Part of the Lancashire Life and Times E-Resource network which allows you to search a number of databases provided and maintained by the Reference Departments within Lancashire County Library..
Armed Forces Index - A list of references from local press including Obituaries and Cuttings about local people who have served as members of HM Armed Forces.
Census Index - This is a compilation of Head of Household Indexes for Burnley and District, Surname Index and Place Name Index to local records from some of the decennial Censuses taken since 1841.
Obituaries Index - An Index to Printed Obituaries from the Local Press in Lancashire. Please note: The Armed Forces Index, Obituaries Index and Census Index currently cover the Burnley area only and are incomplete.
Transactions Index - Enhances our knowledge of Lancashire's history by providing an index to some of the papers published by learned societies in Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria and also to articles in other local journals held in the Library Service.
Newspaper Index - A general index to Newspaper articles current and historical from the local press in Lancashire. The Newspaper Index mainly covers Preston, Chorley and East Lancashire at present
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