Taxal, Cheshire Genealogy

England Cheshire  Taxal

Parish History
St James Taxal is an ancient parish on the Cheshire /Derbyshire border and includes Whaley Bridge, Yeardsley and Whaley.

The church stands on a slope above the river Goyt, in the hamlet of Taxal, which is within the Peak District National Park, approximately one mile from Whaley Bridge. There has been a church at Taxal since the 12th century. The first recorded rector was in 1287. Part of the tower is very old and possibly 12th century. The tower has six bells, which are rung every Sunday and for special occasions. The church itself has been enlarged and restored mostly in the 17th and 19th centuries. There are several interesting memorials. Of particular interest is a slate slab on the floor between the choir stalls, on which are inscribed 18 names with the date of death of the Jodrell family, (of Jodrell Bank) who are buried in the chancel, dating from 1375-1756. Included is Roger Jauderell, who fought and died at the battle of Agincourt in 1415. Also of interest is a memorial to the Yeomen of the Mouth, (King's food taster during the reign of George II), who died in 1768. There is a well preserved coat of arms of Queen Ann, 1702-14, over the south door.

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 FreeBMD.

Registration Districts

 * Macclesfield (1837–1937)
 * Cheshire East
 * events may be searched online at Cheshire_BMD

Church records
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Taxal, St. James (formerly St. Leonard) (C of E). An ancient parish church, originally serving the townships of Taxal and Yeardsley cum Whaley. Registers of Baptisms 1610–1977, Marriages 1610–1994 and Burials 1610–1956 have been deposited at the Cheshire Record Office. Cheshire Record Office call no.: P233/1/1-6, 3/1-3, 4/1-2.

Bishop's Transcripts Records are not arranged in strict chronological order. Some intermittent years are missing.

Cheshire Record Office call number.: EDB/196

Fernilee, Holy Trinity (C of E). A chapel of ease to Taxal. Registers of Baptisms from 1883 and Marriages from 1906 are held at the church (no burials).

Census records
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Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to &lt;a href="Cheshire Probate Records"&gt;Cheshire Probate Records&lt;/a&gt; to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Poor Law Unions

 * Macclesfield

Maps and Gazetteers
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
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Web sites
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