COMMUNICATION. THE COUNTY RECORD OFFICE, PRESTON, IN 1946. The following is a summarized account of the documents which have been received into the County Record Office during the year commencing the ist of January, 1946 : Official Documents. Return of Alehousekeepers in Blackburn Hundred, . 1656 Land Tax Assessments in Salford Hundred .... 1781 Freeholders' Lists for Amounderness and Blackburn Hundreds . 1696 Indictments at Quarter Sessions, ..... April 1605 Plans of Brathay Bridge ....... 1847 Quarter Sessions Indictment Books .... 1622-1771 Alt Drainage, Plans iSth century, and Survey and Valuation . 1907 Great Langdale Drainage Board records . 1918-1925 Hesketh Estate Flood Defences Commission Minutes . 1918-1946 Plan of River Lune ........ 1859 Constabulary Accounts from ...... 1840 North Lonsdale Bridge Book . c. 1777 Agreement for rebuilding Agecroft Bridge .... 1862 . Blawith Overseers'of the Poor Accounts . 1871-1913 (Deposited by Ulverston Rural District Council) Bispham-with-Norbreck Urban District Council Minutes . 1903-1918 (Deposited by Blackpool Corporation) Surveyors' Reports, 1904-1942, and Evacuation Records . 1939-1945 (Deposited by Preston Rural District Council) Overseers'of the Poor Account Book .... 1817-1825 (Deposited by Horwich Urban District Council) Moston Select Vestry Minutes . 1825-1838 (Deposited by Mrs. E. Robson, Blackley) Pilkington Overseers' of the Poor Account Books, Assess­ ments and Letter Books, 1731-1858, and Ratepayers' Meeting Minute Book ...... 1848-1876 (Deposited by Whitefield Urban District Council) Among current documents were 1519 County Council deeds, 20 County Council Orders, 12 County Council Committee Minute Books, 21 Quarter Sessions bundles, and 25 sets of Highway Diversion papers. Ecclesiastical Records. ARCHDEACONRY OF LANCASTER. Articles of Enquiry ...... 1896 and 1901 Communication ARCHDEACONRY OF RICHMOND. Processes of Citation ....... 1700-1716 Court Books ........ 1750-1792 Writs of Excommunication ...... 1703-1732 Fee Book ... 1777-1782 Call Books ......... 1787-1839 Presentments of Churchwardens : Aldingham, Blawith, Cartmel, Colton, Coniston, Dalton-in-Furness, Lowick, Pennington, Ulverston, Urswick and Walney 1690-1810 Terriers : Aldingham, Broughton-in-Furness, Pennington and Urswick ........ ;-i737 Account Books ........ 1814-1818 Form Book ........ c. 1800 Marriage Bonds and Affidavits ..... 1648-1861 (Deposited by Messrs. Satterthwaite and Swainson, and the Bishop of Carlisle) Transcripts of the Parish Registers of : Aldingham ........ 1638-1877 Bardsea . 1856-1859 Blawith ......... 1746-1875 Brathay ......... 1837-1884 Broughton-in-Furness ...... 1721-1896 Cartmel ........ 1665-1882 Cartmell Fell . 1857-1883 Colton ......... 1664-1870 Coniston . 1689-1880 Dalton-in-Furness ....... 1676-1871 Dendron . 1810-1873 Egton-with-Newland ...... 1813-1868 Field Broughton . 1859-1885 Finsthwaite ........ 1725-1891 Flookburgh ........ 1859-1869 Grange . 1857-1870 Haverthwaite . 1855-1887 Hawkshead ........ 1801-1864 Kirkby Ireleth . 1855-1877 Lowick .......... 1777-1873 Pennington . 1689-1870 Rusland . ... 1852-1889 Satterthwaite ........ 1766-1914 Seathwaite ........ 1850-1856 Staveley ......... 