Ringley, Lancashire Genealogy

England Lancashire  Lancashire Parishes



Chapelry History
RINGLEY, a chapelry, chieflyin the parish of Prestwich, partly in the union of Bolton and partly in that of Bury, hundred of Salford, S. division of Lancashire, 4 miles southeast of Bolton. The chapel, dedicated to Our Saviour, was rebuilt in 1826.

Ringley St Saviour was created a chapel of ease by at least 1719 from, and lying within the boundaries of Prestwich St Mary, Lancashire ancient parish.

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.

The Register Office, Town Hall, Manchester Road, Bury, BL9 0SW. Tel: 0161 253 6026. Fax: 0161 253 6028. E-mail: registeroffice@bury.gov.uk On-line indexes - Lancashire BMD

Church records
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Parish registers for St. Savior's Church, Ringley, 1719-1960 Microfilm copy of originals formerly held at the Manchester Central Library, Manchester, England. Ringley is a chapelry in Prestwich parish. It is also known as St. Savior's Church.

Bishop's transcripts for Ringley, 1773-1847 Microreproduction of original manuscripts housed at the Lancashire Record Office, Preston. Ringley is a chapelry in the township of Pilkington in the parish of Prestwich. Lancashire Record Office: DRM/2/145-146

Poor Law Unions
Prestwich 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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