Middlewich, St Michael and All Angels, Cheshire Genealogy

England Cheshire  Middlewich, St Michael and All Angels

Parish History
Middlewich St Michael and All Angels is an Ancient parish including Byley, Clive, Croxton, Kinderton cum Hulme, Middlewich, Minshull Vernon, Mooresbarrow with Parme, Newton (near Middlewich), Occlestone, Ravenscroft, Sproston, Stublach, Sutton (near Middlewich), Weaver and Wimboldsley.

Parts of the church date from the 12th century, possibly the lower portion of the tower, but more likely the narrow arcade of the east bay. Most of the church was built during the period c1480–1520 when the nave clerestory was added, new windows were inserted, the Lady Chapel was built at the east end of the south aisle and a two-storey porch was added to the south side. In the following century the Kinderton chapel was added at the east end of the north aisle. The church was damaged during the Civil War, particularly during the First Battle of Middlewich in March 1643 when the Royalists used it as a place of sanctuary. In 1801 restorations were carried out, including moving the Venables screen into the tower. In 1857 a window was added to the memory of John Hulse. In 1857–1860 the north aisle and Kinderton chapel were remodelled by Joseph Clarke. This was a part of a general remodelling of the church, which included removing the whitewash from the interior of the church to reveal the sandstone appearance seen today.

Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

Church records
To find the names of the neighboring 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 Middlewich, 1613-1988

Cheshire Record Office reference: P13/1/1-5, P13/2/1-5, P13/7, P13/4608/1-6, P13/3/1-8, P13/4/1-7, P13/5/13, P13/6/12, P13/3789/1-2, P13/9-12, P13/6372/4, 9.

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

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

Bishop's transcripts for Middlewich, 1588-1877

Cheshire Record Office reference: EDB/146

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

Census records
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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.

Poor Law Unions
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Maps and Gazetteers
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Web sites
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