1857-1873 Torver . 1692-1871 Ulverston . 1635-1859 Urswick ........ 1634-1870 Walney ......... 1856-1874 (Deposited by the Bishop of Carlisle) Communication 115 Tithe Plans and Awards of Aldingham, Angerton, Dalton-in-Furness, Dunnerdale-with-Seathwaite, Hawkshead, Monk Coniston and Skel- with, Kirkby Ireleth, Lowick, Osmotherley, Pennington, Subber- thwaite, Ulverston and Urswick. (Deposited by the Bishop of Carlisle) Preston Parish Registers ...... 1611-1847 Select Vestry Minutes . 1645-1891 Church Rate Books . 1850-1855 Charity School Accounts and Memoranda . 1703-1926 Cadley School Deeds ....... 1714-1722 Leases of Church land ....... 1739-1835 (Deposited by the Rev. W. G. Fallows) Clitheroe Parish Registers ...... 1570-1779 (Transcripts deposited by A. Langshaw, Esq., J.P.) Unofficial Documents. (The number of individual documents is shown in brackets.) Harrison's Map of Lancashire, 6 miles to i inch . 1789 (Purchased) Greenwood's Map of Lancashire, 10 miles to 3^ inches . 1834 (Purchased) Moll's Map of Lancashire, 10 miles to if inches . 1724 (Purchased) Gary's Map of Lancashire, 10 miles to ij inches . 1789 (Purchased) Gary's Map of Lancashire, 10 miles to 2|- inches . 1806 ) (Purchased) ~.j Sir Cuthbert de Hoghton, Bart. : Letters and papers relating to the Jacobite rebellions of 1715 and 1745 (130). Ribble Board of Conservators (per Major A. T. R. Houghton) : Letters and papers relating to the Ribble fisheries (16) . 1694-1866 Houghton, Craven & Co., Solicitors, Preston : Bolton (4) ........ 1797-1810 Chorley (14) ........ 1723-1816 Clayton-le-Woods (i). - . 1812 Lancaster (i) . 1743 Lea (i) .......... 1822 Over Darwen (i) . 1828 Preston (5) . .' ... 1851-1897 Wheelton (i) ........ 1785 Wills (5) ......... 1807-1864 Dr. R. G. B. Marsh, Bedford : Commission of John Whitehead of Bolton . 1812 H. E. Blundell, Esq., Ormskirk : Aughton (i) . 1429 Miss E. Atkinson, Lancaster : Minutes and Reports of the County Herb Committee . 1942-1946 n6 Communication J. L. Gradwell, Esq., J.P., Middleton : Moston (9) ........ 1797-1923 J. Howard, Esq. : Worsley Canal Act, ....... 1737 H. Bright, Esq., Silverdale : Silverdale (9) ........ 1595-1803 Rochdale (21) ........ 1718-1809 R. H. Walker, Esq., Lancaster : Registers and Minutes of Loyal King William IV Lodge of Oddfellows, Lancaster ..... 1831-1891 Swainson & Satterthwaite, Solicitors, Lancaster : Plans (21) ........ 1745-1807 Halton Fisheries records . 1782 Lancaster (2) ....... 1785-1817 Liverpool (2) ........ 1803-1835 Poulton and Torrisholme Drainage Award .... 1789 Halton and Scotforth Enclosure Awards . 1801-1809 Halton Survey ........ 1799 Hornby, Cockerham and Tatham Manor Court Books . i73i-!753 C. G. Roper Hill, Esq., Ormskirk : Lathom and Skelmersdale Enclosure Award. 1781 T. Rowntree, Esq., Blackburn : Paythorne (22) . 1710-1861 Master J. Morris, Preston : Sir Edward Wrightington's List of Fees for Knighthood . 1640 R. Jaques, Esq., Nelson : Ordnance Survey Plan of Lancashire, 6 inches to i mile, 1844 ; and of Blackburn, 5 feet to i mile, 1847. A. Langshaw, Esq., J.P., Clitheroe : Chipping (i) . .... 1683 Read (i) ......... 1600 Clitheroe Select Vestry Minutes .... 