Kelsall St Philip Cheshire Family History Guide
Kelsall St Philip, formerly a chapel to Tarvin St Andrew Ancient Parish, was created an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Cheshire in 1956 from Tarvin Ancient Parish and Delamere Ecclesiastical Parish.
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Kelsall St Philip Parish Registers
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Baptism, Marriage and Burial Records
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Kelsall St Philip, Cheshire Church of England Baptisms, 1868-1962
Marriage and Banns Records
These records include images of Church of England parish registers of marriages and banns records.
Kelsall St Philip, Cheshire Church of England Marriages and Banns 1869-1976
Death and Burial Records
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Kelsall St Philip, Cheshire Church of England Burials 1868-1930
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
KELSALL, a village and a township-chapelry in Tarvin parish, Cheshire. The village stands at the W border of Delamere forest, 2 miles ENE of Tarvin, and 5¼ NE of Waverton r. station; and has a post office under Chester. The chapelry comprises 1,223 acres. Real property, £3,139. Pop., 542. Houses, 120. The manor belongs to Lord Binning. There is a chalybeate spring. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Tarvin, in the diocese of Chester. The original church was built in 1844; and another in 1868. There are a Wesleyan chapel and a national school.
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 51936 68007
BNG Eastings, Northings: 351936, 368007
Latitude, Longitude: 53.206947, -2.721081
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Alan Godfrey Old Ordnance Survey Maps
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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
