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|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.
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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.
  
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[[Image:EnglandCheshire.jpg|left|131px|thumb|Cheshire County Map (source: Wikipedia)]]
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The footballer Joe Mercer was born in Ellesmere Port.  
  
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'''Cheshire'''
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|The county has undergone numerous changes over the years. A summary of these can be found [[Cheshire_Changes|here]].
  
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County town: Chester.
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'''County town:''' Chester  
  
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Other major towns: Historically Birkenhead, Wallasey, Stockport. In later years Macclesfield, Crewe and Warrington
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'''Other major towns:''' Historically Birkenhead, Wallasey, Stockport. In later years Macclesfield, Crewe and Warrington
  
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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.
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'''[[Places_of_Worship:Cheshire | Cheshire Places of Worship]]'''
  
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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.
 
  
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The footballer Joe Mercer was born in Ellesmere Port.
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| [[Image: EnglandCheshire.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
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==Resources==
  
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'''Primary Reference'''
  
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The county has undergone numerous changes over the years.
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*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/recoff/home.htm '''Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local Studies''']
  
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A summary of these can be found [[Cheshire Changes|here]].
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*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Library/ Cheshire Libraries]
  
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*[http://www.fhsc.org.uk/ Family History Society of Cheshire]
  
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For full details about certificate applications visit the Cheshire County Link of UKBMD here - [http://www.cheshirebmd.org.uk/ Cheshire Births Marriages & Deaths]
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*[http://www.ncfhs.org.uk/ North Cheshire Family History Society]
  
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==Register Offices==
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*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistersac.htm Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange]
  
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'''Cheshire Central Register Office'''<br>
 
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Delamere House<br>
 
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Chester Street<br>
 
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Crewe<br>
 
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Cheshire<br>
 
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CW1 2LL<br>
 
  
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'''Cheshire East Register Office'''<br>
 
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Park Green<br>
 
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Macclesfield<br>
 
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Cheshire<br>
 
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SK11 6TW<br>
 
  
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'''Cheshire West Register Office'''<br>
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'''Countywide Interest'''  
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Goss Street<br>
 
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Chester<br>
 
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Cheshire<br>
 
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CH1 2BG<br>
 
  
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'''Flintshire Register Office'''<br>
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*[http://members.tripod.com/~AlanCheshire/index-36.html A Century of Cheshire Brewers]
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Llwynegrin Hall<br>
 
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Mold<br>
 
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CH7 6NR<br>
 
  
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'''Runcorn Register Office'''<br>
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*[http://www.relativeresearch.co.uk/ Relative Research]
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Halton Register Office<br>
 
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Heath Road<br>
 
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Runcorn<br>
 
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Cheshire<br>
 
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WA7 5TN<br>
 
  
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'''Stockport Register Office'''<br>
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*[http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~cprdb/ Cheshire Parish Register Project]
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Town Hall<br>
 
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Stockport<BR>
 
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Cheshire<br>
 
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SK1 3XE<br>
 
  
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'''Tameside Register Office'''<br>
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*[http://www.gmcro.co.uk/guides/record_society/record_society.htm Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire]
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Town Hall<br>
 
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King Street<br>
 
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Dukinfield<br>
 
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Cheshire<br>
 
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SK16 4LA<br>
 
  
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'''Trafford Register Office'''<br>
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*[http://www.geocities.com/mar1elene/1873returns.html Return of Owners of Land, Cheshire 1873]
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Town Hall<br>
 
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Sale Waterside<br>
 
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Sale<br>
 
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Cheshire<br>
 
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M33 7ZF<br>
 
  
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'''Warrington Register Office'''<br>
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*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Recordoffice/Wills/Home.htm Cheshire County Council - Wills Database Online]
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Museum Street<br>
 
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Warrington<br>
 
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Cheshire<br>
 
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WA1 1JX<br>
 
  
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'''Wirral Register Office'''<br>
 
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Town Hall<br>
 
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Mortimer Street<br>
 
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Birkenhead<br>
 
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CH41 5EU<br>
 
  
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'''Wrexham Register Office'''<br>
 
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Ty Dewi Sant<br>
 
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Rhosddu Road<br>
 
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Wrexham<br>
 
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LL11 1NF<br>
 
  
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==Record Office Requests==
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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
  
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Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.alderleyedge.manchester.museum/ The Story of Alderley Edge]
  
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://althistsoc.users.btopenworld.com/ Altrincham History Society]
  
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'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.saltyweb.co.uk/saltyweb/history.php5 SaltyWeb - Altrincham]
  
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==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
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*[http://www.audlem.org/ Audlem]
  
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Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://stmarysbirkenhead.blogspot.com/ Birkenhead - St Mary's Church and the Priory]
  
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*[http://www.cheadlehulme.net/village/chlinks.htm Cheadle Hulme]
  
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*[http://www.chesterwalls.info/ Chester: A Virtual Stroll Around the Walls]
  
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'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/RecordOffice/Freemen/home.htm Freemen of Chester Records Online, 1747- 1925]
  
