Burwardsley, Cheshire Genealogy

[[Image:Burwardsley.jpg|thumb|right|Burwardsley St John]]History
Burwardsley St John The Evangelist Cheshire was formed as a chapelry of Bunbury Ancient Parish in 1767 and later became an ecclesiastical parish in 1818.

The church originated in the 17th century. It has a buttress dated 1730 and the church was restored in 1795. In 1871 another restoration was carried out by John Douglas, which included a bell turret. A further restoration with the addition of a chancel, attributed to John Douglas, was carried out around 1878.

Church Records
Parish registers, 1818-1936 Formerly a chapelry in the parish of Bunbury. Cheshire Record Office reference: P110/1/1-3.

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Bishop's transcripts for Burwardsley, 1818-1884 Formerly a chapelry in Bunbury parish.Cheshire Record Office reference: EDB 41

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Non-Conformist Churches
Burwardsley, Methodist Chapel (Primitive). Built in 1843.

Non-Conformist Records
Church records for the Primitive Methodist Chapel, Burwardsley, 1918-1958 Burwardsley is a township-chapelry in Bunbury parish.Cheshire Record Office reference number: EMS 23/1.

Poor Law Unions

 * Nantwich (1837–92)
 * Tarvin (1892–1930)

Registration Districts

 * Nantwich (1837–92)
 * Chester (1892–1937)
 * West Cheshire (1937–74)
 * Chester and Ellesmere Port (1974–98)
 * Cheshire West (post 1998)

registration events may be searched online at Cheshire BMD