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CHESTER: St. Olave (Church of England)

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Church History

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

On 11 July 1839 the district was amalgamated with that of Chester: St. Michael, to form the combined district of "St. Michael with St. Olave". In January 1973 this became part of a unified district for the city of Chester.

St. Olave’s continued to be used as a place of worship until June 1972. The building still stands, but is currently disused.

Church Records

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

Original Registers C 1611–1861 ; M 1611–1861 ; B 1611–1849 — Cheshire Record Office (P 64)
Microfilm Copies C 1611–1861 ; M 1611–1861 ; B 1611–1849 — Cheshire Record Office ; Manchester Archives & Local Studies ; Family History Society of Cheshire
Bishop's Transcripts 1599–1601, 1604, 1610, 1614, 1617, 1622, 1624–25, 1629–30, 1632, 1638–40, 1668–77, 1679–85, 1690–91, 1693–1846 (microfilmed) — Cheshire Record Office ; Family History Society of Cheshire
1627–28, 1631, 1633–35, 1637, 1641–42 — included in the BTs for Chester: St. Michael
Copies and Indexes CMB 1611–1673 — British Library (Harleian MS 2177) ; Society of Genealogists' Library
M 1610–1837 (incomplete) — Bertram Merrell Marriage Index of Cheshire
M 1837–1861 — Cheshire BMD (CW:CE63)
Notes C 1861–1972 ; M 1861–1972 — see Chester: St. Michael
Explanatory Notes Index of Churches

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