Wilmslow, Cheshire Family History Guide

Wilmslow is an Ancient Parish in the county of Cheshire.

Other places in the parish include: Chorley, Fulshaw, Chorley near Macclesfield, Pownall Fee, Bollinfee, and Bollin Fee.

Alternative names:

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1558
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1599

Nonconformists include: Independent/Congregational, Methodist New Connexion, Plymouth Brethren, Presbyterian Unitarian, Primitive Methodist, Society of Friends/Quaker, and Wesleyan Methodist.

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

WILMSLOW, a village, a parish, and a subdistrict, in Cheshire. The village stands on the river Bollin and on the Northwestern railway, 6¼ miles SS W of Stockport; and has a post-office under Manchester, and a r. station. The railway crosses the vale of the Bollin here on a viaduct of eleven arches.

The parish contains Bollin-Fee, Pownall-Fee, and Fulshaw townships in Altrincham district, and Chorley township in Macclesfield district. Acres, 8,028. Real property, £32,028. Pop. in 1851, 4,952; in 1861, 6,616. Houses, 1,248. The property is much subdivided. The manor belongs to Sir H. De Trafford, Bart., and J. B. Prescott, Esq. There are many good residences.

The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chester. Value, £1,050. Patron, Sir H. De Trafford, Bart. The church was restored and enlarged in 1863, at a cost of £4,000. The p. curacy of Chorley is a separate benefice. A chapel of ease is at Styal: and there are, in different parts, eleven dissenting chapels, two mechanics’ institutes, several public schools, and charities £62.

The sub-district excludes Chorley township, but includes two other parishes. Acres, 15,525. Pop., 7,531. Houses, 1,528.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Cheshire, Wilmslow – Cemeteries ( 6 )
Memorial inscriptions of the Parish Church of St. John the Evangelist, Lindow, Wilmslow
Author: North Cheshire Family History Society. Wilmslow Group

Monumental inscriptions of Dean Row Chapel, Wilmslow
Author: North Cheshire Family History Society; Unitarian Chapel (Dean-Row, Cheshire)

Monumental inscriptions of Quaker Burial Ground, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire
Author: Clarke, Alan; Clarke, Rhoda; North Cheshire Family History Society

Monumental inscriptions of St. Bartholomew’s Church, parish church of Wilmslow, Cheshire
Author: Stancliffe, E. S.; North Cheshire Family History Society; Church of England. Parish Church of Wilmslow (Cheshire)

Monumental inscriptions, Saint Bartholomew Church, Wimslow, Cheshire, England
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. British Mission. Genealogical Board

Wilmslow, Dean Row Chapel burials 1751 to 2000
Author: North Cheshire Family History Society; Unitarian Chapel (Dean-Row, Cheshire)

England, Cheshire, Wilmslow – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Wilmslow, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Cheshire, Wilmslow – Census – 1891 – Indexes ( 1 )
1891 census surname & location index, Altrincham registration district, Cheshire, U.K. (with Sale) : includes the sub districts of Knutsford, Lymm, & Wilmslow
Author: North Cheshire Family History Society

England, Cheshire, Wilmslow – Census – Indexes ( 1 )
Wilmslow census indexes, 1851-1881

England, Cheshire, Wilmslow – Church history ( 2 )
Parish of St. Bartholomew, Wilmslow, County of Cheshire, U. K. (Macclesfield Hundred)
Author: North Cheshire Family History Society; Church of England. Parish Church of Wilmslow (Cheshire)

Pleasant pastures : the history of the Wilmslow Congregational Church, 1844-1946
Author: Lazenby, Walter

England, Cheshire, Wilmslow – Church records ( 19 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Chorley, 1853-1900
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Chorley (near Macclesfield, Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Bishop’s transcripts for Wilmslow, 1599-1860
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wilmslow (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Church records for the Morley Society of Friends monthly meetings, 1677-1831
Author: Society of Friends. Morley Monthly Meeting (Cheshire, England); Cheshire Record Office

Church records, 1748-1980
Author: Unitarian Chapel (Dean-Row, Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Church records, 1807-1837
Author: Lende End Chapel (Wilmslow, England : Wesleyan)

Church records, 1811-1837
Author: Wesleyan Church (Wilmslow, England)

Church records, 1833-1836
Author: Quarry Bank Chapel (Pownall-Fee, Cheshire : Presbyterian)

Church records, 1889-1958
Author: Catholic Church. Sacred Heart and St. Teresa (Wilmslow, Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Churchwarden accounts and poor records for Wilmslow, 1585-1888
Author: Wilmslow (Cheshire)

Churchwardens’ accounts for Wilmslow, Cheshire, 1772-1816
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wilmslow (Cheshire)

Monumental inscriptions of St. Bartholomew’s Church, parish church of Wilmslow, Cheshire
Author: Stancliffe, E. S.; North Cheshire Family History Society; Church of England. Parish Church of Wilmslow (Cheshire)

