Kirkham Genealogical Records

Kirkham Birth & Baptism Records

England & Wales Birth Index (1837-2006)

An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.

Kirkham Baptism Records (1813-1911)

Baptisms records for children living in and around Kirkham, detail the names of their parents - their occupations and residence from 1813 to 1911.

Kirkham Baptism Records (1530-1812)

Records of baptism for people born in and around Kirkham between 1530 and 1812. Details include child's name, parents' names and date of birth and/or baptism. Records may also include parent's occupations, residence, place of origin and more.

Kirkham Baptism Records (1601-1653)

A searchable transcript of the baptism registers of Kirkham. Baptisms are the primary source for birth documentation before 1837. They may record the date a child was baptised, their parents' names, occupations, residence and more.

Lancashire Baptism Index with Images (1813-1911)

A name index connected to original images of Lancashire baptism registers for over 175 parishes.

Kirkham Marriage & Divorce Records

England & Wales Marriage Index (1837-2008)

An index to marriages registered throughout England & Wales. This is the only national marriage index that allows you to search by both spouse's names. Provides a reference to order copies of marriage certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.

Kirkham Marriage Records (1754-1936)

Marriage records from people who married at Kirkham between 1754 and 1936. Lists an individual's abode, marital status and more.

Kirkham Marriage Records (1530-1812)

Marriage registers are the primary source for marital documentation before 1837, though are relevant to the present. They typically record marital status and residence. Details may also be given on a party's parents, age and parish of origin.

Kirkham Marriage Records (1601-1653)

A searchable transcript of the marriage registers of Kirkham. Church marriage registers are the primary source for pre-1837 marriages. They may record the bride and groom's residence, the groom's occupation, parents' names, marital status and witnesses.

Kirkham Marriage Index (1539-1837)

Marriage records from people who married at the church between 1539 and 1837.

Kirkham Death & Burial Records

England & Wales Death Index (1837-2006)

An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.

Kirkham Burial Records (1813-1986)

Burial registers record burials that occurred at Kirkham. They are the primary source documenting deaths before 1837, though are useful to the present. Details given may include the deceased's name, residence, age, names of relations, cause of death and more.

Kirkham Burial Records (1530-1812)

Burial records for people buried at Kirkham, detail the deceased's name, residence and age from 1530 to 1812. Some records may contain the names of relations, cause of death and more.

Kirkham Burial Records (1601-1653)

A searchable transcript of burials recorded at Kirkham. These records essentially record deaths in and around Kirkham between 1601 and 1653. Details may include the age of the deceased, their residence and name of relations.

Lancashire Burial Index with Images (1813-1986)

A name index connected to original images of Lancashire burial registers for over 100 parishes.

Kirkham Census & Population Lists

1939 Register (1939)

An index to and digital images of records that detail 40 million civilians in England and Wales. Records list name, date of birth, address, marital status, occupation and details of trade or profession.

England, Wales, IoM & Channel Islands 1911 Census (1911)

The 1911 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.

Lancashire Lay Subsidy (1332)

A tax list of wealthier Lancashire residents.

Lancashire Lay Subsidies (1216-1307)

Two lay subsidies from the reigns of Henry III and Edward I.

Lancashire Chartist Land Plan (1842-1848)

A history of the Chartist Cooperative Land Society, which aimed to settle chartists on smallholdings. Also includes a list of over 5,000 chartist sympathizers in Lancashire.

Newspapers Covering Kirkham

Blackburn Standard (1835-1900)

Local news; notices of births, marriages and deaths; business notices; details on the proceedings of public institutions; adverts and a rich tapestry of other local information from the Blackburn district. Every line of text from the newspaper can be searched and images of the original pages viewed.

Preston Chronicle (1831-1893)

A database allowing full text searches of a newspaper covering local news, family announcements, obituaries, court proceedings, business notices and more in the Preston area.

Lancaster Gazette (1801-1893)

A record of births, marriages, deaths, legal, political, organisation and other news from the Lancaster area. Original pages of the newspaper can be viewed and located by a full text search.

