The Church of St Michael and All Angels, Hawkshead in the County of -- Lancashire --

Burials at St Michael and All Angels
in the Parish of Hawkshead
Burials recorded in the Register for the years 1568 - 1704
Burials for the Years 1568 - 1583

These records are from the 1568 - 1704 Register (as transcribed by H.S.Cowper and published in book form in 1897) and are copyright © J.M.Leonard and the Hawkshead Parochial Church Council. The records are made available to the Lancashire Online Parish Clerks project by kind permission of J.M.Leonard and the Hawkshead Parochial Church Council.

The following Note is found in the Register

In this monthe (Nov 1577) begane the pestelent sicknes in or pishe wch was brought in by one George Barwicke whereof is depted all those yt are thus marked *

Note: no burials recorded for 1624

Note: no burials recorded for 1644

Note: from April 1681 to March 1683, most burial records include the names of witnesses. A commentary with the transcripts states as follows:-

A file giving details of those who made affidavits at certain funerals in years 1681-83, for 194 "Burial in Woolen" [sic] certificates. Two people made oath for each certificate, most being women; most were illiterate, signing by mark instead of name. In 27 cases there were male witnesses, and in 13 there were signatures rather than marks. Some women were relations of the deceased; some were widows, but others were styled "spinster," or "wife" of so and so. With so many names, it is evident that they were not professional attendants of the dead.

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