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The Church of St Bartholomew, Colne
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Burials at St Bartholomew
in the Township of Colne, Pendle

For the format of dates in Registers prior to 1752, see notes on the Julian Calendar

The early registers contain a number of intersting notes, which are displayed here.

Jun 16 1776 - Note beside entries 'NB The Smallpox in ye Town'

March 1782 - Note at end of March entries - 'Memorandum. The Smallpox raged excessively at this time; which carried off prodigious numbers of persons, Specially Infants.

March 1789 - note in Colne burial register 'On the 14th of this month, died at his house at Otley in the County of York, in the 78th year of his age, where he was interred on the 18th Inst., The Reverend Roger Wilson LLB. He was formerly of Emmanuel College, Cambridge and had been upwards of Thirty-six years Incumbent of this Parish.

October 1783 - at top of page before continuing with October entries - Memorandum. The Tax imposed this year upon Parochial Register, viz. at 3d each Baptisms, Marriages and Burials; commences after the first day of this Month. Paupers are exempt from it.

July 1789 - at the end of the month's entries. On the 29th of this month, was interred at New Chuch in Pendle, the body of Hannah Corbridge of this Chapelry, Concerning whom the following narrative deserves to be recorded. She went off on Sunday forenoon the 19th Inst. from her father's house at Narrs, with her lover Christopher Hartley of Barnside, a youth 19 years of age, by whom she was big with child. She was never seen afterwards till the next Sunday forenoon when she was found, near home, dead in a ditch being poisoned and having her throat cut such that her head only hung by two ligaments behind. On the next Sunday forenoon 2nd August the offender was brought back to Colne having been apprehended at Flookborough, was found guilty by the Coroner's Inquest and committed to Lancaster, convict executed August 28th. [Christopher Hartley does not seem to have been brought back to Colne for burial]

The Register for Burials at St Bartholomew 1599 - 1650 with Surname Index

The Register for 1599 - 1650 is divided into batches covering 11 years
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 1599 - 1609   1610 - 1620   1621 - 1631   1632 - 1642   1643 - 1650 

The Register for Burials at St Bartholomew 1653 - 1680 with Surname Index

The Register for 1653 - 1680 is divided into batches covering 10 years
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 1653 - 1662   1663 - 1672   1673 - 1680 

The Register for Burials at St Bartholomew 1680 - 1696 with Surname Index

The Register for 1680 - 1696 is divided into batches covering 9 years
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 1680 - 1688   1689 - 1696 

The Register for Burials at St Bartholomew 1697 - 1741 with Surname Index

The Register for 1697 - 1741 is divided into batches covering 9 years
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 1697 - 1705   1706 - 1714   1715 - 1723   1724 - 1732   1733 - 1741 

The Register for Burials at St Bartholomew 1741 - 1755 with Surname Index

The Register for 1741 - 1755 is divided into batches covering 8 years
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 1741 - 1748   1749 - 1755 

The Register for Burials at St Bartholomew 1755 - 1774 with Surname Index

The Register for 1755 - 1774 is divided into batches covering 5 years
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 1755 - 1759   1760 - 1764   1765 - 1769   1770 - 1774 

The Register for Burials at St Bartholomew 1774 - 1789 with Surname Index

The Register for 1774 - 1789 is divided into batches covering 6 years
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 1774 - 1779   1780 - 1785   1786 - 1789 

The Register for Burials at St Bartholomew 1790 - 1812 with Surname Index

The Register for 1790 - 1812 is divided into batches covering 4 years
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 1790 - 1793   1794 - 1797   1798 - 1801   1802 - 1805   1806 - 1809   1810 - 1812 

The Register for Burials at St Bartholomew 1813 - 1825 with Surname Index

The Register for 1813 - 1825 is divided into batches covering 4 years
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 1813 - 1816   1817 - 1820   1821 - 1824   1825 

The Register for Burials at St Bartholomew 1825 - 1835 with Surname Index

The Register for 1825 - 1835 is divided into batches covering 3 years
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 1825 - 1827   1828 - 1830   1831 - 1833   1834 - 1835 

The Register for Burials at St Bartholomew 1835 - 1848 with Surname Index

The Register for 1835 - 1848 is divided into batches covering 4 years
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 1835 - 1838   1839 - 1842   1843 - 1846   1847 - 1848 

The Register for Burials at St Bartholomew 1848 - 1899 with Surname Index

The Register for 1848 - 1899 is divided into batches covering 5 years
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 1848 - 1852   1853 - 1857   1858 - 1899 

There are 28307 Burial Records extracted for this Church

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