Aston by Sutton, Cheshire Genealogy

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Parish History
ASTON-BY-SUTTON, a parochial chapelry, in the parish and union of Runcorn, hundred of Bucklow, N. division of the county of Chester, 1 mile (S. by W.) from Preston-Brook.

Aston by Sutton St Peter was initially a chapelry in the Ancient Parish of Runcorn and included Aston by Sutton, Aston Grange, Sutton (near Runcorn) and a small part of Dutton, becoming a parish church in its own right from 1861.

St Peter's Church, Aston-by-Sutton is in Aston Lane in the small hamlet of Aston-by-Sutton, Cheshire near to the town of Runcorn The church is a Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Great Budworth. Its benefice is combined with those of St Mark, Antrobus, St Michael and All Angels, Little Leigh and St Luke's, Lower Whitley

The first religious building in the hamlet was a chapel of ease in the parish of Runcorn built in 1236 by Sir Thomas de Dutton which was known as the chapel of Poosey (or Pooseye). Towards the end of the 13th century the Bishop of Lichfield (in whose diocese the chapel then was) received a complaint and he gave orders that a chaplain and a lamp should be provided by the prior of Norton Priory. The chapel remained in use until a domestic chapel was built at Dutton Hall and Poosey chapel fell into decay and became a ruin.

The first chapel on the site of the present church was built in the early 16th century, not later than 1542. All that remains of this chapel is a stone in the churchyard which has been used for sharpening spears and knives. This chapel was damaged in the Civil War. In 1637 the chapel was refurnished and restored by Sir Thomas Aston. Following this the present chancel was built in 1697 for Sir Willoughby Aston, the architect possibly being John Vanbrugh. The nave was reconstructed between 1736 and 1740. By 1857 the Aston family pews on the north and south sides of the chancel had been replaced by choirstalls. An organ chamber was added to the south side of the chancel in 1897, obliterating one of the windows. It was rebuilt in 1907.

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. Events may be searched online at Cheshire BMD

Registration Districts

 * Runcorn

Church Records
Aston by Sutton 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 of Aston-by-Sutton, 1635-1997

Cheshire Record Office call number: P128/1/1-2, P128/2/1-3, P128/5422/1, P128/3/1-2, P128/5422/2, P128/4/1-2, P128/5422/5, P128/2992/1

An index for Cheshire parish registers is available online at FamilySearch Historical Records. Here is a list of church records on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.

Bishop's transcripts for Aston-by-Sutton, 1623-1894 The parish church is St. Peter. Aston-by-Sutton was formerly a chapelry in the parish of Runcorn.Cheshire Record Office number: EDB 12

An index for Cheshire, Church of England, Bishop’s transcripts is available online at FamilySearch Historical Records.

Non-Conformist Churches
None

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

 * Runcorn Poor Law Union, Cheshire

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