Mobberley, Cheshire Genealogy

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Parish History
Mobberley St Wilfrid is an Ancient Parish in Cheshire.

When the church was undergoing restoration in 1888 remains of a Saxon church were found. The earliest written evidence of a church on the site is in 1206 when Patrick de Mobberley founded an Augustinian priory. This was short-lived as by 1240 it had been annexed to the priory of Rochester in Staffordshire. The oldest part of the present building dates from about 1245. It then consisted of a continuous nave and chancel under one roof, with narrow side aisles, and a detached tower. In 1450 a clerestory and new roof were added and the aisles were widened. The tower was replaced in 1533 when the old one had become ruined. In 1888 the chancel was largely rebuilt by J. S. Crowther and a chancel arch replaced the tympanum. The church has a long association with the Mallory family.

Ashley, St. Elizabeth became the parish church for the northern part of Mobberley from 1881.

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

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

registration events may be searched online at Cheshire BMD

Church records
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 for Mobberley, 1578-1995 Cheshire Record Office call numbers: P34/1/1-2, P34/2/1-3, P34/6122/1-4, 12; P34/3/1-5, P34/4/1-3.

An index for Cheshire parish registers is available online in FamilySearch Historical Records (formerly Record Search)

Bishop's transcripts for Mobberley; includes All Saint Chapel, Micklehurst, 1599-1898

Includes some entries for All Saints Chapel of Ease, Micklehurst. Micklehurst is in the parish of Mottram-in-Longdendale.Cheshire Record Office call number: EDB/148

An index for Cheshire, Church of England, Bishop’s Transcripts is available online in Family Search Historical records ( formerly Record Search)

Mobberley- St Wilfrid Banns Transcript-1880-1931- MFPR 337 Baptisms-1578-1898- MFPR 557 Baptisms Transcript-1578-1795- MFPR 337 Baptisms Transcript-1795-1959- MFPR 338 Burials-1578-1678- MFPR 557 Burials-1678-1838- MFPR 558 Burials Transcript-1578-1703- MFPR 337 Burials Transcript-1703-1905- MFPR 338 Marriages-1578-1920- MFPR 557 Marriages-1920-1933- MFPR 558 Marriages Transcript-1578-1754- MFPR 337 Marriages Transcript-1754-1949- MFPR 338

For original records apply to Cheshire Record Office

The Manchester Room and Greater Manchester County Record Office Email: archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.ukThe Manchester Room@City Library (Local Studies)

Non-Conformist Churches

 * Mobberley, Friends' Meeting House (Quakers). Burial registers 1655–1742 are at the Cheshire Record Office. Mobberley- Quakers Burials Transcript-1679-1753- MFPR 337 The Manchester Room and Greater Manchester County Record Office Email: archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk

The Manchester Room@City Library (Local Studies)


 * Mobberley, Methodist Church (Wesleyan), Faulkner Lane. Founded 1836, Built in 1882.


 * Knolls Green, United Reformed Church (Independent/Congregational), Pepper Street. Built in 1783 as a Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan), taken over by Independents in 1803, closed in 1961. Mobberley- Knolls (also spelt Knowles) Green Independent Baptisms-1806-1837- MFPR 294.The Manchester Room and Greater Manchester County Record Office Email: archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk

The Manchester Room@City Library (Local Studies)


 * Mobberley, United Reformed Church (Independent/Congregational), Pepper Street.

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

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

Maps and Gazetteers
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
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