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St Peter, Lytham, Roman Catholic

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St Peter,
Clifton St,
Lytham
Lancashire

 

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The Catholic chapel, in Clifton street, dedicated to St. Peter, and erected in 1840 at a cost of £3,000, is a brick building, with an embattled western tower, added in 1881, at a cost of £1,000, by the late Col. Clifton ; the interior was restored in 1888 at a cost of £1,000.

from Kelly's Lancashire Directory, 1895

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Cemeteries

A graveyard and chapel was opened in 1892 about 1 mile away on Saltcotes Road at OS Grid Ref. SD377282.

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Church History

St Peter's was founded in 1800. The present church was built in 1839 and extended in a number of stages.

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Church Records

Whilst every effort has been made to record exact details of record office and library holdings you are recommended to check with them before visiting to ensure that they do hold the records and years you wish to examine. Similarly check with transcript publishers to ensure they cover the records and years you require before making a purchase.

Original Registers

Baptisms
Marriages

Copies of Original Registers

Baptisms
Marriages
Burials

Register Transcripts

Baptisms
Marriages

Indexes

Marriages

Registers begin as Clifton Hall in 1753. Lancashire Record Office hold:

  • Baptisms 1753-1856
  • Marriages 1753-1803, 1837-1856

The Catholic Record Society have published:

  • Vol. 16 - Baptisms 1753-1829, Marriages 1753-1803

The Lancashire Family History & Heraldry Society have published:

  • Baptisms 1857-1899
  • Marriages 1837-1940
  • Burials 1857-1885, 1892-1956, 1996-1998

The IGI contains:

  • Baptisms - 1753-1829
  • Marriages - 1753-1803

Baptisms

1753-1829

Copy of Original Register of baptisms 1753-1829 held by Lancashire Archives - CRS 16

1753-1856

Original Registers of baptisms 1753-1856 held by Lancashire Archives - RCLY

1753-1856

Copy of Original Register of baptisms 1753-1856 held by Lancashire Archives - MF 9/247

1856-1899

Copy of Original Register of baptisms 1856-1899 held by Lancashire Archives - MF 9/247

1856-1899

Copy of Original Register of baptisms 1856-1899 held by Lancashire Archives - Searchroom

Marriages

1753-1803

Original Registers of marriages 1753-1803 held by Lancashire Archives - RCLY

1753-1803

Copy of Original Register of marriages 1753-1803 held by Lancashire Archives - MF 9/247

1753-1803

Copy of Original Register of marriages 1753-1803 held by Lancashire Archives - CRS 16

1837-1856

Original Registers of marriages 1837-1856 held by Lancashire Archives - RCLY

1837-1856

Copy of Original Register of marriages 1837-1856 held by Lancashire Archives - MF 9/247

1837-1940

Index of marriages 1837-1940 held by Lancashire Archives - Searchroom

Burials

1857-1885

Copy of Original Register of burials 1857-1885 held by Lancashire Archives - Searchroom

1892-1956

Copy of Original Register of burials 1892-1956 held by Lancashire Archives - Searchroom
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Maps

It is located at SD3695527182 (Lat/Lon 53.737195, -2.957245). You can see this on maps provided by:

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