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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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*[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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*[http://www.ncfhs.org.uk/ North Cheshire Family History Society]
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*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistersac.htm Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange]
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'''Countywide Interest'''
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*[http://members.tripod.com/~AlanCheshire/index-36.html A Century of Cheshire Brewers]
  
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A summary of these can be found [[Cheshire Changes|here]].
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*[http://www.relativeresearch.co.uk/ Relative Research]  
  
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*[http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~cprdb/ Cheshire Parish Register Project]
  
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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.gmcro.co.uk/guides/record_society/record_society.htm Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire]
  
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==Register Offices==
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*[http://www.geocities.com/mar1elene/1873returns.html Return of Owners of Land, Cheshire 1873]
  
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'''Cheshire Central 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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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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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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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
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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.alderleyedge.manchester.museum/ The Story of Alderley Edge]
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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://althistsoc.users.btopenworld.com/ Altrincham History Society]
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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.saltyweb.co.uk/saltyweb/history.php5 SaltyWeb - Altrincham]
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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.audlem.org/ Audlem]
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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://stmarysbirkenhead.blogspot.com/ Birkenhead - St Mary's Church and the Priory]
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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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*[http://www.cheadlehulme.net/village/chlinks.htm Cheadle Hulme]
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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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*[http://www.chesterwalls.info/ Chester: A Virtual Stroll Around the Walls]
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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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*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/RecordOffice/Freemen/home.htm Freemen of Chester Records Online, 1747- 1925]
  
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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.cheshire.gov.uk/recordoffice/Overleigh/Search.htm Overleigh Cemetery (Chester) Search]
  
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.roffe.co.uk/charters.htm Congleton Borough Charters]
  
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'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Congleton/Congleton.shtml Congleton Workhouse]
  
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==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
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*[http://www.scfhs.org.uk/ Family History Society of Cheshire, Crewe Group]
  
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Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.disley.net/index.htm Disley, Lyme Handley, Taxal & Whaley]
  
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://oldhyde.blogspot.com/ Old Hyde]
  
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*[http://www.the-dicksons.org/Kelsall/kelsall/Kelsall%20Home%20Page.htm Kelsall 19th Century Social History]
  
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'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.geocities.com/brigaban/ Hostelries, Ale and Public Houses in Northwich: 17th-20th Centuries]
  
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*Burton [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=482 Teresa]
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*[http://www.geocities.com/fountalnpen/index Northwich Local Genealogy and History]
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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.lionsaltworkstrust.co.uk/ The Lion Salt Works Trust, Northwich]
  
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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.geocities.com/mar1elene/ The Salt Industry and its Legacy for Northwich and its Surrounding Countryside]
  
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*[http://www.odd-rode.org.uk/ Odd Rode & Astbury Parish]
  
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*[http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-quarrybankmillandstyalestate Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Estate]
  
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*[http://www.saughall.gov.uk/History.htm History of Saughall and Shotwick Park]
  
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== Links==
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*[http://www.dialsquare.fsnet.co.uk/Methodist.htm Stockport -Methodist Baptisms]
  
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'''Primary Reference Links'''
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*[http://tamesidefamilyhistory.co.uk/ Tameside Family History]
  
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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.traffordwardead.co.uk/index.php Trafford War Dead]
  
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*[http://www.cheshirebmd.org.uk/ Cheshire Births, Marriages & Deaths]
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*[http://www.geocities.com/brigaban/weavmarr.html Weaverham Marriages]
  
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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/brigaban/weavwlls.html Weaverham Wills 1599-1837]
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engchs/ Cheshire GenWeb]
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*[http://www.disley.net/whaley_bridge_home.html Whaley Bridge] (formerly Yeardsley cum Whaley)
  
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*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Library/ Cheshire Libraries]
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*[http://www.wheelockgenealogy.org/index.html Wheelock Genealogy]
  
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*[http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~cprdb/ Cheshire Parish Register Project]
 
  
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*[http://www.fhsc.org.uk/ Family History Society of Cheshire]
 
