Church Minshull, Cheshire Genealogy

[[Image:Church_Minshull_village_from_the_Shropshire_Union_Middlewich_Branch_Canal.jpg|thumb|right|Church Minshull]]History
Church Minshull St Bartholomew is an Ancient Parish in Cheshire including Paradise Green, Wood Green, and Wades Green.

It is possible that a Saxon church was originally on the site. This was later replaced by a timber framed church which in 1572 contained at least 50 coats of arms of the local nobility, either depicted in the stained glass or painted on the walls. In 1667 a storm damaged the roof and the west wall. At the beginning of the following century the tower partially collapsed and it was rebuilt in 1702. The rest of the church was still in a dangerous condition and it was rebuilt in 1720. A clock was added to the tower in 1722. There were fires in the church in 1798 and 1804 which led to a restoration in 1861. Further fires occurred in 1874 and 1885. In 1891 there was another restoration of the church, by Walter Boden. The previous internal alterations had weakened the structure of the church and in 2000 it was declared to be unsafe. A major restoration of the roof took place in 2002. During 2007 the tower roof was restored and the parapet rebuilt.

Church Records
Parish registers for Church Minshull, 1561-1983 Cheshire Record Office call number: P12/1/1-2, P12/2/1, P12/3/1-2, P12/4/1, P12/6124/1-2.

An index for Cheshire parish registers is available online in Record Search

Bishop's transcripts for Church Minshull, 1605-1898 Cheshire Record Office call number: EDB/67.

An index for Cheshire, Church of England, Bishop’s transcripts is available online in Record Search

Non-Conformist Churches
None

Poor Law Unions

 * Nantwich

Registration Districts

 * Nantwich (1837–1937)
 * Crewe (1937–74)
 * Congleton and Crewe (1974–88)
 * South Cheshire (1988–98)
 * Cheshire Central ( post1998)

registration events may be searched online at Cheshire BMD