The Lancashire Parish Register Society is a text publication society and registered charity which was founded for the "purpose of printing the registers of the ancient parishes" in Lancashire and has published more than 175 volumes, CDs and CD-Roms since 1898.
| Formation | 26 November 1897 |
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| Type | Historical Society |
| Registration no. | 511396 |
| Legal status | Charity |
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| Headquarters | Manchester, United Kingdom |
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Official language | English |
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9th President | Thomas Woodcock |
| Website | www.lprs.org.uk |
History edit
The society was formed at a meeting at Chetham's Library, convened by the historian Henry Fishwick, on 26 November 1897, but the year 1898 was fixed as the first year of the society's existence. The society became a registered charity (No. 511396) in 1981.[1]
Publications edit
Since 1898, the society has published 175 printed volumes of Lancashire's parish registers, as well as numerous CDs and CD-Roms.[2] The society published its 175th volume in 2012.[3]
Membership edit
Membership is open to all individuals and institutions interested in the parish registers of the county.
Officers edit
Presidents edit
- 1897–1914 Lt-Col. Henry Fishwick
- 1920–38 Col. John William Robinson Parker
- 1938–46 Prof. Ernest Fraser Jacob
- 1946–55 Prof. Christopher Robert Cheney
- 1955–62 Prof. John Michael Wallace-Hadrill
- 1962–84 Prof. John Smith Roskell
- 1984–99 Prof. Jeffrey Howard Denton
- 1999–2003 John Leslie Ogilvie Holden
- 2004–present Thomas Woodcock
General Editors edit
- 1976–2008 Dr Colin D. Rogers
- 2008–present Alan A. Kenwright
Secretaries edit
- 1897–98 Rev. W. Löwenberg
- 1898–1931 Dr Henry Brierley
- 1931–56 Archibald Sparke
- 1941–82 Dr Frank Taylor
- 1982–86 Jean M. Ayton
- 1986–89 Irene Foster
- 1989–93 R. Neil Hudson
- 1993–99 John Leslie Ogilvie Holden
- 1999–2010 Marnie Mason
- 2010–present R. Neil Hudson
Treasurers edit
- 1897–1936 John Rigg Faithwaite
- 1936–48 Dr Ernest Bosdin Leech
- 1948–77 Dr Robert Dickinson
- 1971–77 Florence Dickinson
- 1977–95 J. R. Bulmer
- 1995–2005 T. O’Brien
- 2005–08 Alan A. Kenwright
- 2008–present Jackie Roberts
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Charity Commission of England and Wales". Charity Commission of England and Wales. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ Lancashire Parishes for the Genealogist (Lancashire Parish Register Society, 2007), s. 1. ISBN 1-85445-157-X.
- ^ The Registers of the Parish of Wigan, 1711-40, ed. K. T. Taylor, Lancashire Parish Register Society, 175 (2012). ISBN 978-1-85445-171-2.
External links edit
- Lancashire Parish Register Society 2017-01-26. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
