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Guide to '''Capenhurst, Cheshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.  
Guide to '''Capenhurst, Cheshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.  
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| County = Cheshire
| Hundred = Wirrall
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| Registration District = Cheshire West & Chester
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| Parish = Shotwick
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== Parish History  ==
== Parish History  ==


CAPENHURST, a township, in the '''parish of Shotwick''', union of Great Boughton, Higher division of the hundred of Wirral, S. division of the county of Chester, 5¾ miles NNW from Chester.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50856#s25 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 501-511. Date accessed: 10 January 2014.</ref>
CAPPENHURST, a township, in the '''parish of Shotwick''', union of Great Boughton, Higher division of the hundred of Wirrall, S. division of the county of Chester, 5¾ miles (N. N. W.) from Chester.<ref>Samuel A. Lewis, [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50856#s25 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 501-511. Date accessed: 10 January 2014.</ref>  


== Resources  ==
== Resources  ==
=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===


Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]
=== Census records  ===
::*Type the name of the parish in the ''search bar''
 
::*Click on the location ''pin'' on the map
{{British Census|241252}}  
::*Choose ''Options'' from the pop up box
::*Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes<br>
=== Cemeteries ===
* {{FSC|688983|title-id|disp=A Record of the Inscriptions ... In the Churchyard and Interior of Holy Trinity Parish Church, Capenhurst}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images


=== Census Records ===
=== Church records ===
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See [[England Census|England Census]] for more resources. <br>


=== Church Records  ===
Capenhurst Holy Trinity parish registers&nbsp;of christenings, marriages and burials have been indexed by the following groups:
''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.


==== Church of England ====
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<font color=blue> Due to the increasing access of online records:</font><br>
*<font color=blue>Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified<br>
*Dates in the following table are approximate </font><br>
'''''Hover over the collection's title for more information'''''
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"  
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| bgcolor="#b6cee2" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''Capenhurst Online Parish Records'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''<sub>FS PR's =[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1614792 FamilySearch Parish Registers]</sub>'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#efdcc3" | <center>'''''Collections'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''<sub>FS BT's =&nbsp;[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469935 FamilySearch Bishops Transcripts]</sub>'''
| bgcolor="#d9bfbf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>
|}
| bgcolor="#bfd9bf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>
 
| bgcolor="#cac4d4" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
{| width="125%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center"
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="7" scope="col" | '''Capenhurst Holy Trinity Parish (1859) Online Records'''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes only''</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="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Collections-Cheshire
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=0&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CCheshire 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=1&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CCheshire 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=2&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CCheshire 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Parish Registers-Cheshire
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>{{RecordSearch|1614792|1500s-2000s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | '''Indexes'''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | '''Images'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{RecordSearch|1614792|1500s-2000s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | '''Indexes'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | '''Images'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{RecordSearch|1614792|1500s-2000s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | '''Indexes'''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | '''Images'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FS PR's'''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>  
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1614792 '''1752-1909''']<br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | &nbsp; NONE<br>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | &nbsp;&nbsp; NONE<br>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | &nbsp; NONE<br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | &nbsp; NONE
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | &nbsp; NONE<br>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FreeREG
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FS BT'S'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469935 '''1859-1893''']<br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>  
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | &nbsp; NONE<br>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | &nbsp;&nbsp; NONE<br>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | &nbsp; NONE<br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469935 '''1860-1894''']<br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | &nbsp; NONE<br>
|}
 
&nbsp;Here is a list of parish registers on microfilm at the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City.
 
Parish registers for Capenhurst, 1859-1990 Cheshire Record Office: P181/4449/1-2. Formerly a chapelry in Shotwick parish. Includes Ledsham (in Neston parish). Called St. Michael's Church.<br>  
 
{| width="700" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Findmypast-Cheshire ($)
| Parish Registers: Capenhurst<br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/cheshire-diocese-of-chester-parish-baptisms-1538-1911 1500s-1900s] </center>  
| Film
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/cheshire-diocese-of-chester-parish-marriages-1538-1910 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/cheshire-diocese-of-chester-parish-burials-1538-1911 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Cheshire ($)
| Baptisms, 1859-1990. Banns of marriages, 1860-1976.<br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61760/ 1500s-1900s]  </center>  
| 2149187 Items 4 - 5<br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>  
|}
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61760/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
 
