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== Resources  ==
== Resources  ==
=== Census records  ===


==== Civil Registration  ====
{{British Census|241238}}
 
=== Church records  ===
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD].
 
===== Registration Districts  =====
 
*Stockport
 
registration events may be searched online at [[Cheshire BMD]]<br>
 
==== Church records  ====


To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.  
To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.  
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=== Civil Registration  ===


==== Census records ====
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD].


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==== Registration Districts  ====


==== Probate records  ====
*Stockport


Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Cheshire Probate Records|Cheshire Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
registration events may be searched online at [[Cheshire BMD]]


==== Poor Law Unions  ====
=== Poor Law Unions  ===


For more information on the history of the workhouse, see Peter Higginbotham's web site: [http://workhouses.org.uk/ www.workhouses.org.uk] and&nbsp;[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Stockport/Stockport.shtml http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Stockport/Stockport.shtml]  
For more information on the history of the workhouse, see Peter Higginbotham's web site: [http://workhouses.org.uk/ www.workhouses.org.uk] and&nbsp;[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Stockport/Stockport.shtml http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Stockport/Stockport.shtml]  
=== Probate records  ===
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Cheshire Probate Records|Cheshire Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.


see also [[England Cheshire Probate Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
== Maps and Gazetteers  ==
== Maps and Gazetteers  ==


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