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Bucklow Rural District was, from 1894 to 1974, a local government district in the north of the administrative county of Cheshire, England. Following the Local Government Act 1972, this rural district was split between the new Greater Manchester boroughs of Trafford and Manchester, and Macclesfield, which was retained in Cheshire.
BUCKLOW, a hundred in Cheshire; separated by the river Mersey from Lancashire. It extends southward to Northwich; westward a little past Runcorn; and eastward 3 miles past Altrincham; contains eight parishes and parts of two others; and is cut into two divisions, East and West.
Bucklow may refer to: Bucklow (hundred), formerly a division of Cheshire, England. Bucklow Hill, a village in Cheshire, England. Bucklow Rural District, formerly a local government district in Cheshire. Bucklow (UK Parliament constituency), formerly a constituency in Cheshire.
The hundred of Bucklow was an ancient division of the historic county of Cheshire, in northern England. It was known to have been in existence at least as early as 1260, and it was formed from the earlier Domesday hundreds of Bochelau and Tunendune.
- Census Records
- Church Records
- Civil Registration
- Poor Law Unions
- Probate Records
Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a FamilySearch Center or at the FamilySearch Library.
Bowdon, St. Mary was the ancient parish church for Altrincham. Altrincham, St. George, Church Street, was built in 1799 as a chapel to Bowdon and became a separate parish in 1860. Altrinchamparish registers registers of christenings, marriages and burials have been indexed by the following groups: Saleregisters of christenings, marriages and burial...
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from 1 July 1837 to the present day. The civil registrationarticle tells more about these records. Here are two excellent Internet sites with birth, marriage and death indexes available: 1. FreeBMD 2. Cheshire BMD
The New Poor Law(a civil rather than ecclesiastical system for the care of the poor) was passed in 1834, and Poor Law Unions were established, each including several parishes. Here are the Poor Law Unions Altrincham was a part of and the inclusion dates: 1. Altrincham (1836–95) 2. Bucklow (1895–1930) The Altrincham Union was renamed Bucklow Altrinc...
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Cheshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish. Before 1858, Altrincham, and the rest of Cheshire, was under the ...
Bucklow Hill, Cheshire genealogy site with description, census transcripts, parish records, and many other resources.
The workhouse was substantially enlarged in 1892-04 with the addition of a new chapel and dining-hall, kitchens, laundry and stores. New union offices were erected at the corner of Stanley Road and Bexton Road. The new layout is shown on the 1909 map by which time the Altrincham Union had been renamed Bucklow Union.
