Ancestors not on parish register

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Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 5 Send Message	Deirdre	Report	19 Jun 2003 08:41
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 5 Send Message	I have traced my husbands family to Ulverston. However I now have the parish registers for the parish church of Ulverston from 1545-1812, and my husbands g.g.g. grandfather, b 1788, is not there, nor his parents wedding. I can only assume the family, mariners, came from outside of Ulverston, but how would I ever trace them?
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Unknown	Report	19 Jun 2003 09:00
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Is there a Family History Society covering the Ulverston area? By the way which County is it in? Jim, Gosport, HAM.
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 5 Send Message	Deirdre	Report	19 Jun 2003 09:32
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 5 Send Message	Ulverston was lancashire in those days. Ulverston does have a heritage centre plus there is a FHS for cumbria. I am a member of the FHS for Lancs, so perhaps should pick their brains.