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ST. GEORGE, UNSWORTH

Catalogue reference: L100

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This record is about the ST. GEORGE, UNSWORTH dating from 1728-1965.

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Reference
L100
Title
ST. GEORGE, UNSWORTH
Date
1728-1965
Description

L100/1/1-16 INCUMBENT

L100/1/1. Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1730 - 1797

L100/1/2. Baptisms and Burials, 1797 - 1840

L100/1/3. Baptism Registers, 1841 - 1891

L100/1/4. Marriage Registers - not deposited]

L100/1/[5. Burial Registers - not deposited]

L100/1/[6. Interments of Cremated Remains]

L100/1/[7. Banns Books - not deposited]

L100/1/[8. Confirmation Registers - not deposited]

L100/1/[9. Registers of Services - not deposited]

L100/1/10. Consecration

L100/1/11. Boundaries

L100/1/[12. Churchyard - not deposited]

L100/1/13. Appeal for Minister's Salary

L100/1/14. Tithes

L100/1/[15. Statistical Returns of Parochial Work - not deposited]

L100/1/16. History

L100/2/1-2 TRUSTEES

L100/2/1. Deeds of the Site of the Church

L100/2/2. Trust Deeds for Maintenance of Church

L100/3 CHURCHWARDENS

Faculties

L100/4 PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL - not deposited]

[L100/5 SOCIETIES - not deposited]

L100/6/1-2 CHARITIES

L100/6/1. Jane Margarett Birkett

L100/6/2. James Lancashire

Related material

<p>The Archives Department also has Archdeacon John Rushton's Visitation Papers for the church and school, May 1846, which include miscellaneous letters and notes on the parish (MSF 942.72 R121 Vol. 54), and nomination papers for perpetual curates, 1727 - 1797 (M39/32/1/1-20).</p>

Held by
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
Language
English
Creator(s)
<corpname>Church of England, Unsworth Parish, Greater Manchester</corpname>
Physical description
4 sub-fonds
Immediate source of acquisition

The following records were transferred to Manchester Central Library as Diocesan Record Office from the Lancashire Record Office in 1982, except for the baptism register, 1841 - 1891 and the charity papers which were deposited in May 1988 by Rev. R.M.F. Haigh.

Custodial history

St. George's church was built in 1729 on land given by James, Earl of Derby. It was consecrated on 9 November 1730. It was assigned a District from Prestwich parish by Order in Council, 19 May 1885 (London Gazette, 22 May). In 1902 part of Middleton parish was added to Unsworth, by Order in Council, 11 June (London Gazette, 13 June 1902).

Part of St. George's was added to All Saints, Stand, by Pastoral Order 17 April 1972 (London Gazette, 27 April) and part to St. Peter's, Bury, by Pastoral Order 6 December 1973 (London Gazette, 20 December).

Record URL
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ST. GEORGE, UNSWORTH