Blackburn Diocese

This page summarises records created by this Organisation

The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Date:	1500-2009
Places:	Blackburn, Lancashire
Functions, occupations and activities:	Church of England > Dioceses
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C50009 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/O37979 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	16th cent - 20th cent: records incl tithe awards and plans, terriers, diocesan directories	Lancashire Archives	DRB	NRA 1017
2	1872-1995: diocesan secretary's corresp, etc	Lancashire Archives	DRB acc 7827, 7832, 7844	See Annual Return 1995
3	1924-1995: Blackburn Cathedral plans	Lancashire Archives	DRB/7	See acc 8856
4	1927-2000: affidavits for marriage licences and Mothers Union minutes, journals and handbooks	Lancashire Archives	DRB	See Annual Return 2001
5	1956-79: registrar's papers rel to Manchester Consistory Court	Manchester Archives and Local Studies	L162	NRA 30883 Ranson
6	1957-2009: records of Bishop of Blackburn incl corresp, Clergy Wives Fellowship minutes, Bishop Fraser Fund, Haworth Bequest Fund and Discretionary Fund and corresp and other papers of deceased clergy	Lancashire Archives	DBB