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
Bishop's transcripts for Capenhurst, 1859-1894 Cheshire Record Office: EDB 43<br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61760/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
 
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
{| width="700" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9841/  1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1351/ 1500s-1900s]</center>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |  <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9852/ 1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1352/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9840/ 1500s-1900s]<center>
|-
| bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | ''Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage''
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
| Bishops Transcripts: Capenhurst
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| Film
| 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>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
| Baptisms, 1859-1868, burials, 1860-1868, baptisms, 1867-1874, burials, 1868-1874, baptisms, 1874-1878, burials, 1874-1878, baptisms, 1892-1894, 1891-1892, burials, 1891-1894.<br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| 1647366 Item 7<br>
| 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>  
|-
|-
| Another filming, 1990.<br>
| 1656840 Item 7<br>
|}
|}
'''''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


====Nonconformist Records====
==== Non-Conformist Churches  ====
"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.<br>


*'''1671-1900''' {{RecordSearch|1610550|England, Cheshire Non-conformist Records, 1671-1900}} at FamilySearch - [[England, Cheshire Non-Conformist Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index (''dates may vary by parish'')
Not Known
*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/england-roman-catholic-parish-marriages England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages] at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary


=== Civil Registration  ===
=== Civil Registration  ===
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*Chester (1871-1930)
*Chester (1871-1930)


=== Probate Records ===
=== 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.  
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]]
see also [[England Cheshire Probate Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  


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


*[https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851]  
*[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]  
*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]


== Websites ==
== Websites ==

Revision as of 20:38, 6 January 2016

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Guide to Capenhurst, Cheshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Parish History[edit | edit source]

CAPPENHURST, a township, in the parish of Shotwick, union of Great Boughton, Higher division of the hundred of Wirrall, S. division of the county of Chester, 5¾ miles (N. N. W.) from Chester.[1]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Census records[edit | edit source]

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.


Church records[edit | edit source]

Capenhurst Holy Trinity parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials have been indexed by the following groups:

FS PR's =FamilySearch Parish Registers
FS BT's = FamilySearch Bishops Transcripts
Capenhurst Holy Trinity Parish (1859) Online Records

Baptisms
Marriages
Burials

Indexes Images Indexes Images Indexes Images
FS PR's 1752-1909
  NONE
   NONE
  NONE
  NONE   NONE
FS BT'S 1859-1893
  NONE
   NONE
  NONE
1860-1894
  NONE

 Here is a list of parish registers on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.

Parish registers for Capenhurst, 1859-1990 Cheshire Record Office: P181/4449/1-2. Formerly a chapelry in Shotwick parish. Includes Ledsham (in Neston parish). Called St. Michael's Church.

Parish Registers: Capenhurst
Film
Baptisms, 1859-1990. Banns of marriages, 1860-1976.
2149187 Items 4 - 5

Bishop's transcripts for Capenhurst, 1859-1894 Cheshire Record Office: EDB 43

Bishops Transcripts: Capenhurst Film
Baptisms, 1859-1868, burials, 1860-1868, baptisms, 1867-1874, burials, 1868-1874, baptisms, 1874-1878, burials, 1874-1878, baptisms, 1892-1894, 1891-1892, burials, 1891-1894.
1647366 Item 7
Another filming, 1990.
1656840 Item 7

Non-Conformist Churches[edit | edit source]

Not Known

Civil Registration[edit | edit source]

Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from 1 July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. Here are two excellent Internet sites with birth, marriage and death indexes available:

Registration Districts[edit | edit source]

  • Great Boughton (1837-69)
  • Chester (1870-1937)
  • West Cheshire (1937-74)
  • Chester & Ellesmere Port (1974-98)
  • Cheshire West (1998-2007)
  • Cheshire (2007-09)
  • Cheshire West & Chester (2009+)

Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]

  • Great Boughton (1837-71)
  • Chester (1871-1930)

Probate records[edit | edit source]

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.

see also England Cheshire Probate Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

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

Websites[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Samuel A. Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 501-511. Date accessed: 10 January 2014.