Carrington St George Cheshire Family History Guide
Carrington St George an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Cheshire, created in 1759 from a chapelry in Bowdon Ancient Parish. The ecclesiastical boundary of Carrington parish was altered in 1885 with the creation of Partington Ecclesiastical Parish and also in 1925 with the creation of Cadishead Ecclesiastical Parish.
Other places in the parish include: Partington.
Alternative names: Bowden St George, Carrington St George
Carrington St George location:
- British National Grid Ref: SJ 72796 92666
- BNG Eastings, Northings: 372796, 392666
- Latitude, Longitude: 53.430077, -2.410895
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1759
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1876
Nonconformists include: Independent/Congregational, Primitive Methodist, and Wesleyan Methodist.
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Adjacent Parishes
Carrington 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.
Carrington St George, Cheshire Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1759-1812
Carrington, St. George, Cheshire Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1989
Carrington St George, Cheshire Church of England Bishop’s Transcripts – Baptisms – 1876-1895
Marriage and Banns Records
These records include images of Church of England parish registers of marriages and banns records.
Carrington St George, Cheshire Church of England Marriages and Banns 1884-1989
Death and Burial Records
These records include images of Church of England parish registers of deaths and burial records.
Carrington St George, Cheshire Church of England Burials 1813-1894
Carrington St George, Cheshire Church of England Bishop’s Transcripts – Burials, 1876-1895
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
CARRINGTON, a township-chapelry in Bowden parish, Cheshire; on the Mersey, 3¼ miles NW of Broadheath r. station. Post Town, Ashton-on-Mersey. Acres, 2,333. Real property, £4,480. Pop., 521. Houses, 102. The living is a vicarage in the dio. of Chester. Value, £375. Patron, the Earl of Stamford. The church is good. There are two Methodist chapels and a n. school.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Historical Maps
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Alan Godfrey Old Ordnance Survey Maps
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Administration
- County: Cheshire
- Civil Registration District: Altrincham
- 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: Frodsham
- Poor Law Union: Altrincham
- Hundred: Bucklow
- 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
