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Title: Garstang, St Helen’s MIs
Post by: Letsy on Saturday 15 April 23 19:36 BST (UK)
Does anyone know if the MIs have been recorded? I am interested in any that may exist for the Blackburn (and variants) families.
Title: Re: Garstang, St Helen’s MIs
Post by: amondg on Saturday 15 April 23 20:55 BST (UK)
Try Lancashire Online Parish records

Lan-opc.org.uk

The name as Blagburn starts 1610 at St Helen's

You can search the whole county or limit it to Garstang
Title: Re: Garstang, St Helen’s MIs
Post by: CaroleW on Sunday 16 April 23 00:24 BST (UK)
What timescale are you looking at? 

If you are looking for MI's - have you contacted the church to see if any exist?
Title: Re: Garstang, St Helen’s MIs
Post by: brigidmac on Sunday 16 April 23 05:35 BST (UK)
Excuse my ignorance after being member for many years

What is a MI

Maybe I do know but can't recall

My brain is shifting thru possible words beginning with M

Military something

Master ..?
Missing in action is always MIA

Mother ?
Magisterial..

Something to do with religion or freemasonry

Am I getting warmer ? Will delete post if you 🤔 it's silly .
Title: Re: Garstang, St Helen’s MIs
Post by: Letsy on Sunday 16 April 23 05:48 BST (UK)
Thank you for your responses.
MI is the abbreviation for monumental inscriptions and I had hopes that the Blagburnes + variants were of sufficient standing to have had tombstones in the graveyard if not memorials in the church.
The dates I’m interested in run from the 1640s to the 1720s.
Title: Re: Garstang, St Helen’s MIs
Post by: bbart on Sunday 16 April 23 21:34 BST (UK)
This old thread might be of some help:

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=702908.msg5566988#msg5566988
Title: Re: Garstang, St Helen’s MIs
Post by: Letsy on Sunday 16 April 23 22:50 BST (UK)
It is. Thank you so much.
Title: Re: Garstang, St Helen’s MIs
Post by: garstonite on Monday 17 April 23 05:55 BST (UK)
although St Helen burials at Garstang Parish - there are numerous abodes for those buried as Blagburne and similar spellings
ie - villages of abode as follows
Scurton
Kirkland
Claughton
Catterall
Wyersdale
Sandon   etc etc
do you have any idea which village - abode your family were living ???
if you do we can narrow your search down  :)
Title: Re: Garstang, St Helen’s MIs
Post by: frian on Thursday 20 April 23 18:21 BST (UK)
The Lancaster & District Family History Group have recorded the MIs and published a booklet.  Their website gives a list of publications with an order form.  You will need to order St. Helen's Churchtown (the historical name for St. Helen's Garstang).
I have bought several of their booklets (they have now covered many churchyards and cemeteries in north Lancashire) and have found them very useful.
Ian