Upton by Birkenhead, Cheshire Family History Guide

Upton by Birkenhead is an Ancient Parish in the county of Cheshire.

Alternative names: Over Church, Upton near Birkenhead, Overchurch

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1755
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1600

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

UPTON, a village and a parish in Wirrall district, Cheshire.

The village stands 4 miles W of Birkenhead r. station; was once a market-town; and has a post-office under Birkenhead.

The parish is sometimes called Over-church, and comprises 929 acres. Real property, £2,871. Pop., 293. Houses, 57. The manor belongs to W. Inman, Esq.

The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Chester. Value, £60. Patron, W. Inman, Esq. The church is plain.

There are a national school, a reading room, and a convent.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Cheshire, Upton (near Birkenhead) – Cemeteries ( 1 )
St. Mary’s, Upton Wirral, Cheshire, monumental inscriptions
Author: Bratt, Clifford; Family History Society of Cheshire

England, Cheshire, Upton (near Birkenhead) – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Upton, or Overchurch, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Cheshire, Upton (near Birkenhead) – Church records ( 5 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Upton, 1600-1892
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Upton (near Birkenhead, Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Church records of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Upton, 1914-1940
Author: Catholic Church. St. Joseph’s Church (Upton, Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Parish chest and poor law records, 1730-1811
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Upton (near Birkenhead, Cheshire)

Parish registers for Upton, near Birkenhead, 1755-1941
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Upton (near Birkenhead, Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

The registers of Upton in Overchurch, Cheshire, 1600-1812
Author: Irvine, William Fergusson, 1869-1962; Church of England. Parish Church of Upton (near Birkenhead, Cheshire)

England, Cheshire, Upton (near Birkenhead) – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Computer printout of Upton in Overchurch, Cheshire, England

England, Cheshire, Upton (near Birkenhead) – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Parish chest and poor law records, 1730-1811
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Upton (near Birkenhead, Cheshire)

England, Cheshire, Upton (near Birkenhead) – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments for Upton (in Overchurch)[Upton, near Birkenhead], 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