Monumental Inscriptions are the transcriptions of the text on the gravestone or tombstone of an individual. In many cases there will be multiple burials in one grave so the inscription will provide information about other family members.
| Classification: | Burials / Cremations, Monumental Inscriptions, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Allerton Cemetery, Liverpool |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ormandy/misc/ |
| Description: | Allerton Cemetery, Liverpool , Burials and Monumental Inscriptions |
| Classification: | Burials / Cremations, Burial Plots, Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Billion Graves |
| Link: | https://billiongraves.com |
| Description: | Billion Graves |
| Extra Info: | Billion Graves says it is the world's largest resource for searchable GPS cemetery data. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries, One Place Study, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Briercliffe Society |
| Link: | http://www.briercliffesociety.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Township of Briercliffe-cum-Entwistle History and Records |
| Extra Info: | Census, church records and images of grave stones for Briercliffe-cum-Extwistle |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | British Settlers on Argentina and Uruguay |
| Link: | http://www.argbrit.org/ |
| Description: | British Settlers on Argentina and Uruguay |
| Extra Info: | Many of the marriage records indicate place of birth. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Cemeteries - British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia |
| Link: | https://www.bacsa.org.uk/ |
| Description: | British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia |
| Extra Info: | Click on BACSAarchives for some transcriptions and gallery for pictures. |
| Classification: | Burials / Cremations, Burial Plots, Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Cemeteries of the World |
| Link: | http://www.interment.net/uk/index.htm |
| Description: | Cemeteries of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland |
| Extra Info: | Some places are under the new counties, such as some areas of Yorkshire and Durham are under Cleveland, Lancashire places under Greater Manchester etc. |
| Classification: | Burials / Cremations, Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Gisburn Parish Website |
| Link: | https://www.gisburn.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Gisburn Parish Website |
| Extra Info: | Lots of information about the village and its history. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Gravestone Photographs |
| Link: | https://www.gravestonephotos.com |
| Description: | Gravestone Photographs |
| Extra Info: | A great free resource which aims to collect many more photographs and details. Includes a surname search to help find your ancestors. Have you got any gravestone photographs that you could contribute? |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Great Harwood Website |
| Link: | http://www.great-harwood.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Great Harwood Website |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Census, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Hurst and Surrounding District (Ashton-under-Lyne) |
| Link: | http://www.c5d.co.uk/hurstpages.php |
| Description: | Hurst and Surrounding District (Ashton-under-Lyne) |
| Extra Info: | Includes Queens Street memorial inscriptions and baptisms, also baptisms at Hooley Hill Methodist Chapel. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Internet Archive |
| Link: | http://archive.org/ |
| Description: | Internet Archive |
| Extra Info: | Has many scanned books, including some parish registers. Click on texts and then search the archive. Note baptism and baptisms give different results. |
| Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Births, Bishops Transcripts, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, On-line Parish Clerks, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Lancashire Online Parish Clerk |
| Link: | https://lan-opc.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Lancashire Online Parish Clerk |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Lancaster Priory Gravestones |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20071228020746/http://w... |
| Description: | Lancaster Priory Gravestones |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of the information, most of which still seems to be available to view. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Monumental inscriptions from Cemeteries |
| Link: | http://www.cemsearch.co.uk |
| Description: | Monumental inscriptions from Cemeteries and Graveyards in Lancashire |
| Extra Info: | Some reports are chargeable |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Officers Died Website |
| Link: | https://glosters.tripod.com/memindex3.htm |
| Description: | Officers Died Website |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Old Liverpool and Merseyside Snippets |
| Link: | http://www.old-merseytimes.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Old Liverpool and Merseyside Snippets, Includes the Surrounding Area |
| Extra Info: | Includes Southport, St Helens and Wigan. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Parish Church of St. Peter's, Formby |
| Link: | https://stpetersformby.co.uk/churchyard-records/ch... |
| Description: | Parish Church of St. Peter's, Formby |
| Extra Info: | Listed by name,some have images of the gravestones. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish of Chipping, Lancashire - A History |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/historyparishch00smitgo... |
| Description: | Parish of Chipping, Lancashire - A History |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes some parish register extracts between 1559-1797. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Parish of Garstang, Lancashire - A History |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/historyparishga01fishgo... |
| Description: | Parish of Garstang, Lancashire - A History |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes some monumental inscriptions from the church. |
| Classification: | Burials / Cremations, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish of Kirkby - St. Chad's, Liverpool - Burials |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20140215111037/http://... |
| Description: | Parish of Kirkby - St. Chad's, Liverpool - Burials |
| Extra Info: | This is an archive page that is no longer live. Not all information is available, but names and burials registers are. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Parish of Kirkham, Lancashire - A History |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/historyparishki00fishgo... |
| Description: | Parish of Kirkham, Lancashire - A History |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes some monumental inscriptions from the church. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish of Ribchester, Lancashire - A History |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/historyparishri00smitgo... |
| Description: | Parish of Ribchester, Lancashire - A History |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes some parish register extracts between 1598-1812. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish of St Michaels-on-Wyre, Lancashire - A History |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/historyparishst00fishgo... |
| Description: | Parish of St Michaels-on-Wyre, Lancashire - A History |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes Woodplumpton registers 1604-1613. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions, Pedigrees |
| Title: | Parish of Whalley, and Honor of Clitheroe, Lancashire - A History |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/historyoforigina00whit |
| Description: | Parish of Whalley, and Honor of Clitheroe, Lancashire - A History |
| Extra Info: | Online Book. Includes some monumental inscriptions. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Little Crosby Parish, Lancashire |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20150907143538/http://w... |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Little Crosby Parish, and Other Records |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer available. Baptisms, marriages, burials, census and monumental inscripitons still seems to be accessible. May be slightly slow to load. Scroll down to get to links for information. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries |
| Title: | Police Roll of Honour |
| Link: | https://policememorial.org.uk/ |
| Description: | The National Police Officers Roll of Honour |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Railway and Canal Historical Society |
| Link: | https://rchs.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Railway and Canal Historical Society |
| Extra Info: | Click on History for access to memorial and monuments search. |
| Classification: | Births, Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Shetland Family History Website |
| Link: | https://bayanne.info/Shetland/ |
| Description: | Shetland Family History Website |
| Extra Info: | Also some Mi's for other counties and regions. |
| Classification: | Burials / Cremations, Monumental Inscriptions, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Soldiers' Memorials Website |
| Link: | https://www.angelfire.com/mp/memorials/memindz1.ht... |
| Description: | Soldiers' Memorials Website |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | St. James' Cemetery, Liverpool |
| Link: | http://www.stjamescemetery.co.uk/ |
| Description: | St. James' Cemetery, Liverpool |
| Extra Info: | Information about the cemetery and a searchable index of those buried at St. James'. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | St. Peter's Church, Woolton, Liverpool |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~wooltonchurchyard/g... |
| Description: | St. Peter's Church, Woolton, Liverpool |
| Extra Info: | Monumental Inscriptions by surname. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Todmorden and Walsden |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~todmordenandwalsden... |
| Description: | Todmorden and Walsden Parish data and censuses |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Bishops Transcripts, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | UK Transcriptions Website |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~uktranscriptions/ge... |
| Description: | UK Transcriptions Website Various Counties |
| Extra Info: | Transcriptions for Northamptonshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. Click on Other Counties for Lancashire, Leicestershire, Norfolk and Shetland. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | West Derby Cemetery, Liverpool |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~westderbycemetery/g... |
| Description: | West Derby Cemetery, Liverpool |
| Extra Info: | Also Walton cemetery inscriptions. |
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