Eccleston Genealogical Records

Eccleston Birth & Baptism Records

England & Wales Birth Index (1837-2006)

An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.

Eccleston Baptisms (BTs) (1599-1879)

A name index, connected to digital images of baptism registers. These record relationships between parents and their children and may detail where they lived and how they made a living.

Eccleston Baptism Records (1598-1892)

Records of baptism for people born in and around Eccleston between 1598 and 1892. Details include child's name, parents' names and dates of birth and/or baptism.

Davyhulme, Methodist, Brook Road Baptisms (1865-1912)

A name index, connected to digital images of baptism registers, the primary source for birth documentation before 1837. They may record the date a child was born and/or baptised, their parents' names, occupations, residence and more.

Flintshire Baptisms (1538-1945)

A searchable database of 246,895 records, linked to original images of baptism registers. The records provide proof of parentage, occupations, residence and other details.

Eccleston Marriage & Divorce Records

England & Wales Marriage Index (1837-2008)

An index to marriages registered throughout England & Wales. This is the only national marriage index that allows you to search by both spouse's names. Provides a reference to order copies of marriage certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.

Eccleston Marriages (BTs) (1600-1873)

Digital images of marriage registers, searchable by a name index. They are the primary source for pre-1837 marriages. They may record the bride and groom's residence, the groom's occupation, parents' names, marital status and witnesses.

Eccleston Marriage Records (1595-1812)

Marriage registers record Anglican marriages in Eccleston. They are the primary marriage document before 1837 and contain the same details as marriage certificates from then on.

Flintshire Marriages (1539-1926)

A searchable database of 91,150 records, linked to original images of marriage registers. The records may include fathers' names, age, residence, occupations and more.

Flintshire Banns (1603-1926)

A searchable database of 48,772 records detailing intentions to marry. Includes digital images of the records and may contain information not included in marriage registers.

Eccleston Death & Burial Records

England & Wales Death Index (1837-2006)

An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.

Eccleston Burial Records (1606-1812)

Name index linked to original images of the burial registers of Eccleston. Records document an individual's date of death and/or burial, age residence and more.

Eccleston Burials (BTs) (1599-1879)

Digital images of burial registers, searchable by a name index. They may detail the deceased's name, residence and age. Some records may contain the names of relations, cause of death and more.

Flintshire Burials (1539-2007)

A searchable database of 243,440 records, linked to original images of burial registers. The records may include date of burial and/or death, residence, age and other details.

North Wales Death Index (1837-1996)

A growing index of deaths registered in the counties of North Wales. Records include a reference to the sub-registration district, making it easier to order the correct certificate.

Eccleston Census & Population Lists

1939 Register (1939)

An index to and digital images of records that detail 40 million civilians in England and Wales. Records list name, date of birth, address, marital status, occupation and details of trade or profession.

England, Wales, IoM & Channel Islands 1911 Census (1911)

The 1911 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.

Cheshire Electoral Registers (1842-1900)

A full name index, connected to original images of the registers. These records list those who were eligible to vote and may give a description of an individual's property.

Cheshire Freeholders of 1578 (1578)

A list of freeholders, organised by hundred, in the county of Cheshire. Contains their name, title and description of their estate.

Cheshire Pipe Rolls (1158-1301)

A collection of financial records maintained by the English Exchequer relating to Cheshire.

Newspapers Covering Eccleston

Llangollen Advertiser (1868-1908)

An English-language newspaper that covered news in and around Llangollen. Each edition has been indexed and digitised.

Wrexham Advertiser (1854-1900)

This fully searchable newspaper will provide a rich variety of information about the people and places of the Wrexham district. Includes family announcements.

Chester Courant (1794-1831)

A database allowing full text searches of a newspaper covering local news, family announcements, obituaries, court proceedings, business notices and more in the Chester area.

Chester Chronicle (1775-1869)

Local news; notices of births, marriages and deaths; business notices; details on the proceedings of public institutions; adverts and a rich tapestry of other local information from the Chester district. Every line of text from the newspaper can be searched and images of the original pages viewed.

Flintshire Historical Society Journal (1977-2003)

A collection of scholarly articles and book reviews pertaining to the county of Flint, in Wales.

Eccleston Wills & Probate Records

England & Wales National Probate Calendar (1858-1966)

Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Names of relations may be given.

