Burleydam St Mary and St Michael Cheshire Family History Guide

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Burleydam St Mary and St Michael an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Cheshire, created in 1738 from Wrenbury Ecclesiastical Parish and refounded in 1869 from Wrenbury Ecclesiastical Parish and Audlem Ancient Parish.

Alternative names: Burley Dam

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1770
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1869

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Burleydam Parish Registers

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Baptism, Marriage and Burial Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers of baptism, marriage, and burial records.

Burleydam St Mary and St. Michael, Cheshire Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1770-1873

Burleydam, St. Mary and St. Michael, Cheshire Church of England Baptisms, 1770-1958

Burleydam St Mary and St Michael, Cheshire Church of England Bishop’s Transcripts – Baptisms – 1869-1922

Death and Burial Records

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Burleydam St Mary and St Michael, Cheshire Church of England Burials 1770-1873

Burleydam St Mary and St Michael, Cheshire Church of England Bishop’s Transcripts – Burials, 1869-1922

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

BURLEY-DAM, a chapelry in Acton parish, Cheshire; on the verge of the county, 3½ miles SSE of Wrenbury r. station, and 4½ E by N of Whitchurch. It has a post office under Whitchurch. The statistics are returned with Acton. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Chester. Value, £100. Patron, Viscount Combermere.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Historical Maps

British National Grid Ref: SJ 60681 42577
BNG Eastings, Northings: 360681, 342577
Latitude, Longitude: 52.979088, -2.587040

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Chester and Central Cheshire 1905 One Inch Sheet 109

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Administration

  • County: Cheshire
  • Civil Registration District: Nantwich
  • Probate Court: Pre-1541 – Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory), Post-1540 – Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)
  • Diocese: Pre-1541 – Lichfield and Coventry, Post-1540 – Chester
  • Rural Deanery: Nantwich
  • Poor Law Union: Nantwich
  • Hundred: Nantwich
  • Province: York

Sources

The following sources have been used to compile this article.

  • F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991)
  • FamilySearch Research Wiki – Cheshire, England Genealogy
  • Cheshire Archives and Local Studies Catalogue
  • Ancestry.co.uk

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