Over Tabley St Paul Cheshire Family History Guide

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Over Tabley St Paul an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Cheshire created in 1855 from Rostherne Ancient Parish.

Over Tabley 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.

Over Tabley St Paul, Cheshire Church of England Baptisms, 1855-1904

Marriage and Banns Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers of marriages and banns records.

Over Tabley St Paul, Cheshire Church of England Marriages and Banns 1856-1988

Death and Burial Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers of deaths and burial records.

Over Tabley St Paul, Cheshire Church of England Burials 1855-1992

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

TABLEY (Over or Superior), a township and a chapelry in Rostherne parish, Cheshire. The township lies 1 mile WNW of Knutsford r. station. Acres, 2,659. Real property, £5,470. Pop., 490. Houses, 85. The manor belongs to Lord De Tabley and T. J. Brooke, Esq. The chapelry includes also part of Mere township, and was constituted in 1855. Post town, Knutsford. Pop., 792. Houses, 140. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Chester. Value, £140. Patron, alternately the Bishop of and T. J. Brooke, Esq. The church was built in 1855; and rebuilt, after destruction by fire, in 1856.

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 72388 80103
BNG Eastings, Northings: 372388, 380103
Latitude, Longitude: 53.317133, -2.415941

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Alan Godfrey Old Ordnance Survey Maps

Chester and Central Cheshire 1905 One Inch Sheet 109

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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