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Guide to '''Cevenshulme, Lancashire ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.


== Chapelry History  ==
== Chapelry History  ==


LEVENSHULME, a village, a township, and '''a parochial chapelry, in Manchester parish''', Lancaster. The village stands 3 miles southeast by south of Manchester. The chapelry is more extensive than the township, and was constituted in 1861. There are chapels for Independents, Wesleyans, Free Methodists, and Roman Catholics. There is also a convent. The Free Methodist chapel was built in 1864; and a school, in connexion with it, to accommodate 250 children, was built in 1866.<ref>Wilson, John Marius, ''[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/expertsearch.jsp#tab03 Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales]''&amp;nbsp;(1870)</ref> <br>
LEVENSHULME, a village, a township, and '''a parochial chapelry, in Manchester parish''', Lancaster. The village stands 3 miles southeast by south of Manchester. The chapelry is more extensive than the township, and was constituted in 1861. There are chapels for Independents, Wesleyans, Free Methodists, and Roman Catholics. There is also a convent. The Free Methodist chapel was built in 1864; and a school, in connexion with it, to accommodate 250 children, was built in 1866.<ref>John Marius Wilson, ''[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/expertsearch.jsp#tab03 Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales]''&amp;nbsp;(1870)</ref> <br>


== Resources  ==
== Resources  ==


==== Civil Registration  ====
=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===


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 [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD].  
Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]
::*Type the name of the parish in the ''search bar''
::*Click on the location ''pin'' on the map
::*Choose ''Options'' from the pop up box
::*Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes<br>
=== Cemeteries ===
* {{FSC|405989|title-id|disp=Memorials of Levenshulme Wesleyan Chapel}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
* {{FSC|406051|title-id|disp=Memorials of St. Andrew's Parish Church, Levenshulme, Manchester}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 
=== Civil Registration  ===
 
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.<br>
*''See [[England Civil Registration]] for online resources and information''.<br><br>


Online index of Lancashire Births, Marriages and Deaths [[Lancashire BMD]]<br>
Online index of Lancashire Births, Marriages and Deaths [[Lancashire BMD]]<br>


==== Church records  ====
=== Church Records ===
 
''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.


'''Online Records'''&nbsp;
====Church of England====


Some online transcriptions for Levenshulme St Peter's Chapelry exist, as well as those for the ancient parish of Manchester Our Lady, St George, and St Denys--to which it was attached.&nbsp;Links to online baptisms, marriages and burials registers are displayed&nbsp;below and&nbsp;located at the web sites indicated; note the&nbsp;ranges of years''':'''&nbsp;<br>
''Chapelry'' is a church or churches built in a large ecclesiastical parish to help the members attend worship services closer to their homes.<br>


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'''''Online Parish Records Table'''''
 
<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'''''
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|-
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="6" align="left" | '''<sub>FS =</sub>'''[http://familysearch.org <sub><font color="#800080">FamilySearch.org</font></sub>]
| bgcolor="#b6cee2" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''Levenshulme Parish Records'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="6" align="left" | <sub>'''LOPC''' =&nbsp;</sub>[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexp.html <sub><font color="#800080">Lancashire Online Parish&nbsp;Clerk</font></sub>]
| bgcolor="#efdcc3" | <center>'''''Collections'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#d9bfbf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>  
| bgcolor="#bfd9bf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#cac4d4" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="6" align="left" | <sub>'''FMP'''&nbsp;= &nbsp;</sub>[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/sog/misc-series <sub><font color="#0066cc">FMP = FindMyPast</font></sub>]
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |
|-
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="6" align="left" | <sub>'''LBMD''' =&nbsp;</sub>[http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk <sub><font color="#800080">Lancashire BMD</font></sub>]
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="6" align="left" | <sub>'''AC '''= </sub>[http://search.ancestry.co.uk <sub><font color="#800080">Ancestry.co.uk</font></sub>]
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
|}
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>  
 
