Below is a list of websites you may find useful when researching the history of St Bart’s, the village of Roby and the surrounding area. In addition to this are some websites which detail births, baptisms, weddings & burials for the Parish of Roby.

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Birth, Marriage & Death Records

Lancashire Online Parish Clerks – Register for baptisms (1850-1915) and burials (1853-1934)

Lancashire Births Marriages & Deaths Indexes (BMD) – Index of births, marriages & deaths from 1911-1969

Old Mersey Times – Transcripts of burials from 1853-1918

FamilySearch – Huyton, Lancashire Genealogy


Local History of Roby & Surrounding Area

Mike Royden’s Local History Pages – History of Medieval Roby from 10th to 14th Century

GENUKI – UK & Ireland Genealogy – History of St Bartholomew’s, Roby & links to other sites

British History Online – Township of Huyton with Roby

Knowsley Local History – Knowsley Council Archives


Glossaries of Church Architecture

Rev Ken Collins: Architecture and Furnishings

Norwich Historic Churches Trust: Glossary of Church Architecture