Haskayne and Downholland | People and Places

Ormskirk and District Family History Society (registered charity no. 1004895) invite you to join us on a tour of Haskayne and Downholland, as we combine a series of photos taken in the early 2010s with some up-to-date views of the local area, taken during the summer of 2022.
Along the way, we’ll explore some date stones, family photos donated by our members and supporters, and other resources (including census returns, trade directories and items from the Lancashire Archives catalogue) that can be used to investigate the history of West Lancashire - and even your own family’s story - in greater depth.
For more information about Ormskirk and District Family History Society:
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For details about becoming a member of Ormskirk and District Family History Society:
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RESOURCES USED TO PREPARE THIS VIDEO
'Townships: Downholland', in A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 3, ed. William Farrer and J Brownbill (London, 1907), pp. 197-200. British History Online www.british-his... [accessed 18 August 2022].
History, Topography and Directory of Mid-Lancashire (Mannex and Co., 1854; printers - William Bailey and Henry Thomson, Preston)
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1841 census for Downholland, Lancashire
1841 census for Haskayne, Township of Downholland, Lancashire
1851 census for Hamlet Haskayne, Downholland, Lancashire
1861 census for Kings Arms Inn, Haskayne Hamlet, Downholland, Lancashire
1861 census for Ship Inn, Haskayne Hamlet, Downholland, Lancashire
1871 census for Ship Inn, Ship Lane, Downholland, Lancashire
1871 census for Rosemary Lane, Downholland, Lancashire
1911 census for Dickinson Lane, Halsall, Lancashire
Data from the ODFHS Boat Families website - www.boatfamilie...
Transcribed parish registers from the Lancashire Online Parish Clerks website (www.lan-opc.org.uk):
Marriage registers for St. Laurence’s Church, Chorley
Baptism, marriage and burial registers for St. Cuthbert’s Church, Halsall
Photographs of the Moorcroft, Hurst and Lamb families were kindly donated by members and supporters of ODFHS, and are used with the permission of each contributor.
DOCUMENT REFERENCES FROM THE LANCASHIRE ARCHIVES CATALOGUE
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Will of John Chewe, schoolmaster of Barton, Downholland, 16 June 1631 (reference WCW/Supra/C103A/26)
Will of Thomas Harker, gentleman of Haskayne, Downholland, Halsall, 19 January 1618 (reference WCW/Supra/C70B/3b)
Will of Henry Harker, yeoman of Barton, Downholland, 2 May 1663 (reference WCW/Supra/C159B/12)
Inventory of Mary Harker, widow of Barton, Downholland, 24 January 1667 (reference WCW/Supra/C172A/8)
Quarter Sessions Records for Wigan, Epiphany 1626/27, regarding “grievous hurt to Peter Fazakerley”, connected to Downholland (reference QSB/1/18/48)

[@mrmensa1096]

Do you have any old photos / footage from Banks, just North of Southport.

[@odfhs]

I think we probably do, but at present, they are likely to be in books kept in our research library in Ormskirk; Banks is actually just outside our bit of the map (although we do have a few members researching ancestors from Banks). However, another organisation that may be able to help you are North Meols Family History Society; they cover pretty much the whole Southport area, and they have got a website at nmfhssouthport.co.uk/ so they may have a gallery on there, or know of a resource for old photos. Hope that is a little bit of use; I can easily check our own library catalogue, if that would be helpful.

[@mrmensa1096]

@@odfhs - Thank you for your helpful response and the link.