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== Resources  ==
== Resources  ==
=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===
Use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ 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>


=== Civil Registration  ===
=== Civil Registration  ===
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=== Church Records ===
=== Church Records ===


'''Online Records'''&nbsp;
''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.
 
====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.<br>


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>
'''''Online Parish Records Table'''''


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*Dates in the following table are approximate </font><br>
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| bgcolor="#b6cee2" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''Levenshulme Parish Records'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''LOPC''' =&nbsp;[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexp.html Lancashire Online Parish&nbsp;Clerk]
| 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>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FMP'''&nbsp;= &nbsp;[http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records FMP = findmypast]
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>''Indexes only''</center>
|-
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''LBMD''' =&nbsp;[http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk Lancashire BMD]
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Collections-Lancashire
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/location/united-kingdom-and-ireland/england?region=England,Lancashire&recordType=0 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/location/united-kingdom-and-ireland/england?region=England,Lancashire&recordType=1 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/location/united-kingdom-and-ireland/england?region=England,Lancashire&recordType=2 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''AC '''= [http://search.ancestry.co.uk Ancestry.co.uk]
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Parish Registers-Lancashire
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| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>{{RecordSearch|1465701|1500s-1900s}}</center>
 
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{RecordSearch|1465701|1500s-1900s}}</center>
 
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
{| width="100%" border="1" align="center" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1"
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{RecordSearch|1465701|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="8" | '''LEVENSHULME&nbsp;ST&nbsp;PETER&nbsp;Chapelry (1854) Indexes'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{FSC Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{FSC Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{FSC Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FreeREG
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <u>'''Baptisms'''</u>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <u>'''Marriages'''</u>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <u>'''Burials'''</u>
| 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>  
|-
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''AC'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Find My Past-Lancashire ($)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=2960 '''1854-1903''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/lancashire-baptisms 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/lancashire-banns-and-marriages 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/lancashire-burials 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''LBMD'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Lancashire ($)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | None
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2575/ 1500s-1900s]  </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | '''[http://lancashirebmd.org.uk/marriages.php 1861-1997]'''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | None
| 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>
|-
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="12" |  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
'''MANCHESTER&nbsp;CATHEDRAL -&nbsp;OUR&nbsp;LADY, ST&nbsp;GEORGE&nbsp;AND&nbsp;ST DENYS&nbsp;(1573) Indexes&nbsp;'''<br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
 
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8912  1800s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |  <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8913 1800s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8914 1800s-1900s]</center>
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |
| bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | ''Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage''
&nbsp;
 
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <u>'''Baptisms'''</u>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <u>'''Marriages'''</u>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <u>'''Burials'''</u>
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FS'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | '''[http://familysearch.org 1573-1872]'''
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | '''[http://familysearch.org 1573-1889]'''&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | None
|-
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''LOPC'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | '''[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Manchester/Manchester/cathedral/index.html 1573-1616;1777-1837]'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | '''[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Manchester/Manchester/cathedral/index.html 1573-1616;1782-1836 - part. yrs]'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | '''[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>
|-
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''LBMD'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | '''[http://lancashirebmd.org.uk/cgi/birthind.cgi?county=lancashire 1837-1881]'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | '''[http://lancashirebmd.org.uk/marriages.php 1837-1946]'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | '''[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="#ffcccc" | '''[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5895 1573-1616]'''
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | '''[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5895 1573-1616]'''
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | '''[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5895 1573-1616]'''
|}
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'''''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/wiki/en/Manchester_Our_Lady,_St_George_and_St_Denys,_Lancashire '''MANCHESTER (CATHEDRAL) OUR LADY, ST GEORGE &amp; ST DENYS'''] page.
==== Non-Conformist Churches (All other Religions) ====
 
'''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>
 
<br>
 
===== Non Conformist Records  =====


*'''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'')
*'''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'')
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{{British Census|438731}}  
{{British Census|438731}}  
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=== Poor Law Unions  ===
=== Poor Law Unions  ===
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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> ==

Revision as of 10:28, 21 June 2022

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Chapelry History[edit | edit source]

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[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 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 FreeBMD.

Online index of Lancashire Births, Marriages and Deaths Lancashire BMD

Church Records[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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Parish Registers-Lancashire
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
1700s-1800s
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1700s-1800s
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1700s-1800s
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FreeREG
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
Find My Past-Lancashire ($)
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Lancashire ($)
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
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1800s-1900s
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1800s-1900s
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1800s-1900s
Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage
Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
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1500s-1800s
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National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
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1800s-1900s

Other Websites
These databases have incomplete parish coverage.

Non-Conformist Churches (All other Religions)[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.


Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]

Chorlton Poor Law Union,Lancashire

Probate records
[edit | edit source]

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
[edit | edit source]

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

Websites[edit | edit source]

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

References[edit | edit source]

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

Digital images of Bishop's Transcripts are available in the FamilySearch Catalog

This website requires a paid subscription for full access. Some subscription websites are available for free at your local FamilySearch Center or Affiliate Library.

Various indexes of Birth/Christening, Marriage, and Death/Burial records are available on Ancestry.

To access available information, first log into FamilySearch.

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