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Guide to '''Handforth St Chad, Cheshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: ''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.


== Parish History  ==
== Parish History  ==
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== Resources  ==
== Resources  ==
=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===
Use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]
::*Type the name of the parish in the ''search bar''
::*Click on the location ''pin'' on the map
::*Choose ''Options'' from the pop up box
::*Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes<br>


=== Census records  ===
=== Census records  ===
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=== Church records  ===
=== Church records  ===
''The Church of England'' (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor. <br>
''Non-Conformist'' refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.


Gatley Chapelry registers of christenings, marriages and burials have online indexes by the following groups:
==== Church of England ====
 
<font color=blue> Due to the increasing access of online records:</font><br>
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*<font color=blue>Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified<br>
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*Dates in the following table are approximate </font><br>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''<sub>FS PR's =[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1614792 FamilySearch Parish Registers]</sub>'''
'''''Hover over the collection's title for more information'''''
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"  
|-
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''<sub>FS BT's =&nbsp;[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469935 FamilySearch Bishops Transcripts]</sub>'''
| bgcolor="#b6cee2" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''Handforth St Chad Online Parish Records'''
|}
 
{| width="565" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center"
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="7" scope="col" | '''Gatley Chapelry (1882) Online Records'''
| bgcolor="#efdcc3" | <center>'''''Collections'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#d9bfbf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#bfd9bf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#cac4d4" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>''Indexes only''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Collections-Cheshire
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | '''Indexes'''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/location/united-kingdom-and-ireland/england?region=England,Cheshire&recordType=0 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | '''Images'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | '''Indexes'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/location/united-kingdom-and-ireland/england?region=England,Cheshire&recordType=1 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | '''Images'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | '''Indexes'''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/location/united-kingdom-and-ireland/england?region=England,Cheshire&recordType=2 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | '''Images'''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FS PR's'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Parish Registers-Cheshire
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1614792 1840-1909]<br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1614792 1500s-2000s]</center>  
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | &nbsp; NONE<br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | &nbsp;&nbsp; NONE<br>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1614792 1500s-2000s]</center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | &nbsp; NONE<br>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | &nbsp;&nbsp; NONE<br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1614792 1500s-2000s]</center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | &nbsp; NONE<br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FS BT's<br>'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | &nbsp;&nbsp; NONE<br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>{{FSC Bishop's Transcript}}</center>  
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | &nbsp; NONE<br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | &nbsp;&nbsp; NONE<br>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{FSC Bishop's Transcript}}</center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | &nbsp; NONE<br>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | &nbsp;&nbsp; NONE<br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{FSC Bishop's Transcript}}</center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | &nbsp; NONE<br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|}
 
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.
 
Here is a list of parish registers on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.<br>
 
Parish registers for Handforth, 1840-1941 The chapelry of Handforth is in the township of Handforth-with-Bosden, in the parish of Cheadle.Cheshire Record Office reference: P10/1/1, P10/3410/1.
 
An index for Cheshire parish registers is available online in Record Search
 
{| width="717" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
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| Parish Registers Content
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FreeREG
| FHL Film
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
|-
|-
| Baptisms, 1840-1895.  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Find My Past-Cheshire ($)
| BRITISH 1656720 Item 4
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/cheshire-diocese-of-chester-parish-baptisms-1538-1911 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/cheshire-diocese-of-chester-parish-marriages-1538-1910 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/cheshire-diocese-of-chester-parish-burials-1538-1911 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| Baptisms, 1896-1941.
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Cheshire ($)
| BRITISH 2069091 Item 4
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61760/ 1500s-1900s] </center>  
|}
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
 
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61760/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
Bishop's transcripts for Cheadle and Handforth, 1610-1888 Includes the Chapelry of Handforth-[with-Bosden].<br>Cheshire Record Office reference: EDB 48
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
 
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61760/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
An index for Cheshire, Church of England, Bishop’s Transcripts (Diocese of Chester) is available online in Record Search
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
 
{| width="703" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" style="width: 703px; height: 150px"
|-
|-
| Bishop's Transcript Content
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
| FHL Film
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8912  1800s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |  <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8913 1800s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8914 1800s-1900s]</center>
|-
|-
| Baptisms, marriages, burials, 1610, 1630, 1633, 1635-1643, 1663-1685, 1689-1691, 1695, 1727, 1731-1735, 1737-1738, 1744-1824. Baptisms, 1825, Marriages Jan-Feb 1825.
| bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | ''Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage''
| BRITISH 1655427
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| Marriages Feb-Dec 1825, Jan-Aug 1834. Burials, 1825. Baptisms, marriages, burials, 1826-1833. Baptisms, 1834.
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
| BRITISH 1655428
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/england-boyds-marriage-indexes-1538-1850 1500s-1800s]</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| Marriages, Aug-Dec 1834. Burials, 1834, Jan-Feb 1885. Baptisms, marriages, burials, 1835-1837. Baptisms, burials, 1838-1852, 1873-1884.
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
| BRITISH 1655429
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/national-burial-index-for-england-and-wales 1800s-1900s]</center>
|-
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| Baptisms, burials, 1885-1886, 1888.
| BRITISH 1655478 Item 1
|}
|}
==== Non-Conformist Churches  ====
'''''Other Websites'''''<br>
These databases have incomplete parish coverage. <br>
*[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/Cheshire/ Joiner Marriage Index - Cheshire] ($)
*[https://parishregister.co.uk/online/cheshire-parish-records The Genealogist Parish Registers - Cheshire] ($)
*[http://www.dustydocs.com/ UK Websites for Parish Records] - Links to online genealogical records
*[https://ogindex.org/ Online Genealogical Index] -  Links to online genealogical records
 
==== Non-Conformists (All other Religions) ====
*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at FindMyPast ($), index and images (''coverage may vary'')
*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at FindMyPast ($), index and images (''coverage may vary'')


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