Lancashire Evening Post (1886-1947)

A record of births, marriages, deaths, legal, political, organisation and other news from the Lancashire area. Original pages of the newspaper can be viewed and located by a full text search.

Northern Echo (1870-1900)

Britain's most popular provincial newspaper, covering local & national news, family announcements, government & local proceedings and more.

Kirkham Wills & Probate Records

England & Wales National Probate Calendar (1858-1966)

Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Names of relations may be given.

York Peculiar Probate Records (1383-1883)

Digital images, indexed by testor's name, of 28,716 wills, administrations, inventories and other probate documents. The records can shed light on an individual’s relations, possessions, land holdings, legal agreements and more. They cover various jurisdictions throughout the north of England.

York Prerogative & Exchequer Court Probate Index (1688-1858)

An index to 263,822 wills, administrations and other probate documents proved by an ecclesiastical court in York. The index included the testor's name, residence, year of probate, type of document and reference to order copies of the referenced document(s.).

Lancashire Wills Proved At Richmond (1457-1812)

An index to 38,107 wills, searchable by name and including the testor's residence and occupation. The wills are from the records of Amounderness, Furness, Kendal and Lonsdale deaneries, within the Archdeaconry of Richmond.

York Prerogative & Exchequer Court Probate Index (1267-1500)

An index to 10,195 wills, administrations and other probate documents proved by an ecclesiastical court in York. The index included the testor's name, residence, occupation, will & probate year, language, type of document and reference to order copies of the referenced document(s.).

Kirkham Immigration & Travel Records

Lancashire Vagrant Passes (1801-1835)

Records of around 40,000 people and their families who were forcibly moved from one parish to another. Contains many Irish individuals.

Passenger Lists Leaving UK (1890-1960)

A name index connected to original images of passenger lists recording people travelling from Britain to destinations outside Europe. Records may detail a passenger's age or date of birth, residence, occupation, destination and more.

UK Incoming Passenger Lists (1878-1960)

A full index of passenger lists for vessels arriving in the UK linked to original images. Does not include lists from vessels sailing from European ports. Early entries can be brief, but later entries may include dates of births, occupations, home addresses and more. Useful for documenting immigration.

Victoria Assisted & Unassisted Passenger Lists (1839-1923)

An index to and images of documents recording over 1.65 million passengers who arrived in Victoria, Australia, including passengers whose voyage was paid for by others.

Alien Arrivals in England (1810-1869)

Details on over 600,000 non-British citizens arriving in England. Often includes age and professions. Useful for discerning the origin of immigrants.

Kirkham Military Records

The Story of the 55th (West Lancashire) Division (1914-1918)

A history of a Lancashire division's WWI campaigns.

The 42nd (East Lancashire) Division (1914-1918)

A record of the division's movements in WWI.

Roll of Officers of the York and Lancaster Regiment (1756-1884)

Lists of officers by rank, regiment and name.

Old County Regiment of Lancashire Militia History (1689-1888)

A general history of the militia, including lists of officers from various periods.

Lancashire Militia Roll of Officers (1642-1889)

Brief biographies of Officers of the Lancashire Militia, includes date of birth, appointments, promotions and other details.

Manchester Prison Registers (1847-1881)

A name index linked to original images of over 250,000 Manchester prison records. Records contain details on the convict's birth, appearance, crime and more.

Lancashire Quarter Session Records & Petitions (1648-1908)

An index to and images of books dealing with legal matters and administration in the county. They cover legal decisions, costs of prosecution, filiation and maintenance orders, settlement orders, removal orders, transportation orders, sentences passed on criminals, setting highway rates, appointing officials and presentments for repairs to roads and bridges, poor relief, settlement, licences for various trades and more.

Lancashire Final Concords (1189-1558)

Abstracts of records that detail land conveyances.

Lancashire Assize Rolls (1176-1268)

Early legal records, largely covering serious cases refereed by lower courts. Many entries record transfers and disputes relating to land.

Lancashire Inquisitions post Mortem (1606-1625)

Transcripts of records created on the death of a direct tenant of the monarch to asses their Lancashire land-holdings. Contains much useful genealogical information.

