The Parish of Habergham in the County of -- Lancashire --

Habergham All Saints

Brief History
1845 Built by Sir James Kay Shuttleworth of Gawthorpe Hall and John & James Dugdale of Lowerhouse
1849 Foundation stone was consecrated
1851 Religious census = Built 1849
1885 Graveyard closed

From notes in registers
Consecrated 19 Nov 1849
Built by subscription
District formed 1844
Made into a vicarage 1868
EA Verity BD first incumbent

2 May 1855 Leoline Brettell Verity dies from croup aged 2 years 4 months

Dec 1855 - Jan 1856 [can't read 1st bit] the Incumbent sailed to the Crimea as chaplain to the army.

Dec 30 1856 The Incumbent returned to his parish Dec 30th and found his curate conspiring with Sir James Kay Shuttleworth and James Dugdale to deprive him of his living, He defeats them 1856.

May 1857 In the month of May 1857 Jane Isabella wife of the incumbent died at Latham and was buried here

Aug 1857 Edward Leeming left on the 10th in [can’t read next 2 words]

23 Nov 1858 Edward Verity remarries to Jane Bibby

13 Mar 1859 John Theodore Verity dies 6 days old

12 or 13 Mar 1859 ?? Watson sexton dismissed for neglect

3 Apr 1859 John Sutcliffe, clerk dismissed for disobedience?

Dec 1860 W Purvis? Sexton now left. George Hargreaves entered upon the sexton office

17 Jan 1864 Thanksgiving in P of holy? John