The Parish of St. Paul, Oldham
Records and Registers
Are you trying to trace an ancestor? Trying to conduct research into your family's history? Or just interested in genealogy?
This web page may be able to help you.
Note that most of our records and registers relate to the parish - a specific geographical area within Oldham. Click here for a map of the parish
Note that some of these registers have now been digitized. Click here to search them at familysearch.org.
Where are records held?
St. Paul's Church:
Entries from the following registers are held in St. Paul's Church.
Baptism Registers | : | 1966 to present |
Marriage Registers | : | 1971 to 2021 |
Confirmation Registers | : | 1967 to present |
Manchester Central Library:
From the church's consecration on 26 May 1880, varied information is held in Manchester City Council Archives and Local History.
Baptism Registers | : | 1877-1966 |
Marriage Registers | : | 1880-1971 |
Confirmation Registers | : | 1904-1906, 1943-1967 |
Preachers' Books & Registers of Services | : | 1880-1996 |
Correspondence and papers about the formation of the parish and application for a school | : | 1879-1882 |
Parish magazines | : | 1960-1975 |
Orders of service | : | 1958-2014 |
History of St Paul's Church Oldham | : | 1980 |
Churchwardens Accounts | : | 1909-1933 |
Specification of the different works required in the erection of a Church | : | 1878 |
Building Fund Subscriptions | : | 1877-1886 |
Agreement for sale and purchase of organ | : | 1886 |
Vestry Minutes | : | 1900-1918 |
Parochial Church Council Minutes | : | 1948-1977 |
Minutes of Thursday Group | : | 1988-2006 |
School Minutes | : | 1880-1949 |
Sunday School Accounts | : | 1922-1925 |
(This is cut and pasted from the listing at Greater Manchester Lives .)
Oldham Local Studies and Archives: Parish Records
Baptism Registers | : | 1877-1919 |
Marriage Registers | : | 1897-present |
(This is cut and pasted from the listing at Oldham Council Local Studies and Archives .)
Other Sources
If the person you are researching was a prominent member of the church, then it is possible that they are mentioned in reports of events, minutes of meetings etc.
More recent records are likely to be found in the Church itself.
War Memorial
The church has a War Memorial . Follow the link to find photographs of the names on it.
Contact
Please Contact the church to make an appointment or enquiry.
Please ensure that you have read the above information before making an enquiry.
If your enquiry relates to a more recent date, you will need to give the approximate date of a wedding or baptism.
Fees
The fee for a copy of a Baptism Certificate is £18 (2024). From May 2021, Church of England Parishes are no longer allowed to issue Marriage Certificates. Instead you must apply to Oldham Council Registrar.
All fees are set nationally by the Church of England.