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Bolton - For outer districts of Bolton Metropolitan Borough, see Blackrod; Bradshaw; Farnworth; Horwich; Little Lever; Outwood; Ringley; Rivington; Turton and Westhoughton.

Bolton- All Saints
Baptisms-1796-1808- MFPR 1018
Baptisms-1813-1966- MFPR 1925
Baptisms Transcript-1796-1872- Archives L265
Burials-1796-1801- MFPR 1025
Burials-1813-1858- MFPR 1926
Burials Transcript-1796-1858- Archives L265
Marriages-1857-1873- MFPR 1925
Marriages-1873-1966- MFPR 1926

Bolton- All Souls
Baptisms-1879-1986- MFPR 1089
Funerals-1952-1986- MFPR 1091
Marriages-1881-1915- MFPR 1090
Marriages-1915-1965- MFPR 1091

Bolton- Bank Street Presbyterian
Baptisms-1753-1836- MFPR 267. Also searchable on-line.

Bolton- Bridge Street W(Roman Catholicesleyan- See Bolton, Higher Bridge Street Wesleyan (formerly Bridge Street) (below)

Bolton- Bury Street, New Jerusalemite
Baptisms-1824-1837- MFPR 267. Also searchable on-line.

Bolton- Christ Church
Baptisms-1841-1933- MFPR 1086
Burials-1841-1856- MFPR 1086
Marriages-1844-1866- MFPR 1087
Marriages-1866-1933- MFPR 1088

Bolton- Duke's Alley Independent
Baptisms-1785-1836- MFPR 267. Also searchable on-line.

Bolton- Ebenezer Methodist New Connexion, St George's Road
Baptisms-1798-1837- MFPR 267. Also searchable on-line.
Burials-1819-1837- MFPR 267. Also searchable on-line.

Bolton- Emmanuel

Baptism transcripts 1826-1939 and Burial transcripts 1827-1843 are available on-line at Lancashire OPC.

Baptisms-1842-1875- MFPR 1076
Baptisms-1875-1939- MFPR 1077
Burials-1842-1930- MFPR 1076
Marriages-1857-1876- MFPR 1078
Marriages-1876-1896- MFPR 1079
Marriages-1896-1919- MFPR 1080
Marriages-1919-1947- MFPR 1081

Bolton- Higher Bridge Street Wesleyan (formerly Bridge Street)
Baptism Index-1844-1862- Bolton FHS Fiche
Baptisms-1814-1837- MFPR 267. Also searchable on-line.
Burials-1810-1837- MFPR 267. Also searchable on-line.

Bolton- Holy Trinity

Burial transcripts 1842-1930 are available on-line at Lancashire OPC.

Banns-1857-1857- MFPR 1933
Baptisms-1826-1868- MFPR 1927
Baptisms-1868-1877- MFPR 1928
Baptisms-1877-1939- MFPR 1929
Baptisms-1939-1978- MFPR 1930
Baptisms-1978-1990- Archives L196
Burials-1827-1843- MFPR 1927
Burials-1843-1856- MFPR 1933
Burials-1856-1878- Archives L196
Marriages-1857-1869- MFPR 1930
Marriages-1869-1897- MFPR 1931
Marriages-1897-1950- MFPR 1932
Marriages-1950-1961- MFPR 1933
Marriages-1961-1990- Archives L196

Bolton- Moor Lane Baptist
Baptisms-1803-1836- MFPR 267. Also searchable on-line.

Bolton- Moor Lane Unitarian Chapel
Baptisms-1822-1843- MFPR 267. Also searchable on-line.

Bolton- Ridgeway Gates Wesleyan
Baptisms-1789-1814- MFPR 267. Also searchable on-line.
Burials-1814-1837- MFPR 267. Also searchable on-line.
See Bolton, Higher Bridge Street Wesleyan (above) for an index to a circuit register, which may include baptisms for this chapel in the period 1844-1851.

