Audlem, Cheshire Genealogy

England Cheshire  Audlem

Parish History
Audlem, St. James the Great (C of E). An ancient parish church, originally serving the townships of Audlem, Buerton, Hankelow and Tittenley, with parts of Coole Pilate, Dodcott cum Wilkesley and Newhall (near Audlem). Registers of Baptisms 1557–1928, Marriages 1557–1923 and Burials 1557–1947 have been deposited at the Cheshire Record Office.

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
Parish registers for Audlem, 1557-1947 Microfilm copy of original filmed at the Cheshire Record Office in Chester, England. Cheshire Record Office call no.: P113/1/1-5, 2/1-4, 3/1-6, 5/1-2. Baptisms, marriages, burials, 1557-1652, 1653-1664, 1665-1718, 1718-1785 (marriages to 1754 only). Baptisms, burials, 1786-1812. Baptisms, 1813-November 1854. FHL BRITISH Film 2093490 Items 2 - 8 Baptisms, August 1846-1928. Marriages, 1754-1812 (includes banns), 1813-September 1900. FHL BRITISH Film 2093491 Marriages, May 1900-1923. Burials, 1813-1923, 1947. FHL BRITISH Film 2093492 Items 1 - 5

Bishop's transcripts for Audlem, 1579-1900 Microfilm copy of original records in the Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. Cheshire Record Office no.: EDB 13. Baptisms, marriages, burials, 1579, 1600-1602, 1605, [no date], 1608-1610, 1612-1615, [no date], 1620-1621, 1626-1627, 1732-1633, 1636-1639, 1641, 1658-1662, [no date], 1663-1669, 1670-1685, 1687, 1689-1705, 1707-1714, 1716-1730. FHL BRITISH Film 1655364 Item 3 Baptisms, marriages, burials, 1730-1843, baptisms, burials, 1848-1853, 1864-1877, burials, 1878-1899, baptisms, 1878-1889. FHL BRITISH Film 1655365 Baptisms, 1889-1900. FHL BRITISH Film 1655366 Item 1

Online transcripts completed at Cheshire Parish Register project

Non-Conformist Records

 * Audlem, Baptist Chapel. Built in 1840.
 * Cox Bank, Jubilee Methodist Chapel (Primitive). Built in 1861.
 * Audlem, Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan). Built in 1862.
 * Audlem, Methodist Chapel (Primitive). Built in 1871, closed in 1943. Registers of baptisms 1878–1926 are at the Cheshire Record Office.Church records for the Primitive Methodist Church, Audlem, 1878-1926 Notes Microfilm of original filmed at the Cheshire Record Office in Chester, England. Cheshire Record Office call nos.: EMS 246. Baptisms, 1878-1926 (title board incorrect). FHL BRITISH Film 2299417 Item 15

Census records
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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
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