Over Peover, Cheshire Genealogy

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Guide to Over Peover, Cheshire family history and genealogy: parish registers (baptism, christening, marriage, and burial records), civil registration (birth, marriage, and death records), census records, history, wills, cemetery, online transcriptions and indexes, an interactive map and websites.



Parish History
PEOVER (Over), is a chapelry in Rostherne parish, Cheshire; on the river Peover. 2½ miles W S W of Chelford railway station, and 3½ miles S S E of Knutsford. It comprises the townships of Peover Superior, Marthall, and Snelson; and it has a post-office under Knutsford. There is a Wesleyan chapel.

Over Peover St Lawrence is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Cheshire, created in 1827 from Peover Superior chapelry in Rostherne Ancient Parish. It included Marthall cum Warford, Peover Superior and Snelson.

It is thought that the original church was built in the reign of Edward III. The present tower was built of brick in 1739, probably by J. Garlive. The nave and chancel were rebuilt in brick in 1811 by William Turner. During the restoration the pre-existing stone chapels were preserved. The south chapel dates from 1456 and the north chapel from 1648. The north chapel was built by Ellen, widow of Philip Mainwaring.

Church records
Over Peover St Laurence chapelry 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.

Rostherne, St. Mary (C of E). The ancient parish church for Peover Superior.

Over Peover, St. Lawrence (C of E). An ancient chapelry in Rostherne parish, originally serving the townships of Marthall cum Warford, Peover Superior and Snelson. Registers of Baptisms 1664–1919, Marriages 1664–1954 &amp; 1988–1999 and Burials 1664–1956 have been deposited at the Cheshire Record Office. Over Peover is a chapelry in the parish of Rostherne. Cheshire Record Office number: P77/1-7

Bishop's transcripts for Over-Peover, 1600-1911 Some intermittent years are missing. The chapelry of Over-Peover is in the parish of Rostherne. Cheshire Record Office call number: EDB/164

Over Peover, St. Michael (C of E). A chapel of ease to St. Lawrence. Registers of Baptisms 1929–1968 are held at St Lawrence (no marriages or burials).

Non-Conformist Churches
Over Peover, Methodist Chapel. Built in 1913.

Non-Conformist Records:

Cheshire Record Office DocumentReference EMS 102 Over Peover Methodist Chapel Date 20th century Description Various records 1913

Their website is here.

Over Peover- United Methodist Church Baptisms Transcript-1914-1968- MSC 929.3271 A Burials Transcript-1916-1968- MSC 929.3271 A Marriages Transcript-1923-1966- MSC 929.3271 A

The Manchester Room and Greater Manchester County Record Office Email: archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk

The Manchester Room@City Library (Local Studies)

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

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

Poor Law Unions

 * Altrincham (1836–95)
 * Bucklow (1895–1930)
 * Altrincham (renamed Bucklow) Poor Law Union, Cheshire

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