  
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*[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/chs/index.html GENUKI Cheshire]
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'''Maps and Photographs'''
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyCheshire.htm#PageTitle IGI Cheshire]
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*[http://maps.cheshire.gov.uk/tithemaps/ Cheshire's Tithe Maps Online]  
  
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*[http://www.ncfhs.org.uk/ North Cheshire Family History Society]
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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.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistersac.htm Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange]
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*[http://www.carlscam.com/ Carl's Cam - Photos of Cheshire]  
  
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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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*[http://www.moston.org/churches.html Cheshire Churches]
  
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*[http://www.wirral-libraries.net/archives/ Wirral Archives]
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*[http://www.chesterimagebank.com/ Chester Image Bank]
  
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*[http://oldukphotos.com/cheshire.htm Old Photos of Cheshire]
  
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==Register Office==
  
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'''Countywide Interest'''
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*[http://www.cheshirebmd.org.uk/ Cheshire Births, Marriages & Deaths]
  
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*[http://members.tripod.com/~AlanCheshire/index-36.html A Century of Cheshire Brewers]
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'''Cheshire Central Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Recordoffice/Wills/Home.htm Cheshire County Council - Wills Database Online]
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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://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/familydeeds/cheshdocs.html Cheshire Deeds and Documents]
 
  
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*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/cheshire/index.html Cheshire Genealogy Links]
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'''Cheshire East Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/ches/cheshire_workhouses.htm Cheshire Workhouses]
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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://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.local-history.co.uk/Groups/cheshire.html Local History Society Gateway]
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'''Cheshire West Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.memorial-inscriptions.org.uk/index.htm Memorial Inscriptions from Churchyards and Cemeteries in Cheshire, Staffordshire & Shropshire]
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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.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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*[http://www.geocities.com/mar1elene/1873returns.html Return of Owners of Land, Cheshire 1873]
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'''Flintshire Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk/Cheshire Victoria History of Cheshire]
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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'''
  
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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
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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://www.saltyweb.co.uk/saltyweb/history.php5 SaltyWeb - Altrincham]
 
  
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*[http://members.aol.com/John1hartley/html/index.htm Cheadle & Gatley war memorials]
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'''Stockport Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.bwpics.co.uk/chester.walls.index.html Chester-photographs and History]
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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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*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/RecordOffice/Freemen/home.htm Freemen of Chester Records Online, 1747- 1925]
 
  
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*[http://www.disley.net/index.htm Disley, Lyme Handley, Taxal & Whaley]
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'''Tameside 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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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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*[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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'''Trafford 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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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.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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'''Warrington Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.geocities.com/mar1elene/ The Salt Industry and its Legacy in Nothwich]
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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.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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'''Wirral Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.saughall.gov.uk/ General Information about Saughall]
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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.geocities.com/brigaban/weavmarr.html Weaverham Marriages]
 
  
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*[http://www.geocities.com/brigaban/weavwlls.html Weaverham Wills 1599-1837]
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'''Wrexham Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/recordoffice/Overleigh/Search.htm Overleigh Cemetery Search]
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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.lionsaltworkstrust.co.uk/ The Lion Salt Works Trust]
 
  
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*[http://www.quarrybankmill.org.uk/ Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Estate]
 
  
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==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
  
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Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
  
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'''Maps & Photographs'''
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
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*[http://maps.cheshire.gov.uk/tithemaps/ Tithe Maps]
 
  
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*[http://www.picturecheshire.co.uk/ Picture Cheshire]
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'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
  
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*[http://bwpics.co.uk Welcome to the B&W Picture Place]
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==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
  
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*[http://oldukphotos.com/cheshire.htm Old Photos of 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://www.thornber.net/cheshire/index.html A Scrapbook of Cheshire Antiquities - Photographs and Commentaries on Historic Sites in Cheshire]
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
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*[http://www.carlscam.com/ Carl's Cam - Photos of Cheshire] including many war memorias
 
  
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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.moston.org/ Moston-Cheshire Family History-Pictures of Cheshire Churches]
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==Photo Offers==
  
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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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