Haslington, Cheshire Genealogy

England Cheshire  Haslington

Parish History
Haslington St Matthew, Cheshire was a former chapelry in the Ancient Parish of Barthomley.

Pevsner describes this as a church of "two builds", both of which are "handsome". The west part was built in 1810. The east end was built in in 1909 and was designed by Reginald T. Longden.

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

 * Nantwich (1837–1937)
 * Crewe (1937–74)
 * Congleton and Crewe (1974–88)
 * South Cheshire (1988–98)
 * Cheshire Central (post 1998)

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.

Parish registers for Haslington, 1645-1926 Haslington was formerly a chapelry in the parish of Barthomley. Some records in Latin. Cheshire Record Office reference: P43/1/1-4, P43/2/1-3, P43/3/1, P43/4/1-2.

An index for Cheshire parish registers is available online in Record Search. Here is a list of church records on microfilm at the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City.

Bishop's transcripts for Haslington, 1665-1876 Haslington was formerly a chapelry in the parish of Barthomley. Some records in Latin. Cheshire Record Office reference: EDB 105.

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

Non-Conformist Churches
Haslington, Baptist Union Chapel. Founded 1884, the chapel was opened in 1887 and closed in 1971. Registers of marriages 1908–71 are at the Cheshire Record Office. Haslington, Free Gospel Mission. Built in 1870. Winterley, Methodist Chapel (Primitive). Built in 1834. Haslington, Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan). Built in 1909. Haslington, United Reformed Church (Independent/Congregational). Built in 1810.

Non-Conformist Records:

  Cheshire Record Office Reference  EMS 213  Haslington Primitive Methodist Chapel   Date  1870-1957    Minutes, fire insurance policy and notice of registration   AdminHistory  The chapel was built by the Primitive Methodists in 1868 and rebuilt in 1903.   3 items   http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=017-ems213&amp;cid=0   <td class="Repository"> Cheshire Record Office Reference <td class="AltRefNo"> EMS 58  <td class="FieldLabel"> <td class="Level">   <td class="FieldLabel"> <td class="Title"> Haslington Wesleyan Methodist Chapel  <td class="FieldLabel"> Date <td class="Date"> 19th century - 20th century  <td class="FieldLabel"> <td class="Description"> Various records1896-1977  <td class="FieldLabel"> URL <td class="URL"> <font color="#0000ff">http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=017-ems58&amp;cid=0  <td class="FieldLabel"> <td class="Repository"> Cheshire Record Office Reference <td class="AltRefNo"> EMS 214  <td class="FieldLabel"> <td class="Level">   <td class="FieldLabel"> <td class="Title"> Haslington, Oakhanger Chapel  <td class="FieldLabel"> Date <td class="Date"> 1894-1975  <td class="FieldLabel"> <td class="Description"> Minutes, fire insurance policies, London Gazette notice  <td class="FieldLabel"> AdminHistory <td class="AdminHistory"> The chapel was built by the Primitive Methodists in the 1830s. <td class="FieldLabel"> Extent <td class="Extent"> 4 items <td class="FieldLabel"> URL <td class="URL"> <font color="#0000ff">http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=017-ems214&amp;cid=0  <td class="Repository"> Cheshire Record Office Reference <td class="AltRefNo"> EMS 215  <td class="FieldLabel"> <td class="Level">   <td class="FieldLabel"> <td class="Title"> Haslington, Winterley Chapel  <td class="FieldLabel"> Date <td class="Date"> 1903-1906  <td class="FieldLabel"> <td class="Description"> Letter about erection of new schoolroom  <td class="FieldLabel"> AdminHistory <td class="AdminHistory"> The chapel was built by the Primitive Methodists in 1834. 4 <td class="FieldLabel"> <td class="Extent"> documents  <td class="URL"> <font color="#0000ff">http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=017-ems215&amp;cid=0

Census records
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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

 * Nantwich

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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