Thelwall, Cheshire Genealogy

England Cheshire  Thelwall



Parish History
Thelwall All Saints was formed as chapel to Runcorn All Saints, Cheshire Ancient parish and became the parish church for part of Thelwall in 1870; other parts of the parish from 1866 are served by  All Saints Latchford, Cheshire.

The origins of a church or chapel at Thelwall are unclear. It has been thought that a chapel was built by Richard Brooke of Norton Priory but a legal suit in 1663 suggests that there was a chapel on the site before this date. At this time Thelwall was in the parish of Runcorn. In 1663 the chapel on the site was restored by Robert Pickering. After this the chapel fell into disrepair. It was restored again and re-opened in 1782.By the following century the church was too small for its congregation and in 1843 a new church was built and consecrated. This consisted of a nave which was designed by J. Mountford Allen. In 1856 the chancel was built at the expense of James Nicholson and the nave was extended by one bay. In 1890 Henry Stanton commissioned a new north aisle, a new baptistry with a new font, and a new vestry. The aisle and vestry, together with a north porch, were designed by William Owen.

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

 * Runcorn (1837–45)
 * Warrington (1845–96)
 * Runcorn (1896–1937)
 * Warrington post 1937

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 Thelwall, 1782-1952 Cheshire Record Office call number: P239/1-4, P239/3/2-4. Thelwall is a chapelry in Runcorn ancient parish

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

Bishop's transcripts for Thelwall, 1812-1855 Also known as All Saints' Chape Chapelry in Runcorn parish. Cheshire Record Office call number: EDB 197

An index for Cheshire, Church of England, Bishop’s transcripts is available online inFamilySearch Historical Records (formerly Record Search)

Non-Conformist Churches
none

Census records
http://www.1881pubs.com/ for details of public houses in the 1881 census

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 (1836–45)
 * Warrington Poor Law Union, Lancashire (1845–96)
 * Runcorn (1896–1930)

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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