Wigan St Catherine, Lancashire Family History Guide

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Wigan St Catherine is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Lancashire, created in 1843 from Wigan All Saints Ancient Parish.

Other places in the parish include: Ince within Makerfield, Ince-in-Makerfield, and Ince in Mackerfield.

Alternative names:

Parish church: St Catherine

Parish registers begin:

Wigan St Catherine

  • Parish registers: None
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1841

Ince-in-Makerfield

  • Parish registers: 1687
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: None

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

See Wigan, Lancashire Family History Guide and Wigan All Saints Lancashire Family History Guide

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Lancashire, Wigan – Almanacs ( 2 )
The Wigan almanac and advertising year book for 1933

The Wigan almanac and advertising year book for 1935

England, Lancashire, Wigan – Archives and libraries ( 1 )
Wigan record office : a brief handlist, 1970
Author: Public Record Office (Wigan, England)

England, Lancashire, Wigan – Archives and libraries – Inventories, registers, catalogs ( 2 )
A guide to the archives
Author: Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

Wigan Heritage Service, a guide to genealogical sources
Author: Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council. Wigan Heritage Service

England, Lancashire, Wigan – Business records and commerce ( 1 )
Wigan’s pubs
Author: Richardson, Neil; Gall, Alan; Wilson, Jeff

England, Lancashire, Wigan – Cemeteries ( 6 )
Burial grounds : statement of names dates and other particulars from the stones in the churchyard
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wigan (Lancashire)

Cemetery records, St. Paul’s Congregational Church, Wigan, Lancashire, England
Author: Hartley, Clifford

Monumental inscriptions for St. Paul’s Independent Chapel, Standishgate, Wigan
Author: Beckett, James E.; Normansell, Graham C.; Land, Mary; Hartley, Clifford

Parish church of All Saints burial ground : statement of names, dates and other particulars from the stones in the churchyard
Author: Wigan (Lancashire : Borough)

St. Thomas the Martyr, Upholland, monumental inscriptions
Author: Skelmarsdale & Upholland Group of the Liverpool and District Family History Society

Tombstone records, parish churchyard, Wigan, Lancashire
Author: Norman, Bertram William Tuff, 1880-1959

England, Lancashire, Wigan – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Wigan, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Lancashire, Wigan – Census – 1851 – Indexes ( 1 )
1851 census surname index of Lancashire–Wigan : Public Records Office ref. HO 107/2199
Author: Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society

England, Lancashire, Wigan – Census – 1891 – Indexes ( 1 )
1891 census surname & street index of Wigan
Author: Lancashire Family History & Heraldry Society

England, Lancashire, Wigan – Church history ( 3 )
A history of Hope Congregational Church, Wigan, 1812-1962 : prepared for the Church, to commemorate the triple jubilee of its formation
Author: Horsman, J. Basil

Parish church organists, 1575-1943
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wigan (Lancashire)

The story of Presbyterianism in Wigan : a record of three centuries
Author: Shaw, William B.

England, Lancashire, Wigan – Church records ( 36 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Hindley, 1722-1879
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Hindley (Lancashire)

Bishop’s transcripts for St. Catherine’s Church, Wigan, 1841-1893
Author: Church of England. St. Catherine’s Church (Wigan, Lancashire)

Bishop’s transcripts for Upholland, 1619-1879
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Upholland (Lancashire)

Bishop’s transcripts for Wigan, 1600-1869
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wigan (Lancashire)

Bishop’s transcripts of Abram, Billinge, and St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, Dalton , 1722-1877
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Abram (Lancashire); Church of England. Chapelry of Billinge (Lancashire); Church of England. St. Michael and All Angels’ Church (Dalton, near Wigan, Lancashire)

The Catholic registers of St. John’s, Wigan, 1732-1786
Author: Fairclough, P. S (Philip Scott); Catholic Church. St. John’s (Wigan, Lancashire)

Church records, 1777-1837
Author: St. Paul’s Chapel (Wigan, England : Independent)

Church records, 1789-1796
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Upholland (Lancashire)

Church records, 1802-1837
Author: Hope Street Chapel (Wigan, Lancashire : Independent)

Church records, 1802-1837
Author: Hope Street Chapel (Wigan, Lancashire : Independent)

Church records, 1811-1837
Author: Wesleyan Church (Wigan, England)

England, Lancashire, Wigan, church rate book, 1851
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wigan (Lancashire); Greater Manchester County Record Office

England, Lancashire, Wigan, parish of Wigan, Church rate books, 1849-1851
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wigan (Lancashire); Greater Manchester County Record Office

Extracts of parish registers, Wigan, Lancashire, England : christenings of persons by the name of Watmough, Parr, Hollinshead, Rudd, Low, Fisher, Row (or Wroe), Ashurst, Wood, Bovington, Brown, and Birchall
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wigan (Lancashire)

The history of the church & manor of Wigan in the county of Lancaster
Author: Bridgeman, George Thomas Orlando

The history of the church & manor of Wigan in the county of Lancaster
Author: Bridgeman, George Thomas Orlando

Male Halliwells married at Wigan Parish Church, 1666-1837
Author: Mastin-Wood, John

Marriage index, Wigan, Lancashire, England
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wigan (Lancashire); Norman, Bertram William Tuff, 1880-1959

Parish register transcripts, 1626-1852
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wigan (Lancashire)

Parish register transcripts, 1631-1799
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wigan (Lancashire)

