Parish Registers, Kelsall
Old parish and church records can give an indication of who attended the services, and who actively supported the church community. On this page you can see selected extracts from the accounts for the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel that was built in 1815.
Kelsall Methodist Church built 1884
Photograph taken by D Dickson, 1998.
Extracts from the Treasurer's Accounts for the Methodist Chapel in Kelsall, 1815-1910
(Source Cheshire County Council Archives EMS 301/4/1)
Disbursements for the Methodist Chapel Kelsall
| Year | Date(s) | Items | Amount in £ /s /d |
| 1815 | Aug 16 | Paid Mr. Tho Edwards toward brick | £15 |
| Oct 4 | Paid John Hughes one days work | 2/- shilling | |
| 1818 | March 26 | Stamp for a note for nurse Roberts | 4 shillings & 6 pence |
| James Dean, expenses, Middlewich for lime | 1 shilling & 2 pence | ||
| 1820 | September 26 | Coach carrying hymn books for Sunday School | 8 pence |
| Samuel Jonson digging foundation for wall around chapel, 3 days a 1 shilling 3 pence per day | 3 shillings 9 pence | ||
| 1821 | Paid Sarah Hughes for cleaning chapel for one year and 3 quarters up to Midsummer's day 1818 at 4 pence per week. | £1 - 10s - 4d | |
| Paid Sarah Hughes for cleaning chapel from Midsummer's day 1818 to Midsummer 1821 at 2d per week | £1 - 6s - 0d |
Other persons mentioned in the disbursements register were
| Tho' Edwards for bricks | Robert Wright & Sam'l Beckett for lime | Robert Dentith | John Barnes (from Ashton) | Tho' Beckett |
| Tho's Greenway | Rob Parr | William Astbury | Tho's Rimmer for glazing |
Trustees for the Kelsall Wesleyan Chapel 1815
| Samuel Rowe | Robert Snelson | Daniel Lea | Robert Dilworth |
| John Dilworth | George Nichols | Thomas Rowe (of Tarvin) | James Wooland (of Tarvin) |
| Charles Simpson (of Chester) | Henry H Bowers (of Chester) | Richard Williams (of Chester) | Joseph Beckett |
| Jo's B Baker |
To see the detail of the income received by the chapel in 1815 click here