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== History ==
Guide to '''Mottram in Longdendale, Cheshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.


Mottram in Longendale St Michael and All Angels is an Ancient parish in Cheshire and includes Godley, Hattersley, Stayley, Matley, Micklehurst, and Hollingworth.
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| County = Cheshire
| Hundred = Macclesfield
| Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/AshtonUnderLyne/ Ashton under Lyne]
| Registration District = Ashton under Lyne
| PRbegin = 1559
| BTbegin = 1583
| Province = York
| Diocese = Pre-1541 - Lichfield and Coventry; Post-1540 - Chester
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| Rural Deanery = Macclesfield
| Parish =
| Peculiar =
| Chapelry =
| Probate Court = Pre-1541 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) Post-1540 - Court of the Bishop of Cheshire (Episcopal Consistory)
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The tower dates from the end of the 15th century and was built with the money bequeathed by Sir Edmond Shaa, who died about 1488. He was a local man, who became Lord Mayor of London in the reign of Henry VII and was Court Jeweller. His will also provided for the foundation of Stockport Grammar School. The tower has eight bells. The gallery now used to ring the bells was formerly a minstrels' gallery.
== Parish History ==


In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Mottram in Longendale like this:  
MOTTRAM-IN-LONGDENDALE (St. Michael), is a '''parish''', in the union of Ashton-under-Lyne, hundred of Macclesfield, and Northern division of the county of Chester; comprising the townships of Godley, Hattersley, Hollingworth, Matley, Mottram, Newton, Stayley, and [[Tintwistle, Cheshire Genealogy|Tintwistle]]; it is 10 miles E by S from Manchester. Within the parish are three stations on the Manchester and Sheffield railway, one about a mile from Mottram, one at Newton and the third at Woodhead. There are places of worship for '''Independents''' and '''Wesleyans'''.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51161#s24 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848).  Date Accessed: 2 April 2013</ref>


MOTTRAM, a sub-district in the district of Ashtonunder-Lyne, and county of Chester; containing the townships of Mottram, Hattersley, Hollingworth, and Tintwistle, in Mottram-in-Longdendale parish. Pop. in 1851,9,070; in 1861,7,652. Houses, 1,538.<br>Longendale is from the Old English meaning "dale of the long valley", and Mottram from Old English meaning "place of the speakers" or "place where meetings are held", and known as "Mottrum"by c1220. The full name of Mottram in Longendale was established by 1308 - literally meaning "place where meetings are held in the dale of the long valley".  
Mottram in Longdendale St Michael and All Angels is an Ancient parish in Cheshire and includes Godley, Hattersley, Stayley, Matley, Micklehurst, and Hollingworth.


Evidence of a church at Mottram comes in 1225, when clergy attached to Mottram church were witnesses to local documents. There is some evidence of this earlier building: a Norman barrel font, the initials of a Hollingworth over the north door, a Decorated capital in the Staveley Chapel, an effigy of a knight and his lady also in the Staveley chapel, a ‘scare-devil’ corbel at the base of the west arch, and possibly the chancel arch.
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Mottram in Longdendale like this:  


The present church dates from the end of 15th century. The building of the tower was supported by a bequest from Sir Edmund Shaa, a native of the area who rose to fame and fortune in London and died in 1488. It is possible that the whole of the outside walls were rebuilt at the same time, perhaps as an enlargement of the existing building. In 1855 the church underwent a major restoration under the direction of local architect E.H. Shellard, during which the height of the nave roof was raised, allowing for much more imposing clerestory windows.  
MOTTRAM, a sub-district in the district of Ashton-under-Lyne, and county of Chester; containing the townships of Mottram, Hattersley, Hollingworth, and Tintwistle, in Mottram-in-Longdendale parish. The full name of Mottram in Longdendale was established by 1308 - literally meaning "place where meetings are held in the dale of the long valley".


