Little Budworth, Cheshire Genealogy

History
Little Budworth St Peter's is an Ancient parish in Cheshire.

The existence of a church on the site was recorded in 1190. The present west tower was erected between 1490 and 1526. The body of the church was rebuilt in stone in 1800 following a bequest from Ralph Kirkham, a wealthy merchant of Manchester. This consisted of a nave and sanctuary with no architectural division, which Raymond Richards describes as being "a poor attempt at imitation of the classical style". The Egerton family of nearby Oulton Hall were benefactors of the church. Their family vault was in the church. This was sealed in 1870. In 1870–71 the interior was restored by John Douglas and the restoration included the removal of pews, a gallery and the ceiling. By 1936 the roof timbers were becoming unsafe and they were replaced by a steel roof.

Church Records
Parish registers for Little Budworth, 1561-1966 Cheshire Record Office call reference: P36/1/1-5, P36/7.

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

Bishop's transcripts for Little Budworth, 1576-1897 Early entries in Latin. Cheshire Record Office reference: EDB/128.

An index for Cheshire, Church of England, Bishop’s Transcripts (Diocese of Chester) is available online in Record Search

Non-Conformist Churches
Little Budworth, Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan). Built in 1888.

Non-Conformist Records
 

Cheshire Record Office Reference  EMS 176       LITTLE BUDWORTH CHAPEL   Date  1888-1924   Description  Trustees' records book    The chapel was built by the Wesleyan Methodists in 1888   Extent  1 vol   <td class="URL"> <font color="#0000ff">http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=017-ems176&amp;cid=0

Poor Law Unions

 * Northwich   http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Northwich/Northwich.shtm

Registration Districts

 * Northwich (1837–1974)
 * Vale Royal (1974–98)
 * Cheshire Central (1998–2009)
 * Cheshire West (post 2009)

registration events may be searched online at Cheshire BMD