Rochdale parish

Rochdale parish registers: Dates and current locations etc.

The place:

A parish and market town, hundred of Salford; 9 miles from Todmorden (Yorks), 12 from Manchester, 215 from London. The Church, dedicated to St. Chad, is a vicarage, in the Archdeaconry of Chester. The parish includes the Yorkshire chapelries of Dob Cross, Friarmere, Lydgate, and Saddleworth, and although these chapelries have their own registers for some periods, the registers of the mother parish should not be overlooked.

Deposited Registers (MCL)

• Baptisms: 1582-1894
• Marriages: 1582-1898
• Burials: 1582-1896

Bishop's Transcripts:

• 1599-1639, 1661-1703, 1710-1839 (All at LRO)

IGI Coverage:

• C 1582-1894;
• M 1582-1898

Transcripts and Indexes:

1. C 1582-1700; M 1582-1801; B 1582-1700; PTI; MCL

Please note: For an explanation of the abbreviations and the meaning of those dates which are in italics, please see the Yorkshire Parish Registers main page.

The above register information was correct when the book was published (1998). However registers may be moved from one Register Office to another. If you know that any of the above data is incorrect, please drop me a line via my error reporting form.