Parish register transcripts, 1760-1802
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Billinge (Lancashire)

Parish register transcripts, christenings, All Saints, Wigan, Lancashire, England
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wigan (Lancashire); Norman, Bertram William Tuff, 1880-1959

Parish registers for Abram, 1838-1901
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Abram (Lancashire)

Parish registers for Hindley, 1698-1948
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Hindley (Lancashire)

Parish registers for Pemberton, 1832-1901
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Pemberton (Lancashire)

Parish registers for St. Andrew’s Church, Wigan, 1871-1900
Author: Church of England. St. Andrew’s Church (Wigan, Lancashire)

Parish registers for St. George’s Church, Wigan, 1814-1900
Author: Church of England. St. George’s Church (Wigan, Lancashire)

Parish registers for Upholland, 1600-1900
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Upholland (Lancashire); Lancashire Record Office

Parish registers for Wigan, 1580-1900
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wigan (Lancashire)

Record of members, Wigan Branch (Lancashire), 1854-1948
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Wigan Branch (Lancashire)

The registers of All Saints, Wigan
Author: Taylor, Ken T.; All Saints Church (Wigan, England); Lancashire Parish Register Society

The registers of Hindley, 1644-1814
Author: Taylor, Ken T.; Church of England. Chapelry of Hindley (Lancashire)

The registers of the church of St. Thomas the Martyr, Upholland, in the county of Lancaster : christenings, burials, and weddings, 1600-1735
Author: Brierley, Alice; Hodder, A. E. (Andrew Edward); Church of England. Chapelry of St. Thomas the Martyr (Upholland, Lancashire)

The registers of the parish church of Wigan in the county of Lancaster : christenings, burials, and weddings, 1550-1625
Author: Arrowsmith, Josiah; Wrigley, Fanny; Church of England. Parish Church of Wigan (Lancashire)

The registers of the parish of Wigan, 1626-1784
Author: Taylor, Ken T.; All Saints Church (Wigan, England); Marsden, Len; Lancashire Parish Register Society

Wigan transcripts, 1658-1754; Blackburn transcripts, 1800-1802, Eccles transcripts, 1633-1745; Lomax and Marsden (families) baptisms, burials, 1800-1802
Author: Bibby, James

England, Lancashire, Wigan – Church records – Indexes ( 9 )
Computer printout of Upholland, Lancs., Eng

Computer printout of Wigan, Hope Street Independent or Congregational, Lancs., Eng

Computer printout of Wigan, Lancs., Eng

Computer printout of Wigan, Standishgate St. Paul’s Chapel Independent, Lancs., Eng

Computer printout of Wigan, Wesleyan, Lancs., Eng

Parish register printouts of Wigan, Lancashire, England (Independent Church, Standishgate, Saint Pauls Chapel) ; christenings, 1777-1837
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Wigan, Lancashire, England (Independent or Congregational Church, Hope Street Chapel) ; christenings, 1802-1837
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Wigan, Lancashire, England (Wesleyan Church) ; christenings, 1811-1837
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Wigan, Lancashire, England ; christenings, 1784-1803
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

England, Lancashire, Wigan – Description and travel ( 1 )
A ramble round the Wigan parish church
Author: True, W. J.; Rogers, Edgar

England, Lancashire, Wigan – Directories ( 2 )
Wigan and district directory

The Wigan directory : with all the parishes, townships, villages and hamlets in the Wigan Union, and the village of Golborne, 1869

England, Lancashire, Wigan – History ( 5 )
The history of Wigan
Author: Sinclair, David

History of Wigan free grammar school, 1596-1689 : together with a reprint of the statutes governing the foundation
Author: Chambres, Gordon Crewe

The making of Wigan
Author: Fletcher, Mike; Elliott, Brian

Wigan a century ago
Author: Blakeman, Bob

Wigan’s pubs
Author: Richardson, Neil; Gall, Alan; Wilson, Jeff

England, Lancashire, Wigan – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 2 )
England, Lancashire, Wigan poor rate books, 1830-1898
Author: Wigan Poor Law Union (Lancashire); Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council. Wigan Heritage Service

Wigan settlement enforcement, October, 1754
Author: Fairclough, P. S (Philip Scott)

England, Lancashire, Wigan – Schools ( 1 )
History of Wigan free grammar school, 1596-1689 : together with a reprint of the statutes governing the foundation
Author: Chambres, Gordon Crewe

England, Lancashire, Wigan – Taxation ( 4 )
England, Lancashire, Wigan General District Rate books, 1849-1937
Author: Wigan (Lancashire : Borough); Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council. Wigan Heritage Service

England, Lancashire, Wigan, church rate book, 1851
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wigan (Lancashire); Greater Manchester County Record Office

England, Lancashire, Wigan, parish of Wigan, Church rate books, 1849-1851
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wigan (Lancashire); Greater Manchester County Record Office

Window Tax for Wigan, 1768
Author: Fairclough, P. S (Philip Scott)

England, Lancashire, Wigan – Voting registers ( 1 )
England, Lancashire, Wigan voter’s records, 1754-1925
Author: Wigan (Lancashire : Borough); Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council. Wigan Heritage Service

Administration

  • County: Lancashire
  • Civil Registration District: Wigan
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)
  • Diocese: Chester
  • Rural Deanery: Wigan
  • Poor Law Union: Wigan
  • Hundred: West Derby
  • Province: York