Lancashire Cheshire Church Surveys 1649 1655 PDF Download

Excerpt from Lancashire and Cheshire Church Surveys, 1649-1655: In Two Parts; Part I. Parochial Surveys of Lancashire; Part II. Surveys of the Lands, &C., Of the Bishop and Dean and Chapter of Chester, and of the Warden and Fellows of the Collegiate Church of Manchester The Survey Shows that there were in Lancashire in 1650 631 parish churches and 118 chapels, of which no less than 38 were without minister, chie y for want of maintenance. Many of the parishes were very large, and the Commissioners wisely recommended their subdivision; whilst some of the chapels were so far from their mother-church that it was thought desirable that they should become parish Churches in either case the proposed new boundaries were clearly defined, and, in many instances, the names of the house holders in the district are given; thus furnishing valuable genealogical evidence not to be found elsewhere. The name of the minister of each church or chapel is always recorded, and as a rule an opinion follows as to his fitness or otherwise for the office he holds. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."