Kirkham Taxation Records

Lancashire Lay Subsidy (1332)

A tax list of wealthier Lancashire residents.

Lancashire Lay Subsidies (1216-1307)

Two lay subsidies from the reigns of Henry III and Edward I.

Tithe Apportionments (1836-1856)

An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.

Land Tax Redemption (1798-1811)

This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.

Duties Paid for Apprentices' Indentures (1710-1811)

An index linked to original images of registers recording apprenticeship indentures. Details are given on the trade and nature of apprenticeship. Many records list the parents of the apprentice.

Kirkham Land & Property Records

Lancashire Final Concords (1189-1558)

Abstracts of records that detail land conveyances.

Lancashire Assize Rolls (1176-1268)

Early legal records, largely covering serious cases refereed by lower courts. Many entries record transfers and disputes relating to land.

Lancashire Inquisitions post Mortem (1606-1625)

Transcripts of records created on the death of a direct tenant of the monarch to asses their Lancashire land-holdings. Contains much useful genealogical information.

Cheshire and Lancashire Funeral Certificates (1600-1678)

Transcripts of records that detail the lives and lands of Cheshire and Lancashire landholders.

A Calendar of the Norris Deeds (1100-1499)

Deeds from the Norris family of Speak.

Kirkham Directories & Gazetteers

Kelly's Directory of Lancashire (1924)

A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.

Bulmer's Lancashire and District Directory (1912)

Historical & topographical descriptions of Lancashire, supplemented with lists of the area's leading private, commercial and official persons.

Kelly's Directory of Lancashire (1905)

A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key historical and contemporary facts. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions. Also contains a list of residents and businesses for each place.

Kelly's Directory of Lancashire (1895)

A directory of residents and businesses; with a description of each settlement, containing details on its history, public institutions, churches, postal services, governance and more.

County Book of Lancashire & Official List (1875)

A book listing every official person in the county: nobility, politicians, clergy, lieutenants, sheriffs, magistrates and coroners. It also includes details of settlements.

Kirkham Cemeteries

Lancashire Church Monuments (1300-1900)

Photographs and descriptions of Lancashire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.

Deceased Online (1629-Present)

Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

Mausolea and Monuments (1500-Present)

Profiles of several hundred mausolea found in the British Isles.

Maritime Memorials (1588-1950)

Several thousand transcribed memorials remembering those connected with the nautical occupations.

Kirkham Obituaries

iAnnounce Obituaries (2006-Present)

The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.

United Kingdom and Ireland Obituary Collection (1882-Present)

A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.

Quakers Annual Monitor (1847-1848)

A collection of 364 obituaries of Quakers from the British Isles. The volume was published in 1849 and includes obituaries of those who died in late 1847 through 1848.

Musgrave's Obituaries (1421-1800)

This transcribed and searchable work by Sir William Musgrave contains 10,000s of brief obituaries. The work is a reference point for other works containing information on an individual.

British Medical Journal (1849-Present)

A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.

Kirkham Histories & Books

Kirkham: The Story of a Lancashire Community (2500 BC-1949)

A detailed history of a Lancashire town, with notes on its leading families, agriculture, education and governance. Contains pedigrees of local families.

Lancashire & Cheshire History and Genealogy (1110-1879)

Extracts from a vast array of historical documents giving details on thousands of individuals connected to the history of Lancashire.

Victoria County History: Lancashire (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

Lancashire and Cheshire, Past and Present (370-1867)

A history of two Northern counties from the Germanic invasion to the Victorian period.

Lancashire Church Photographs (1890-Present)

Photographs and images of churches in Lancashire.

Kirkham School & Education Records

National School Admission & Log Books (1870-1914)

A name index connected to digital images of registers recording millions of children educated in schools operated by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more.

Teacher's Registration Council Registers (1870-1948)

A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.

Oxford University Alumni (1500-1886)

A name index linked to original images of short biographies for over 120,000 Oxford University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.

Cambridge University Alumni (1261-1900)

A transcript of a vast scholarly work briefly chronicling the heritage, education and careers of over 150,000 Cambridge University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.

Cambridge Alumni Database (1198-1910)

A searchable database containing over 90,000 note-form biographies for students of Cambridge University.