Bolton- St Barnabas, Great Lever
Baptism Index-1896-1920- MFPR 1052
Baptisms-1896-1972- MFPR 1050
Marriage Index-1913-1920- MFPR 1052
Marriages-1913-1952- MFPR 1051
Marriages-1952-1973- MFPR 1052

Bolton- St Bartholomew, Great Bolton
Baptisms-1879-1935- MFPR 605
Baptisms-1935-1961- Archives L65/2
Marriages-1880-1927- MFPR 605
Marriages-1927-1960- Archives L65/2

Bolton- St Bede, Morris Green
Baptisms-1917-1961- MFPR 604
Marriages-1932-1968- MFPR 604

Bolton- St George
Baptisms-1796-1812- MFPR 151 or MFPR 1933
Baptisms-1812-1856- MFPR 151
Baptisms-1813-1913- MFPR 1862
Baptisms-1821-1842- MFPR 1943
Baptisms-1913-1975- MFPR 1863
Burials-1796-1812- MFPR 151 or MFPR 1933
Burials-1812-1904- MFPR 151
Burials-1813-1904- MFPR 1862
Graves-1796-1812- MFPR 1933
Marriages-1849-1868- MFPR 1863
Marriages-1868-1893- MFPR 1864
Marriages-1893-1929- MFPR 1865
Marriages-1929-1957- MFPR 1866
Marriages-1957-1974- MFPR 1867

Bolton- St George the Martyr, Daubhill- See Daubhill, St George the Martyr

Bolton- St James
Baptisms-1863-1962- MFPR 1048
Marriages-1872-1894- MFPR 1048
Marriages-1894-1962- MFPR 1049
See also Bolton, All Souls (above), as the two parishes were united as All Souls with St James from 17 November 1966.

Bolton- St John
Banns-1850-1933- MFPR 1935
Baptisms-1846-1970- MFPR 1866
Baptisms Transcript-1849-1854- Bolton FHS Fiche
Marriages-1850-1915- MFPR 1934
Marriages-1915-1967- MFPR 1935

Bolton- St Mark

Transcripts are available on-line at Lancashire OPC.

Banns-1893-1903- MFPR 1867
Baptisms-1866-1904- MFPR 1936
Baptisms-1904-1971- MFPR 1937
Marriages-1871-1885- MFPR 1937
Marriages-1885-1924- MFPR 1938
Marriages-1924-1971- MFPR 1867

Bolton- St Matthew
Baptisms-1874-1901- MFPR 1070
Baptisms-1901-1955- MFPR 1071
Marriages-1876-1897- MFPR 1072
Marriages-1897-1911- MFPR 1073
Marriages-1911-1930- MFPR 1074
Marriages-1930-1953- MFPR 1075

Bolton- St Paul
Baptisms-1863-1949- MFPR 1053
Baptisms-1949-2002- Archives L146
Marriages-1866-1917- MFPR 1054
Marriages-1917-1941- MFPR 1055
Marriages- 1941-2002- Archives L146

Bolton- St Peter (Bolton Parish Church)

The following on-line indexes exist for this church:

• Baptisms 1573-1829 and Marriages 1573-1837 are indexed on the International Genealogical Index.
• Marriages 1837-1919 are indexed on LancashireBMD.
• Baptisms 1573-1660; Marriages 1573-1660, 1813-1837 and Burials 1573-1660 are indexed and transcribed on the Lancashire OPC.

