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Guide to'''&nbsp; Congleton St James, Cheshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
 
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=== Parish History  ===
CONGLETON, is an incorporated market-town, a '''chapelry''', and the head of a union, in the '''parish of Astbury''', it is locally in the hundred of Northwich, S. division of the county of Chester. The chapel, dedicated to St. Peter. At Congleton Moss, a church was dedicated to the Holy Trinity it was erected in 1845. Two districts or ecclesiastical parishes have been formed under Sir Robert Peel's act: in the one, St. Stephen's district, a chapel has been purchased from the dissenters, in the other, '''St. James'''', a church. There are places of worship for '''Independents, Primitive Methodists, Wesleyans, Unitarians, and Roman Catholics'''.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50893#s23 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848). Date Accessed: 18 Jan 2013</ref><br>
 
Congleton St James was formed in 1847 from&nbsp; [[Congleton St Peter,Cheshire]] and the earlier Ancient parish of&nbsp; [[Astbury, Cheshire]].&nbsp;
 
In 1847 the district of Astbury contained a population of three thousand four hundred. Under an act known as ‘Sir Robert Peel’s Church Extension Act’, which was designed to make better provision for the spiritual care of populous parishes, the church of St. James was born.<br>
 
The Church consists of Nave, Side Aisles and Chancel, with a porch at the northern end and a bell-cot surmounting the western end of the Nave roof.
 
Other closely associated chapelries also lying within Astbury ancient parish included the chapelries of Congleton St Peter and St Stephen's, Mossley Holy Trinity, Buglawton, Rode, Smallwood, and Somerford; together with several places of worship for dissenters, in the parish.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50767 A Topographical Dictionary of England] (1848), pp. 100-104. Adapted. Date accessed: 01 July 2013.</ref>
 
=== Resources  ===
 
==== Census Records  ====
 
{{British Census|241249}}
 
==== Church Records  ====
 
Congleton St James parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:
 
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To find the names of the neighboring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.<br><br>
 
Records are also available at the [https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/community-and-living/records-archives-and-cornish-studies/cornwall-record-office/ Cornwall Record Office].
 
 
===== Non-Conformist Churches  =====
 
Non-Conformist Records:
 
==== Civil Registration  ====
 
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from 1 July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. Here are two excellent Internet sites with birth, marriage and death indexes available:
 
*[http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD]
*[http://cheshirebmd.org.uk/ Cheshire BMD]
 
===== Registration Districts  =====
 
*Congleton
 
==== Poor Law Unions  ====
 
*[[Congleton Poor Law Union, Cheshire]]
 
==== 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)]]
 
== Websites  ==
 
Congleton on [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/chs/congleton.html Genuki]
 
Congleton St James on [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/chs/churches/congleton-st%20james.html Genuki]
 
== References  ==
 
<references />
 
== Bibliography  ==
 
Title History of Congleton: published to celebrate the 700th anniversary of the granting of the charter to the town<br>Congleton History Society<br>Authors W. B. Stephens, Congleton History Society<br>Editor W. B. Stephens Publisher Manchester University Press ND, 1970<br>ISBN 0719012457, 9780719012457 {{Cheshire}}
 
[[Category:Cheshire Parishes]]

Revision as of 15:41, 20 March 2019

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

Congleton St James,Cheshire
Type Ecclesiastical Parish
Civil Jurisdictions
Hundred Northwich
County Cheshire
Poor Law Union Congleton
Registration District Congleton
Records begin
Parish registers: 1844
Bishop's Transcripts: 1886
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Rural Deanery Middlewich
Diocese Pre-1541 - Lichfield and Coventry; Post-1540 - Chester
Province Canterbury
Legal Jurisdictions
Probate Court Pre-1541 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) Post-1540 - Court of the Bishop of Cheshire (Episcopal Consistory)
Location of Archive
Cheshire Record Office
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Parish History[edit | edit source]

CONGLETON, is an incorporated market-town, a chapelry, and the head of a union, in the parish of Astbury, it is locally in the hundred of Northwich, S. division of the county of Chester. The chapel, dedicated to St. Peter. At Congleton Moss, a church was dedicated to the Holy Trinity it was erected in 1845. Two districts or ecclesiastical parishes have been formed under Sir Robert Peel's act: in the one, St. Stephen's district, a chapel has been purchased from the dissenters, in the other, St. James', a church. There are places of worship for Independents, Primitive Methodists, Wesleyans, Unitarians, and Roman Catholics.[1]

Congleton St James was formed in 1847 from  Congleton St Peter,Cheshire and the earlier Ancient parish of  Astbury, Cheshire. 

In 1847 the district of Astbury contained a population of three thousand four hundred. Under an act known as ‘Sir Robert Peel’s Church Extension Act’, which was designed to make better provision for the spiritual care of populous parishes, the church of St. James was born.

The Church consists of Nave, Side Aisles and Chancel, with a porch at the northern end and a bell-cot surmounting the western end of the Nave roof.

Other closely associated chapelries also lying within Astbury ancient parish included the chapelries of Congleton St Peter and St Stephen's, Mossley Holy Trinity, Buglawton, Rode, Smallwood, and Somerford; together with several places of worship for dissenters, in the parish.[2]

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]

Congleton St James parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

FS PRs = England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010 (FamilySearch) - free
FS Mar = England, Devon and Cornwall Marriages, 1660-1912 (FamilySearch) - free
FS = FamilySearch - free
OPC = Cornwall Online Parish Clerk - free
FREG = FreeREG - free
FMP = Cornwall Baptisms, Marriages, Burials (FindMyPast) - ($)
TGEN = Cornwall Parish Records (TheGenealogist) - ($)
BOYD = England, Boyd's Marriage Indexes, 1538-1850 (FindMyPast) - free
IGI = International Genealogical Index (FamilySearch) - free[3]
FS Catalog PRs = FamilySearch Catalog Parish registers - free
FS Catalog BTs = FamilySearch Catalog Bishop's transcripts - free
Congleton St James Online Parish Records
Baptisms
Marriages
Burials
Indexes Images Indexes Images Indexes Images
FS PRs 1538-2010
1538-2010
1538-2010
FS Mar

1660-1912


FS 1538-1975
1538-1973
1538-1991
OPC 1538-1911
1538-1910
1538-1911
FREG 1538-1900s
1538-1900s
1538-1900s
FMP 1538-1916
1538-1839
1538-1928
TGEN 1540-1800s
1537-1800s


BOYD

1538-1850


IGI



FS Catalog PRs


FS Catalog BTs


To find the names of the neighboring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.

Records are also available at the Cornwall Record Office.


Non-Conformist Churches[edit | edit source]

Non-Conformist Records:

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]
  • Congleton

Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]

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)

Websites[edit | edit source]

Congleton on Genuki

Congleton St James on Genuki

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848). Date Accessed: 18 Jan 2013
  2. ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 100-104. Adapted. Date accessed: 01 July 2013.
  3. ↑ ArcherSoftware.co.uk

Bibliography[edit | edit source]

Title History of Congleton: published to celebrate the 700th anniversary of the granting of the charter to the town
Congleton History Society
Authors W. B. Stephens, Congleton History Society
Editor W. B. Stephens Publisher Manchester University Press ND, 1970
ISBN 0719012457, 9780719012457

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