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Whatcroft Nr Davenham, Cheshire

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Colette

Colette Report 25 Feb 2009 11:17

Hi do any of the members live in or near Whatcroft and would they know were people would have been buried back from 1700-1800? . I found a St Wilfred's online but cant find the people i am looking for, but it maybe because they dont have headstones, or they maybe buried somehwere else in the area..

Can anyone help who knowsthe area..

Regards Colette

Researching:
Pratt..Kenilworth...Ralston..Glasgow....Haizelden..Chiddingly Sussex..Benson..Troutbeck Cumbria.

Cheshiremaid

Cheshiremaid Report 25 Feb 2009 11:56

As far as I know Colette Whatcroft came under the parish of Davenham...the parish church being St Wilfred's. Googling the churches history it appears that although St Wilfred's has been there since 1600s the church now was only built in 1844. Perhaps orignal graves were disturbed in the rebuild ?

There is the Cheshire Parish Records Database online which covers Davenham...perhaps this may help....

http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~cprdb/

There is also Cheshire Wills online....may be worth a check...

http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Recordoffice/Wills/

Linda

Colette

Colette Report 25 Feb 2009 21:31

Hi Linda i've done the Parish registers for Cheshire to the hilt haaaaaaaaa..i recon they are buried there.. but no headstones..A lady names Sue put loads of burials on Rootsweb a while ago and i never saw one with the surname i am after.. I have all marriages births and burials that say Davenham so they gotta be there, I was just making sure there wasnt any other possible burial grounds

Cheers Hun

Colette

Researching:
Pratt..Kenilworth...Ralston..Glasgow....Haizelden..Chiddingly Sussex..Benson..Troutbeck Cumbria.

Cheshiremaid

Cheshiremaid Report 25 Feb 2009 23:42

Hi Colette

Have you checked the actual parish records or just those online ? My apologies if you have...

The parish records for Davenham are kept at Cheshire Records Office in Chester however the nearest main library to Davenham is in Northwich they may possibly the parish records...worth a go by emailing them...

http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Library/library.htm?id=36

There is a contact email address.

I have had far more success with local main libraries than record offices in other counties.

Linda