GREAT HARWOOD PEOPLE AND PLACES
A site to bring together records about the people and places of Great Harwood. Gleaned from archives and personal collections many of the records presented here will be, because of copyright restrictions, transciptions. If you have a query about a record I can be reached at info@greatharwoodhistory.co.uk .
SNUFFY ‘ARROD – What’s in a name?
PEOPLE – the people and families of Great Harwood.
PLACES – notes on the buildings and settlements of the town.
CHURCH RECORDS AND RELIGION – baptisms, marriages, burials and cemetery records.
PARISH CHEST – Poor Law Accounts, Settlement Certificates and other records created by the parish.
PROBATE – Transcriptions of wills and inventories of people with Great Harwood connections.
MANOR AND PROPERTY – Leases and lease registers, deeds, surveys and sales.
TAXATION AND GOVERNMENT – Subsidies, window and land taxes.
DIRECTORIES – dating from 1825 to 1935
MAPS – maps and plans of the town dating from1582.