Kirkham Occupation & Business Records

Prestwich Asylum Admissions (1851-1901)

Abstracts of over 20,000 admissions to an insane asylum.

Smuggling on the West Coast (1690-1867)

An introduction to smuggling on the west coast of Britain & the Isle of Man, with details of the act in various regions.

Lancashire Coal Mining (1853-1968)

Articles on coal mining in Lancashire, including details of disasters and a list of mines.

Lancashire Police Officers (1840-1925)

An index to police officers mentioned in records held by Lancashire record Office.

History of Policing in Lancashire (600-1990)

A brief history of policing in the county from Saxon times. Includes extensive details on police uniforms.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Kirkham

Kirkham: The Story of a Lancashire Community (2500 BC-1949)

A detailed history of a Lancashire town, with notes on its leading families, agriculture, education and governance. Contains pedigrees of local families.

Victoria County History: Lancashire (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

British & Irish Royal & Noble Genealogies (491-1603)

Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Debrett's Peerage (1923)

A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.

Kirkham Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

Victoria County History: Lancashire (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

Cheshire and Lancashire Funeral Certificates (1600-1678)

Transcripts of records that detail the lives and lands of Cheshire and Lancashire landholders.

Lancashire Church Monuments (1300-1900)

Photographs and descriptions of Lancashire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.

British & Irish Royal & Noble Genealogies (491-1603)

Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Kirkham Church Records

Kirkham Parish Registers (1530-1986)

The parish registers of Kirkham are a collection of books essentially documenting births, marriages and deaths. Their records can assist tracing a family back numerous generations.

Kirkham Parish Registers (1601-1653)

The parish registers of Kirkham provide details of births, marriages and deaths from 1601 to 1653. Parish registers can assist tracing a family back numerous generations.

Lancashire Parish Register Index with Images (1538-1812)

A name index connected to original images of Lancashire parish registers for over 60 parishes.

Lancashire Parish Registers (1538-1910)

An index of close to 1 million baptism, marriage and burial registers extracted from records of the Church of England.

Lancashire Parish Register Transcripts (1537-1934)

Transcriptions of registers that record baptisms, which typically occur shortly after birth; marriages and burials. They can help establish links between individuals back to the 16th century.

Biographical Directories Covering Kirkham

Debrett's Peerage (1923)

A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.

Dod's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage of Britian (1902)

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Dod's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage of Britian (1885)

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Crockford's Clerical Directories (1868-1914)

Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.

The Concise Dictionary of National Biography (1654-1930)

A directory containing lengthy biographies of noted British figures. The work took over two decades to compile. Biographies can be searched by name and are linked to images of the original publication.

Kirkham Maps

Maps of Lancashire (1579-1922)

Digital images of maps covering the county.

UK Popular Edition Maps (1919-1926)

Detailed maps covering much of the UK. They depict forests, mountains, larger farms, roads, railroads, towns, and more.

Ordnance Survey 1:10 Maps (1840-1890)

Maps showing settlements, features and some buildings in mainland Britain.

Tithe Apportionments (1836-1856)

An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.

Parish Maps of Britain (1832)

Maps of parishes in England, Scotland and Wales. They are useful in determining which parish records may be relevant to your research.

Kirkham Reference Works

England Research Guide (1538-Present)

A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.

Parish Register Abstract (1538-1812)

Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.

Building History Research Guide (1066-Present)

A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.

Surname Origins (1790-1911)

A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.

British Family Mottoes (1189-Present)

A dictionary of around 9,000 mottoes for British families who had right to bear arms.