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*Burton [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=482 Teresa]
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*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/recordoffice/Overleigh/Search.htm Overleigh Cemetery (Chester) Search]
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*Chester Diocesan churches within city the city itself [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1038 OurEm]
 
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*Puddington [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=482 Teresa]
 
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*Wirral churches and villages [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=482 Teresa]
 
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*Wirral churches and villages [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=289 Lovettpod]
 
  
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==Photo Offers==
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*[http://www.roffe.co.uk/charters.htm Congleton Borough Charters]
  
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Members who have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send the member a private message with your queries.
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*[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Congleton/Congleton.shtml Congleton Workhouse]
  
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*[http://www.scfhs.org.uk/ Family History Society of Cheshire, Crewe Group]
  
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*[http://www.disley.net/index.htm Disley, Lyme Handley, Taxal & Whaley]
  
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*[http://oldhyde.blogspot.com/ Old Hyde]
  
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== Links==
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*[http://www.the-dicksons.org/Kelsall/kelsall/Kelsall%20Home%20Page.htm Kelsall 19th Century Social History]
  
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'''Primary Reference Links'''
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*[http://www.geocities.com/brigaban/ Hostelries, Ale and Public Houses in Northwich: 17th-20th Centuries]
  
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*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/recoff/home.htm '''Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local Studies''']
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*[http://www.geocities.com/fountalnpen/index Northwich Local Genealogy and History]
  
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*[http://www.cheshirebmd.org.uk/ Cheshire Births, Marriages & Deaths]
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*[http://www.lionsaltworkstrust.co.uk/ The Lion Salt Works Trust, Northwich]
  
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*[http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Cheshire/index.html Cheshire Census - UK Genealogy Archives]
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*[http://www.geocities.com/mar1elene/ The Salt Industry and its Legacy for Northwich and its Surrounding Countryside]  
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engchs/ Cheshire GenWeb]
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*[http://www.odd-rode.org.uk/ Odd Rode & Astbury Parish]
  
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*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Library/ Cheshire Libraries]
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*[http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-quarrybankmillandstyalestate Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Estate]
  
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*[http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~cprdb/ Cheshire Parish Register Project]
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*[http://www.saughall.gov.uk/History.htm History of Saughall and Shotwick Park]
  
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*[http://www.fhsc.org.uk/ Family History Society of Cheshire]
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*[http://www.dialsquare.fsnet.co.uk/Methodist.htm Stockport -Methodist Baptisms]  
  
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*[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/chs/index.html GENUKI Cheshire]
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*[http://tamesidefamilyhistory.co.uk/ Tameside Family History]
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyCheshire.htm#PageTitle IGI Cheshire]
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*[http://www.traffordwardead.co.uk/index.php Trafford War Dead]
  
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*[http://www.ncfhs.org.uk/ North Cheshire Family History Society]
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*[http://www.geocities.com/brigaban/weavmarr.html Weaverham Marriages]
  
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*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistersac.htm Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange]
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*[http://www.geocities.com/brigaban/weavwlls.html Weaverham Wills 1599-1837]
  
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*[http://www.wirral-libraries.net/archives/ Wirral Archives]
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*[http://www.disley.net/whaley_bridge_home.html Whaley Bridge] (formerly Yeardsley cum Whaley)
  
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*[http://www.wheelockgenealogy.org/index.html Wheelock Genealogy]
  
  
  
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'''Maps and Photographs'''
  
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*[http://maps.cheshire.gov.uk/tithemaps/ Cheshire's Tithe Maps Online]
  
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*[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.carlscam.com/ Carl's Cam - Photos of Cheshire]
  
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*[http://www.moston.org/churches.html Cheshire Churches]
  
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*[http://www.chesterimagebank.com/ Chester Image Bank]
  
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'''Countywide Interest'''
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*[http://oldukphotos.com/cheshire.htm Old Photos of Cheshire]
  
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*[http://www.memorial-inscriptions.org.uk/index.htm Cheshire, Staffs & Shropshire memorial inscriptions]
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==Register Office==
  
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*[http://www.gmcro.co.uk/guides/record_society/record_society.htm The Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire]
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*[http://www.cheshirebmd.org.uk/ Cheshire Births, Marriages & Deaths]
  
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*[http://www.cheshirepast.net The Victoria History of Cheshire]
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'''Cheshire Central Register Office'''
  
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*[http://members.tripod.com/~AlanCheshire/index-36.html A Century of Cheshire Brewers]
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Delamere House<br>
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Chester Street<br>
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Crewe<br>
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Cheshire<br>
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CW1 2LL<br>
  
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*[http://www.carlscam.com/index.html War Memorials]
 
  
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*[http://www.thornber.net/cheshire/ Scrapbook of Antiguities]
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'''Cheshire East Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.geocities.com/mar1elene/1873returns.html Return of Owners of Land, Cheshire 1873]
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Park Green<br>
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Macclesfield<br>
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Cheshire<br>
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SK11 6TW<br>
  
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*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/cheshire/index.html Cheshire Genealogy Links]
 
  
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*[http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/familydeeds/cheshdocs.html Cheshire Deeds and Documents]
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'''Cheshire West Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/ches/cheshire_workhouses.htm Cheshire Workhouses]
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Goss Street<br>
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Chester<br>
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Cheshire<br>
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CH1 2BG<br>
  
