Over Peover, Cheshire Genealogy

England Cheshire Cheshire Parishes Over Peover

Parish History

Over Peover St Lawrence is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Cheshire, created in 1827 from Peover Superior chapelry in Rostherne Ancient Parish. It included Marthall cum Warford, Peover Superior and Snelson.

It is thought that the original church was built in the reign of Edward III. The present tower was built of brick in 1739, probably by J. Garlive. The nave and chancel were rebuilt in brick in 1811 by William Turner. During the restoration the pre-existing stone chapels were preserved. The south chapel dates from 1456 and the north chapel from 1648. The north chapel was built by Ellen, widow of Philip Mainwaring.

Resources

Civil Registration

Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

Registration Districts

•  Altrincham (1837–98)
•  Bucklow (1898–1974)
•  Macclesfield (1974–98)
•  Cheshire East (1998+)
   Registration events can be searched online at Cheshire BMD.

Church records

To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use 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.

 Rostherne, St. Mary (C of E). The ancient parish church for Peover Superior.

Over Peover, St. Lawrence (C of E). An ancient chapelry in Rostherne parish, originally serving the townships of Marthall cum Warford, Peover Superior and Snelson. Registers of Baptisms 1664–1919, Marriages 1664–1954 & 1988–1999 and Burials 1664–1956 have been deposited at the Cheshire Record Office. Over Peover is a chapelry in the parish of Rostherne. Cheshire Record Office number: P77/1-7

Parish Register Content	FHL Film
Baptisms, marriages, burials, 1668-1727. Births, 1697-1711. Baptisms, 1813-1919. Banns, 1784-1812. Marriages, 1813-1954.	BRITISH 1836001 Items 4-9
Banns, 1846-1901, 1862-1894. Burials (chapelwardens' records), 1678-1707, 1813-1956. Chapelwardens' records, 1678-1707	BRITISH 1836002 Items 1-3
Marriages, 1754-1954. Burials, 1813-1956. Burials in woollen, 1678-1707.	VAULT BRITISH 2000037 Items 1-6
Baptisms, burials, 1726-1812; marriages, 1728-1789.	BRITISH 2299164 Item 9

Bishop's transcripts for Over-Peover, 1600-1911 Some intermittent years are missing.
The chapelry of Over-Peover is in the parish of Rostherne. Cheshire Record Office call number: EDB/164

Bishop's transcripts Contents	FHL Film
Baptisms, marriages, burials, 1600, 1614-1616, 1624-1625, 1631, 1634-1637, 1662, 1665-1673, 1776, 1680-1685, 1690-1813.	BRITISH 1751485 Items 3 - 4
Burials, 1813, 1856. Baptisms, marriages, burials, 1814-1827, 1829-1846, 1848-1849, 1851-1855, 1857-1865. Baptisms, burials, 1828, 1850, 1866-1882, 1905, 1907, 1910-1911.	BRITISH 1751486 Item 1

Over Peover, St. Michael (C of E). A chapel of ease to St. Lawrence. Registers of Baptisms 1929–1968 are held at St Lawrence (no marriages or burials).

Non-Conformist Churches

Over Peover, Methodist Chapel. Built in 1913.

Non-Conformist Records:

Cheshire Record Office DocumentReference EMS 102 Over Peover Methodist Chapel Date 20th century Description Various records 1913

Their website is here.

Over Peover- United Methodist Church
Baptisms Transcript-1914-1968- MSC 929.3271 A
Burials Transcript-1916-1968- MSC 929.3271 A
Marriages Transcript-1923-1966- MSC 929.3271 A

The Manchester Room and Greater Manchester County Record Office
Email: archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk

The Manchester Room@City Library (Local Studies)

Census records

Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a FamilySearch Center or at the FamilySearch Library.

Probate records

Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to 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.

Poor Law Unions

•  Altrincham (1836–95)
•  Bucklow (1895–1930)
  
• Altrincham (renamed Bucklow) Poor Law Union, Cheshire

Maps and Gazetteers

Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.

• England Jurisdictions 1851
• Vision of Britain

Bibliography

• Richards, Raymond (1947), Old Cheshire Churches, London: Batsford, pp. 267–273
• Pevsner, Nikolaus; Edward Hubbard (2003) [1971], The Buildings of England: Cheshire, New Haven: Yale University Press, p. 298, ISBN 0 300 09588 0

Family History Library (FHL); now called, FamilySearch Library (FSL)