Finding Marriages in the Cheshire County in the 19th Century for William LEE

[Carol Smallman]

Hello, I have just joined Rootschat because I was given this site by my Family History Lecturer and she had used it for some research of her own.  I am doing an online Family History Course with the University of Tasmania, Australia.  I live in the State of New South Wales of Australia and I have researched my Great Great Grandfather from when he came to Australia when he was 24 years old.
I need some help finding the marriage record of his parents and I am not sure where to look.
He was born in 1816 in Stockport Cheshire and was baptized in the non conformist church at Tiviot Dale Heaton Norris in 1816.
His Parents were James Lee and his wife Mary.

Thank you Regards Carol Smallman

[sgf28]

What was your 2xgreat grandfather's name? Did he have any siblings?

[Susan Blackstone]

Have found on site findmypast marriage for James Lee and Ann Swindells 13/01/1782 at Stockport.

[Susan Blackstone]

Don't know if it's of any help.  Found a marriage for James Lee and Mary Done 26/07/1807 at All Saints Runcorn,  both of Runcorn by banns witnesses Nathan Alcock Sewell and John Davenport. I did find a few more James Lee who lived in Stockport. Good luck in your research.

Susan

[rosie99]

Hi Carol

Welcome to rootschat

It would help us if you could give the first name of your 2 gt grandfather and the names and dates of birth of any possible siblings so we know the time frame for his parents wedding.

Have you found any of the family on the UK census. 

Do you know the date that he arrived in Australia, was he alone.

Rosie

[elzabels]

Hello

Try contacting this link http://www.stockport.gov.uk/services/leisureculture/libraries/archivesandlocalhistory/

You could google Tiviot Dale Stockport for further historical info.

As far as I am aware the chapel was demolished to make way for the M60.

I have looked at familysearch.org , the nearest for Stockport listed is the parish of St Mary Cheadle about 3 miles away

Try this free link http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng the nearest areas will be Portwood or Brinnington

[Carol Smallman]

Thank you all so much for your replies.
I have the following information
William LEE , born 13 Jan 1816, to James, a gardener and his wife Elizabeth. He was Baptize at Tiviot Dale Heaton Norris.
Mary Ann born on 13 Nov 1818 and Baptized 9 Dec 1818 by Rev George Highfield.
Sarah born 4 Feb 1821 and Baptized 17 May 1821 by John Doncaster.
I have a James the Son of John and Mary LEE of this parish at present a soldier in Flanders was born 8th Aug 1794 and Baptized 22 Aug 1794. By me John Pritchard.

[Susan Blackstone]

Hi, A web site which I use regularly is http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/ a site run by volunteers. It also has useful links. I noticed that Heaton Norris is listed with a brief potted description and it's churches. 

Susan

[Ray T]

I suspect the "non-conformist" church at Tiviot Dale would be the Metodist Church at the bottom of Lancashire Hill - my parents were married there and I was baptised there!

The records probably won't be on FindMyPast (although they maybe) as the church is on the north side of the river (Mersey) and, in those days, consequently, in Lancashire.