1828-1834 Sir Roger Hulton, Bart., J.P. : Miscellaneous documents (20) ..... 1530-1840 (Fourth instalment) E. B. Porter, Esq., St. Annes-on-the-Sea : Goosnargh (2) ........ 1673-1680 Baldwin, Weeks and Baldwin, Solicitors, Clitheroe : Farm Accounts of James Hoyle, Bashall . 1807-1834 O. Ladyman, Esq., Preston : Croston (10) . 1766-1835 Eccleston (Croston) (13) . 1627-1802 Haighton (5) ........ 1704-1785 Handbills (42) ........ 1798-1894 Longton School Minutes and Accounts . 1793-1863 Longton Manorial Court Books ..... 1744-1849 Longton Marsh Enclosure (45) . ... 1776-1893 Communication 117 Canal Acts (13). ....... 1721-1819 Account Book of Thomas and Joseph Brockholes of Claughton ........ 1742-1776 Preston (13) ........ 1719-1840 St. Michaels on-Wyre Tithes (35) .... 1814-1815 Wills (42) ........ 1719-1890 S. H. Paviere, Esq., Preston : Barrow (i) . 1787 Hoole (3) ........ 1783-1812 Penwortham (2) ....... 1660-1692 Ribble Fishery (i) ........ 1745 Ribchester (i) ......... 1583 Tarnacre (i) ......... 1653 R. E. Cavendish, Esq., Holker : Accounts and Rentals (104) ..... 1638-1796 Aldingham (15) . , . 1671-1729 Allithwaite (7) ....... 1783-1802 Angerton (3) ........ 1682-1774 Broughton-in-Cartmel (2) ..... 1715-1776 Cartmel Miscellaneous and Rentals (116) . 1610-1801 Cartmel Manorial Court Books, etc. (10) . 1613-1794 Cartmel Rectory (57) ...... 1556-1791 Commissions (8) ....... 1660-1685 Dalton-in-Furness (96) ...... 1615-1792 Dalton-in-Furness Rectory (51) . 1613-1796 Dalton-in-Furness Rentals and Accounts (18) . 1664-1799 Holker (257) ........ 1553-1835 Holker Accounts (10) ...... 1705-1853 Kirkby Ireleth (3) ....... 1751-1781 Lancaster (31) . ., . 1728-1768 Law Papers (79) . 1686-1777 Miscellaneous (176) ....... 1415-1832 Urswick (i) ......... 1808 Wills (n). ........ 1685-1828 Miss K. M. Crosse, Shaw Hill, Chorley : Accounts (11) . 1736-1833 Appointments (n) ....... 1722-1837 Bispham-with-Norbreck (30) ..... 1720-1827 Balderstone (i) . 1775 Cheshire (23) ........ 1560-1724 Chorley (26) ........ 1635-1844 Correspondence (n) . ' . 1733-1814 Euxton School (33) ....... 1853-1861 Heapey (3) ........ 1755-1760 Law Papers (5) ....... 1725-1770 Leyland (4) ........ 1742-1756 Liverpool (29) ........ 1673-1805 u8 Communication Miscellaneous (including a letter from Queen Elizabeth to the Emperor of China, 1602) (16) . i5th century-i837 Nether Wyresdale (i) 1603 Preston (i) 1729 Rentals (58) ... 1765-1837 Rivington (3) 1696-1724 Settlements (4) 1720-1779 Shropshire (21) 1273-1730 Walton-le-Dale Oil Mill 1749 Walton-on-the-Hill (i) 1680 Wills (5) . 1663-1752 Whittle-le-Woods (55) 1595-1680 Also the deeds of Adlington, Burscough, Charnock Richard, Chorley, Cronton, Culcheth, Fazakerley, Goosnargh, Hale, Halewood, Heath Charnock, Huyton, Ince, Kenyon, Kirkdale, Lathom, Litherland, Liverpool, Lowton, Mellor, Much Woolton, Parr, Pemberton, Rivington, Walton-on-the-Hill, Wavertree, and Wigan, a schedule of which was published by the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire in 1895. J. S. Oglethorpe, Esq., C.C., Lancaster : Cockerham (108) ....... 1515-1871 Forton (7) . ' . 1773-1800 Heysham (72) ........ 1658-1827 Lancaster (52) ....... 1755-1903 Miscellaneous