Historical Description

KIRKHAM is a small town and a parish with a junction station on the Preston and Wyre branch of the London and North Western and Lancashire and Yorkshire joint railway, 219 miles from London by rail, 43 north-west from Manchester by rail, 8 ½ west from Preston, 8 south-by-east from Poulton-le-Fylde, 10 south-east from Blackpool and 5 north-east from Lytham, and is the head of a county court district and petty sessional division, in the Blackpool division of the county, hundred of Amounderness, union and rural deanery of Fylde, archdeaconry of Lancaster and diocese of Manchester. The parish is ancient and extensive, embracing no less than eighteen townships. The township was constituted a district under the “Public Health Act, 1848,” and governed by a Local Board, but under the “Local Government Act, 1894,” is now under the control of an Urban District Council. The town and locality is supplied with water from the Grizedale Hills by the Fylde Water Board. The church of St. Michael, entirely rebuilt at different times during the period 182563, is an edifice of Longridge stone, consisting of chancel with aisles, nave, south porch and a fine western tower with pinnacles and spire, containing a clock and 8 bells: the organ was enlarged and revoiced in 1853 at the cost of Arthur Leyland Birley esq. who also presented the stained east window in 1871, and a service of plate was given by Charles Birley esq.: in the church are monumental tablets to the Rev. B. Clegg, a former vicar (1720), Thomas Clifton (1688), the Rev. C. Buck (1717) and others: the church was restored in 1877 at a cost of £822, and has 1,350 sittings, 750 being free: the churchyard contains several tombstones of the Birley and other resident families. The register dates from the year 1539. The living is a vicarage, with Christ Church, Wesham, annexed, joint net yearly value £400, including 44 acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Christ Church, Oxford, and held since 1902 by the Rev. Welbury Theodore Mitton M.A. of Pembroke College, Cambridge, and surrogate. The Catholic church, at The Willows, dedicated to St. John the Evangelist, is half a mile from the town, and opened in 1845, is an edifice of stone in the Early English and Decorated styles, after a design by Pugin, consisting of chancel, nave of five bays, with clerestory, aisles, south porch, and a western tower with octagonal spire containing 6 bells: the high altar is of Caen stone: the east window and the east and west windows of the aisles are all stained, and there are piscina niches in the chancel and chancel chapels: the south aisle contains several brasses. There is a Congregational chapel, erected in 1818, seating 500 persons, and a Wesleyan chapel. A Savings Bank, in Poulton street, was established in 1844. The manufactures of the town are cotton spinning and weaving, and give employment to a large number of the population. A market was held on Tuesday, but has now become obsolete. There are three annual fairs for cattle, viz. February 4th and 5th, April 28th and 29th, and October 18th and 19th. The charities are very numerous. Henry Langton Birley esq. who is lord of the manor, J. Leyland Birley esq. and Miss Mary Alice Hornby, are the principal landowners. The acreage of the parish is 857 of land and 2 of water; rateable value, £11,688; the population in 1901 was 3,693, including 3 officers and 159 inmates in Fylde workhouse. The population of the ecclesiastical, parish as 5,519.

Petty Sessions held every third thursday at Freckleton st, at 2.15 p.m. Places in the division are: Bispham-with-Norbreck, Byrning-with-Kellamergh, Carleton, Clifton-with-Salwick, Little Eccleston-with-Larbreck, Elswick, Freckleton, Fleetwood, Greenhalgh-with-Thistleton, Hardhorn-with-Newton, Kirkham, Layton-with-Warbreck, Lytham, Marton, Medlar-with-Wesham, Newton-with-Scales, Poulton, Ribby-with-Wares, Boseacre & Wharles, Singleton, Thornton, Treales, Warton, Weeton-with-Freese, Westby-with-Plumpion.

FYLDE UNION

Board day, Wednesday, fortnightly, at the Union at 10.15 a.m.

The union comprises, the following places:-Bispham-with-Niorbreck, Blackpool, Bryning-with-Kellamergh, Carleton, Clifton-with-Salwick, Elswick. Little Eccleston-with-Larbreck, Freckleton, Fleetwood, Greenhalgh-with-Thistleton, Hardhorn-with-Newton, Kirkham, Lytham, Marton, Medlar-with-Wesham, Newton-with-Scales, Poulton, Ribby-with-Wrea, Singleton, St. Anne’s-on-the-Sea, Thornton, Treales, Roseacre & Wharles, Warton, Weeton-with-Preese & Westby-with-Plumptons. The area of the Union is 56,799 acres; rateable value for 1904, £822,370; the population in 1901 was 93,697.

