Burton, Cheshire Family History Guide
Burton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Cheshire.
Other places in the parish include: Puddington.
Alternative names:
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
Parish registers: 1538
Bishop’s Transcripts: 1599
Nonconformists include: Roman Catholic
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Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
BURTON, a township and a parish in Wirrall district, Cheshire. The township lies on the estuary of the Dee, 3¾ miles WSW of Sutton r. station, and 8 NW by W of Chester; and had formerly a market. Acres, 2,138; of which 280 are water. Real property, £2,178. Pop., 265. Houses, 50.
The parish includes also the township of Puddington; and its Post Town is Neston, under Chester. Acres, 3,497. Real property, £4,235. Pop., 425. Houses, 77. The property is divided between two. Burton Hall is the seat of W. W. Congreve, Esq. Coal is worked in a mine running far beneath the estuary of the Dee. An hospital was founded at Denwall by Bishop Savensby, and given to the church of St. John in Lichfield.
The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Chester. Value, £54. Patron, W. W. Congreve, Esq. The church is tolerable.
There are a Roman Catholic chapel and an endowed school, the latter with £35 a year. Bishop T. Wilson was a native.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
FamilySearch
Burton
England, Cheshire, Burton – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Burton, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
England, Cheshire, Burton – Church records ( 6 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Burton, 1599-1900
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Burton (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office
Burton churchwardens’ records, 1780-1882
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Burton (Cheshire)
Church records of Puddington Hall Catholic Chapel, 1783-1892
Author: Catholic Church. Puddington Hall Chapel (Puddington, Cheshire)
Notes on Burton parish registers
Author: Morrell, P. F. A.
Notes on the parish of Burton in Wirral
Author: Beazley, F. C. (Frank Charles), b. 1856
Parish registers of Burton, 1538-1993
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Burton (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office
England, Cheshire, Burton – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Computer printout of Burton in Wirral, Chesh., Eng
England, Cheshire, Burton – History ( 1 )
Notes on the parish of Burton in Wirral
Author: Beazley, F. C. (Frank Charles), b. 1856
England, Cheshire, Burton – Manors ( 1 )
Bailiffs accounts, 1421
Author: Manors of Burton and Chester (Cheshire)
England, Cheshire, Burton – Taxation ( 2 )
Land tax assessments for Burton, 1778-1832
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office
Land tax assessments for Wirral hundred, 1778-1782, 1817-1819
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office
Puddington
England, Cheshire, Puddington – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Puddington, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
England, Cheshire, Puddington – Church records ( 1 )
Church records of Puddington Hall Catholic Chapel, 1783-1892
Author: Catholic Church. Puddington Hall Chapel (Puddington, Cheshire)
England, Cheshire, Puddington – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments for Puddington, 1778-1832
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office
Maps
Vision of Britain historical maps
Administration
- County: Cheshire
- Civil Registration District: Wirral
- 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: Wirral
- Poor Law Union: Wirral
- Hundred: Wirral
- Province: York