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== Parish History  ==
Guide to '''Prior's Heys, Cheshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.


Prior's Heys (formerly Pryor's Hayes) was an extra-parochial place in Eddisbury Hundred (Map Grid SJ 5166), which became a civil parish in 1858<ref>UK &amp; Ireland Genealogy [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/chs/priorsheys.html Genuki]</ref><br>
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| Type = [[Extra-parochial]]
| County = Cheshire
| Hundred = Eddisbury
| Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/GreatBoughton/ Great Boughton]
| Registration District = Great Boughton
| PRbegin = For records see surrounding parishes
| BTbegin = For records see surrounding parishes
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| Diocese = Not Applicable
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| Rural Deanery = Not Applicable
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== Parish History ==
 
Prior's Heys (formerly Pryor's Hayes) was an extra-parochial place in Eddisbury Hundred (Map Grid SJ 5166), which became a civil parish in 1858<ref>UK and Ireland Genealogy [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/chs/priorsheys.html Genuki]. Date Accessed: 11 November 2013</ref>  


== Resources  ==
== Resources  ==


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


Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|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].
=== Civil Registration ===


==== Registration Districts  ====
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  =====


Here is a list of the districts that have included Priors Heys since 1837, with dates of inclusion:  
Here is a list of the districts that have included Priors Heys since 1837, with dates of inclusion:  
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*West Chester (1937-present)
*West Chester (1937-present)


=== Church records  ===
=== Church Records ===


Since Prior's Heys was extra-parochial, you should search neighbouring parishes. 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.'
Prior's Heys is an '''extra parochial area''' and the closest ecclesiastical parish is [[Tarvin, Cheshire Genealogy|Tarvin]].
*''Extra-parochial'' areas were not attached to parish churches.  
*The residents went to a church of their choosing outside of the parish boundaries.<br>


*[[Tarvin, Cheshire|Tarvin, St. Andrew ]](C of E) has been the parish church for Prior's Heys since 1964.<br>
=== Census Records ===
 
{{British Census|241237}}


=== Census records ===
=== Poor Law Unions ===


{{British Census|241237}}
*Great Boughton


=== Probate records ===
=== Probate Records ===


Before 1858, records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were probated by the ecclesiastical court with jurisdiction over this place. Go to [[Cheshire Probate Records|Cheshire Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction.  
Before 1858, records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were probated by the ecclesiastical court with jurisdiction over this place. Go to [[Cheshire Probate Records|Cheshire Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction.  


=== Poor Law Unions  ===
See also [[England Cheshire Probate Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
 
Contributor: Add information about the pertinent poor law unions in the area.


== 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. Here some online gazetteers and maps for England.  
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place. Here some online gazetteers and maps for England.  


*[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]
 
== Websites  ==
 
Prior's Heys on [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/chs/priorsheys.html GENUKI]
 
== References  ==


== Web sites  ==
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Latest revision as of 14:14, 21 July 2023

Guide to Prior's Heys, Cheshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Prior's Heys, Cheshire
Type Extra-parochial
Civil Jurisdictions
Hundred Eddisbury
County Cheshire
Poor Law Union Great Boughton
Registration District Great Boughton
Records begin
Parish registers: For records see surrounding parishes
Bishop's Transcripts: For records see surrounding parishes
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Rural Deanery Not Applicable
Diocese Not Applicable
Legal Jurisdictions
Probate Court Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
Location of Archive
Cheshire Record Office

Parish History[edit | edit source]

Prior's Heys (formerly Pryor's Hayes) was an extra-parochial place in Eddisbury Hundred (Map Grid SJ 5166), which became a civil parish in 1858[1]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Find Neighboring Parishes[edit | edit source]

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

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]

Here is a list of the districts that have included Priors Heys since 1837, with dates of inclusion:

  • Great Boughton (1837-1870)
  • Chester (1870-1937)
  • West Chester (1937-present)

Church Records[edit | edit source]

Prior's Heys is an extra parochial area and the closest ecclesiastical parish is Tarvin.

  • Extra-parochial areas were not attached to parish churches.
  • The residents went to a church of their choosing outside of the parish boundaries.

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.


Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]

  • Great Boughton

Probate Records[edit | edit source]

Before 1858, records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were probated by the ecclesiastical court with jurisdiction over this place. Go to Cheshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction.

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. Here some online gazetteers and maps for England.

Websites[edit | edit source]

Prior's Heys on GENUKI

References[edit | edit source]

  1. UK and Ireland Genealogy Genuki. Date Accessed: 11 November 2013