Talk:Ashton-upon-Mersey, St Martin, Cheshire Genealogy

New Parish Table
Ashton-upon-Mersey parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

To find the names of the neighboring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.

Records are also available at the Cheshire Archives and Local Studies.

Old Parish Table
Ashton upon Mersey, St. Martin, is the ancient parish church.

Ashton-upon-Mersey parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials have been indexed by the following groups:

The parish registers for christenings 1636-1880, marriages 1636-1888, banns 1914-1940, and burials 1636-1890, are deposited at the Cheshire Record Office. CRO reference: P92/1/1-4, P92/2/1-2, P92/5200/1-6, 8-9. P92/3/1-3, P92/4, P92/5/1-2, P92/9/1-5.

An index for Cheshire parish registers is available online in Historical Records (formerly Record Search) at FamilySearch.org. 

Bishop's transcripts for Ashton-on-Mersey, 1605-1876, are also deposited at the Cheshire Record Office. CRO reference: EDB 10

Here is a list of church records on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.

Bowdon, St. Mary was the ancient parish church for those parts of the township which were not covered by St Martin (above).

Ashton-upon-Mersey, St. Mary Magdalene, Moss Lane, was built in 1872 and became a separate parish in 1894. Registers of Baptisms from 1894 and Marriages from 1875 are still at the church which has no burial ground.