York Peculiar Probate Records (1383-1883)

Digital images, indexed by testor's name, of 28,716 wills, administrations, inventories and other probate documents. The records can shed light on an individual’s relations, possessions, land holdings, legal agreements and more. They cover various jurisdictions throughout the north of England.

York Prerogative & Exchequer Court Probate Index (1688-1858)

An index to 263,822 wills, administrations and other probate documents proved by an ecclesiastical court in York. The index included the testor's name, residence, year of probate, type of document and reference to order copies of the referenced document(s.).

York Prerogative & Exchequer Court Probate Index (1267-1500)

An index to 10,195 wills, administrations and other probate documents proved by an ecclesiastical court in York. The index included the testor's name, residence, occupation, will & probate year, language, type of document and reference to order copies of the referenced document(s.).

Chester Probate Registry Probate Images & Index (1858-1911)

A searchable index of testators linked to original wills proved in the civil probate court at Chester. This collection is not limited to residents of Cheshire.

Eccleston Immigration & Travel Records

Cheshire Poor Law Abstracts (1732-1746)

Abstracts of poor law cases in Cheshire quarter sessions, covering events such as removals, settlement, bastardy and vagrancy.

Passenger Lists Leaving UK (1890-1960)

A name index connected to original images of passenger lists recording people travelling from Britain to destinations outside Europe. Records may detail a passenger's age or date of birth, residence, occupation, destination and more.

UK Incoming Passenger Lists (1878-1960)

A full index of passenger lists for vessels arriving in the UK linked to original images. Does not include lists from vessels sailing from European ports. Early entries can be brief, but later entries may include dates of births, occupations, home addresses and more. Useful for documenting immigration.

Victoria Assisted & Unassisted Passenger Lists (1839-1923)

An index to and images of documents recording over 1.65 million passengers who arrived in Victoria, Australia, including passengers whose voyage was paid for by others.

Alien Arrivals in England (1810-1869)

Details on over 600,000 non-British citizens arriving in England. Often includes age and professions. Useful for discerning the origin of immigrants.

Eccleston Military Records

Memorials of the Civil War in Cheshire (1642-1651)

A history of the English Civil War from a Cheshire perspective.

Welsh Guards of WWI (1915-1918)

Details of over 4,000 Welsh Guards' service, medals and place of birth.

Prisoners of War of British Army (1939-1945)

A searchable list of over 100,000 British Army POWs. Records contains details on the captured, their military career and where they were held prisoner.

British Prisoners of World War II (1939-1945)

Details on around 165,000 men serving in the British Army, Navy and Air Force who were held as prisoners during WWII.

British Army WWI Medal Rolls (1914-1920)

Index and original images of over 5 million medal index cards for British soldiers It can be searched by individual's name, Coprs, Unit and Regiment. Due to the loss of many WWI service records, this is the most complete source for British WWI soldiers

Cheshire Workhouse Admissions & Discharges (1781-1911)

An index to over 50,000 records detailing admissions and discharges to government poor houses in Cheshire. The index is linked to digital images of the records, which may record name, birth year, religion, occupation, name of informant and details of admission, death or discharge.

Cheshire Workhouse Creed Records (1872-1911)

Registers recording the admission of over 12,000 people for poor relief in Cheshire. Records include name, birth year, parish, occupation, religion, reason for admission and more.

Cheshire Inquisitions Post Mortem (1603-1660)

Transcripts of records assessing the estates of the monarch's direct tenants. Contains details of estates and families.

Cheshire Pipe Rolls (1158-1301)

A collection of financial records maintained by the English Exchequer relating to Cheshire.

Cheshire Workhouse Baptisms (1837-1911)

A name index connected to digital images of registers recording the baptism of workhouse inmates' children.

Eccleston Taxation Records

Cheshire Tithe Maps (1836-1854)

Around 500 maps that record land ownership down to individual fields. These are referenced to documents to record landowners, occupiers, field names, land use and rents due.

Cheshire Land Tax Assessments (1700-1908)

An index to over 2 million names listed in records detailing land ownership and occupation in Cheshire. These records can be used to trace land ownership and succession to leases. Contains digital images of original records.

Tithe Apportionments (1836-1856)

An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.

Land Tax Redemption (1798-1811)

This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.

Duties Paid for Apprentices' Indentures (1710-1811)

An index linked to original images of registers recording apprenticeship indentures. Details are given on the trade and nature of apprenticeship. Many records list the parents of the apprentice.

Eccleston Land & Property Records

Cheshire Electoral Registers (1842-1900)

A full name index, connected to original images of the registers. These records list those who were eligible to vote and may give a description of an individual's property.

