Cheshire Churches : Stockport, St. Thomas

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STOCKPORT: St. Thomas (Church of England)

Wellington Road South/St. Thomas Place.

Church History

Built in 1825 as a chapel to Stockport: St. Mary the Virgin. In 1839 it became the district church for the townships of Bramhall and Stockport Etchells, and part of the township of Stockport (previously served by Stockport: St. Mary the Virgin).

The district was affected by the following boundary changes:

1844 June 3 — reduced when part of the township of Stockport was transferred to Stockport: St. Matthew.
1878 August 23 — reduced when part of the townhship of Bramhall was transferred to Norbury: St. Thomas.
1882 June 30 — reduced when the township of Stockport Etchells was transferred to Gatley: St. James the Apostle.
1897 August 6 — reduced when parts of the townships of Stockport and Bramhall were transferred to Stockport: St. George.
1911 January 24 — reduced when the remainder of the township of Bramhall was transferred to Bramhall: St. Michael & All Angels.

Church Records

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

Original Registers	C 1837–1964 ; M 1875–1960 ; B 1825–1974 — Cheshire Record Office (P 246) C from 1964 ; M from 1960 — Church
Microfilm Copies	C 1837–1893 ; M 1875–1903 ; B 1825–1975 — Cheshire Record Office C 1837–1880 ; B 1825–1856 — Manchester Archives & Local Studies C 1837–1880 ; M 1891–1895 ; B 1825–1856 — Family History Society of Cheshire C 1837–1880, 1893–1908 ; M 1895–1903 ; B 1856–1974 — Stockport Heritage Library
Copies and Indexes	C 1837–1866 ; M 1875–1926 ; B 1825–1974 (photocopies) — Stockport Heritage Library M 1875–1960 — Cheshire BMD (ST:ST19) B 1825–1974 — National Burial Index B 1825–1974 — published by North Cheshire Family History Society
Monumental Inscriptions	Published by North Cheshire Family History Society

Explanatory Notes

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