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Guide to '''Over, Cheshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | Guide to '''Over, 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 === | ||
OVER, is a small town, a township, and a sub-district in Northwich district, and a '''parish''' partly also in Nantwich district, Cheshire. There are three churches and four dissenting chapels. The parish church, or '''St. Chad's''', stands about a mile S of the town; '''St. John's''' church serves for a section of the parish formed into a chapelry in 1864. The dissenting chapels are '''Wesleyan''', '''Primitive Methodist''' and '''United Free Methodist'''. | OVER, is a small town, a township, and a sub-district in Northwich district, and a '''parish''' partly also in Nantwich district, Cheshire. There are three churches and four dissenting chapels. The parish church, or '''St. Chad's''', stands about a mile S of the town; '''St. John's''' church serves for a section of the parish formed into a chapelry in 1864. The dissenting chapels are '''Wesleyan''', '''Primitive Methodist''' and '''United Free Methodist'''. | ||
The township contains also Swanlow hamlet, includes part of Whitegate parish. The parish contains also the townships of Low Oulton and Wettenhall. The '''Wesleyan''' chapel is in Swanlow; and the '''Primitive Methodist''' chapel is in Wettenhall.<ref>John Marius Wilson, ''[ | The township contains also Swanlow hamlet, includes part of Whitegate parish. The parish contains also the townships of Low Oulton and Wettenhall. The '''Wesleyan''' chapel is in Swanlow; and the '''Primitive Methodist''' chapel is in Wettenhall.<ref>John Marius Wilson, ''[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/entry_page.jsp?text_id=969940 Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales]'' (1870-72). Date Accessed: 2 April 2013.</ref> | ||
St Chad's Church, Over is in the town of Winsford, Cheshire, England. It was formerly in the separate town of Over, but with the growth of Winsford it has become part of this town. Over, St. Chad, Church Hill was an ancient parish church, originally serving the townships of Low Oulton and Wettenhall and parts of Marton (near Winsford) and Over. | St Chad's Church, Over is in the town of Winsford, Cheshire, England. It was formerly in the separate town of Over, but with the growth of Winsford it has become part of this town. Over, St. Chad, Church Hill was an ancient parish church, originally serving the townships of Low Oulton and Wettenhall and parts of Marton (near Winsford) and Over. | ||
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== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
==== Census records ==== | |||
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{{British Census|241236}} | |||
=== Church | ==== Church records ==== | ||
Over St Chad 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. | |||
Parish registers for Over, 1558-1929 Cheshire Record Office call number: P146/1/1-4, 2/1-5, 3/1-4, 4, 5/1-4. | |||
Cheshire parish registers are available online in Family Search Historic Records | |||
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Bishop's transcripts for Over, 1588-1876 Cheshire, Church of England, Bishop’s transcripts are available online in FamilySearch Historic Records Cheshire Record Office number: EDB/162 | |||
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==== | Note that the change of Over to Winsford involves the later church of Christ Church, Winsford,which became known as St. Chad's, Over in 1939. That church has records at Chester Record Office number P318. | ||
===== Non-Conformist Churches ===== | |||
*'''1600s-1910''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/cheshire-non-conformist-and-roman-catholic-registers-baptism-17th-century-1910 Cheshire Non-Conformist & Roman Catholic Registers (Baptism) 17th Century-1910] at | *'''1600s-1910''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/cheshire-non-conformist-and-roman-catholic-registers-baptism-17th-century-1910 Cheshire Non-Conformist & Roman Catholic Registers (Baptism) 17th Century-1910] at FindMyPast ($); index and images (''dates may vary by parish'') | ||
