Alvanley, Cheshire Genealogy

History
Alvanley St John the Evangelist was created as chapelry in the ancient parish of Frodsham. In the present church is a wooden board giving the list of curates since 1677 and vicars since 1861

The church was built in 1860 to a design by J. S. Crowther at the expense of Catherine Emma Arden, the youngest daughter of Richard Arden, 1st Baron Alvanley.

Registration Districts
Here is a list of the districts that included Avanley from 1837, with dates of inclusion.


 * Runcorn (1837–1974)
 * Vale Royal (1974–98)
 * Cheshire Central (1998–2009)
 * Cheshire West (2009+)

Church Records
The parish is included in the Cheshire Parishes collection on Record Search.

Alvanley is a township-chapelry in Frodsham parish. The church is known as St. John the Evangelist. Cheshire Record Office call number: P 81/1/1, P 81/2/1-2, P 81/3, P 81/4.

Bishop's transcripts for Alvanley, 1811-1877 Formerly a chapelry in Frodsham parish. Cheshire Record Office call number: EDB 7

Nonconformist Churches
There were no known nonconformist congregations in Avanley until

Poor Law Unions

 * Runcorn