The church features a fine alabaster pulpit, and several stained glass windows, including a Kempe window dated 1917.
== Resources  ==
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=== Cemeteries ===
*'''1815-1865''' {{FSC|597049|title-id|disp=An Account of the Graves Contained  in Mottram Churchyard, 1815-1865}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
* {{FSC|1192831|title-id|disp=Monumental Inscriptions of St. Michael and All Angels, Mottram in Longdendale}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images


===== Registration Districts<br> =====
=== Census Records ===


*Ashton under Lyne
{{British Census|241238}}
==== Church records  ====
 
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*Mottram-in-Longdendale, St. Michael (C of E). An ancient parish, originally serving the townships of Godley, Hattersley, Hollingworth, Matley, Mottram, Newton (near Hyde), Stayley and Tintwistle. Registers of Baptisms 1562–1991, Marriages 1558–1993 and Burials 1559–1988 have been deposited at the Cheshire Record Office
 
Parish registers for Mottram-in-Longdendale, 1559-1988&nbsp;&nbsp; Church of England. Parish Church of Mottram-in-Longdendale


Notes Cheshire, Church of England&nbsp; records are available online in Record Search, <br>Microfilm of original records in possession of Manchester Public Library. Microfilm copy of original records (1990, 1998 filmings) in the Cheshire Record Office, Chester. Cheshire Record Office no.: P25/1/1-6, P25/2/1-9, P25/3/1-6, 8-19; P25/4/1-2; P25/4108/1,8; P25/5/1-6; P25/6/1, P25/2664/1/1-2; P25/10/1-3.  
=== 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.


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| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Findmypast-Cheshire ($)
| BRITISH 424859
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/cheshire-diocese-of-chester-parish-baptisms-1538-1911 1500s-1900s] </center>
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| Baptisms, Burials 1802-1838.  
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| BRITISH 424860
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| Marriages 1754-1837.  
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| BRITISH 424861
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
| BRITISH 2103774
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'''''Other Websites'''''<br>
These databases have incomplete parish coverage. <br>
*[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/Cheshire/ Joiner Marriage Index - Cheshire] ($)
*[https://parishregister.co.uk/online/cheshire-parish-records The Genealogist Parish Registers - Cheshire] ($)
*[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


<br>Parish chest and poor law records for Mottram-in-Longdendale, Cheshire, 1667-1861&nbsp;<br>Parish Church of Mottram-in-Longdendale (Cheshire)&nbsp;&nbsp;Microfilm copy of original records in the Cheshire Record Office, Chester. Cheshire Record Office no.: P25/9/1, P25/2664/8, P25/5070/15.
====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>
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*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at Findmypast ($), index and images (''coverage may vary'')
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*'''1600s-1910''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/cheshire-non-conformist-and-roman-catholic-registers-baptism-17th-century-1910 Cheshire Non-Conformist & Roman Catholic Registers (Baptism) 17th Century-1910] at Findmypast ($); index and images (''dates may vary by parish'')
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*'''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'')
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*Broadbottom, Church of the Immaculate Conception (Roman Catholic). Founded 1896.  
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*Mottram, Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan).  
|Church rates, 1830-1833.  
*Mottram, Unitarian Chapel. Built in 1846.  
|BRITISH 2107084
*Mottram, United Reformed Church (Independent/Congregational). Built in 1846.
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|Apprenticeship papers, 1667-1751. Organ property trust, minutes and accounts, 1823-1861.
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Bishop's transcripts for Mottram-in-Longdendale, 1599-1892 <br>Notes Cheshire, Church of England marriage records are available online in Record Search Cheshire, Church of England christening records are available online in Record Search <br>Microfilm of original records in the Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England.Includes records for the chapelry of Woodhead. Cheshire Record Office no.: EDB/151
 
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<br>Broadbottom, St. Mary Magdalene. Built in 1889 as a chapel to Mottram-in-Longdendale. Registers of Baptisms 1889–1995 have been deposited at the Cheshire Record Office (no marriages or burials here).
 
===== Non-Conformist Churches  =====
 
*&nbsp;Broadbottom, Church of the Immaculate Conception (Roman Catholic). Founded 1896.  
*&nbsp;Mottram, Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan).  
*&nbsp;Mottram, Unitarian Chapel. Built in 1846.  
*&nbsp;Mottram, United Reformed Church (Independent/Congregational). Built in 1846.


Non-Conformist Records:  
Non-Conformist Records:  


Church records, 1798-1834&nbsp; Mottram Chapel (Mottram-in-Longdendale, Cheshire&nbsp;: New Conexion Methodist)&nbsp;
Church records, 1798-1834 Mottram Chapel (Mottram-in-Longdendale, Cheshire: New Connexion Methodist)


Notes Microfilm of original records at the Public Record Office, London. Births and baptisms, 1798-1834. RG-4 series no. 187.  
Notes Microfilm of original records at the Public Record Office, London. Births and baptisms, 1798-1834. RG-4 series no. 187.  