*'''1600s-1910''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/cheshire-non-conformist-and-roman-catholic-registers-marriages-17th-century-1910 Cheshire Non-Conformist & Roman Catholic Registers (Marriages) 17th Century-1910] at | *'''1600s-1910''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/cheshire-non-conformist-and-roman-catholic-registers-marriages-17th-century-1910 Cheshire Non-Conformist & Roman Catholic Registers (Marriages) 17th Century-1910] at FindMyPast ($); index and images (''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'') | *'''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'') | ||
Ways Green, St. Joseph (Roman Catholic). Founded 1949. | Ways Green, St. Joseph (Roman Catholic). Founded 1949. | ||
Over, St. Paul's Methodist Church (Free). Built in 1836 on Over Lane, rebuilt in 1877 on High Street, closed in 1977. Registers 1868–1977 are at the Cheshire Record Office. | Over, St. Paul's Methodist Church (Free). Built in 1836 on Over Lane, rebuilt in 1877 on High Street, closed in 1977. Registers 1868–1977 are at the Cheshire Record Office. | ||
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Over, United Reformed Church (Independent/Congregational), Swanlow Lane. Built in 1814. | Over, United Reformed Church (Independent/Congregational), Swanlow Lane. Built in 1814. | ||
=== 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 | *Northwich | ||
=== Poor Law Unions === | ==== Poor Law Unions ==== | ||
*[[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 16:09, 3 February 2021
Guide to Over, Cheshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Over, Cheshire, England | |
|---|---|
 St Chad's Church, Over Cheshire | |
| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| Hundred | Eddisbury |
| County | Cheshire |
| Poor Law Union | Northwich |
| Registration District | Nantwich; Northwich |
| Records begin | |
| Parish registers: 1558 | |
| Bishop's Transcripts: 1588; Separate records exist for Winsford beginning 1844 | |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Middlewich |
| Diocese | Pre-1541 - Lichfield and Coventry; Post-1540 - Chester |
| Province | York |
| 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]
OVER, is a small town, a township, and a sub-district in Northwich district, and a parish partly also in Nantwich district, Cheshire. There are three churches and four dissenting chapels. The parish church, or St. Chad's, stands about a mile S of the town; St. John's church serves for a section of the parish formed into a chapelry in 1864. The dissenting chapels are Wesleyan, Primitive Methodist and United Free Methodist.
The township contains also Swanlow hamlet, includes part of Whitegate parish. The parish contains also the townships of Low Oulton and Wettenhall. The Wesleyan chapel is in Swanlow; and the Primitive Methodist chapel is in Wettenhall.[1]
St Chad's Church, Over is in the town of Winsford, Cheshire, England. It was formerly in the separate town of Over, but with the growth of Winsford it has become part of this town. Over, St. Chad, Church Hill was an ancient parish church, originally serving the townships of Low Oulton and Wettenhall and parts of Marton (near Winsford) and Over.
Whitegate, St. Mary (C of E). An ancient parish church, originally serving the townships of Darnhall and parts of Marton (near Winsford), Over and Weaverham cum Milton. Registers of Baptisms 1565–1932, Marriages 1565–1942 and Burials 1565–1951 have been deposited at the Cheshire Record Office. Winsford, Christ Church (C of E), High Street. Over, St. John the Evangelist (C of E), Delamere Street. Founded 1863 as the parish church for part of Over. Registers of Baptisms 1863–1980, Marriages 1863–1982 and Burials 1868–1970 have been deposited at the Cheshire Record Office Sandiway, St John the Evangelist (C of E). The parish church for part of Over since 1935.
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]
Over St Chad parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials have been indexed by the following groups:
| BIVRI = British Isles Vital Records Index (Ancestry) - (£)[2] | |||||
| FS PR's =FamilySearch Parish Registers | |||||
| FS BT's =FamilySearch Bishops Transcripts |
| Over St Chad Parish (1558) Online Records | ||||||
| Indexes | Images | Indexes | Images | Indexes | Images | |
| BIVRI | 1816-1871 | |||||
| FS PR's | 1558-1909 |
NONE |
1559-1912 |
NONE |
1558-1917 |
NONE |
| FS BT'S | 1599-1876 |
NONE |
1600-1837 |
NONE |
1599-1876 |
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.
