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One of the few memorials which remain in the churchyard following a major landscaping project. A full transcript of the memorial inscriptions was made before they were removed.

Our historical records are now kept under the supervision of the Diocesan Archivist at the Chester Record Office where they are held in a properly managed archive thus ensuring their safety and guaranteeing access for researchers in the future.

RECORDS HELD AT SAINT PAUL'S

CHESTER RECORD OFFICE

The only records we hold at St Paul's are a transcript of our burial registers and a record of the inscriptions and details of the gravestones and memorials which were formerly in our churchyard and burial ground.

We can search these records, but if you want us to carry out a search we need the following minimum details:

NAME

APPROXIMATE DATE OF DEATH

The records show all burials and the details of any headstone.

If there was a headstone we can check if there are any other burials in the same grave and also the details of any inscription on the headstone. The records give a range and grave number, but it is difficult to locate the exact position in the churchyard since its landscaping.

The main collection of records relating to Saint Paul's is held at the Chester Record Office which, as the Chester Diocesan Record Office,is also responsible for locating, selecting and preserving the records of the Diocese, both of the central organisation and of individual parishes.

The office is also the appointed Diocesan Record Office for parish records of those parts of the Diocese of Liverpool within the boundaries of Cheshire as constituted in 1974. In both dioceses, the office exercises delegated powers under the Parochial Registers and Records Measure, 1978 (amended 1993).

Click here to access the Chester Record Office home page where you will find details of opening hours and using the Record Office and other contact details.

Click here to access the online catalogue

Below are listed the main records held at Chester for Saint Paul's

Baptism Registers	1839-1982
Marriage Registers	1841-1985
Burial Registers	1839-1991
Other records	1837-1977

Use our contact form to post your family history enquiry to St Paul's.

This service is offered by volunteers, so there may be a delay before the results are returned.

You may wish to show your appreciation for this service by making a donation to St Paul's, if you do, please click here

Tameside Archives

This is the local history and archive service covering St Paul's. Click here to access their website to find details of opening hours and contact details..

Cheshire Births Marriages Deaths

The Register Offices in the county of Cheshire, (which covers parts of Tameside including Stalybridge) hold records of Local births, marriages and deaths back to the start of civil registration in 1837. The county's Family History Society is collaborating with the local Registration Services to make the indexes to these records freely searchable via the Internet. Although the indexes are not yet complete for all years and districts, it is hoped that the database will eventually cover all Cheshire births, marriages and deaths from
1837.

A free search on this site returns brief details - where available - and you can request copies of cerificates

Tameside Archives holds the following records for Saint Paul's

baptisms 1839-1944 microfilm
baptism transcript 1839-1894 printed
burials 1839-1967 microfilm
burials index 1839-1905 microfiche
burial transcripts 1839-1990 printed
marriages 1841-1943 microfilm

Record of graveyard memorials

Tameside Cemetries

Click here to visit the Tameside Cemetries website and follow the link to Family History - burial and cremation records. You can search the database of the cemetaries and crematoria in Tameside. This database is an electronic version of the Borough's Burial and Cremation Registers.

A search will return brief details.

The Commonwealth War Graves Memorial in Saint Paul's churchyard

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

The Commission was established by Royal Charter in 1917. Its duties are to mark and maintain the graves of the members of the forces of the Commonwealth who were killed in the two World Wars, to build memorials to those who have no known grave and to keep records and registers, including, after the Second World War, a record of the Civilian War Dead.

Those principles, which have remained unaltered, were:

each of the dead should be commemorated individually by name on headstone or memorial;
headstones and memorials should be permanent;
headstones should be uniform;
there should be no distinction made on account of military or civil rank, race or creed.

There are 57 war graves in Saint Paul's churchyard.
Click on this link to see details of the 57 war graves in St Paul's churchyard.

(if this link does not work, Click here and then search for Cemetaries, entering Stalybridge as the cemetary name.

USEFUL LINKS

BBC Family HIstory website

UK Government Family Records website

GENUKI UK and Ireland Genealogy