Tydesley cum Shakerley, Lancashire Genealogy

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Chapelry History
Tydesley cum Shakerley was created a parochial chapelry in 1827 from, and lying within the boundaries of Leigh, Lancashire Ancient Parish.

Other places in the parish include: Shakerley.

"TYLDESLEY, or Tyldesley cum Shackerley St George, a township and with a parochial district chapel, in the union of Leigh, hundred of West Derby, S. division of Lancashire, 10 miles west by north from Manchester. The hamlet of Shackerley is in the higher division of the township. In 1827 the township was separated from Leigh St Mary parish, and erected into a distinct parish as regards ecclesiastical affairs. The church, was erected in 1825. There are places of worship for Wesleyans and the Connexion of the Countess of Huntingdon."

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.

Online index of Lancashire Births, Marriages and Deaths Lancashire BMD

Lancashire Online Parish Clerks
An extremely useful resource for research in Lancashire Parishes http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/

Online Records
 Church of England 

Tydesley chapelry's registers of christenings, marriages and burials, along with those of the ancient parish of Leigh to which it is attached, have been mostly transcribed and are displayed online at the following web sites and ranges of years:

For a full list of all those chapels surrounding Tydesley and comprising the whole ancient parish of Leigh to which it was attached, be certain to see "Church Records" on the LEIGH PARISH page.

Tyldesley- St George Baptisms-1825-1859- MFPR 196 Burials-1825-1855- MFPR 196 Marriages-1829-1837- MFPR 196 See also Tyldesley, Tyldesley Chapel

Tyldesley- Tyldesley Chapel (Leigh parish) Baptisms-1825-1828- MFPR 1028 Burials-1826-1828- MFPR 1030

The Manchester Room and Greater Manchester County Record Office Email: archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk

The Manchester Room@City Library (Local Studies)

Parish registers for Tydelesley cum Shakerley Microfilm of original records in the Wigan Record Office, Leigh, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England.

Tyldesley was once a chapelry in the parish of Leigh.

The name of the church is St. George.

Baptisms, 1825-1895. FHL BRITISH Film 1885664 Baptisms, 1895-1900 (including some entries for 1901). FHL BRITISH Film 1885665 Marriages, 1829-1852. FHL BRITISH Film 1885666 Marriages, 1852-1900 (including some entries for 1901). FHL BRITISH Film 1885667 Burials, 1825-1900 (including some entries for 1901). FHL BRITISH Film 1885668

Poor Law Unions
Leigh, Lancashire Poor Law Union

Probate records
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.

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