Cheshire Churches : Chester, St. Michael

CHESTER: St. Michael (Church of England)

Bridge Street

An ancient parish church, serving part of the city of Chester.

On 11 July 1839 the district was amalgamated with that of Chester: St. Olave, to form the combined district of "St. Michael with St. Olave".

The district was affected by the following boundary changes:

1887 September 27 — extended when the following area was transferred from Chester: St. Mary without the Walls: "That portion of the parish of Saint Mary-on-the-Hill which is situate on the north side of the River Dee and on the east side of Bridge-street aforesaid".

In January 1973 the district became part of a unified district for the city of Chester. St. Michael's is now used as a heritage centre.

C = Christenings (Baptisms) ; M = Marriages ; B = Burials ; BTs = Bishop's Transcripts

Original Registers	C 1581–1970 ; M 1581–1972 ; B 1581–1848 — Cheshire Record Office
Microfilm Copies	C 1581–1970 ; M 1581–1941 ; B 1581–1848 — Cheshire Record Office C 1581–1970 ; M 1581–1972 ; B 1581–1848 — Manchester Archives & Local Studies C 1581–1951 ; M 1581–1972 ; B 1581–1848 — Family History Society of Cheshire
Bishop's Transcripts	1600–01, 1604, 1611, 1613–14, 1622, 1624, 1627–35, 1637, 1639–42, 1661–63, 1666–77, 1679–85, 1690–91, 1693–1743, 1746–1816, 1828–39, 1868, 1876 EDB 57 [n.d.] (microfilmed) — Cheshire Record Office ; Family History Society of Cheshire
Copies and Indexes	M 1611–1837 (incomplete) — Bertram Merrell Marriage Index of Cheshire M 1837–1958 — Cheshire BMD (CW:CE62)
Monumental Inscriptions	Transcript by Chester City Council, 1964 — Cheshire Record Office, The National Archives (RG37/34)