Macclesfield Unitarian (Ebenezer) Chapel, Cheshire Genealogy

Parish History
King Edward Street/Back Street. Built in 1689 as nonconformist chapel, became Unitarian in 1772

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 FreeBMD.

Church Records
To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use 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.

Church records, 1713-1919 Public Record Office RG-4 series nos. 3535, 216, 2904 (not published on Record Search).

Here is a list of church records on microfilm at the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City.

Probate Records
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.

Poor Law Unions
Contributor: Add information about the pertinent poor law unions in the area.

Maps and Gazetteers
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain