Over, Cheshire Family History Guide

Over is an Ancient Parish in the county of Cheshire.

Other places in the parish include: Oultonlowe, Swanlow, Winsford, and Low Oulton.

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Parish registers begin:

Over

Parish registers: 1558
Bishop’s Transcripts: 1588

Winsford

Parish registers: None
Bishop’s Transcripts: 1844

Nonconformists include: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Independent/Congregational, Primitive Methodist, Wesleyan Methodist, and Wesleyan Methodist Association.

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

OVER, a small town, a township, and a sub-district in Northwich district, and a parish partly also in Nantwich district, Cheshire.

The town stands near the river Weaver, 2½ miles W of Winsford r. station, and 4¼ W of Middlewich; belonged, till the 54th of Henry III., to the Earls of Chester; was given, by Prince Edward, to Darnhall abbey; passed to Vale Royal abbey; was given, at the dissolution, in exchange for Cartmel manor, to Sir Thomas Holcroft; went by sale to Edmund Pershall, and afterwards, about the middle of the 17th century, to T. Cholmondeley, Esq.; belongs now to Lord Delamere; acquired the rights of a market and a fair by charter of Edward I.; is nominally a borough, governed by a mayor

It consists chiefly of one long irregularly-built street, with Over-lane going thence at right angles down to Winsford-bridge, and is supplied with gas from works near Winsford-bridge; and has a post-office under Middlewick, a quondam market-hall, three churches, four dissenting chapels, a working men’s institute, an endowed school with £70 a year, and two national schools. The market-hall was erected in 1840; is a large brick building; and has been converted into a national school.

The parish church, or St. Chad’s, stands about a mile S of the town; was rebuilt in 1543, by Hugh Starkey, Esq., usher to Henry VIII.; consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a tower; and contains an altar-tomb, and brass effigies of its founder.

St. John s church serves for a section of the parish formed into a chapelry in 1864, and containing about 2,000 inhabitants; was built in 1864, at a cost of about £5,000, as a memorial to Lady Delamere; is in the decorated English style, of Runcornstone; and consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with tower and spire 140 feet high.

Christ church stands in Over-lane; was built in 1844, by the trustees of the Weaver Navigation company; is in the early English style; and consists of nave and chancel, with tower and spire.

The Independent chapel was built in 1866, at a cost of £2,000; measures 70 feet by 41; and is in a modified Gothic style, with a vestibule and columns in front, and with an open-timbered roof. The other dissenting chapels are Wesleyan, Primitive Methodist, and United Free Methodist.

The endowed school stands near the parish church; and was founded in 1689, by Mrs. Venables and T. Lee, Esq.

The weekly market was discontinued about 1745; was re-established in 1840; was again almost discontinued; and has been superseded by a Saturday evening market at Winsford. Fairs for cattle and sheep are held on 15 May and 25 Sept., and are well attended. An extensive salt trade is carried on, and some boat-building is done.

The township contains also Swanlow hamlet, includes part of Whitegate parish, and comprises 4,578 acres. Real property, £19,672; of which £50 are in gas-works. Pop. in 1851, 3,167; in 1861, 3,774. Houses, 790. Pop. of the Whitegate portion, in 1851, 592; in 1861, 636. Houses, 122.

Vale Royal is the seat of Lord Delamere; Swanlow House, of J. A. Davenport, Esq.; Oak House, of P. A. Wood, Esq.; and Bark House, of J. Holland, Esq.

The parish contains also the townships of Low Oulton and Wettenhall; and, together with the Whitegate portion of Over township, comprises 7,469 acres. Real property, with the Whitegate portion of Over township, £22,981. Pop., exclusive of the Whitegate tract, in 1851, 2,926; in 1861, 3,454 Houses, 720. The manor of Low Oulton belongs to Sir Philip de Malpas G. Egerton, Bart.; and that of Wettenhall, to W. Tollemache, Esq.

The living of St. Chad is a vicarage, and the livings of St. John and Christ church are p. curacies, in the diocese of Chester. Value of St. Chad and St. John, each £150; of Christchurch, £150. Patron of St. Chad and Christchurch, the Bishop of Chester; of St. John, Lord Delamere. The p. curacy of Wettenhall also is a separate benefice.

A Wesleyan chapel is in Swanlow; and a church and a Primitive Methodist chapel are in Wettenhall. The sub-district contains Over and Low Oultontownships, three townships of Middlewich, three of Davenham, two of Whitegate, and all Little Budworth. Acres, 18,146. Pop. in 1851, 7,129; in 1861, 8,304. Houses, 1,699.

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

Parish Records

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Over

England, Cheshire, Over – Cemeteries ( 2 )
Monumental inscriptions of Over Cemetery

A transcript of the monumental inscriptions of the Congregational (United Reformed) Church, Over, Winsford, Cheshire

England, Cheshire, Over – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Over, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Cheshire, Over – Church records ( 14 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Over, 1588-1876
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Over (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Bishop’s transcripts for Wettenhall, 1824-1864
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Wettenhall (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Bishop’s transcripts for Winsford, 1844-1854
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Winsford (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Church records for the Central Primitive Methodist Chapel, Winsford, 1861-1914
Author: Central Chapel (Winsford, Cheshire : Primitive Methodist); Cheshire Record Office

Church records for the Cholmondeston Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Wettenhall, 1914-1969
Author: Cholmondeston Chapel (Wettenhall, Cheshire : Wesleyan Methodist); Cheshire Record Office

Church records for the High Street Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Over, 1887-1957
Author: High Street Chapel (Over, Cheshire : Wesleyan Methodist); Cheshire Record Office

Church records for the Swanlow Lane Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Over, 1925-1949
Author: Swanlow Lane Chapel (Over, Cheshire : Wesleyan Methodist); Cheshire Record Office

Parish chest material, 1748-1810
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Over (Cheshire)

Parish registers for Over, 1558-1929
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Over (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Parish registers for St. Chad’s Church, Over, 1844-1968
Author: Church of England. St. Chad’s Church (Over, Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Parish registers for St. John’s Church, Over, 1863-1948
Author: Church of England. St. John’s Church (Over, Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Parish registers for Wettenhall, 1824-1867
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Wettenhall (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

St. Chad’s parish, Over, Cheshire, England, christenings, burials and marriages
Author: Church of England. St. Chad’s Church (Over, Cheshire); Norman, Bertram William Tuff, 1880-1959

A transcription of the registers of Over Congregational (United Reform) church, Over, Winsford, Cheshire
Author: Thomson, Colin; Thomson, Jess

England, Cheshire, Over – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Computer printout of Over, St. Chad, Cheshire, England

England, Cheshire, Over – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Town book, 1759-1823
Author: Wettenhall (Cheshire)

England, Cheshire, Over – Schools ( 1 )
School registers for Over, 1892-1925
Author: St. John’s Church of England School (Over, Cheshire); Lincolnshire Archives Office (England); Cheshire Record Office

England, Cheshire, Over – Taxation ( 3 )
Land tax assessments for Eddisbury hundred, 1785-1790, 1815-1819
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Land tax assessments for Over, 1785-1832
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Town book, 1759-1823
Author: Wettenhall (Cheshire)

Low Oulton

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England, Cheshire, Oulton (Low)
England, Cheshire, Oulton Lowe

England, Cheshire, Low Oulton – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Low Oulton, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Cheshire, Low Oulton – Taxation ( 2 )
Land tax assessments for Eddisbury hundred, 1785-1790, 1815-1819
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Land tax assessments for Oulton Lowe [Low Oulton], 1785-1832
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Winsford

England, Cheshire, Winsford – Cemeteries ( 2 )
Memorial and commemorative inscriptions of St. John’s Parish Church, Winsford, Cheshire
Author: Family History Society of Cheshire. Northwich Group

St. Chad’s, Over Winsford, Cheshire, monumental inscripti
Author: Family History Society of Cheshire

England, Cheshire, Winsford – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Winsford, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Cheshire, Winsford – Church records ( 7 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Winsford, 1844-1854
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Winsford (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Church records for St. Paul’s United Methodist Free Chapel, Winsford, 1868-1958
Author: St. Paul’s Chapel (Winsford, Cheshire : United Methodist Free); Cheshire Record Office

Church records for the Bethesda Primitive Methodist Chapel, Winsford, 1901-1919
Author: Bethesda Chapel (Winsford, Cheshire : Primitive Methodist); Cheshire Record Office

Church records for the Central Primitive Methodist Chapel, Winsford, 1861-1914
Author: Central Chapel (Winsford, Cheshire : Primitive Methodist); Cheshire Record Office

Church records for the New Connexion Methodist Church, Winsford, 1904-1952
Author: New Connexion Methodist Church (Winsford, Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Church records for the Wharton Road Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Winsford, 1838-1957
Author: Wharton Road Chapel (Winsford, Cheshire : Wesleyan Methodist)

Parish registers for St. Chad’s Church, Over, 1844-1968
Author: Church of England. St. Chad’s Church (Over, Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

England, Cheshire, Winsford – Schools ( 4 )
School registers for Winsford, 1907-1926
Author: Winsford Church of England School (Winsford, Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

School registers for Winsford, Meadow Bank, 1903-1929
Author: Meadow Bank School (Winsford, Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

School registers for Winsford, Verdin Technical, 1895-1925
Author: Verdin Technical Schools (Winsford, Cheshire); Lincolnshire Archives Office (England); Cheshire Record Office

School registers for Winsford, Weaver Navigation, 1872-1920
Author: Winsford Weaver Navigation School (Cheshire); Lincolnshire Archives Office (England); Cheshire Record Office

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Administration

  • County: Cheshire
  • Civil Registration District: Northwich
  • 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: Middlewich
  • Poor Law Union: Northwich
  • Hundred: Eddisbury
  • Province: York