Mobberley, Cheshire Genealogy

History
Mobberley St Wilfrid is an Ancient Parish in Cheshire.

When the church was undergoing restoration in 1888 remains of a Saxon church were found. The earliest written evidence of a church on the site is in 1206 when Patrick de Mobberley founded an Augustinian priory. This was short-lived as by 1240 it had been annexed to the priory of Rochester in Staffordshire. The oldest part of the present building dates from about 1245. It then consisted of a continuous nave and chancel under one roof, with narrow side aisles, and a detached tower. In 1450 a clerestory and new roof were added and the aisles were widened. The tower was replaced in 1533 when the old one had become ruined. In 1888 the chancel was largely rebuilt by J. S. Crowther and a chancel arch replaced the tympanum. The church has a long association with the Mallory family.

Ashley, St. Elizabeth became the parish church for the northern part of Mobberley from 1881.

Church Records
Parish registers for Mobberley, 1578-1995 Cheshire Record Office call numbers: P34/1/1-2, P34/2/1-3, P34/6122/1-4, 12; P34/3/1-5, P34/4/1-3.

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

Bishop's transcripts for Mobberley; includes All Saint Chapel, Micklehurst, 1599-1898

Includes some entries for All Saints Chapel of Ease, Micklehurst. Micklehurst is in the parish of Mottram-in-Longdendale.Cheshire Record Office call number: EDB/148

An index for Cheshire, Church of England, bishop’s transcripts is available online in Record Search

Non-Conformist Churches

 * Mobberley, Friends' Meeting House (Quakers). Burial registers 1655–1742 are at the Cheshire Record Office.
 * Mobberley, Methodist Church (Wesleyan), Faulkner Lane. Founded 1836, Built in 1882.
 * Knolls Green, United Reformed Church (Independent/Congregational), Pepper Street. Built in 1783 as a Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan), taken over by Independents in 1803, closed in 1961.
 * Mobberley, United Reformed Church (Independent/Congregational), Pepper Street.

Poor Law Unions

 * Altrincham (1836–95)
 * Bucklow (1895–1930)

Registration Districts

 * Altrincham (1837–98)
 * Bucklow (1898–1974)
 * Macclesfield (1974–98)
 * Cheshire East (post 1998)

registration events may be searched online at Cheshire BMD