Cheshire Tithe Maps (1836-1854)

Around 500 maps that record land ownership down to individual fields. These are referenced to documents to record landowners, occupiers, field names, land use and rents due.

Cheshire Land Tax Assessments (1700-1908)

An index to over 2 million names listed in records detailing land ownership and occupation in Cheshire. These records can be used to trace land ownership and succession to leases. Contains digital images of original records.

Cheshire and Lancashire Funeral Certificates (1600-1678)

Transcripts of records that detail the lives and lands of Cheshire and Lancashire landholders.

Cheshire Inquisitions Post Mortem (1603-1660)

Transcripts of records assessing the estates of the monarch's direct tenants. Contains details of estates and families.

Eccleston Directories & Gazetteers

Slater's Directory of North & Mid Wales (1895)

Historical and contemporary descriptions of settlements, detailing their governance, churches, schools etc.; to which is appended lists of residents, with their occupations.

Slater's Directory, North and Mid Wales (1895)

Historical and contemporary descriptions of settlements, detailing their governance, churches, schools etc.; to which is appended lists of residents, with their occupations.

Cassey's Directory of the Chief Towns in North Wales (1876)

A directory of the region's nobility, gentry, clergy, traders and professionals. Supplemented with a directory of churches and public schools.

Slater's Directory, North Wales (1850)

Historical and contemporary descriptions of settlements, detailing their governance, churches, schools etc.; to which is appended lists of residents, with their occupations.

Pigot's Directory of North Wales (1844)

Pigot's is a directory briefly detailing the history, topography, amenities and postal service of settlements in North Wales. It also lists the occupation & addresses of commercial, private and professional residents of each town.

Eccleston Cemeteries

Flintshire Church Monuments (1300-1900)

Photographs and descriptions of Flintshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.

Cheshire Church Monuments (1300-1900)

Photographs and descriptions of Cheshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.

Cheshire Monumental Inscriptions (1870-1875)

Transcriptions of several thousand headstones in the county of Cheshire.

Deceased Online (1629-Present)

Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

Eccleston Obituaries

iAnnounce Obituaries (2006-Present)

The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.

United Kingdom and Ireland Obituary Collection (1882-Present)

A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.

Quakers Annual Monitor (1847-1848)

A collection of 364 obituaries of Quakers from the British Isles. The volume was published in 1849 and includes obituaries of those who died in late 1847 through 1848.

Musgrave's Obituaries (1421-1800)

This transcribed and searchable work by Sir William Musgrave contains 10,000s of brief obituaries. The work is a reference point for other works containing information on an individual.

British Medical Journal (1849-Present)

A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.

Eccleston Histories & Books

Flintshire Historical Society Journal (1977-2003)

A collection of scholarly articles and book reviews pertaining to the county of Flint, in Wales.

Flintshire Historical Society Publications (1911-1976)

A series of annual Publications containing transcripts and articles relating to the county, with book reviews and society notes.

Flintshire Church Photographs (1890-Present)

Photographs and images of churches in Flintshire.

Cheshire Image Bank (1800-2000)

A database of over 20,000 images recording places and events in Cheshire. Images can be searched by meta-data.

Victoria County History: Cheshire (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

Eccleston School & Education Records

Cheshire School Records Index (1796-1950)

An index to over 400,000 pupils extracted from Cheshire school records. Includes names of parents and residences.

National School Admission & Log Books (1870-1914)

A name index connected to digital images of registers recording millions of children educated in schools operated by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more.

Teacher's Registration Council Registers (1870-1948)

A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.

Oxford University Alumni (1500-1886)

A name index linked to original images of short biographies for over 120,000 Oxford University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.

Cambridge University Alumni (1261-1900)

A transcript of a vast scholarly work briefly chronicling the heritage, education and careers of over 150,000 Cambridge University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.

Eccleston Occupation & Business Records

Sheriffs of Flintshire (1301-1883)

A list of those whose served as High Sheriff, with dates of service.

Smuggling on the West Coast (1690-1867)

An introduction to smuggling on the west coast of Britain & the Isle of Man, with details of the act in various regions.

Midlands Mines Index (1896)

Profiles of coal and metal mines in the Midlands region of England.

Lost Pubs of Cheshire (1750-Present)

Short histories of former public houses, with photographs and lists of owners or operators.

