Lancashire Feet of Fines
(1377-1509)
Pedes Finium - law suits, or pretended suits, putting on record the ownership of land in Lancashire. These abstracts were prepared by William Farrer for the Lancashire and Cheshire Record Society and published in 1905, under the title 'Final Concords of the County of Lancaster, from the Original Chirographs, or Feet of Fines, preserved amongst the Palatinate of Lancaster Records in the Public Record Office'. They cover the period from John duke of Lancaster to the end of the reign of king Henry VII. In addition, there are abstracts of fines paid for various Lancashire writs from 1377 to 1509, and a fine of 1195 that had been discovered during the preparation of the volume.LAITHWAITE. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Lancashire and Cheshire Marriage Licences
(1606-1616)
Licences for intended marriages in Chester archdeaconry, which covered Cheshire and Lancashire south of the Ribble (by far the most populous part of that county)LAITHWAITE. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Lancashire and Cheshire Marriage Licences
(1616-1624)
Licences for intended marriages in Chester archdeaconry, which covered Cheshire and Lancashire south of the Ribble (by far the most populous part of that county)LAITHWAITE. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Lancashire and Cheshire Marriage Licences
(1639-1644)
Licences for intended marriages in Chester archdeaconry, which covered Cheshire and Lancashire south of the Ribble (by far the most populous part of that county)LAITHWAITE. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Lancashire and Cheshire Marriage Licences
(1661-1667)
Licences for intended marriages in Chester archdeaconry, which covered Cheshire and Lancashire south of the Ribble (by far the most populous part of that county)LAITHWAITE. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Lancashire and Cheshire Marriage Licences
(1691-1700)
Licences for intended marriages in Chester archdeaconry, which covered Cheshire and Lancashire south of the Ribble (by far the most populous part of that county). As shown in the sample scan, licences to practise midwifery and to teach are also included. The index covers bondsmen as well as brides and grooms.LAITHWAITE. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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 Masters of Apprentices registered at Warrington in Lancashire
(1710-1712)
Apprenticeship indentures and clerks' articles were subject to a 6d or 12d per pound stamp duty: the registers of the payments usually give the master's trade, address, and occupation, and the apprentice's father's name and address, as well as details of the date and length of the apprenticeship. There are central registers for collections of the stamp duty in London, as well as returns from collectors in the provinces. These collectors generally received duty just from their own county, but sometimes from further afield. May 1710 to January 1712. (The sample entry shown on this scan is taken from a Shropshire return)LAITHWAITE. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Wigan Householders: Hallgate
(1720)
The poor rate assessment for Wigan is arranged by the seven divisions of the town - Hallgate, Market Street, Millgate, Scholes, Standishgate, Wallgate and Woodhouses - with an appendix of occupiers of lands. Full names are usually given, occasionally with occupation. LAITHWAITE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Wigan Householders: Millgate
(1720)
The poor rate assessment for Wigan is arranged by the seven divisions of the town - Hallgate, Market Street, Millgate, Scholes, Standishgate, Wallgate and Woodhouses - with an appendix of occupiers of lands. Full names are usually given, occasionally with occupation. LAITHWAITE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Wigan Householders: Scholes
(1720)
The poor rate assessment for Wigan is arranged by the seven divisions of the town - Hallgate, Market Street, Millgate, Scholes, Standishgate, Wallgate and Woodhouses - with an appendix of occupiers of lands. Full names are usually given, occasionally with occupation. LAITHWAITE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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