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[[Image:EnglandCheshire.jpg|right|131px|thumb|Cheshire County Map (source: Wikipedia)]]
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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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The footballer Joe Mercer was born in Ellesmere Port.
  
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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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'''Cheshire'''
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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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'''[[Places_of_Worship:Cheshire | Cheshire Places of Worship]]'''
  
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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|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
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==Resources==
  
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The footballer Joe Mercer was born in Ellesmere Port.
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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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The county has undergone numerous changes over the years.
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*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistersac.htm Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange]
  
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A summary of these can be found [[Cheshire Changes|here]].
 
  
  
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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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'''Countywide Interest'''
  
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==Register Offices==
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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'''<br>
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*[http://www.relativeresearch.co.uk/ Relative Research]
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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.csc.liv.ac.uk/~cprdb/ Cheshire Parish Register Project]
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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.gmcro.co.uk/guides/record_society/record_society.htm Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire]
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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://www.geocities.com/mar1elene/1873returns.html Return of Owners of Land, Cheshire 1873]
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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.cheshire.gov.uk/Recordoffice/Wills/Home.htm Cheshire County Council - Wills Database 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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'''Stockport Register Office'''<br>
 
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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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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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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
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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.alderleyedge.manchester.museum/ The Story of Alderley Edge]
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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://althistsoc.users.btopenworld.com/ Altrincham History Society]
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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.saltyweb.co.uk/saltyweb/history.php5 SaltyWeb - Altrincham]
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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.audlem.org/ Audlem]
  
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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://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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'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.chesterwalls.info/ Chester: A Virtual Stroll Around the Walls]
  
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==Cemetery Lookup 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 [[Cemetery 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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*[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Congleton/Congleton.shtml Congleton Workhouse]
  
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'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.scfhs.org.uk/ Family History Society of Cheshire, Crewe Group]
  
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*Burton [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=482 Teresa]
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*[http://www.disley.net/index.htm Disley, Lyme Handley, Taxal & Whaley]
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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://oldhyde.blogspot.com/ Old Hyde]
  
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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.the-dicksons.org/Kelsall/kelsall/Kelsall%20Home%20Page.htm Kelsall 19th Century Social History]
  
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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.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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== Links==
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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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'''Primary Reference Links'''
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*[http://www.odd-rode.org.uk/ Odd Rode & Astbury Parish]
  
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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.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-quarrybankmillandstyalestate Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Estate]
  
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*[http://www.cheshirebmd.org.uk/ Cheshire Births, Marriages & Deaths]
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*[http://www.saughall.gov.uk/History.htm History of Saughall and Shotwick Park]
  
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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.dialsquare.fsnet.co.uk/Methodist.htm Stockport -Methodist Baptisms]  
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engchs/ Cheshire GenWeb]
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*[http://tamesidefamilyhistory.co.uk/ Tameside Family History]
  
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*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Library/ Cheshire Libraries]
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*[http://www.traffordwardead.co.uk/index.php Trafford War Dead]
  
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*[http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~cprdb/ Cheshire Parish Register Project]
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*[http://www.geocities.com/brigaban/weavmarr.html Weaverham Marriages]
  
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*[http://www.fhsc.org.uk/ Family History Society of Cheshire]
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*[http://www.geocities.com/brigaban/weavwlls.html Weaverham Wills 1599-1837]
  
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*[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/chs/index.html GENUKI Cheshire]
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*[http://www.disley.net/whaley_bridge_home.html Whaley Bridge] (formerly Yeardsley cum Whaley)
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyCheshire.htm#PageTitle IGI Cheshire]
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*[http://www.wheelockgenealogy.org/index.html Wheelock Genealogy]
  
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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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*[http://www.gmcro.co.uk/guides/record_society/record_society.htm Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire]
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'''Maps and Photographs'''
  
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*[http://www.wirral-libraries.net/archives/ Wirral Archives]
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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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'''Countywide Interest'''
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*[http://www.moston.org/churches.html Cheshire Churches]
  
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*[http://members.tripod.com/~AlanCheshire/index-36.html A Century of Cheshire Brewers]
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*[http://www.chesterimagebank.com/ Chester Image Bank]
  
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*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Recordoffice/Wills/Home.htm Cheshire County Council - Wills Database Online]
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*[http://oldukphotos.com/cheshire.htm Old Photos of Cheshire]
  
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*[http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/familydeeds/cheshdocs.html Cheshire Deeds and Documents]
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==Register Office==
  
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*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/cheshire/index.html Cheshire Genealogy Links]
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*[http://www.cheshirebmd.org.uk/ Cheshire Births, Marriages & Deaths]
  
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*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/ches/cheshire_workhouses.htm Cheshire Workhouses]
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'''Cheshire Central 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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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.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 East 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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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.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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'''Cheshire West Register Office'''
  
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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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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
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'''Flintshire Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.alderleyedge.manchester.museum/ The Story of Alderley Edge]
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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://althistsoc.users.btopenworld.com/ Altrincham History Society]
 
  
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*[http://www.saltyweb.co.uk/saltyweb/history.php5 SaltyWeb - Altrincham]
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'''Runcorn Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.audlem.org/content.php?ContID=130&SubCat=13 Audlem]
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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://members.aol.com/John1hartley/html/index.htm Cheadle & Gatley War Memorials]
 
  
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*[http://bwpics.co.uk/chester.html Chester: A Virtual Stroll Around the Walls]
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'''Stockport Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/RecordOffice/Freemen/home.htm Freemen of Chester Records Online, 1747- 1925]
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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/Overleigh/Search.htm Overleigh Cemetery (Chester) Search]
 
  
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*[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Congleton/Congleton.shtml Congleton Workhouse]
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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 and Photographs'''
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
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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] including many war memorials
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'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
  
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*[http://www.moston.org/churches.html Cheshire Churches]
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==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
  
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*[http://www.chesterimagebank.com/ Chester Image Bank]
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Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
  
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*[http://maps.cheshire.gov.uk/tithemaps/ Cheshire's Tithe Maps Online]
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
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*[http://oldukphotos.com/cheshire.htm Old Photos of Cheshire]
 
  
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*[http://www.picturecheshire.co.uk/ Picture 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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==Photo Offers==
  
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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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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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