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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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The county has undergone numerous changes over the years.
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*[http://www.ncfhs.org.uk/ North Cheshire Family History Society]
  
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A summary of these can be found [[Cheshire Changes|here]].
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*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistersac.htm Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange]
  
  
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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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==Register Offices==
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'''Countywide Interest'''
  
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'''Cheshire Central Register Office'''<br>
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*[http://members.tripod.com/~AlanCheshire/index-36.html A Century of Cheshire Brewers]
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Delamere House<br>
 
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Chester Street<br>
 
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Crewe<br>
 
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Cheshire<br>
 
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CW1 2LL<br>
 
  
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'''Cheshire East Register Office'''<br>
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*[http://www.relativeresearch.co.uk/ Relative Research]
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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.csc.liv.ac.uk/~cprdb/ Cheshire Parish Register Project]
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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.gmcro.co.uk/guides/record_society/record_society.htm Record Society of Lancashire and 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'''<br>
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*[http://www.geocities.com/mar1elene/1873returns.html Return of Owners of Land, Cheshire 1873]
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Halton Register Office<br>
 
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Heath Road<br>
 
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Runcorn<br>
 
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Cheshire<br>
 
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WA7 5TN<br>
 
  
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'''Stockport Register Office'''<br>
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*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Recordoffice/Wills/Home.htm Cheshire County Council - Wills Database Online]
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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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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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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
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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.alderleyedge.manchester.museum/ The Story of Alderley Edge]
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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://althistsoc.users.btopenworld.com/ Altrincham History Society]
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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.saltyweb.co.uk/saltyweb/history.php5 SaltyWeb - Altrincham]
  
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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.audlem.org/ Audlem]
  
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://stmarysbirkenhead.blogspot.com/ Birkenhead - St Mary's Church and the Priory]
  
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'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.cheadlehulme.net/village/chlinks.htm Cheadle Hulme]
  
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==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
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*[http://www.chesterwalls.info/ Chester: A Virtual Stroll Around the Walls]
  
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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/Freemen/home.htm Freemen of Chester Records Online, 1747- 1925]  
  
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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/Overleigh/Search.htm Overleigh Cemetery (Chester) Search]
  
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*[http://www.roffe.co.uk/charters.htm Congleton Borough Charters]
  
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'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Congleton/Congleton.shtml Congleton Workhouse]
  
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*Burton [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=482 Teresa]
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*[http://www.scfhs.org.uk/ Family History Society of Cheshire, Crewe Group]
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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.disley.net/index.htm Disley, Lyme Handley, Taxal & Whaley]
  
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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://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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*[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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== Links==
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*[http://www.lionsaltworkstrust.co.uk/ The Lion Salt Works Trust, Northwich]
  
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'''Primary Reference 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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*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/recoff/home.htm '''Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local Studies''']
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*[http://www.odd-rode.org.uk/ Odd Rode & Astbury Parish]
  
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*[http://www.cheshirebmd.org.uk/ Cheshire Births, Marriages & Deaths]
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*[http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-quarrybankmillandstyalestate Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Estate]
  
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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.saughall.gov.uk/History.htm History of Saughall and Shotwick Park]
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engchs/ Cheshire GenWeb]
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*[http://www.dialsquare.fsnet.co.uk/Methodist.htm Stockport -Methodist Baptisms]  
  
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*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Library/ Cheshire Libraries]
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*[http://tamesidefamilyhistory.co.uk/ Tameside Family History]
  
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*[http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~cprdb/ Cheshire Parish Register Project]
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*[http://www.traffordwardead.co.uk/index.php Trafford War Dead]
  
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*[http://www.fhsc.org.uk/ Family History Society of Cheshire]
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*[http://www.geocities.com/brigaban/weavmarr.html Weaverham Marriages]
  
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*[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/chs/index.html GENUKI Cheshire]
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*[http://www.geocities.com/brigaban/weavwlls.html Weaverham Wills 1599-1837]
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyCheshire.htm#PageTitle IGI Cheshire]
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*[http://www.disley.net/whaley_bridge_home.html Whaley Bridge] (formerly Yeardsley cum Whaley)
  
