Gawsworth, Cheshire Genealogy

England Cheshire  parish name Gawsworth

History
Gawsworth St James is an Ancient parish There is a record of a chapel on the site in the 13th century but the present building dates from the 15th century.

Church Records
Gawsworth, St. James (C of E). The ancient parish church for the township of Gawsworth. Registers of Baptisms 1557–1885, Marriages 1557–1987 and Burials 1557–1993 have been deposited at the Cheshire Record Office.

Parish registers for Gawsworth, 1557-1993 Cheshire Record Office call numbers: P193/4467/1-8, 13, P193/5583.

Bishop's transcripts for Gawsworth, 1586-1868 Cheshire Record Office number: EDB 92.

Non-Conformist Churches
Gawsworth, Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan), The Warren. Built in 1892.

Non-Conformist Records
Cheshire Record office has deposited material call number EMS 369 Gawsworth Wesleyan Methodist Church Records 1892-2000

Poor Law Unions

 * Macclesfield

Registration Districts

 *  Macclesfield (1837–1998)
 * Cheshire East (1998+) Registration events may be searched online at Cheshire BMD