Cheetham St Thomas, Lancashire Genealogy

England Lancashire  Lancashire Parishes

Chapelry History
Cheetham Hill St Thomas Chapelry, was one of four district chapelries serving the Cheetham Hill township, created by the year 1844 and a suburb in the ancient parish boundary of and considered to be part of Manchester Our Lady, St George and St Denys (which also see).

Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.
 * See England Civil Registration for online resources and information.

Church Records
Online Records

Online transcriptions for Cheetham St Thomas Chapelry exist, as well as those for the ancient parish of Manchester Our Lady, St George, and St Denys--to which it was attached. Links to online baptisms, marriages and burials registers are displayed below and located at the web sites indicated; note the ranges of years:

To view a full list of all chapelries and district churches in the ancient parish of Manchester and their respective links to online transcriptions of their baptisms, marriages and burials, be sure to visit the MANCHESTER (CATHEDRAL) OUR LADY, ST GEORGE &amp; ST DENYS page.

Original Records Parish registers for St. Luke's Church, Cheetham, 1839-1981 Microfilm copy of originals formerly held at the Manchester Central Library, Manchester, England. Cheetham is a chapelry in Manchester parish. Manchester Central Library call nos.: M339/1/1/1-4, M339/1/2/1-6, M339/1/3/1-8.

Poor Law Unions
Manchester 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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