Coppenhall, Cheshire Genealogy

History
Coppenhall, St. Michael is an ancient parish, originally serving the townships of Church Coppenhall and Monks Coppenhall.

A timber-framed church was built on the site around 1373. The structure of the present church dates from 1883–86 when the chancel was built to a design by James Brooks. The nave was added to a design by J. Brooks, Son &amp; Adkins in 1907–10.

Church Records
Parish registers for Coppenhall, 1653-1935 Cheshire Record Office call number: P19/1/1-4, 2/1-3, P19/3266/1/1-2, P19/3/1-6, P19/3266/2/1-2, P19/4.

Cheshire parish registers are available online in Record Search

Bishop's transcripts for Coppenhall, 1579-1900 Early entries in Latin. Cheshire Record Office number: WDB 71.

Cheshire, Church of England, bishop’s transcripts are available online in Record Search

Baptisms, marriages, burials, 1579, 1595, 1600, 1605, 1607-1610, 1612-1618, 1620-1623, 1626, 1628-1631, 1636-1637, [no date], 1641, 1639, [1653?], [no date], 1665, 1667-1681, 1687, 1689-1690, 1693-1705, 1709-1730, 1732, 1731, 1733-1757, 1759-1776, 1775, 1777-1788, 1792-1793, 1791-1792, 1795, 1794-1837, baptisms, burials,1839, 1843, baptisms, marriages, burials, 1844, baptisms, burials,1846-1847, 1850-1853, baptisms, 1855, 1854, burials, 1854-1855, baptisms, 1856-1857, baptisms, burials, 1856-1857, 1888-1889, baptisms, 1887-1888, burials, 1887, baptisms, burials, 1895, 1894, 1890, 1893, 1892, baptisms, 1891. FHL BRITISH Film 1655596 Item 3 Baptisms, burials, 1891, baptisms, 1900, baptisms, burials, 1896-1900. FHL BRITISH Film 1655597 Item 1

Poor Law Unions

 * Nantwich

Registration Districts

 * Nantwich (1837–1937)
 * Crewe (1937–74)
 * Congleton and Crewe (1974–88)
 * South Cheshire (1988–98)
 * Cheshire Central (post1998)

Registration events may be searched online at Cheshire BMD