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St Peter, Stonyhurst, Roman Catholic
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© Mike Berrell
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It was founded in 1784.
The history of this church and parish is largely that of the famous College on which it depends. Although in persecution days the Shireburne family maintained a private chapel for themselves and for their servants and tenants, the present community owes much to the demands made for labour and services by the existence of a large school of boys. The Jesuits and their pupils were driven from Liege in Belgium by the forces of the French Revolution in 1794. Thomas Weld of Lulworth, Dorset, who had inherited Stonyhurst, offered it to his former teachers as a place of refuge. From 1794 to 1797 the school chapel was used by the Catholics of the locality. Later the old stables were converted into a temporary chapel, until in 1832 the present fine church, a small version of King's College Chapel at Cambridge, was opened and later consecrated by Bishop Briggs. In recent years two chapels of ease have been opened in the district-St. Joseph's at Hurst Green and Dutton Lee.Taken from "Salford Diocese and its Catholic past", a survey by Charles A. Bolton, a Priest of the above Diocese. Published 1950 on the First Centenary for the Diocese of Salford.
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Copies of Original Registers
Baptisms
- 1784-1837 held by Lancashire Record Office DDX 241/2 - Microfilm
- 1784-1837 held by Lancashire Record Office DDX 241/2 - Microfilm
- 1947-1961 held by Lancashire Record Office RCSF 2
- 1947-1961 held by Lancashire Record Office RCSF 2
Marriages
- 1803-1855 held by Lancashire Record Office DDX 241/2 - Microfilm
- 1803-1855 held by Lancashire Record Office DDX 241/2 - Microfilm
- 1947-1952 held by Lancashire Record Office RCSF 2
- 1947-1952 held by Lancashire Record Office RCSF 2
- 1961 held by Lancashire Record Office RCSF 2
- 1961 held by Lancashire Record Office RCSF 2
Burials
- 1795-1810 held by Lancashire Record Office DDX 241/2 - Microfilm
- 1795-1810 held by Lancashire Record Office DDX 241/2 - Microfilm
Baptisms
1784-1837
Copy of Original Register of baptisms 1784-1837 held by Lancashire Archives - DDX 241/2
1947-1961
Copy of Original Register of baptisms 1947-1961 held by Lancashire Archives - RCSF 2
Marriages
1803-1855
Copy of Original Register of marriages 1803-1855 held by Lancashire Archives - DDX 241/2
1947-1952
Copy of Original Register of marriages 1947-1952 held by Lancashire Archives - RCSF 2
1961
Copy of Original Register of marriages 1961 held by Lancashire Archives - RCSF 2
Burials
1795-1810
Copy of Original Register of burials 1795-1810 held by Lancashire Archives - DDX 241/2
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