Thelwall, Cheshire Genealogy

Guide to Thelwall, Cheshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Parish History
THELWALL, is a township, in the parochial chapelry of Daresbury, parish of Runcorn, union of Warrington, East division of the hundred of Bucklow, North division of the county of Chester, it is 3 miles ESE from Warrington. The church, dedicated to All Saints, was rebuilt in 1843.

Thelwall All Saints was formed as chapel to Runcorn All Saints, Cheshire Ancient parish and became the parish church for part of Thelwall in 1870; other parts of the parish from 1866 are served by All Saints Latchford, Cheshire.

The origins of a church or chapel at Thelwall are unclear. It has been thought that a chapel was built by Richard Brooke of Norton Priory but a legal suit in 1663 suggests that there was a chapel on the site before this date. At this time Thelwall was in the parish of Runcorn. In 1663, the chapel on the site was restored by Robert Pickering. After this the chapel fell into disrepair. It was restored again and re-opened in 1782. By the following century the church was too small for its congregation and in 1843 a new church was built and consecrated.

Church records
Thelwall All Saints parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials have been indexed by the following groups:

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

Parish registers for Thelwall, 1782-1952 Cheshire Record Office call number: P239/1-4, P239/3/2-4. Thelwall is a chapelry in Runcorn ancient parish

An index for Cheshire parish registers is available online in Family Search Historical Records (formerly Record Search)

Bishop's transcripts for Thelwall, 1812-1855 Also known as All Saints' Chape Chapelry in Runcorn parish. Cheshire Record Office call number: EDB 197

An index for Cheshire, Church of England, Bishop’s transcripts is available online inFamilySearch Historical Records (formerly Record Search)

Non-Conformist Churches

 * 1671-1900 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index (dates may vary by parish)

Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from 1 July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. Here are two excellent Internet sites with birth, marriage and death indexes available:


 * FreeBMD
 * Cheshire BMD

Registration Districts

 * Runcorn (1837–45)
 * Warrington (1845–96)
 * Runcorn (1896–1937)
 * Warrington post 1937

Poor Law Unions

 * Runcorn (1836–45)
 * Warrington Poor Law Union, Lancashire (1845–96)
 * Runcorn (1896–1930)

Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Cheshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

See also England Cheshire Probate Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Maps and Gazetteers
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.


 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Websites
Thelwall on GENUKI