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Baptisms from the Methodist Chapel, Mottram in Longdendale, Cheshire <br>Stmnt.Resp. transcribed by Aril Hulme&nbsp;; index by Sally Allett Microreproduction of manuscript housed at the Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society Library, Manchester Includes index. Manchester and Lancashire FHS Library no.: RC 650<br>
Baptisms from the Methodist Chapel, Mottram in Longdendale, Cheshire
Stmnt. Resp. transcribed by Aril Hulme; index by Sally Allett Microreproduction of manuscript housed at the Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society Library, Manchester Includes index. Manchester and Lancashire FHS Library no.: RC 650  


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==== Census records  ====
=== Civil Registration ===
Contributor: Include an overview if there is any unique information, such as the census for X year was destroyed. Add a link to online sites for indexes and/or images. Also add a link to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection.  
 
==== Probate records ====
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  =====
 
*Ashton under Lyne (1837-1936)
 
=== Poor Law Unions  ===
 
*Ashton under Lyne
 
=== 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.  
==== Poor Law Unions ====


*Ashton under Lyne
See also [[England Cheshire Probate Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]]


== Maps and Gazetteers  ==
== Maps and Gazetteers  ==
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]
*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
== Web sites  ==
Contributor: Add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above.


[[Category:Cheshire]]
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
 
*[https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851]
*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
 
== Websites  ==
 
Mottram in Longdendale on [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/chs/mottram.html GENUKI]
 
== References  ==
 
{{reflist}}
 
{{Cheshire}}
 
[[Category:Cheshire Parishes]]

Latest revision as of 20:21, 28 November 2023

Guide to Mottram in Longdendale, Cheshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Mottram in Longdendale, Cheshire
Type Ancient Parish
Civil Jurisdictions
Hundred Macclesfield
County Cheshire
Poor Law Union Ashton under Lyne
Registration District Ashton under Lyne
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Parish registers: 1559
Bishop's Transcripts: 1583
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Rural Deanery Macclesfield
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
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Parish History[edit | edit source]

MOTTRAM-IN-LONGDENDALE (St. Michael), is a parish, in the union of Ashton-under-Lyne, hundred of Macclesfield, and Northern division of the county of Chester; comprising the townships of Godley, Hattersley, Hollingworth, Matley, Mottram, Newton, Stayley, and Tintwistle; it is 10 miles E by S from Manchester. Within the parish are three stations on the Manchester and Sheffield railway, one about a mile from Mottram, one at Newton and the third at Woodhead. There are places of worship for Independents and Wesleyans.[1]

Mottram in Longdendale St Michael and All Angels is an Ancient parish in Cheshire and includes Godley, Hattersley, Stayley, Matley, Micklehurst, and Hollingworth.

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Mottram in Longdendale like this:

MOTTRAM, a sub-district in the district of Ashton-under-Lyne, and county of Chester; containing the townships of Mottram, Hattersley, Hollingworth, and Tintwistle, in Mottram-in-Longdendale parish. The full name of Mottram in Longdendale was established by 1308 - literally meaning "place where meetings are held in the dale of the long valley".

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Census Records[edit | edit source]

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Church Records[edit | edit source]

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Church of England[edit | edit source]

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Nonconformist Records[edit | edit source]

"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.

Non-Conformist Records:

Church records, 1798-1834 Mottram Chapel (Mottram-in-Longdendale, Cheshire: New Connexion Methodist)

Notes Microfilm of original records at the Public Record Office, London. Births and baptisms, 1798-1834. RG-4 series no. 187.

Other Content FS Library Film
Church records BRITISH 20048 Item 16

Baptisms from the Methodist Chapel, Mottram in Longdendale, Cheshire Stmnt. Resp. transcribed by Aril Hulme; index by Sally Allett Microreproduction of manuscript housed at the Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society Library, Manchester Includes index. Manchester and Lancashire FHS Library no.: RC 650

Other Content FS Library Film
Baptisms from the Methodist Chapel, Mottram in Longdendale, Cheshire BRITISH 1656925 Item 5

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]
  • Ashton under Lyne (1837-1936)

Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]

  • Ashton under Lyne

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]

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Websites[edit | edit source]

Mottram in Longdendale on GENUKI

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848). Date Accessed: 2 April 2013
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