Re: parish registers/Davies Wallasey

[hburgess7]

what can a parish register tell me and how do i access one

[casalguidi]

Hi

Parish registers are registers of baptisms (Christenings), marriages and burials for each particular church (parish).

The locations of these would depend entirely upon which church/town/village is of interest to you and what particular event you are looking for in what period of time.

Somebody may be able to point you in the right direction if you can enlighten us as to what event(s) you are hoping to find.

Best wishes

Casalguidi

[hburgess7]

I am looking for a birth in the wallasey area. I have both parents names and address . I have searched 1837 online but had no success. How could the parish registers help me.
                     Hilary

[peterbennett]

Hi
      Copies of parish registers for Wallasey are held at the Cheshire record office you could inquire by email at this link http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Recordoffice/aboutus/recoffcontact.htm
     One the problems with this approach is that it could a long and costly search,unless your in the area and do it yourself.
     The entry in a parish registry is unlikely to tell you any more than a birth certificate,unless the mother was unwed and then you may get details of the father.

     A lot of Wirral parish records have been transcribed and a database is available online at  http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~cprdb/

    If the birth is after 1837 then try the Cheshire BMD website it is now complete up to 1900. http://www.cheshirebmd.org.uk/

    If you are having difficulties tracing a birth we could probably help,
why not give us a name plus parents and district details and we will have a go.

peterbennett

[hburgess7]

   Very good of you to offer to help. I'm looking for a death record of a Winifred Davies (nee Gascoyne ).Probably around 1960,70,or 80. Wallasey district. Also looking for a marriage record of a Wendy Davies of Wallasey, probably 1950s or 60s.
        Looking forward to hearing from you
                            Hilary

[hburgess7]

Thanks for your help. I am looking for Davies family records. Winifred (nee Gascoyne ) and Ernest Davies lived 167 Mount Pleasant road Wallasey 1930s,40s and50s. Iam looking for a death record for her as he died at sea 1945. She will have died 1950s,60s,70s or maybe 90s.
    I am also looking for a marriage record for their daughter,Wendy Davies. This will have been in the Wallasey area 1950s or 60s.
     I will be very grateful for any information.
                                 Hilary

[peterbennett]

Hi Hilary
            The parish records indexes that I have are only up to 1837. they are only indexes and therefore do not give full details. You will need to purchase BMD certificates.
            You would need to search the General BMD index at the records office or online at https://www.1837online.com/Trace2web/index.html
    Once you have found the marriage of your parents you need then to find and purchase the birth certificates, I would recommend you start by finding your fathers line.
   Please get back to me if you need any further help, and please list all the family details you know of.
   Are the Davies family, your family and what relation are they.
   Because we seem to be dealing with fairly recent events in terms of family history you need to make sure that you have the permission of any living relative to put their name on the net.
   
peterbennett

[hburgess7]

Hi
      Copies of parish registers for Wallasey are held at the Cheshire record office you could inquire by email at this link http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Recordoffice/aboutus/recoffcontact.htm
     One the problems with this approach is that it could a long and costly search,unless your in the area and do it yourself.
     The entry in a parish registry is unlikely to tell you any more than a birth certificate,unless the mother was unwed and then you may get details of the father.

     A lot of Wirral parish records have been transcribed and a database is available online at  http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~cprdb/

    If the birth is after 1837 then try the Cheshire BMD website it is now complete up to 1900. http://www.cheshirebmd.org.uk/

    If you are having difficulties tracing a birth we could probably help,
why not give us a name plus parents and district details and we will have a go.

peterbennett

  The birth I am looking for is Wendy (?) Davies .Father Ernest Samuel Davies , Mother Winifred Davies nee Gascoyne.They lived at 167 Mount Pleasant Road Wallasey untill1951.Wendy would have been born 1926 - 1940. Before 1926/9 They lived at 12 Rocklands avenue , Bebbington - cum Bromborough.
                        Hilary

[peterbennett]

Hi Hilary

             Have you checked the https://www.1837online.com/Trace2web/index.html

If yes and you still havn't found her try checking again under a differant spelling (Davis) or was she born a Gascoyne ?

     I am afraid we are all limited to this index when searching online.

good luck

peterbennett