Wales Mines Index (1896)

Profiles of coal and metal mines in Wales.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Eccleston

Victoria County History: Cheshire (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

Wales Annals and Antiquities (1066-1872)

Records of the gentry, pedigrees, and memorials of old families, histories, antiquities, and physical descriptions of each county, the names of members of parliament over a three hundred year time-span, as well as other genealogical information.

Ancestors of Llywelyn ap Iorwerth (400-1240)

A pedigree of a Prince of North Wales. Includes details of ancestors' kingdoms and tribes.

British & Irish Royal & Noble Genealogies (491-1603)

Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Eccleston Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

Flintshire Church Monuments (1300-1900)

Photographs and descriptions of Flintshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.

Victoria County History: Cheshire (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

Cheshire and Lancashire Funeral Certificates (1600-1678)

Transcripts of records that detail the lives and lands of Cheshire and Lancashire landholders.

Cheshire Church Monuments (1300-1900)

Photographs and descriptions of Cheshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.

Wales Annals and Antiquities (1066-1872)

Records of the gentry, pedigrees, and memorials of old families, histories, antiquities, and physical descriptions of each county, the names of members of parliament over a three hundred year time-span, as well as other genealogical information.

Eccleston Church Records

Eccleston Parish Registers (1595-1892)

The primary source of documentation for baptisms, marriages and burials before 1837, though extremely useful to the present. Their records can assist tracing a family back numerous generations.

Flintshire Parish Registers (1538-1980)

The parish registers of Flintshire are the primary source for birth, marriage and death details before civil registration (1837). A full index to names with original images of the registers are available between 1538 and 1980. Parish registers can assist tracing a family as far back as 1538.

Diocese of Chester Parish Registers (1538-1911)

Digital images of registers that record baptisms, which typically occur shortly after birth; marriages and burials. The registers can be searched by name and can help establish links between individuals back to the 16th century.

Cheshire Workhouse Creed Records (1872-1911)

Registers recording the admission of over 12,000 people for poor relief in Cheshire. Records include name, birth year, parish, occupation, religion, reason for admission and more.

Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts (1598-1900)

An index to over 2 million entries from baptism, marriages and burials sent by parishes to be held by the Bishop of Chester.

Biographical Directories Covering Eccleston

Debrett's Peerage (1923)

A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.

Dod's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage of Britian (1902)

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Dod's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage of Britian (1885)

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Crockford's Clerical Directories (1868-1914)

Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.

The Concise Dictionary of National Biography (1654-1930)

A directory containing lengthy biographies of noted British figures. The work took over two decades to compile. Biographies can be searched by name and are linked to images of the original publication.

Eccleston Maps

Ordnance Survey 1:2500 Maps (1872-1892)

Detailed maps of the principal cities in Britain.

Maps of Flintshire (1607-1913)

A collection of digitalised maps covering the county.

Cheshire Tithe Maps (1836-1854)

Around 500 maps that record land ownership down to individual fields. These are referenced to documents to record landowners, occupiers, field names, land use and rents due.

Maps of Cheshire (1577-1920)

A collection of digitalised maps covering the county.

Cheshire Maps (1571-1831)

A series of maps depicting the county and routes passing through it.

Eccleston Reference Works

Wales Research Guide (1538-Present)

A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in Wales.

England Research Guide (1538-Present)

A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.

Parish Register Abstract (1538-1812)

Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.

Building History Research Guide (1066-Present)

A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.

Surname Origins (1790-1911)

A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.

Historical Description

ECCLESTON is a township, parish and village, on the west bank of the river Dee and on the road to Aldford, 3 miles south from Chester railway station, in the Eddisbury division of the county, Broxton hundred, Chester union and county court district, petty sessional division of Chester Castle and rural deanery, archdeaconry and diocese of Chester. The Dee is crossed to Aldford by an iron bridge, erected by the late Marquess of Westminster. The church of St. Mary, beautifully situated on a rocky eminence overlooking the Dee, and rebuilt in 1808 by Earl Grosvenor, from designs by Mr. W. Porden, architect, is an edifice of red sandstone, in the Gothic style, consisting of apsidal chancel, nave, transepts, vestry and an embattled western tower, with pinnacles, containing a clock and 6 bells: the chancel was, added in 1853, when the interior was also refitted, and in 1869 the side galleries were removed: a new organ and a brass eagle lectern were presented in 1874 by the Duke of Westminster, and in 1877 the west gallery was decorated with designs emblematic of the Virgin Mary: at the east end is a large picture, painted in 1826 by Richard Westall R.A. and representing Joseph of Arimathea begging the body of Jesus: at the end of the north transept, below the window, are the names, cut in stone, of twenty members of the house of Grosvenor buried in the old church from 1645 to 1802, and the window itself exhibits the arms of the family, with seventeen quarterings: there are 400 sittings. The register dates from the year 1649. The living is a rectory, average tithe rent-charge, £200, gross yearly value, £330, net £209, with 45 acres, of glebe and residence, in the gift of the Duke of Westminster K.G., P.C. and held since 1880 by the Rev. George Augustus Robins M.A. of Pembroke College, Oxford. Charities of £13 yearly value are distributed in money to the poor of the parish at Christmas.

