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Guide to '''Leighton with Minshull, Cheshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | Guide to '''Leighton with Minshull, Cheshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | ||
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== Parish History == | === Parish History === | ||
LEIGHTON with MINSHULL or MINSHULL-VERNON, is a village and a township in '''Middlewich parish''', and a '''chapelry''' partly also in '''Nantwich parish''', Cheshire. The village stands on the River Weaver, near the Northwestern railway, it is 3¾ miles S by W of Middlewich. The township contains also the village of <u>Bradfield-Green</u>. The chapelry was constituted in 1840, and is sometimes called Leighton-cum-Minshull-Vernon. There is an '''Independent''' chapel.<ref>John Marius Wilson, ''[ | LEIGHTON with MINSHULL or MINSHULL-VERNON, is a village and a township in '''Middlewich parish''', and a '''chapelry''' partly also in '''Nantwich parish''', Cheshire. The village stands on the River Weaver, near the Northwestern railway, it is 3¾ miles S by W of Middlewich. The township contains also the village of <u>Bradfield-Green</u>. The chapelry was constituted in 1840, and is sometimes called Leighton-cum-Minshull-Vernon. There is an '''Independent''' chapel.<ref>John Marius Wilson, ''[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/entry_page.jsp?text_id=991830 Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales]'' (1870-72). Date Accessed: 22 March 2013</ref> | ||
Leighton with Minshull Vernon St Peter is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Cheshire, created in 1850 from Leighton town in [[Nantwich, Cheshire]] Ancient Parish and [[Middlewich, Cheshire]] Ancient Parish. Other places in the parish include: Bradfield Green, Minshull, and Minshull Vernon. | Leighton with Minshull Vernon St Peter is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Cheshire, created in 1850 from Leighton town in [[Nantwich, Cheshire]] Ancient Parish and [[Middlewich, Cheshire]] Ancient Parish. Other places in the parish include: Bradfield Green, Minshull, and Minshull Vernon. | ||
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== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
==== Census records ==== | |||
{{British Census|241248}} | |||
=== | ==== Church records ==== | ||
Leighton with Minshull St Peter parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials have been indexed by the following groups: | |||
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==== | 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. | ||
Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, nonconformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. Add links to the FamilySearch Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection. | |||
===== Non-Conformist Churches ===== | |||
*'''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'') | *'''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'') | ||
A Primitive Methodist chapel was built in Leighton in 1841; it closed in 1899. | A Primitive Methodist chapel was built in Leighton in 1841; it closed in 1899. | ||
=== Civil Registration === | ==== 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: | 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: | ||
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[[Northwich Poor Law Union, Cheshire]] | [[Northwich Poor Law Union, Cheshire]] | ||
=== Probate | ==== 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. | ||
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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. | ||
*[ | *[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851] | ||
*[ | *[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain] | ||
== Websites == | == Websites == | ||
Revision as of 10:40, 25 October 2020
Guide to Leighton with Minshull, Cheshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Leighton with Minshull, Cheshire, England | |
|---|---|
 St Peters Church Bradfield Green Cheshire | |
| Type | Ecclesiastical Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| Hundred | Nantwich |
| County | Cheshire |
| Poor Law Union | Nantwich |
| Registration District | Nantwich |
| Records begin | |
| Parish registers: 1840 | |
| Bishop's Transcripts: 1840 | |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Nantwich |
| 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 | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
LEIGHTON with MINSHULL or MINSHULL-VERNON, is a village and a township in Middlewich parish, and a chapelry partly also in Nantwich parish, Cheshire. The village stands on the River Weaver, near the Northwestern railway, it is 3¾ miles S by W of Middlewich. The township contains also the village of Bradfield-Green. The chapelry was constituted in 1840, and is sometimes called Leighton-cum-Minshull-Vernon. There is an Independent chapel.[1]
Leighton with Minshull Vernon St Peter is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Cheshire, created in 1850 from Leighton town in Nantwich, Cheshire Ancient Parish and Middlewich, Cheshire Ancient Parish. Other places in the parish include: Bradfield Green, Minshull, and Minshull Vernon.
Leighton was a township in Nantwich Parish, Nantwich Hundred, which became a civil parish in 1866.
Including the hamlet of Barrows Green.
Leighton is a scattered settlement and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, which lies immediately north west of Crewe. The parish also includes the village of Barrows Green, which lies on the northern outskirts of Crewe, 1½ miles from the centre. Nearby villages include Bradfield Green and Worleston.
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]
Leighton with Minshull St Peter 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 |
| Leighton with Minshull St Peter Parish (1840) Online Records | ||||||
| Indexes | Images | Indexes | Images | Indexes | Images | |
| FS PR's | 1813-1871 (4 entries) |
NONE |
NONE |
NONE |
NONE |
NONE |
| FS BT'S | 1840-1856 |
NONE |
NONE |
NONE |
1840-1868 |
NONE |
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.
Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, nonconformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. Add links to the FamilySearch Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection.
Non-Conformist Churches[edit | edit source]
- 1671-1900 England, Cheshire Non-conformist Records, 1671-1900 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index (dates may vary by parish)
A Primitive Methodist chapel was built in Leighton in 1841; it closed in 1899.
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]
Nantwich (1837–1937)
Crewe (1937–74)
Congleton and Crewe (1974–88)
South Cheshire (1988–98)
Cheshire Central (post 1998)
Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]
Northwich Poor Law Union, Cheshire
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]
Leighton (near Nantwich) on GENUKI
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72). Date Accessed: 22 March 2013