Alvanley, Cheshire Genealogy

England Cheshire  Alvanley



History
Alvanley St John the Evangelist was created as chapelry in the ancient parish of Frodsham. In the present church is a wooden board giving the list of curates since 1677 and vicars since 1861

The church was built in 1860 to a design by J. S. Crowther at the expense of Catherine Emma Arden, the youngest daughter of Richard Arden, 1st Baron Alvanley.

Registration Districts
Here is a list of the districts that included Alvanley from 1837, with dates of inclusion.


 * Runcorn (1837–1974)
 * Vale Royal (1974–98)
 * Cheshire Central (1998–2009)
 * Cheshire West (2009+)

Church of England (Anglican)
Alvanley is a township-chapelry in Frodsham parish. The church is known as St. John the Evangelist. The original records are at the Cheshire Record Office:


 * Parish registers of christenings 1809-1970, marriage banns 1861-1953, burials 1791-1885. CRO call number: P 81/1/1, P 81/2/1-2, P 81/3, P 81/4.
 * Bishop's transcripts for Alvanley, 1811-1877. CRO call number: EDB 7.

The parish is included in the Cheshire Parishes collection on Record Search at FamilySearch.org.

Here is a list of the parish registers available on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City:

Here is a list of the Bishop's transcripts available on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City:

Nonconformist Churches
There were no known nonconformist congregations in Alvanley.

Poor Law Unions
From 1835, Avanley was in the Poor Law Union of Runcorn.

Probate Records
Before 1858, Avanley, along with the rest of the county of Cheshire, was under the probate jurisdiction of the Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory). Click on the link to the court for information on access to records and indexes.