Old Trafford St Cutbert, Lancashire Genealogy

History
Old Trafford st Cuthbert, Third Avenue Old Trafford was an Ecclesiastical parish in the Diocese of Manchester consecrated in 1902 and closed in 1982.

In 1898, a large plot of land was sold to Edmund Nuttall &amp; Co. for the construction of 1,200 houses. The houses were never built, but the land later became the site of Trafford Park Village, known locally as "The Village". The announced arrival of the Westinghouse factory acted a spur to development, and in 1899, Trafford Park Dwellings Ltd was formed, with the aim of providing housing for the anticipated influx of new workers. Nuttall's land was acquired, and by 1903 over 500 houses had been built, rising to over 700 when the development was completed in 1904. In 1907 it was estimated that the population of the Village was 3,060.[ The development was laid out in a grid pattern, with the roads numbered instead of being named. Avenues numbered 1 to 4 run north–south, streets numbered 1 to 12 run east–west.

The Village was almost completely self-contained, with its own shops, public hall, post office, police station, school, social club, and sports facilities. Three corrugated iron churches were built: a Methodist chapel in 1901, St Cuthberts (Church of England) in 1902, and the Roman Catholic St Antony's in 1904. St Cuthbert's was subsequently replaced by a brick building, but closed in 1982. Only St Antony's remains open; it contains the altar and a stained glass window from the chapel at Trafford Hall, donated by Lady Annette de Trafford.The Village's design attracted criticism from the start; the streets were narrow, with few gardens, and the whole development was close to the pollution of the neighbouring industries. In that respect it resembled the terraced properties in the surrounding areas, many of which were condemned as slums in later years. By the 1970s The Village was also considered by Stretford Council to be a slum area, and unsuitable for residential housing. In the first phase of clearance, during the mid-1970s, 298 houses were demolished. A further 325 houses were demolished in the early 1980s, leaving only the largest 84 houses remaining

Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is Free BMD.

Online index of Lancashire Births, Marriages and Deaths Lancashire BMD

Church records
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Parish registers for St. Cuthbert's ChurchMicrofilm copy of original registers filmed formerly held at the Manchester Archives Central Library in Manchester, England. Old Trafford is a chapelry in Manchester parish. Manchester Archives Central Library call nos.: L 126/1/1/1-2, L 126/1/2/1-4., Old Trafford, 1902-1955

Old Trafford- St Cuthbert Baptisms-1902-1916- MFPR 1539 Baptisms-1916-1936- MFPR 1539 or MFPR 2101 Baptisms-1936-1981- MFPR 1539 Marriages-1928-1955- MFPR 1540 or MFPR 2101 Marriages-1955-1981- MFPR 1540

The Manchester Room and Greater Manchester County Record Office Email: archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk

The Manchester Room@City Library (Local Studies)

Census records
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Poor Law Unions
Chorlton Poor Law Union,Lancashire

Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Lancashire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Maps and Gazetteers
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place. England Jurisdictions 1851

Web sites
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