Alvanley, Cheshire Genealogy

England Cheshire  Alvanley



Parish History
Alvanley St John the Evangelist was created as chapelry in the ancient parish of Frodsham. In the present church is a wooden board giving the list of curates since 1677 and vicars since 1861

The church was built in 1860 to a design by J. S. Crowther at the expense of Catherine Emma Arden, the youngest daughter of Richard Arden, 1st Baron Alvanley.

Registration Districts
Here is a list of the districts that included Alvanley from 1837, with dates of inclusion.


 * Runcorn (1837–1974)
 * Vale Royal (1974–98)
 * Cheshire Central (1998–2009)
 * Cheshire West (post 2009)
 * Events may be searched online Cheshire BMD

Church Records
Alvanley is a township-chapelry in Frodsham parish. The church is known as St. John the Evangelist. The original records are at the Cheshire Record Office:


 * Parish registers of christenings 1809-1970, marriage banns 1861-1953, burials 1791-1885. CRO call number: P 81/1/1, P 81/2/1-2, P 81/3, P 81/4.
 * Bishop's transcripts for Alvanley, 1811-1877. CRO call number: EDB 7.

The parish is included in the Cheshire Parishes collection FamilySearch Historical Records at FamilySearch.org.

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

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

Nonconformist Churches
There were no known nonconformist congregations in Alvanley.

Census records
Contributor: Include an overview if there is any unique information, such as the census for X year was destroyed. Add a link to online sites for indexes and/or images. Also add a link to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection.

Index for the Census may be searched at FamilySearch Historical Records

http://www.1881pubs.com/ for details of public houses in the 1881 census

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.

Before 1858, Avanley, along with the rest of the county of Cheshire, was under the probate jurisdiction of the Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory). Click on the link to the court for information on access to records and indexes.

Poor Law Unions
Runcorn Poor Law Union, Cheshire

Maps and Gazetteers
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Web sites
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