Wistaston St Mary Cheshire Family History Guide

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Wistaston St Mary an Ancient Parish in the county of Cheshire.

Ecclesiastical Parishes created from Wistaston parish include:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1572
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1593

Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist

Adjacent Parishes

Wistaston 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.

Wistaston St. Mary, Cheshire Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1572-1813

Wistaston St Mary, Cheshire Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1936

Marriage and Banns Records

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

Wistaston St Mary, Cheshire Church of England Marriages and Banns 1755-1942

Death and Burial Records

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

Wistaston St Mary, Cheshire Church of England Burials 1813-1994

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

WISTASTON, a parish, with a village, in Nantwich district, Cheshire; 2 miles WSW of Crewe r. station. Post town, Nantwich. Acres, 1,465. Real property, £3,031. Pop., 331. Houses, 59. The Manor-House is the seat of J. Hill, Esq.; and W. Hall, of E. D. Broughton, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chester. Value, £200. Patron, Mrs. Broughton. The church was built in 1828. There is a Church 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 68129 53620
BNG Eastings, Northings: 368129, 353620
Latitude, Longitude: 53.078845, -2.477208

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Alan Godfrey Old Ordnance Survey Maps

Chester and Central Cheshire 1905 One Inch Sheet 109

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Administration

  • County: Cheshire
  • Civil Registration District: Nantwich
  • 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: Nantwich
  • Poor Law Union: Nantwich
  • Hundred: Nantwich
  • Province: York

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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