Burnage St Nicholas, Lancashire Genealogy

History
Burnage St Nicholas was created in the 1930's as an Ecclesiastical parish in the Diocese of Manchester

Built in 1931-2 by Welch, Cachemaille-Day &amp; Lander. Pevsner described it as "a milestone in the history of modern church architecture in England".

St.Nicholas Church is a Grade II* listed building.

It is the first church designed by the architect Nugent Francis Cachemaille Day.

In 1931 The foundation stone was laid. The ‘old’ hall was built and used for services.

In 1932 the building was completed at a cost of £11,600.



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 Free BMD.

Online index of Lancashire Births, Marriages and Deaths Lancashire BMD

Church records
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Parish registers for St. Nicholas' Church, Burnage, 1930-1952 Microfilm of original records formerly held at the Manchester Archives Central Library in Manchester, England. Burnage is a township in Manchester parish Manchester Archives Central Library call nos.: M 651.

Burnage- St Nicholas Banns-1930-1952- MFPR 2026 Baptisms-1929-1989- Archives M651 Marriages-1930-1950- MFPR 2026 Marriages-1950-1981- Archives M651

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

The Manchester Room@City Library (Local Studies)

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 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.

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

Web sites
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