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*[http://www.lionsaltworkstrust.co.uk/ The Lion Salt Works Trust]
 
  
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*[http://www.quarrybankmill.org.uk/ The Quarry Bank Mill]
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'''Flintshire Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/RecordOffice/Freemen/home.htm Index to the Rolls and Registers of Freemen of the City of Chester 1747- 1925]
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Llwynegrin Hall<br>
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Mold<br>
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CH7 6NR<br>
  
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*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/cheshire.html Local History Society Gateway]
 
  
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*[http://www.relativeresearch.co.uk/ Relative Research] family history research in Northwest Cheshire, and people and places found in Cheshire documents and wills
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'''Runcorn Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Recordoffice/Wills/Home.htm Cheshire County Council - Wills Online]
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Halton Register Office<br>
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Heath Road<br>
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Runcorn<br>
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Cheshire<br>
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WA7 5TN<br>
  
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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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'''Stockport Register Office'''
  
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Town Hall<br>
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Stockport<BR>
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Cheshire<br>
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SK1 3XE<br>
  
  
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'''Tameside Register Office'''
  
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Town Hall<br>
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King Street<br>
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Dukinfield<br>
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Cheshire<br>
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SK16 4LA<br>
  
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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
 
  
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*[http://www.saltyweb.co.uk/saltyweb/history.php5 SaltyWeb - Altrincham]
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'''Trafford Register Office'''
  
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*[http://members.aol.com/John1hartley/html/index.htm Cheadle & Gatley war memorials]
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Town Hall<br>
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Sale Waterside<br>
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Sale<br>
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Cheshire<br>
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M33 7ZF<br>
  
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*[http://www.bwpics.co.uk/chester.walls.index.html Chester-photographs and History]
 
  
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*[http://www.disley.net/index.htm Disley, Lyme Handley, Taxal & Whaley]
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'''Warrington Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.geocities.com/sbarnowl/index Great Budworth, Kingsley St John, Norley St John and Davenham]
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Museum Street<br>
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Warrington<br>
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Cheshire<br>
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WA1 1JX<br>
  
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*[http://www.the-dicksons.org/sitemap.htm Kelsall]
 
  
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*[http://users.domaindlx.com/Magicmark/MidCem/Book_12D2list.asp  Middlewich Cemetery]
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'''Wirral Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.geocities.com/fountalnpen/index Penny's Northwich Pages]
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Town Hall<br>
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Mortimer Street<br>
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Birkenhead<br>
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CH41 5EU<br>
  
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*[http://www.odd-rode.org.uk/ Odd Rode & Surrounding Townships in the Original Astbury Parish]
 
  
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*[http://www.geocities.com/brigaban/ Northwich publicans]
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'''Wrexham Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.geocities.com/mar1elene/ The Salt Industry and its Legacy in Nothwich]
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Ty Dewi Sant<br>
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Rhosddu Road<br>
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Wrexham<br>
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LL11 1NF<br>
  
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*[http://www.members.aol.com/gayjoliver/FamilyHistoryLinks.htm Tameside Area]
 
  
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*[http://www.scfhs.org.uk/ Family History Society of Cheshire, Crewe Group]
 
  
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*[http://www.saughall.gov.uk/ General Information about Saughall]
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==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
  
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*[http://www.geocities.com/brigaban/weavmarr.html Weaverham Marriages]
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Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.geocities.com/brigaban/weavwlls.html Weaverham Wills 1599-1837]
 
  
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*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/recordoffice/Overleigh/Search.htm Overleigh Cemetery Search]
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
  
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'''Maps & Photographs'''  
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'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
  
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*[http://maps.cheshire.gov.uk/tithemaps/ Tithe Maps]
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==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
  
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*[http://www.picturecheshire.co.uk/ Picture Cheshire]
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Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
  
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*[http://bwpics.co.uk Welcome to the B&W Picture Place]
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*[http://oldukphotos.com/cheshire.htm Old Photos of Cheshire]
 
  
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*[http://www.thornber.net/cheshire/index.html A Scrapbook of Cheshire Antiquities - Photographs and commentaries of Historic Cheshire]
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'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*Wirral churches and villages [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=289 Lovettpod]
  
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*[http://www.carlscam.com/ Carl's Cam - Photos of Cheshire]
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==Photo Offers==
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*[http://www.moston.org/ Moston-Cheshire Family History-Pictures of Cheshire Churches]
 
  
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*[http://www.chesterimagebank.com/ Chester Image Bank]
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Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
  
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*[http://www.alderleyedge.manchester.museum/ Old Maps and Photographs of Alderley Edge]
 
  
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*[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Congleton/Congleton.shtml Arclid Hospital]
 
  
  
  
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Latest revision as of 07:48, 16 May 2023

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


Source: Wikipedia

Resources

Primary Reference


Countywide Interest


Specific Town and Village Interest


Maps and Photographs

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 & Archive Lookup Requests

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.


Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts

Cemetery Lookup Requests

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.


Cemetery Lookup Contacts

Photo Offers

Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.



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