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==Resources==
 
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*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/recoff/home.htm '''Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local Studies''']
 
*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/recoff/home.htm '''Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local Studies''']
 
*[http://www.cheshirebmd.org.uk/ Cheshire Births, Marriages & Deaths]
 
 
*[http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Cheshire/index.html Cheshire Census - UK Genealogy Archives]
 
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engchs/ Cheshire GenWeb]
 
  
 
*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Library/ Cheshire Libraries]
 
*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Library/ Cheshire Libraries]
 
*[http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~cprdb/ Cheshire Parish Register Project]
 
  
 
*[http://www.fhsc.org.uk/ Family History Society of Cheshire]
 
*[http://www.fhsc.org.uk/ Family History Society of Cheshire]
 
*[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/chs/index.html GENUKI Cheshire]
 
 
*[http://www.ncfhs.org.uk/ North Cheshire Family History Society]
 
  
 
*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistersac.htm Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange]
 
*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistersac.htm Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange]
 
*[http://www.gmcro.co.uk/guides/record_society/record_society.htm Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire]
 
 
*[http://www.wirral-libraries.net/archives/ Wirral Archives]
 
  
  
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*[http://members.tripod.com/~AlanCheshire/index-36.html A Century of Cheshire Brewers]
 
*[http://members.tripod.com/~AlanCheshire/index-36.html A Century of Cheshire Brewers]
 
*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Recordoffice/Wills/Home.htm Cheshire County Council - Wills Database Online]
 
  
 
*[http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/familydeeds/cheshdocs.html Cheshire Deeds and Documents]  
 
*[http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/familydeeds/cheshdocs.html Cheshire Deeds and Documents]  
  
*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/cheshire/index.html Cheshire Genealogy Links]
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*[http://www.ncfhs.org.uk/ North Cheshire Family History Society]
  
*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/ches/cheshire_workhouses.htm Cheshire Workhouses]
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*[http://www.memorial-inscriptions.org.uk/index.htm Memorial Inscriptions from Churchyards and Cemeteries in Cheshire, Staffordshire & Shropshire]
  
*[http://jdcheshire.rootschat.net/index.html JDCheshire Family History Resources] transcriptions of wills and some parish registers for selected surnames
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*[http://www.relativeresearch.co.uk/ Relative Research] People and places found in Cheshire documents and wills
  
*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/cheshire.html Local History Society Gateway]
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*[http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~cprdb/ Cheshire Parish Register Project]
  
*[http://www.memorial-inscriptions.org.uk/index.htm Memorial Inscriptions from Churchyards and Cemeteries in Cheshire, Staffordshire & Shropshire]
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*[http://www.gmcro.co.uk/guides/record_society/record_society.htm Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire]
  
*[http://www.relativeresearch.co.uk/ Relative Research] family history research in Northwest Cheshire; people and places found in Cheshire documents and wills
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*[http://www.geocities.com/mar1elene/1873returns.html Return of Owners of Land, Cheshire 1873]
  
*[http://www.geocities.com/mar1elene/1873returns.html Return of Owners of Land, Cheshire 1873]
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*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Recordoffice/Wills/Home.htm Cheshire County Council - Wills Database Online]
  
*[http://www.victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk/Cheshire Victoria History of Cheshire]
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*[http://jdcheshire.rootschat.net/index.html JDCheshire Family History Resources] Transcriptions of wills and some parish registers for selected surnames
  
  
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*[http://www.wheelockgenealogy.org/index.html Wheelock Genealogy]
 
*[http://www.wheelockgenealogy.org/index.html Wheelock Genealogy]
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*[http://www.wirral-libraries.net/archives/ Wirral Archives]
  
  
 
'''Maps and Photographs'''  
 
'''Maps and Photographs'''  
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*[http://maps.cheshire.gov.uk/tithemaps/ Cheshire's Tithe Maps Online]
  
 
*[http://www.thornber.net/cheshire/index.html A Scrapbook of Cheshire Antiquities - Photographs and Commentaries on Historic Sites in Cheshire]
 
*[http://www.thornber.net/cheshire/index.html A Scrapbook of Cheshire Antiquities - Photographs and Commentaries on Historic Sites in Cheshire]
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*[http://www.chesterimagebank.com/ Chester Image Bank]
 
*[http://www.chesterimagebank.com/ Chester Image Bank]
  
*[http://maps.cheshire.gov.uk/tithemaps/ Cheshire's Tithe Maps Online]
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*[http://oldukphotos.com/cheshire.htm Old Photos of Cheshire]
 
*[http://oldukphotos.com/cheshire.htm Old Photos of Cheshire]
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==Register Office==
 
==Register Office==
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*[http://www.cheshirebmd.org.uk/ Cheshire Births, Marriages & Deaths]
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'''Cheshire Central Register Office'''
 
'''Cheshire Central Register Office'''
  

Revision as of 13:28, 2 May 2008

Famous for its sandstone hills and the large plain, Cheshire was an agricultural area famous for milk and cheese production. Salt mines were started in 1682, other local industries being the leather trade and charcoal production.

Chester is famous for its Roman ruins as well as its Tudor heritage seen in its black and white timbered buildings. Attractions in Chester include a city wall which is nearly complete, the River Dee and the Zoo.

The footballer Joe Mercer was born in Ellesmere Port.

The county has undergone numerous changes over the years. A summary of these can be found here.


County town: Chester


Other major towns: Historically Birkenhead, Wallasey, Stockport. In later years Macclesfield, Crewe and Warrington


Cheshire Places of Worship


Regional Projects Forum

Source: Wikipedia

Resources

Primary Reference


Countywide Interest


Specific Town and Village Interest


Maps and Photographs



Books of local interest


Register Office

Cheshire Central Register Office

Delamere House
Chester Street
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 2LL


Cheshire East Register Office

Park Green
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK11 6TW


Cheshire West Register Office

Goss Street
Chester
Cheshire
CH1 2BG


Flintshire Register Office

Llwynegrin Hall
Mold
CH7 6NR


Runcorn Register Office

Halton Register Office
Heath Road
Runcorn
Cheshire
WA7 5TN


Stockport Register Office

Town Hall
Stockport
Cheshire
SK1 3XE


Tameside Register Office

Town Hall
King Street
Dukinfield
Cheshire
SK16 4LA


Trafford Register Office

Town Hall
Sale Waterside
Sale
Cheshire
M33 7ZF


Warrington Register Office

Museum Street
Warrington
Cheshire
WA1 1JX


Wirral Register Office

Town Hall
Mortimer Street
Birkenhead
CH41 5EU


Wrexham Register Office

Ty Dewi Sant
Rhosddu Road
Wrexham
LL11 1NF

Record Office Lookup Requests

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Record Office Lookup Contacts


Cemetery Lookup Requests

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Cemetery Lookup Contacts


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