Banns-1754-1785- MFPR 1853
Banns-1785-1814- MFPR 1939
Banns-1814-1835- MFPR 1940
Banns-1835-1850- MFPR 1941
Banns-1850-1909- MFPR 1942
Banns-1909-1919- MFPR 1943
Baptisms-1590-1632- MFPR 2154
Baptisms-1632-1656- MFPR 1018 or MFPR 2154
Baptisms-1656-1712- MFPR 1018 or MFPR 2155
Baptisms-1712-1754- MFPR 1018 or MFPR 2155
Baptisms-1754-1785- MFPR 1018 or MFPR 2156
Baptisms-1786-1802- MFPR 1018 or MFPR 2157
Baptisms-1802-1812- MFPR 1018 or MFPR 2156
Baptisms-1812-1817- MFPR 1018
Baptisms-1817-1827- MFPR 1019
Baptisms Private-1825-1835- MFPR 1943
Baptisms-1827-1837- MFPR 1020
Baptisms-1836-1842- MFPR 1836
Baptisms-1842-1849- MFPR 1837
Baptisms-1849-1857- MFPR 1838
Baptisms-1857-1869- MFPR 1839
Baptisms-1869-1882- MFPR 1840
Baptisms-1882-1910- MFPR 1841
Baptisms-1910-1945- MFPR 1842
Baptisms Transcript-1573-1660- 929.3272 B3
Burials-1587-1630- MFPR 2154
Burials-1632-1661- MFPR 2155
Burials-1661-1706- MFPR 1025 or MFPR 2155
Burials-1706-1712- MFPR 1025
Burials-1712-1764- MFPR 1025 or MFPR 2156
Burials-1764-1785- MFPR 1025 or MFPR 2157
Burials-1785-1802- MFPR 1025
Burials-1802-1812- MFPR 1025 or MFPR 2156
Burials-1813-1820- MFPR 1025 or MFPR 1842
Burials-1820-1826- MFPR 1025
Burials-1826-1838- MFPR 1026
Burials-1833-1841- MFPR 1854
Burials-1841-1850- MFPR 1855
Burials-1850-1896- MFPR 1856
Burials Transcript-1573-1660- 929.3272 B3
Marriage Index-1813-1837- Rossendale Fiche B15
Marriage Index-1838-1850- Bolton FHS Fiche
Marriages-1588-1631- MFPR 2154
Marriages-1632-1651- MFPR 2155
Marriages-1651-1657- Archives L243
Marriages-1657-1661- MFPR 2155
Marriages-1661-1712- MFPR 1021 or MFPR 2155
Marriages-1712-1754- MFPR 1021 or MFPR 2156
Marriages-1754-1792- MFPR 1021
Marriages-1792-1816- MFPR 1022
Marriages-1816-1828- MFPR 1023
Marriages-1828-1837- MFPR 1024
Marriages-1837-1841- MFPR 1843
Marriages-1841-1844- MFPR 1844
Marriages-1844-1847- MFPR 1845
Marriages-1847-1850- MFPR 1846
Marriages-1851-1853- MFPR 1847
Marriages-1853-1857- MFPR 1848
Marriages-1857-1867- MFPR 1849
Marriages-1867-1878- MFPR 1850
Marriages-1878-1893- MFPR 1851
Marriages-1893-1938- MFPR 1852
Marriages-1938-1974- MFPR 1853
Marriages-1974-1990- Archives L243
Marriages Transcript-1573-1660- 929.3272 B3

Bolton- St Stephen and All Martyrs, Lever Bridge- See Lever Bridge, St Stephen and All Martyrs

Bolton- The Saviour
Baptisms-1882-1927- MFPR 1060
Baptisms-1927-1972- MFPR 1061
Marriages-1885-1912- MFPR 1062
Marriages-1912-1936- MFPR 1063
Marriages-1936-1971- MFPR 1064

Bolton- Union Workhouse, Farnworth
Birth Index-1887-1914- Bolton FHS Fiche

Bolton- Wesleyan Methodist Circuit
Baptism Index-1789-1814- F929.342737 Bo2

Bolton-by-Bowland- St Peter and St Paul
Baptisms Transcript-1558-1812- 929.3274 B14
Burials Transcript-1558-1812- 929.3274 B14
Marriage Index- Rossendale Fiche B14
Marriages Transcript-1560-1812- 929.3274 B14

For the original registers of the above church please enquire at Lancashire Record Office.

Bolton-le-Sands- Holy Trinity
Baptisms Transcript-1655-1736- 929.3272 B32
Burials Transcript-1655-1736- 929.3272 B32
Marriages Transcript-1653-1736- 929.3272 B32

For the original registers of the above church please enquire at Lancashire Record Office.

Bosley- St Mary the Virgin
Baptisms-1728-1847- MFPR 594
Burials-1728-1847- MFPR 594
Marriages-1729-1750- MFPR 594
Marriages Transcript-1729-1750- 929.3271 C5 Vol.5

For the original registers of the above church please enquire at Cheshire Record Office.

Bowdon- Bowdon Wesleyan, Enville Road
Baptisms-1857-1927- MFPR 2134
Baptisms-1927-1966- Archives C18/5

Bowdon- Partington Independent- See Partington, Independent

Bowdon- St Mary the Virgin
Baptisms-1628-1841- MFPR 211
Burials-1628-1841- MFPR 213
Marriages-1628-1844- MFPR 212

Bowdon Downs- Bowden Downs Congregational
Burials-1881-1887- MFPR 2157