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>''Indexes only''</center>
&nbsp;
 
{| border="3" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="725" align="center"
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" colspan="8" align="center" | '''LEVENSHULME&nbsp;ST&nbsp;PETER&nbsp;Chapelry (1854) Indexes'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Collections-Lancashire
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=0&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CLancashire 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=1&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CLancashire 1500s-1900s]</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%2CLancashire 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Parish Registers-Lancashire
| bgcolor="#66ffcc" | <u>'''Baptisms'''</u>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{RecordSearch|1465701|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <u>'''Marriages'''</u>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffccff" | <u>'''Burials'''</u>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{RecordSearch|1465701|1500s-1900s}}</center>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{RecordSearch|1465701|1500s-1900s}}</center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FS'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
| bgcolor="#66ffcc" | None
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | None
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffccff" | None
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''LOPC'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FreeREG
| bgcolor="#66ffcc" | None
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | None&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffccff" | None
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''LBMD'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Findmypast-Lancashire ($)
| bgcolor="#66ffcc" | None
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/lancashire-baptisms 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | '''[http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/cgi/marrind.cgi?county=lancashire 1861-1997]'''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffccff" | None
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/lancashire-banns-and-marriages 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/lancashire-burials 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" colspan="12" align="center" |  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Lancashire ($)
'''MANCHESTER&nbsp;CATHEDRAL -&nbsp;OUR&nbsp;LADY, ST&nbsp;GEORGE&nbsp;AND&nbsp;ST DENYS&nbsp;(1573) Indexes&nbsp;'''<br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2575/ 1500s-1900s]  </center>
 
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2576/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2577/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
&nbsp;
| 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="#00ffcc" | <u>'''Baptisms'''</u>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <u>'''Marriages'''</u>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9852/ 1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1352/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffccff" | <u>'''Burials'''</u>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9840/ 1500s-1900s]<center>  
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FS'''
| bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | ''Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage''
| bgcolor="#66ffcc" | '''[http://familysearch.org 1573-1872]'''
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | '''[http://familysearch.org 1573-1889]'''&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ffccff" | None
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''LOPC'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#66ffcc" | '''[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Manchester/Manchester/cathedral/index.html 1573-1616;1777-1837]'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | '''[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Manchester/Manchester/cathedral/index.html 1573-1616;1782-1836 - part. yrs]'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffccff" | '''[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Manchester/Manchester/cathedral/index.html 1573-1616;1792-1836]&nbsp;- '''part. yrs
| 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="#ffffcc" | '''LBMD'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#66ffcc" | '''[http://lancashirebmd.org.uk/cgi/birthind.cgi?county=lancashire 1837-1881]'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | '''[http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/cgi/marrind.cgi?county=lancashire 1837-1946]'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffccff" | '''[http://lancashirebmd.org.uk/deaths.php 1837-1881]'''&nbsp;
| 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>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''AC'''&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#66ffcc" | '''[http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5895 1573-1616]'''
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | '''[http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5895 1573-1616]'''
| bgcolor="#ffccff" | '''[http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5895 1573-1616]'''
|}
|}
'''''Other Websites'''''<br>
These databases have incomplete parish coverage. <br>
*[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/Lancashire/ Joiner Marriage Index - Lancashire] ($)
*[https://parishregister.co.uk/online/lancashire-parish-records The Genealogist Parish Registers - Lancashire] ($)
*[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
*[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/ OnLine Parish Clerks - Lancashire] - OnLine Parish Clerks project for Lancashire


To view a full list of all chapelries and district churches in the ancient parish of Manchester and their respective links to online transcriptions of their baptisms, marriages and burials, be sure to visit the [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Manchester_Our_Lady,_St_George_and_St_Denys,_Lancashire '''MANCHESTER (CATHEDRAL) OUR LADY, ST GEORGE &amp; ST DENYS'''] page.  
====Nonconformist Records====
"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>


