Ince, Cheshire Genealogy

England Cheshire  Ince

Parish History
Ince St James is an Ancient parish in Cheshire, A Norman chapel once stood on this site. The present church was built in the medieval period but only the tower and part of the chancel remain from this date. The tower by Simon Ripley dates from around 1485–93. The nave, aisle and porch were rebuilt in 1854 in perpendicular style by Edward Hodkinson and the tower was raised by two courses. 14th and 15th century windows remain.

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.

Registration Districts

 * Great Boughton (1837–69)
 * Chester (1870–1937)
 * West Cheshire (1937–50)

registration events may be searched online at Cheshire BMD

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.

Here is a list of church records on microfilm at the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City. Parish registers for Ince, 1687-1933 Cheshire Record Office reference: P89/1/1-2, P89/2, P89/3/1-2, P89/4-5, 7-9.

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

Bishop's transcripts for Ince, 1600-1898 Early years in Latin.Cheshire Record Office reference

An index for Cheshire, Church of England, Bishop’s Transcripts (Diocese of Chester) is available online in Record Search.

Census records
Contributor: Include an overview if there is any unique information, such as the census for X year was destroyed. Add a link to online sites for indexes and/or images. Also add a link to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection.

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

 * Great Boughton (1837–71) http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/ches/great_broughton_workhouse.htm
 * Chester (1871–1930) http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Chester/Chester.shtml

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

Web sites
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