Blackley, St. Peter
1655-1991
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Records of Incumbent, including: baptism registers 1655-1907; marriage registers 1668-1709, 1718-1783, 1838-1895; burial registers 1655-1892; draft registers of baptisms and burials 1786-1844 (incomplete) list of chapelwardens 1694-1700; registers of services 1847-1860; London Gazette relating to parish boundaries 1839, 1900; papers relating to Mission, Victoria Avenue; papers concerning churchyard 1867-1940; papers relating to the sale of the parsonage 1914-1916; dilapidations assessment 1967; returns of parochial statistics 1939-1940; list of sources of income of benefice and London Gazettes recording grants 1842-1915; parish magazines 1980, 1981, 1991.
Records of Churchwardens, including: annual statement of accounts 1940-1942; faculties 1890-1936; papers relating to rebuilding of Church 1732-1737; churchwardens' accounts 1764-1939; vestry minutes 1806-1939.
Records of Charities (Thomas Chetham, John Travis, Alice Alsop), including: deeds of Chetham's Charity 1815; deed of Travis's Charity 1800; minutes of trustees of Blackley charities 1888-1940; charity commissioners certificates of approval of trustees 1896-1920; account book 1888-1927; annual statement of accounts 1879, 1905-1907, 1910-1954; letters from Charity Commissioners 1867-1936; correspondence about property 1898-1934.
Sunday School circulars 1902-1907. Records of Day Schools, including: agreements to have school at Borel Brow and grant 1899, 1793; Miss Alsop's, later Blackley National School: - trustees then managers' minutes 1859-1890, 1896-1966; letters about whereabouts of School deeds 1859-1958; papers about the trust and trustees 1859-1951; schemes and instruments of management 1950-1963; account books 1841-1928; bank pass books 1874-1884, 1904-1943; monthly statement of accounts 1882-1888; annual statements of account sent to Charity Commissioners 1859-1866; papers on income tax 1859-1864; bills and receipts 1858-1890; papers about mortgage of property to trustees 1859-1882; miscellaneous financial papers 1859-1977 including School Fund accounts 1959-1977; letters to managers from teachers 1860-1885 and agreements on appointments of teachers 1903-1925; head teachers reports 1883-1886, 1935-1938, 1942-1951; papers relating to repairs to School 1859-1886, 1970-1977; plans 1836-1970.
Infants' log books 1863-1922; boys' log books 1863-1871, 1889-1919; girls' log books 1863-1865, 1872-1916; mixed department log books 1919-1983; infants' admission registers 1888-1908; boys admission registers 1883-1983; girls' admission registers 1887-1983; attendance registers 1974-1983; certificates to administer corporal punishment 1936-1949; punishment book 1944-1975; infants staff books 1892-1920; boys, later mixed and infants' staff books 1872-1982; reports to Manchester Education Committee 1922-1925; returns to Board of Education 1900-1939, 1950; H M I reports 1903, 1955; reports of inspections in religious knowledge 1914-1963 (incomplete); examination results 1926, 1937, 1945-1946, 1950; fire insurance policy.
Blackley Poor Relief Committee minutes 1862-1864; papers on visit of Prince and Princess of Wales to Manchester and celebrations for King Edward VII coronation 1902; newspaper cutting 1901-1903; probate inventories 1697, 1730; overseers of the poor accounts 1754-1755.
Related Material:Banns books, confirmation registers, grave registers, records of Parochial Church Council and societies are not deposited.
The Archives Department also has Archdeacon John Rushton's Visitation Returns, 21 June 1845, which also include a list of benefactions, 1625-1826, a plan of the chapel prior to its demolition, 1844, circular appealing for funds for the new church, 1844, copy of deed of 16 May 1611 whereby Sir John Byron sold Blackley chapel to the inhabitants of Blackley, copy of disposal of pews, 17 Nov. 1631, copy of plan of pews, 1603. (MSf 942.72 R121 vol .41); papers relating to the appointment of curates and assistant curates, 1763-1838, (M39/10/1,2); legal opinion about Reverend Peter Haddon's right of entrance, 1763 (MISC/148) and a photograph of a plan of a proposed mission but, White Moss Estate, 1948 (MISC/632)
ST. PETER'S CHURCHYARD, BLACKLEY (Church of England) - Transcripts of Gravestones and Plan by The Director of Parks M74/8
Place:/Blackley/Manchester/Lancashire/England
Manchester Metropolitan District/Greater Manchester/England
Title:
Blackley, St. Peter
Date of work:
1655-1991
Reference number:
GB127.M441
Level of description:
Fonds
Includes:
Custodial history:
The domestic chapel of the Byron family was purchased by the inhabitants of the township of Blackley, within the parish of Manchester, from Sir John Byron in 1611. This was rebuilt in the 1730's, but was again inadequate for the growing population by 1844 when a new church was built on an adjoining site. The foundation stone of the new church was laid on 29 April 1844 and it was consecrated and dedicated to St Peter on 29 November 1844.
The township of Blackley was assigned to Blackley chapel by Order in Council, 14 September 1838 (London Gazette, 29 March 1839). The boundaries of the District were defined by Order in Council, 8 June 1854 (London Gazette, 16 June 1854) and slightly altered by Order in Council, 24 June 1856 (London Gazette, 1 July 1856).
In 1866 the new District of St Andrew's was taken out of St Peter's, by Order in Council, 27 June (London Gazette, 29 June 1866). In 1900 part of the parish was lost to the new Holy Trinity, by Order in Council, 7 August (London Gazette, 14 August 1900). St Paul's, Blackley, was assigned a District partly from St Peter's by Order in Council, 6 February 1925 (London Gazette, 10 February), and received more of the parish by Order in Council, 14 March 1958 (London Gazette, 25 March).
Source:
These records were deposited in the Library and Diocesan Record Office in July 1982 by Reverend L S R Aitken. Additional records (M441/1/9/1, M441/1/11/1,2, M441/1/14/7, M441/1/18/4, M441/1/20/1,2, M441/1/21/1-5, M441/2/8/5,6, M441/2/1O/1-3, M441/2/11/1-6, M441/8/5/1-9, M441/8/6/1,2, M441/8/7/1,2 and M441/9) were deposited in August 1992 by Mrs Jean Ramsbotham of Middleton.
Access restrictions:
UnrestrictedPunishment books are on restricted access for 30 years from date of creation
Use restrictions:
Unrestricted
Topics:
Record types:
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
Language:
English
Record number:
7195422
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