Eaton Hall, the seat of the Duke of Westminster K.G. P.C. situated here, is about 3 miles from Chester, surrounded by a well-wooded park of 371 acres, containing a lake of about 11 acres; the principal entrance is from the Grosvenor road, by the Overleigh Lodge, from which there is an avenue 3 miles in length: the other entrance, on the Wrexham road, about 3 miles from Chester, is by a noble avenue about 2 miles in length, called “The Belgrave Drive.” The old Hall, a large mansion of brick, was erected at the close of the 17th century from the plans of Sir John Vanbrugh, but about 1818 it was rebuilt from designs by Mr. William Porden, architect, the style being a species of Gothic, and the house, as thus reconstructed, consisted of a central block with wings, relieved By octagonal turrets and pinnacles: in 1846, and the following years this building was in turn much altered by Richard, 2nd marquess of Westminster K.G. under the direction of Mr. Burn, architect, and in 1870 a further and more entensive reconstruction and enlargement of the Hall was, begun by the present Duke of Westminster, under the superintendence of Mr. Alfred Waterhouse R.A. and completed in 1883, and the mansion as it now stands is a fine example of 13th century Gothic applied to the requirements of modern domestic life: in the central portion of the main block are the central hall, the doorway of which (18 by 11 feet) is of alabaster, the saloon, a noble apartment 16 by 32 feet, and the library, a magnificent room, 92 by 30 feet, lined with walnut, the book-presses being carried up to a height of 11 feet, and here are hung five historical pictures by Benjamin West P.R.A.: adjoining the library, is the grand staircase leading to the State apartments: the great drawing and dining rooms have various anterooms opening into them, and the drawing-room is panelled with exquisite embroidery worked at the School of Art Needlework at South Kensington, and has a fine chimney piece, executed at Rome in 1868: the saloon is hung with pictures illustrating Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, painted by H. Stacey Marks R.A. and in the other apartments are pictures and portraits by Rubens, Snyders, Sir Peter Lely, J. M. W, Turner R.A. George Stubbs A.R.A. John Hoppner, Samuel Prout F.S.A, and Sir John, Millais bart. P.R.A. The north wing consists principally of a spacious kitchen with stone groined ceiling and extensive larders: north-east of the, kitchen is the Grosvenor wing, which forms a complete mansion of itself and is used exclusively by the duke and his family for their separate occupation: the extreme northern portion of the house comprises the stables, riding school and coachmen’s cottages: a grand corridor runs north and south through the whole length of the building and is intersected at its, north end by another which runs east and west, connecting the Grosvenor wing with the chapel and stables. The chapel, which stands to the north-west of the Grosvenor wing and almost detached from the main building, is in a style of architecture corresponding with the rest of the structure and consists of ante-chapel, nave, pentagonal apsidal chancel and a tower, 183 feet in height, rising over the ante-chapel, with spire, and containing a clock with four dials and 28 bells of very fine tone, cast by Van Aerschodt, of Louvain, and playing 35 tunes and 5 peals: the nave has a lofty groined roof of stone and windows on one side, the corresponding spaces on the opposite being filled with marble mosaic: it is separated from the chancel by a dwarf screen of alabaster divided into square panels filled with pierced foliage very delicately carved; a continuation of this screen forms the pulpit, which is supported on columns of Devonshire marble: the reredos, of alabaster and marbles, is richly adorned and the font is also of alabaster: within the altar rails is a magnificently-carved recumbent figure in alabaster, by Sir J. E. Boehm bart. R.A. of Constance (Leveson-Gower), first Duchess of Westminster, who died 19 Dec. 1880: eleven of the windows are stained: both the nave and chancel are fitted with stalls and benches of walnut wood with elaborately carved ends, and the, interior also includes a large gallery. The Hall is lighted throughout by the electric light, produced from works on the spot: the gardens and conservatories, one of which is 375 feet in length, are very magnificent and cover about 50 acres, and there is also an aviary: close to the mansion is the stud farm, where the duke breeds his famous racehorses, and in front of the Hall is a fine equestrian statue, designed by G. F. Watts R.A., D.C.L, of Hugh de Abrincis, surnamed “Lupus,” 1st Palatine Earl of Chester, who died 27 July, 1101. The Duke of Westminster is lord of the manor and sole landowner. The soil is clay; subsoil, marl. The chief crop is wheat. The area is 998 acres; rateable value, £6,138; the population of the township in 1891 was 343.

