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Garstang, St Helen’s MIs
« 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.

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Re: Garstang, St Helen’s MIs
« Reply #1 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

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Re: Garstang, St Helen’s MIs
« Reply #2 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?
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Re: Garstang, St Helen’s MIs
« Reply #3 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 .
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Re: Garstang, St Helen’s MIs
« Reply #4 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.

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Re: Garstang, St Helen’s MIs
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Re: Garstang, St Helen’s MIs
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 16 April 23 22:50 BST (UK) »
It is. Thank you so much.

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Re: Garstang, St Helen’s MIs
« Reply #7 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  :)
oakes,liverpool..neston..backford..poulton cum spittal(bebington)middlewich,cheshire......   sacht,helgoland  .......merrick,herefordshire adams,shropshire...tipping..ellis..  jones,garston,liverpool..hartley.dunham massey..barker. salford

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Re: Garstang, St Helen’s MIs
« Reply #8 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
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