Chester St Oswald, Cheshire Family History Guide
Chester St Oswald is an Ancient Parish in the county of Cheshire.
Other places in the parish include: Bruera, Saighton, Newton by Chester, Newton, Lea Newbold, Iddinshall, Huntington, Hilbre, Great Boughton, Croughton, Churton on the Heath, Churton Heath, Churton Bruera, Wervin, and Bache.
Alternative names:
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
Chester St Oswald
- Parish registers: 1581
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1603
Bruera
- Parish registers: 1657
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1666
Nonconformists include: Calvinistic Methodist and Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Adjacent Parishes
- Claverton
- Chester Holy Trinity
- Chester St Peter
- Backford
- Waverton
- Handley
- Coddington
- Bunbury
- Aldford
- Christleton
- Chester Little St John
- Chester St John the Baptist
- Chester Christ Church
- Tarvin
- Eccleston
- Chester St Paul
- Stoak
- Chester St Mary on the Hill
- Chester Cathedral Church Precinct
- Thornton le Moors
- Chester St Bridget and St Martin
- Plemstall
- Chester Cathedral
- Upton
- Tarporley
Parish History
See Chester, Cheshire Family History Guide
Bache
Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870
Bache, a township in St. Oswald parish, Cheshire; 1 ½ mile N of Chester. Acres, 94. Real property, £514. Pop., 34. Houses, 4. Bache Hall is the seat of the Hughes family.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848
BACHE, a township, in the parish of St. Oswald, Chester union of Great Boughton, Lower division of the hundred of Broxton, S. division of the county of Chester; containing 18 inhabitants. It comprises 93 acres, of a loamy soil. Bache Hall was garrisoned for the parliament in the early part of the civil war, and destroyed during the siege of Chester, in 1645.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848
Churton-Heath, or Bruera
A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848
CHURTON-HEATH, or Bruera, a chapelry, in the parish of St. Oswald, Chester, union of Great Boughton, Lower division of the hundred of Broxton, S. division of the county of Chester, 5¼ miles (S. E. by S.) from Chester; containing 3 inhabitants; and comprising 130 acres, of a clayey soil. The chapelry was the original seat of a rectory, to which St. Oswald, a vicarage, was subordinate. The living is now annexed to that of St. Oswald; the incumbent whereof receives a rent-charge of £17, for which the tithes of the chapelry have been commuted. The chapel, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure, with a Norman arch between the nave and chancel, and a rich Norman door at the south end; several carved stones are conspicuous in the walls.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848
Census
England and Wales Census, 1841
England and Wales Census, 1851
England and Wales Census, 1861
England and Wales Census, 1871
England and Wales Census, 1881
England and Wales Census, 1891
England and Wales Census, 1901
England and Wales Census, 1911
Parish Records
Cheshire
Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000 - FamilySearch
Cheshire Bishop’s Transcripts, 1598-1900 - FamilySearch
England, Cheshire Non-conformist Records, 1671-1900
England, Cheshire Probate Records, 1492-1940
England, Cheshire Workhouse Records, 1848-1967
England, Cheshire, Land Tax Assessments, 1778-1832
England, Cheshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1606-1900
England, Cheshire, Register of Electors, 1842-1900
England, Cheshire, School Records, 1796-1950
Records for England
Births and Baptism Records
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Great Britain, Births and Baptisms, 1571-1977
England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008
United Kingdom, Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1787-1933
Marriage Records
Great Britain Marriages, 1797-1988
England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005
United Kingdom, Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1787-1933
Death Records
England Death Records, 1998-2015
England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
Great Britain Deaths and Burials, 1778-1988
England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007
United Kingdom, Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1787-1933
England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957
England and Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1640-1660
Non-Conformist Records
England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977
Occupations
United Kingdom, Merchant Navy Seamen Records, 1835-1941
War and Conflict
Great Britain, War Office Registers, 1772-1935
United Kingdom, Chelsea Pensioners’ Service Records, 1760-1913
United Kingdom, Royal Hospital Chelsea: Discharge Documents of Pensioners 1760-1887 (WO 122)
United Kingdom, Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1787-1933
United Kingdom, Militia Service Records, 1806-1915
United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920
United Kingdom, World War I Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps Records, 1917-1920
Newspaper Archives
British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices
British Newspaper Archives, Obituaries
Maps
Vision of Britain historical maps
Administration
- County: Cheshire
- Civil Registration District: Great Boughton
- 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: Chester
- Poor Law Union: Chester Incorporation
- Hundred: Broxton; Chester Borough; Eddisbury
- Province: York