'''Original Records''' The Manchester Room and Greater Manchester County Record Office<br>Email: archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk
*'''1647-1996''' {{RecordSearch|3656808|England, Lancashire Non-conformist Church Records, 1647-1996}} at FamilySearch - [[England, Lancashire Non-Conformist Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index (''dates may vary by parish'')


The Manchester Room@City Library (Local Studies)<br>
=== Census Records ===
 
<br>
 
==== Census records  ====


{{British Census|438731}}  
{{British Census|438731}}  


<br>
=== Poor Law Unions  ===
 
==== Poor Law Unions  ====


[[Chorlton Poor Law Union,Lancashire]]  
[[Chorlton Poor Law Union,Lancashire]]  
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==== Probate records<br> ====
==== Probate records<br> ====


Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Lancashire Probate Records|Lancashire 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 [[Lancashire Probate Records|Lancashire Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.


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


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


== Web sites  ==
== Websites ==


{{expand section|any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above.}}


http://www.achurchnearyou.com/chorlton-cum-hardy-st-clement/ for information about the parish<br>
http://www.achurchnearyou.com/chorlton-cum-hardy-st-clement/ for information about the parish<br>


== References ==
== References ==


{{Reflist}}  
{{Reflist}}  


[[Category:Lancashire]]
[[Category:Lancashire Parishes]]

Latest revision as of 14:58, 26 April 2024

Guide to Cevenshulme, Lancashire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Chapelry History

LEVENSHULME, a village, a township, and a parochial chapelry, in Manchester parish, Lancaster. The village stands 3 miles southeast by south of Manchester. The chapelry is more extensive than the township, and was constituted in 1861. There are chapels for Independents, Wesleyans, Free Methodists, and Roman Catholics. There is also a convent. The Free Methodist chapel was built in 1864; and a school, in connexion with it, to accommodate 250 children, was built in 1866.[1]

Resources

Find Neighboring Parishes

Use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map

  • Type the name of the parish in the search bar
  • Click on the location pin on the map
  • Choose Options from the pop up box
  • Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes

Cemeteries

Civil Registration

Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.

Online index of Lancashire Births, Marriages and Deaths Lancashire BMD

Church Records

The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor.
Non-Conformist refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.

Church of England

Chapelry is a church or churches built in a large ecclesiastical parish to help the members attend worship services closer to their homes.

Online Parish Records Table

Due to the increasing access of online records:

  • Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified
  • Dates in the following table are approximate

Hover over the collection's title for more information

Levenshulme Parish Records
Collections
Baptisms
Marriages
Burials
Indexes and images
Indexes only
Indexes and images
Indexes only
Indexes and images
Indexes only
FamilySearch Collections-Lancashire
1500s-1900s
-
1500s-1900s
-
1500s-1900s
-
Parish Registers-Lancashire
1500s-1900s
-
1500s-1900s
-
1500s-1900s
-
Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
1700s-1800s
-
1700s-1800s
-
1700s-1800s
-
FreeREG
-
1500s-1900s
-
1500s-1900s
-
1500s-1900s
Findmypast-Lancashire ($)
1500s-1900s
-
1500s-1900s
-
1500s-1900s
-
Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Lancashire ($)
1500s-1900s
-
1500s-1900s
-
1500s-1900s
-
Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
-
1500s-1900s
1500s-1900s
-
1500s-1900s
1500s-1900s
-
1500s-1900s
Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage
Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
-
-
-
1500s-1800s
-
-
National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
-
-
-
-
-
1800s-1900s

Other Websites
These databases have incomplete parish coverage.

Nonconformist Records

"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.

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.


Poor Law Unions

Chorlton Poor Law Union,Lancashire

Probate records

Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Lancashire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Maps and Gazetteers

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

Websites

http://www.achurchnearyou.com/chorlton-cum-hardy-st-clement/ for information about the parish

References

  1. ↑ John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales&nbsp;(1870)
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