St Thomas, Stockport, Church of England

The church has/had a graveyard.

It was founded in 1825.

Wellington Road South/St. Thomas Place.

Church History

Built in 1825 as a chapel to Stockport: St. Mary the Virgin. In 1839 it became the district church for the townships of Bramhall and Stockport Etchells, and part of the township of Stockport (previously served by Stockport: St. Mary the Virgin).

The district was affected by the following boundary changes:

• 1844 June 3 — reduced when part of the township of Stockport was transferred to  Stockport: St. Matthew.
• 1878 August 23 — reduced when part of the townhship of Bramhall was transferred to Norbury: St. Thomas.
• 1882 June 30 — reduced when the township of Stockport Etchells was transferred to Gatley: St. James the Apostle.
• 1897 August 6 — reduced when parts of the townships of Stockport and Bramhall were transferred to Stockport: St. George.
• 1911 January 24 — reduced when the remainder of the township of Bramhall was transferred to Bramhall: St. Michael & All Angels.

Church Records

C = Christenings (Baptisms) ; M = Marriages ; B = Burials ; BTs = Bishop's Transcripts

Original Registers	C 1837-1964 ; M 1875-1960 ; B 1825-1974 — Cheshire Archives (P 246) C from 1964 ; M from 1960 — Church
Microfilm Copies	C 1837-1893 ; M 1875-1903 ; B 1825-1975 — Cheshire Archives C 1837-1880 ; B 1825-1856 — Manchester Archives & Local Studies C 1837-1880 ; M 1891-1895 ; B 1825-1856 — Family History Society of Cheshire C 1837-1880, 1893-1908 ; M 1895-1903 ; B 1856-1974 — Stockport Heritage Library
Copies and Indexes	C 1837-1866 ; M 1875-1926 ; B 1825-1974 (photocopies) — Stockport Heritage Library M 1875-2014 — Cheshire BMD (ST:ST19) B 1825-1974 — National Burial Index B 1825-1974 — published by North Cheshire Family History Society
Monumental Inscriptions	Published by North Cheshire Family History Society

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