Unsworth, St. George
1730-1992
Archives
Total copies: 1
Records of the Incumbent including: baptism, marriage, and burials register 1730-1797; baptism and burial register 1797-1840; baptism registers 1841-1969; marriage registers 1844-1971; burial register 1841-1983; register of interment of cremated remains 1985-1992; banns book 1942-1959; Trustees records including: deeds of the site of the Church; trust deeds for maintenance of Church. Faculties. Charity papers. Unsworth National School admission register 1902-1934.
Related Material:The Archives Department also has Archdeacon John Rushton's Visitation Papers for the Church and School, May 1846, which include miscellaneous letters and notes on the parish (MSf 942.72 R121 Vol 54), and nomination papers for perpetual curates 1727-1797 (GB127.M39)
Some records not deposited including: marriage registers later than 1797, burial registers later than 1840, Parochial Church Council records, societies records.
Place:/Unsworth/Prestwich with Oldham/Lancashire/England
Title:
Unsworth, St. George
Date of work:
1730-1992
Reference number:
GB127.L100
Level of description:
Fonds
Includes:
Custodial history:
St George's Church was built in 1729 on land given by James, Earl of Derby. It was consecrated on 9 November 1730. It was assigned a District from Prestwich parish by Order in Council, 19 May 1885 (London Gazette, 22 May). In 1902 part of Middleton parish was added to Unsworth, by Order in Council, 11 June (London Gazette, 13 June 1902).
Part of St George's was added to All Saints, Stand, by Pastoral Council 17 April 1972 (London Gazette, 27 April) and part to St Peter's Bury, by Pastoral Order 6 December 1973 (London Gazette 20 December).
Source:
These records were transferred to the Library as Diocesan Record Office from Lancashire Record Office in 1982, except for the baptism register 1841-1891 and the charity papers which were deposited in May 1988 by Rev R M F Haigh. An additional deposit was made by Ann Wilkinson, Churchwarden, in Feb 2018.
Access restrictions:
UnrestrictedManchester Archives and Local Studies hold the following:
Parish registers on microfilm - baptisms 1730-1840 (MFPR 112), 1841-1891 (MFPR 1726), marriages 1730-1753 (MFPR 112), burials 1732-1840 (MFPR 112).
Use restrictions:
Unrestricted
Topics:
Record types:
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
Language:
English
Record number:
7182968