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*[http://www.ncfhs.org.uk/ North Cheshire Family History Society]
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*[http://www.wheelockgenealogy.org/index.html Wheelock Genealogy]
  
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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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*[http://www.wirral-libraries.net/archives/ Wirral Archives]
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'''Maps and Photographs'''
  
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*[http://maps.cheshire.gov.uk/tithemaps/ Cheshire's Tithe Maps Online]
  
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*[http://www.thornber.net/cheshire/index.html A Scrapbook of Cheshire Antiquities - Photographs and Commentaries on Historic Sites in Cheshire]
  
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'''Countywide Interest'''
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*[http://www.carlscam.com/ Carl's Cam - Photos of Cheshire]
  
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*[http://members.tripod.com/~AlanCheshire/index-36.html A Century of Cheshire Brewers]
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*[http://www.moston.org/churches.html Cheshire Churches]
  
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*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Recordoffice/Wills/Home.htm Cheshire County Council - Wills Database Online]
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*[http://www.chesterimagebank.com/ Chester Image Bank]
  
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*[http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/familydeeds/cheshdocs.html Cheshire Deeds and Documents]  
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*[http://oldukphotos.com/cheshire.htm Old Photos of Cheshire]
  
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*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/cheshire/index.html Cheshire Genealogy Links]
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==Register Office==
  
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*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/ches/cheshire_workhouses.htm Cheshire Workhouses]
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*[http://www.cheshirebmd.org.uk/ Cheshire Births, Marriages & Deaths]
  
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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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'''Cheshire Central Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/cheshire.html Local History Society Gateway]
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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.memorial-inscriptions.org.uk/index.htm Memorial Inscriptions from Churchyards and Cemeteries in Cheshire, Staffordshire & Shropshire]
 
  
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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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'''Cheshire East Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.geocities.com/mar1elene/1873returns.html Return of Owners of Land, Cheshire 1873]
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Park Green<br>
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Macclesfield<br>
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Cheshire<br>
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SK11 6TW<br>
  
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*[http://www.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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*[http://www.alderleyedge.manchester.museum/ The Story of Alderley Edge]
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'''Flintshire Register Office'''
  
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*[http://althistsoc.users.btopenworld.com/ Altrincham History Society]
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Llwynegrin Hall<br>
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Mold<br>
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CH7 6NR<br>
  
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*[http://www.saltyweb.co.uk/saltyweb/history.php5 SaltyWeb - Altrincham]
 
  
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*[http://www.audlem.org/content.php?ContID=130&SubCat=13 Audlem]
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'''Runcorn Register Office'''
  
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*[http://members.aol.com/John1hartley/html/index.htm Cheadle & Gatley War Memorials]
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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://bwpics.co.uk/chester.html Chester: A Virtual Stroll Around the Walls]
 
  
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*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/RecordOffice/Freemen/home.htm Freemen of Chester Records Online, 1747- 1925]
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'''Stockport Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/recordoffice/Overleigh/Search.htm Overleigh Cemetery (Chester) Search]
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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.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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'''Tameside Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.disley.net/index.htm Disley, Lyme Handley, Taxal & Whaley]
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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.geocities.com/sbarnowl/index Great Budworth, Kingsley St John, Norley St John and Davenham]
 
  
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*[http://www.the-dicksons.org/Kelsall/kelsall/Kelsall%20Home%20Page.htm Kelsall 19th Century Social History]
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'''Trafford Register Office'''
  
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*[http://users.domaindlx.com/Magicmark/MidCem/Book_12D2list.asp  Middlewich Cemetery Burials Register]
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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.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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'''Warrington Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.lionsaltworkstrust.co.uk/ The Lion Salt Works Trust, Northwich]
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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.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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'''Wirral Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.saughall.gov.uk/History.htm History of Saughall and Shotwick Park]
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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.quarrybankmill.org.uk/ Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Estate]
 
  
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*[http://www.members.aol.com/gayjoliver/Tameside.htm Tameside Local and Family History]
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'''Wrexham Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.geocities.com/brigaban/weavmarr.html Weaverham Marriages]
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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/weavwlls.html Weaverham Wills 1599-1837]
 
  
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*[http://www.wheelockgenealogy.org/index.html Wheelock Genealogy]
 
  
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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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