Church of England Schools (mixed), erected, with master’s residence, in 1878, for 105 children, at a cost of about £4,000, entirely defrayed by the Duke of Westminster K.G., P.C. by whom also the school is supported; average attendance, 90.

Kelly's Directory of Cheshire (1896)

Most Common Surnames in Eccleston

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Broxton Hundred
1Griffiths181:181.20%42
2Davies161:200.28%3
2Benyon161:2032.65%1,847
4West121:274.17%433
5Jones101:320.09%1
5Dutton101:320.59%34
5Beckett101:322.53%295
8Parker91:360.80%62
8Baskerville91:365.11%714
8Leyfield91:3690.00%5,247
11Allman81:402.13%317
11Swindley81:409.20%1,237
11Chalton81:4025.00%2,426
14Edwards71:460.30%20
15Williams61:540.11%4
15Brown61:540.19%12
15Wright61:540.20%13
15Ravenscroft61:542.01%416
19Evans51:650.18%15
19Roberts51:650.14%8
19Price51:650.30%36
19Watkins51:654.27%994
19Dodd51:650.31%39
19McFarland51:6583.33%7,751
19Tilston51:655.95%1,266
19Grass51:65100.00%8,877
27Newton41:810.31%53
27Humphreys41:811.19%366
27Robins41:819.76%2,098
27Clay41:813.15%936
27Hartshorn41:8119.05%3,204
27Chaunell41:81100.00%10,238
33Powell31:1080.39%117
33Moulton31:1081.05%438
33Hilliard31:10812.00%2,863
33Lolly31:108100.00%11,872
33Ashmall31:108100.00%11,872
33Oldrieve31:108100.00%11,872
33Deyland31:108100.00%11,872
33Hundly31:108100.00%11,872
41Allen21:1620.20%82
41Williamson21:1620.13%40
41Hawkins21:1621.09%678
41Mortimer21:1625.13%2,180
41Hanwell21:162100.00%13,528
41Budgett21:16266.67%11,872
47Smith11:3230.01%2
47Taylor11:3230.02%5
47Thomas11:3230.05%29
47Green11:3230.06%30
47Martin11:3230.12%109
47Harrison11:3230.04%19
47Marshall11:3230.16%170
47Collins11:3230.17%185
47Webb11:3230.12%111
47Gibson11:3230.13%112
47Lloyd11:3230.07%45
47Davidson11:3230.50%628
47Parry11:3230.11%94
47Holland11:3230.06%35
47Gregory11:3230.13%117
47Wheeler11:3231.22%1,295
47Baxter11:3230.28%337
47McGregor11:3231.72%1,642
47Cunningham11:3230.37%453
47Lees11:3230.12%104
47Bentley11:3230.21%235
47Tait11:3231.67%1,594
47Rowlands11:3230.37%461
47Partridge11:3232.27%2,001
47Whitfield11:3230.53%664
47Denton11:3230.91%1,042
47Penny11:3230.49%613
47Healey11:3230.41%500
47Squire11:32310.00%5,247
47Collinson11:3231.49%1,480
47Kelley11:3230.55%687
47Vine11:32333.33%11,872
47Lynn11:3234.55%3,101
47Sedgwick11:3238.33%4,659
47Husband11:32325.00%10,238
47Mahon11:3231.33%1,365
47Ewen11:32316.67%7,751
47Brailsford11:32316.67%7,751
47Cobbold11:323100.00%15,970
47Nutting11:32320.00%8,877
47Clubb11:3232.56%2,180
47Manger11:323100.00%15,970
47Boots11:323100.00%15,970
47Gilliam11:323100.00%15,970
47Bore11:32350.00%13,528
47Connah11:3236.67%4,018
47Messham11:3234.17%2,935
47Beyer11:32325.00%10,238