Bowdon, Cheshire Genealogy

History
Bowdon St Mary the Virgin is an ancient parish is Cheshire including originally Altrincham, Ashley, Baguley, Bowdon, Carrington, Dunham Massey, Hale (near Altrincham), Partington and Timperley and parts of Agden (near Lymm), Ashton upon Mersey and Bollington (near Lymm).

A church on the site was noted in the Domesday Book. It is likely that a new church was built in the 14th century and remodelled in the 16th century. The church was completely rebuilt between 1858 and 1860 by W. H. Brakspear, although the 16th century roofs of the aisles were retained and incorporated into the new structure.

Church Records
Parish registers for Bowdon, 1628-1993

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

Bishop's transcripts for Bowdon, 1600-1900 Cheshire Record Office reference: EDB 32

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

Non-Conformist Churches
Bowdon, St. Paul's Methodist Church (Wesleyan), Enville Road. Built in 1880. Bowdon, Methodist Church (Wesleyan), Vicarage Lane. Bowdon, Methodist Church (Wesleyan), Priory Street. Bowdon, Presbyterian Church, Delamere Road. Built in 1872.

Non-Conformist Records
Bowdon- Bowdon Wesleyan, Enville Road Manchester Central Library collection Baptisms-1857-1927- MFPR 2134 Baptisms-1927-1966- Archives C18/5

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/records.aspx?cat=017-ems336a&amp;cid=-1&amp;Gsm=2008-06-18#-1

Church records for Wesleyan Methodist Church, Bowdon, 1857-1927

Bowdon Vale Methodist church

Bowdon Downs- Bowden Downs Congregational Manchester City Library collection Burials-1881-1887- MFPR 2157

Bowdon- Partington Independent Baptisms-1815-1837- MFPR 292. Also searchable http://www.bmdregisters.co.uk/

Poor Law Unions

 * Altrincham (1837–95)
 * Bucklow (1895–1930). http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Altrincham/Altrincham.shtml

Registration Districts

 * Altrincham (1837–98)
 * Bucklow (1898–1974)
 * Trafford (post 1974)

registration events may be searched online at Cheshire BMD

Bibliography 

 * Pevsner, Nikolaus; Edward Hubbard (2003) [1971], The Buildings of England: Cheshire, New Haven &amp; London: Yale University Press, pp. 110, ISBN 0 300 09588 0
 * Richards, Raymond (1947), Old Cheshire Churches, London: Batsford
 * Morant, Roland W. (1989), Cheshire Churches, Birkenhead: Countyvise, pp. 113, ISBN 0 907768 18 0