |||
| Barton upon Irwell | 1837-1980 | Salford | BAR | 1837-1897 |
| Broughton | 1837-1926 | Salford | BRO | 1837-1876 |
| Greengate | 1837-1926 | Salford | GRE | 1837-1880 |
| Pendleton | 1837-1926 | Salford | PEN | 1837-1874 |
| Regent Road | 1837-1926 | Salford | RR | 1837-1881 |
| Worsley | 1837- | Salford | WOR | 1837-1883 |
| SEFTON | See Aughton to Formby Below | |||
| Aughton | 1837- | Sefton | AUG | |
| Formby | 1837- | Sefton | FOR | |
| SOUTHPORT | See North Meols Below | |||
| North Meols | 1837- | Preston | NME | |
| ST. HELENS | See St Newton-le-Willows to Widnes Below | |||
| Newton-le-Willows | 1837-1934 | St Helens | NLW | 1837-1934 |
| Newton-le-Willows A | 1934-1974 | St Helens | NLWA | |
| Rainford | 1837-1974 | St Helens | RAI | 1837-1974 |
| St Helens | 1837-1935 | St Helens | SH | 1837-1933 |
| St Helens First | 1957-1968 | St Helens | FIR | |
| St Helens North | 1935-1954 | St Helens | SHN | 1935-1954 |
| St Helens North A | 1954-1957 | St Helens | SHNA | |
| St Helens Second | 1957-1968 | St Helens | SEC | 1957-1968 |
| St Helens South | 1935-1957 | St Helens | SHS | 1935-1957 |
| Widnes | 1964-1974 | St Helens | SHWID | |
| TRAFFORD* | Trafford | See Flixton and Stretford Below | ||
| Flixton* | 1837-1841 | Trafford | FLX | 1837-1841 |
| Stretford* | 1837-1937 | Trafford | STR | 1837-1930 |
| WARRINGTON* | Warrington | See www.cheshirebmd.org.uk | ||
| WEST LANCASHIRE (ORMSKIRK) | See Bickerstaffe to Tarleton Below | |||
| Bickerstaffe | 1837-1929 | Preston | BICK | 1837-1929 |
| Halsall | 1837-1925 | Preston | HAL | 1837-1925 |
| Lathom | 1837-1934 | Preston | LAT | 1837-1934 |
| Ormskirk | 1837-Present | Preston | OK | 1837-1950 |
| Scarisbrick | 1837-1907 | Preston | SCA | 1837-1907 |
| Skelmersdale | 1918- | Preston | SKE | 1918-1950 |
| Tarleton | 1837-1954 | Preston | TAR | 1837-1954 |
| WIDNES* | ||||
| Widnes | 1837- | Halton | WID | 1837-1900 |
| WIGAN AND LEIGH | See Ashton to Wigan Below | |||
| Ashton | 1837-1974 | Wigan & Leigh | ASH | 1837-1921 |
| Aspull | 1837-1974 | Wigan & Leigh | ASP | 1837-1926 |
| Atherton | 1837-1974 | Wigan & Leigh | ATH | 1837-1926 |
| Billinge | 1904-1918 | Wigan & Leigh | BILL | 1904-1918 |
| Culcheth | 1837-1924 | Wigan & Leigh | CUL | 1837-1924 |
| Hindley | 1837-1974 | Wigan & Leigh | HND | 1837-1926 |
| Leigh | 1895-1937 | Wigan & Leigh | L | 1895-1926 |
| Leigh & Golborne | 1937-1974 | Wigan & Leigh | LG | |
| Lowton | 1837-1937 | Wigan & Leigh | LOW | 1837-1927 |
| Orrell | 1919-1974 | Wigan & Leigh | ORR | 1919-1926 |
| Pemberton | 1837-1921 | Wigan & Leigh | PEM | 1837-1921 |
| Standish | 1837-1974 | Wigan & Leigh | STND | 1837-1926 |
| Upholland | 1837-1904 | Wigan & Leigh | UPHL | 1837-1904 |
| Westleigh | 1846-1895 | Wigan & Leigh | WL | 1846-1895 |
| Wigan | 1837-1922 | Wigan & Leigh | WIG | 1837-1922 |
| Wigan Central | 1921-1974 | Wigan & Leigh | WIG(C) | 1921-1926 |
| Wigan East | 1921-1974 | Wigan & Leigh | WIG(E) | 1921-1926 |
| Wigan West | 1921-1974 | Wigan & Leigh | WIG(W) | 1921-1927 |