Old St. Thomas, Ashton in Makerfield Recds

[debeisenhauer]

Hello, I have an ancestor Thomas Davies(davis,daviss) who was born abt 1686 in Ashton in Mak. (Winwick). Are old church records available for that time period? Seem to start in 1696. Tried family search, and online parish recds. and ancestry.com. I think his father was also Thomas. Thanks, Debbie

[Gibel]

You could try Winwick St Oswald

Register Transcripts
Published by the Lancashire Parish Register Society:
•Volume 109 - Bap 1563-1620, Mar & Bur 1600-1620.
•Volume 113 - Mar 1621-1657, Bap & Bur 1621-1660.
•Volume M6 - Bap, Mar & Bur 1661-1716.
•Volume M7 - Bap & Bur 1716-1756, Mar 1716-1754.
•Volume M17 - Mar 1754-1812.
•Volume M18 - Bap, & Bur 1756-1806.
•Volume M19 - Mar 1813-1841, Bap & Bur 1807-1837.

Gibel

[royd]

Hi, Wigan History Shop hold the following microfiche.  You can google for more information and they are extremely helpful.


Ashton-In-Makerfield St Thomas C.E.
Baptism:1698-1938
Marriages:1700-1753 1845-1955
Burials:1745-1805 1806-1844 1845-1974

(The missing marriages between 1753 and 1845 took place at St. Oswald's Winwick.)



Hope this is helpful.  R.

[debeisenhauer]

Thanks Gibel. I will try that next.Thanks Royd. but those records are too new. Debbie

[royd]

Hello.

There were no baptisms at St. Thomas' before 1698.  There is an excellent history of the parish if you google the church website. 

Hopefully, the information you require will be in the St. Oswald's registers.  R.

[debeisenhauer]

Hi Royd, Do you know why there are no earlier baptisms? i.e. not transcribed...did not survive?? Debbie

[debeisenhauer]

Hi Gibel, Are the Winwick records available on line, if not, do you know who would have them? Debbie

[royd]

Hello,

The registers from St. Oswalds Winwick - dating from the mid 1700's, are online on the following site:

http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Winwick/index.html


You really need to google the history of St. Thomas Ashton to see how parish boundaries and suchlike have been altered over the years in that area.  Hopefully, you will be able to trace a pattern for your family. 


R.

[Gibel]

The list of Winwick records I gave are transcripts by the Lancvashire Parish register Society. Many reference libraries have these books. Some can also be bought as CD.

Lancashire Record Offcie has copies of Winwick registers on film as well as the transcriptions but they are closed from 4 July to October

The original registers are at Cheshire Record Office so they probably have them on film

Gibel