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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Lancashire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Lancashire Parishes]] | |||
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== 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]''&nbsp;(1870)</ref> <br> | |||
== Resources == | |||
==== Civil Registration ==== | |||
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]. | |||
Online index of Lancashire Births, Marriages and Deaths [[Lancashire BMD]]<br> | |||
==== Church records ==== | |||
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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 & ST DENYS'''] page. | 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 & ST DENYS'''] page. | ||
'''Original Records''' | '''Original Records''' The Manchester Room and Greater Manchester County Record Office<br>Email: archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk | ||
The Manchester Room@City Library (Local Studies)<br> | |||
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==== Census records ==== | |||
{{British Census|438731}} | |||
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==== Poor Law Unions ==== | |||
[[Chorlton Poor Law Union,Lancashire]] | |||
==== 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. | |||
== Maps and Gazetteers<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] | |||
*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain] | |||
== Web sites == | |||
{{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> | |||
== References == | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Lancashire]] | |||