Willaston Christ Church Cheshire Family History Guide

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Willaston Christ Church an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Cheshire created in 1865 from Neston Ancient Parish and the townships of Willaston, Thornton Hough and Raby in Neston Parish.

Ecclesiastical Parishes created from Willaston parish include:

Willaston Christ Church 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.

Willaston Christ Church, Cheshire Church of England Baptisms, 1865-1944

Willaston Christ Church, Cheshire Church of England Baptisms, 1865-1944

Marriage and Banns Records

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

Willaston Christ Church, Cheshire Church of England Marriages and Banns 1865-1944

Death and Burial Records

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

Willaston Christ Church, Cheshire Church of England Burials 1865-1933

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

WILLASTON, a township and a chapelry in Neston parish, Cheshire. The township lies 1½ mile WSW of Hooton r. station, and 2¾ E of Great Neston; and has a post-office under Chester. Acres, 1,941. Real property, £2,618. Pop., 340. Houses, 61. Lydiate House is the seat of D. Graham, Esq. The chapelry includes Raby and Thornton-Hough townships, and was constituted in 1854. Pop., 903. Houses, 161. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Chester. Value, £183. Patron, D. Graham, Esq. The church was built in 1854. There are a Primitive Methodist 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 32861 77791
BNG Eastings, Northings: 332861, 377791
Latitude, Longitude: 53.292810, -3.008693

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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

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