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| Births and baptisms | PayAsYouGo credits | Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| Births 1761-2006 | 5 | Foundation & Full |
| Civil Service Evidence of Age 1752-1948 | 10 | Full |
| Parish baptisms 1538-2005 | 5-20 | Full |
| Churches and religion | PayAsYouGo credits | Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| Wrightington Confirmations 1813-1876 | 5 | Full |
| Wrightington First Communicants 1851-1889 | 5 | Full |
| Deaths and burials | PayAsYouGo credits | Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| Army Roll of Honour 1939-45 | 10 | Full |
| Deaths 1796-2006 | 5 | Foundation & Full |
| De Ruvigny's Roll 1914-1918 | 10 | Full |
| GWR Shareholders 1835-1932 | 10-20 | Full |
| Index to death duty registers 1796-1903 | 1 | Full |
| Parish burials 1538-2005 | 5-20 | Full |
| Probate & Wills 1462-1858 | 5-10 | Full |
| Royal Naval Division 1914-1919 | 15 | Full |
| Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 | 10 | Full |
| Marriages | PayAsYouGo credits | Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| Divorce indexes 1858-1903 | 5 | Full |
| Marriages 1796-2005 | 5 | Foundation & Full |
| Parish marriages 1538-2005 | 5-20 | Full |