The Workhouse, Moor street, is a structure of brick, built in 1844 & enlarged in 1870, to hold 200 inmates.

SCHOOLS

Grammar, School lane, now a secondary school, founded in 1649 by a bequest of Isabella Wildinge, a member of the Birley family: a bequest of Henry Colbourne, dated 1665, was afterwards appropriated to its endowment, additional endowments being acquired by the will of the Rev. James Barker in 1673 & Dr. Grlmbaldson, of St. Dunstan’s in the West, London, in 1725. The endowment, available under the scheme of the Endowed Schools Commissioners, framed in 1881, now (1904) amounts to about £860 annually, of which £100 is for two leaving exhibitions of £50 each, tenable at any public college or university & £60 in 10 entrance scholarships for boys of the elementary schools of the ancient parish of Kirkham. The school is managed by a body of 18 governors, of whom Thomas Fair esq. J.P. is chairman & W. J. Dickson esq. sec. There are now (1904) about 47 scholars, including boarders; Rev. Edward Spry Leverton M.A. of Exeter College, Oxford, headmaster; Percy V. Lancelot Smith M.A. &. Sydney Crees, assistant masters.

Public Elementary Schools

No. 6 Sub-District Elementary Education Sub-Committee, includes Kirkham, Lytham & St. Annes Urban Districts & Rural Parishes of Bryning-with-Kellamergh, Clifton-with-Salwick, Elswick, Little Eccleston-with-Larbreok, Freckleton, Greenhalgh-with-Thistleton, Medlar-with-Wesham, Newton-with-Scales, Ribby-with-Wrea, Treales, Roseacre & Wharles, Warton, Weeton, Westby-with-Plumptons.

Clerk, Frederick Henry Brown, Union offices, Kirkham.

Attendance Officers:-For Kirkham Sub-district, William Buck, Clifton; for the Lytham Sub-district, James Winstanley, Ribby-road, Kirkham.

Kirkham (mixed & infants), built in 1800, for 450 children; average attendance, 400.

Catholic, The Willows (boys, girls & infants), built in 1826, girls’ school added in 1860, & enlarged in 1894 at a cost of £850, for 625 children; average attendance, 350.

Kelly's Directory of Lancashire (1905)

Most Common Surnames in Kirkham

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Amounderness Hundred
1Whiteside1481:708.27%351
2Woods1281:812.51%86
3Smith1201:860.26%1
4Parkinson1171:881.51%39
5Brown1111:930.64%6
6Kirby1081:968.11%480
7Ward961:1081.32%47
7Cookson961:1085.65%377
9Butler941:1103.19%206
10Harrison861:1200.64%11
11Singleton821:1263.22%242
12Wilson811:1280.51%8
13Parker791:1311.14%52
13Rigby791:1311.29%65
15Hall771:1340.65%17
16Benson761:1363.95%328
17Gardner721:1442.70%230
18Bamber711:1463.83%341
19Gillett661:15713.17%1,162
20Gregson641:1622.32%224
21Gornall631:1649.89%954
22Threlfall621:1675.02%520
23Catterall611:1703.51%364
24Cross581:1791.79%187
24Billington581:1794.18%463
26Fisher571:1821.63%169
27Clarkson541:1922.30%266
28Taylor531:1950.14%2
28Jackson531:1950.29%4
30Marquis521:19944.07%3,167
31Porter501:2071.59%194
31Whittle501:2071.33%146
31Cartmell501:20710.78%1,229
34Bennett491:2110.92%81
35Nickson471:2208.16%1,025
36Willacy461:22517.10%1,845
37Salthouse451:23012.75%1,518
38Hargreaves431:2410.54%38
38Cardwell431:2415.87%844
40Barnes421:2470.60%50
40Kelly421:2470.49%31
40Riley421:2470.48%30
43Sanderson411:2532.23%344
44Swan401:2597.98%1,162
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62Miller311:3340.62%89
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140Beesley171:6092.34%849
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158Ford151:6900.67%277
158Fox151:6900.53%220
158Matthews151:6900.85%358
158Holden151:6900.16%28
158Mercer151:6900.49%202
158Moran151:6900.64%261
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