Parish registers for Over, 1558-1929 Cheshire Record Office call number: P146/1/1-4, 2/1-5, 3/1-4, 4, 5/1-4.
Cheshire parish registers are available online in Family Search Historic Records
| Parish registers Content | FHL Film |
| Baptisms, 1558-1700. Marriages, 1558-1700. Burials, 1558-1733. | BRITISH 2105096 Items 6 - 7 |
| Baptisms, 1700-1911. Marriages, 1700-January 1783. Burials, 1732-1812. | BRITISH 2105305 |
| Marriages, February 1772-1912. Marriage banns, 1863-1929. Burials, 1813-November 1848. | BRITISH 2105306 |
| Burials, July 1848-1917. | BRITISH 2105307 Items 1 - 3 |
Bishop's transcripts for Over, 1588-1876 Cheshire, Church of England, Bishop’s transcripts are available online in FamilySearch Historic Records Cheshire Record Office number: EDB/162
| Bishop's transcripts Content | FHL Film |
| Baptisms, marriages, burials, 1588, 1600, 1607, 1609, 1613-1615, 1617-1620, 1623-1630, 1633-1637, 1641, 1658-1660, 1662-1666, 1668-1671, 1673-1677, 1679-1685, 1687-1689, 1696-1763, 1766-1818. | BRITISH 1751482 Items 2 - 5 |
| Baptisms, marriages, burials, 1816-1833. | BRITISH 1751483 |
| Burials, 1833. Baptisms, marriages, burials, 1834-1837. Baptisms, burials, 1838-1871. | BRITISH 1751484 |
| Burials, 1871-1876. Baptisms, 1872-1876. | BRITISH 1751485 Item 1 |
Note that the change of Over to Winsford involves the later church of Christ Church, Winsford,which became known as St. Chad's, Over in 1939. That church has records at Chester Record Office number P318.
Non-Conformist Churches[edit | edit source]
- 1600s-1910 Cheshire Non-Conformist & Roman Catholic Registers (Baptism) 17th Century-1910 at FindMyPast ($); index and images (dates may vary by parish)
- 1600s-1910 Cheshire Non-Conformist & Roman Catholic Registers (Marriages) 17th Century-1910 at FindMyPast ($); index and images (dates may vary by parish)
- 1671-1900 England, Cheshire Non-conformist Records, 1671-1900 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index (dates may vary by parish)
Ways Green, St. Joseph (Roman Catholic). Founded 1949. Over, St. Paul's Methodist Church (Free). Built in 1836 on Over Lane, rebuilt in 1877 on High Street, closed in 1977. Registers 1868–1977 are at the Cheshire Record Office. Over, Central Methodist Chapel (Primitive). Built in 1842 on Chapel Street, rebuilt in 1871 on High Street, closed in 1976. Registers 1861–1976 are at the Cheshire Record Office. Over, Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan), Swanlow Lane. Built in 1861, closed in 1954. Registers 1925–1949 are at the Cheshire Record Office. Over, Methodist Chapel (Primitive), Chester Road. Built in 1876. Over, Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan), High Street. Built in 1883, closed in 1977. Registers 1887–1977 are at the Cheshire Record Office. Meadowbank, Methodist Chapel (Primitive). Built in 1897. Over, St. Andrew's Methodist Chapel. Opened 1977. Over, United Reformed Church (Independent/Congregational), Swanlow Lane. Built in 1814.
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]
- Northwich
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
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]
Over on GENUKI
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72). Date Accessed: 2 April 2013.
- ↑ 'British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed. Breakdown of Records', Genoot, accessed 14 October 2013.
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
Richards, Raymond (1947), Old Cheshire Churches, London: Batsford, pp. 263–267
Salter, Mark (1995), The Old Parish Churches of Cheshire, Malvern: Folly Publications, p. 61, ISBN 1871731232
Pevsner, Nikolaus; Edward Hubbard (2003) [1971], The Buildings of England: Cheshire, New Haven: Yale University Press, p. 389, ISBN 0 300 09588 0