Parish of St. Bartholomew, Wilmslow, County of Cheshire, U. K. (Macclesfield Hundred)
Author: North Cheshire Family History Society; Church of England. Parish Church of Wilmslow (Cheshire)

Parish register transcripts, 1558-1847
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wilmslow (Cheshire); Norman, Bertram William Tuff, 1880-1959

Parish registers for Chorley, near Macclesfield, 1853-1924
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Chorley (near Macclesfield, Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Parish registers for Wilmslow, Cheshire, 1558-1948
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wilmslow (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Register of baptisms for Dean Row Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Wilmslow, Cheshire, 1849-1955
Author: Dean Row Chapel (Wilmslow, Cheshire : Wesleyan)

Register of baptisms for the Hawthorne Street Methodist New Connexion Chapel, Wilmslow, 1869-1940
Author: Hawthorne Street Chapel (Wilmslow, Cheshire : New Connexion)

St. Bartholomew, Wilmslow : combined register
Author: Smith, Jean; Slater, Brian; Slater, Rovy; Wood, Denis; Wood, Nigel

Wilmslow, Dean Row Chapel burials 1751 to 2000
Author: North Cheshire Family History Society; Unitarian Chapel (Dean-Row, Cheshire)

England, Cheshire, Wilmslow – Church records – Indexes ( 7 )
Computer printout of Pownell Fee or Pownall Fee, Quarry Bank Presbyterian, Chesh., Eng

Computer printout of Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Computer printout of Wilmslow, Lende End Wesleyan, Chesh., Eng

Computer printout of Wilmslow, Wesleyan, Chesh., Eng

Parish register printouts of Pownall-Fee, Cheshire, England (Presbyterian, Quarry Bank) ; christenings, 1833-1836
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Wilmslow, Cheshire, England (Wesleyan) ; christenings, 1797-1837
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Wilmslow, Cheshire, England (Wesleyan) ; christenings, 1811-1837
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

England, Cheshire, Wilmslow – Description and travel – 19th century ( 1 )
Wilmslow graves and grave thoughts from Wilmslow
Author: Fryer, Alfred

England, Cheshire, Wilmslow – Description and travel – Guidebooks ( 1 )
The apprentices’ walk : a walk from Wilmslow to Styal
Author: Bever, J. T.

England, Cheshire, Wilmslow – History ( 5 )
Mill life at Styal
Author: Nixon, Nigel; Hill, Josselin

Portrait of Wilmslow, Alderley Edge & Handforth
Author: Lee, Ron

Three Sundays in Wilmslow

Wilmslow graves and grave thoughts from Wilmslow
Author: Fryer, Alfred

Wilmslow, past and present : a handbook of local history
Author: Pearson, Andrew

England, Cheshire, Wilmslow – Land and property ( 1 )
Pownall Hall deeds, in the parish of Wilmslow, Cheshire, in the possession of Henry Boddinton Esq., A. D. 1328, and before to A.D. 1666
Author: Sherwood, George F. T. (George Frederick Tudor)

England, Cheshire, Wilmslow – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Churchwarden accounts and poor records for Wilmslow, 1585-1888
Author: Wilmslow (Cheshire)

England, Cheshire, Wilmslow – Public records ( 1 )
Churchwarden accounts and poor records for Wilmslow, 1585-1888
Author: Wilmslow (Cheshire)

England, Cheshire, Wilmslow – Schools ( 2 )
Handforth National School : 1844-1915
Author: Webber, Diana

School registers, 1877-1908
Author: Winslow Independent British School (Cheshire); Lincolnshire Archives Office (England); Cheshire Record Office

England, Cheshire, Wilmslow – Social life and customs ( 1 )
Mill life at Styal
Author: Nixon, Nigel; Hill, Josselin

England, Cheshire, Wilmslow – Taxation ( 2 )
Churchwarden accounts and poor records for Wilmslow, 1585-1888
Author: Wilmslow (Cheshire)

Rate books 1890, 1885; Valuation lists 1899
Author: Wilmslow (Cheshire). Urban District Council

Chorley

England, Cheshire, Chorley (near Macclesfield) – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Chorley, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Cheshire, Chorley (near Macclesfield) – Church records ( 2 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Chorley, 1853-1900
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Chorley (near Macclesfield, Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Parish registers for Chorley, near Macclesfield, 1853-1924
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Chorley (near Macclesfield, Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

England, Cheshire, Chorley (near Macclesfield) – Taxation ( 2 )
Land tax assessments for Chorley (in Wilmslow), 1784-1831
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Land tax assessments for Macclesfield hundred, 1784-1787, 1815-1819
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: Altrincham
  • 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: Macclesfield
  • Poor Law Union: Altrincham
  • Hundred: Macclesfield
  • Province: York