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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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*[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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The county has undergone numerous changes over the years.
 
  
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A summary of these can be found [[Cheshire Changes|here]].
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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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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.relativeresearch.co.uk/ Relative Research]  
  
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==Register Offices==
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*[http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~cprdb/ Cheshire Parish Register Project]
  
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'''Cheshire Central 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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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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*[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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'''Cheshire West 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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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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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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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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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
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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.alderleyedge.manchester.museum/ The Story of Alderley Edge]
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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://althistsoc.users.btopenworld.com/ Altrincham History Society]
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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.saltyweb.co.uk/saltyweb/history.php5 SaltyWeb - Altrincham]
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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.audlem.org/ Audlem]
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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://stmarysbirkenhead.blogspot.com/ Birkenhead - St Mary's Church and the Priory]
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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.cheadlehulme.net/village/chlinks.htm Cheadle Hulme]
  
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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.chesterwalls.info/ Chester: A Virtual Stroll Around the Walls]
  
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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.cheshire.gov.uk/RecordOffice/Freemen/home.htm Freemen of Chester Records Online, 1747- 1925]
  
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'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/recordoffice/Overleigh/Search.htm Overleigh Cemetery (Chester) Search]
  
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==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
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*[http://www.roffe.co.uk/charters.htm Congleton Borough Charters]
  
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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.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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'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://oldhyde.blogspot.com/ Old Hyde]
  
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*Burton [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=482 Teresa]
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*[http://www.the-dicksons.org/Kelsall/kelsall/Kelsall%20Home%20Page.htm Kelsall 19th Century Social 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.geocities.com/brigaban/ Hostelries, Ale and Public Houses in Northwich: 17th-20th Centuries]
  
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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/fountalnpen/index Northwich Local Genealogy and History]
  
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*[http://www.lionsaltworkstrust.co.uk/ The Lion Salt Works Trust, Northwich]
  
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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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== Links==
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*[http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-quarrybankmillandstyalestate Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Estate]
  
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'''Primary Reference Links'''
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*[http://www.saughall.gov.uk/History.htm History of Saughall and Shotwick Park]
  
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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.dialsquare.fsnet.co.uk/Methodist.htm Stockport -Methodist Baptisms]  
  
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*[http://www.cheshirebmd.org.uk/ Cheshire Births, Marriages & Deaths]
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*[http://tamesidefamilyhistory.co.uk/ Tameside Family History]
  
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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.traffordwardead.co.uk/index.php Trafford War Dead]
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engchs/ Cheshire GenWeb]
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*[http://www.geocities.com/brigaban/weavmarr.html Weaverham Marriages]
  
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*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Library/ Cheshire Libraries]
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*[http://www.geocities.com/brigaban/weavwlls.html Weaverham Wills 1599-1837]
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*[http://www.disley.net/whaley_bridge_home.html Whaley Bridge] (formerly Yeardsley cum Whaley)
  
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*[http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~cprdb/ Cheshire Parish Register Project]
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*[http://www.wheelockgenealogy.org/index.html Wheelock Genealogy]
  
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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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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyCheshire.htm#PageTitle IGI Cheshire]
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'''Maps and Photographs'''
  
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*[http://www.ncfhs.org.uk/ North Cheshire Family History Society]
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*[http://maps.cheshire.gov.uk/tithemaps/ Cheshire's Tithe Maps Online]  
  
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*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistersac.htm Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange]
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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.gmcro.co.uk/guides/record_society/record_society.htm Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire]
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*[http://www.carlscam.com/ Carl's Cam - Photos of Cheshire]  
  
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*[http://www.wirral-libraries.net/archives/ Wirral Archives]
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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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*[http://oldukphotos.com/cheshire.htm Old Photos of Cheshire]
  
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'''Countywide Interest'''
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==Register Office==
  
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*[http://members.tripod.com/~AlanCheshire/index-36.html A Century of Cheshire Brewers]
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*[http://www.cheshirebmd.org.uk/ Cheshire Births, Marriages & Deaths]
  
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*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Recordoffice/Wills/Home.htm Cheshire County Council - Wills Database Online]
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'''Cheshire Central Register Office'''
  
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*[http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/familydeeds/cheshdocs.html Cheshire Deeds and Documents]
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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.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/cheshire/index.html Cheshire Genealogy Links]
 
  
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*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/ches/cheshire_workhouses.htm Cheshire Workhouses]
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'''Cheshire East Register Office'''
  
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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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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.local-history.co.uk/Groups/cheshire.html Local History Society Gateway]
 
  
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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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'''Cheshire West Register Office'''
  
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*[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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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.geocities.com/mar1elene/1873returns.html Return of Owners of Land, Cheshire 1873]
 
  
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*[http://www.victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk/Cheshire Victoria History of Cheshire]
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'''Flintshire Register Office'''
  
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Llwynegrin Hall<br>
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Mold<br>
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CH7 6NR<br>
  
  
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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
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'''Runcorn Register Office'''
  
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*[http://althistsoc.users.btopenworld.com/ Altrincham History Society]
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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: A Virtual Stroll Around the Walls]
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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.cheshire.gov.uk/recordoffice/Overleigh/Search.htm Overleigh Cemetery (Chester) Search]
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'''Tameside Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.scfhs.org.uk/ Family History Society of Cheshire, Crewe Group]
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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.disley.net/index.htm Disley, Lyme Handley, Taxal & Whaley]
 
  
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*[http://www.geocities.com/sbarnowl/index Great Budworth, Kingsley St John, Norley St John and Davenham]
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'''Trafford Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.the-dicksons.org/Kelsall/kelsall/Kelsall%20Home%20Page.htm Kelsall 19th Century Social History]
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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://users.domaindlx.com/Magicmark/MidCem/Book_12D2list.asp  Middlewich Cemetery Burials Register]
 
  
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*[http://www.geocities.com/brigaban/ Hostelries, Ale and Public Houses in Northwich: 17th-20th Centuries]
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'''Warrington Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.geocities.com/fountalnpen/index Northwich Local Genealogy and History]
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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.lionsaltworkstrust.co.uk/ The Lion Salt Works Trust, Northwich]
 
  
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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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'''Wirral Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.odd-rode.org.uk/ Odd Rode & Astbury Parish]
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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.saughall.gov.uk/History.htm History of Saughall and Shotwick Park]
 
  
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*[http://www.quarrybankmill.org.uk/ Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Estate]
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'''Wrexham Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.members.aol.com/gayjoliver/Tameside.htm Tameside Local and Family History]
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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.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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==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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