Difference between revisions of "Cheshire"

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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.

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.

Resources

Primary Reference

Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local Studies

Cheshire Libraries

Family History Society of Cheshire

North Cheshire Family History Society

Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange

Countywide Interest

A Century of Cheshire Brewers

Relative Research

Cheshire Parish Register Project

Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire

Return of Owners of Land, Cheshire 1873

Cheshire County Council - Wills Database Online

Specific Town and Village Interest

The Story of Alderley Edge

Altrincham History Society

SaltyWeb - Altrincham

Audlem

Birkenhead - St Mary's Church and the Priory

Cheadle Hulme

Chester: A Virtual Stroll Around the Walls

Freemen of Chester Records Online, 1747- 1925

Overleigh Cemetery (Chester) Search

Congleton Borough Charters

Congleton Workhouse

Family History Society of Cheshire, Crewe Group

Disley, Lyme Handley, Taxal & Whaley

Old Hyde

Kelsall 19th Century Social History

Hostelries, Ale and Public Houses in Northwich: 17th-20th Centuries

Northwich Local Genealogy and History

The Lion Salt Works Trust, Northwich

The Salt Industry and its Legacy for Northwich and its Surrounding Countryside

Odd Rode & Astbury Parish

Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Estate

History of Saughall and Shotwick Park

Stockport -Methodist Baptisms

Tameside Family History

Trafford War Dead

Weaverham Marriages

Weaverham Wills 1599-1837

Whaley Bridge (formerly Yeardsley cum Whaley)

Wheelock Genealogy

Maps and Photographs

Cheshire's Tithe Maps Online

A Scrapbook of Cheshire Antiquities - Photographs and Commentaries on Historic Sites in Cheshire

Carl's Cam - Photos of Cheshire

Cheshire Churches

Chester Image Bank

Old Photos of Cheshire

Register Office

Cheshire Births, Marriages & Deaths

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

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Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts

Cemetery Lookup Requests

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Cemetery Lookup Contacts

Wirral churches and villages Lovettpod

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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-[[Image:cheshire.jpg|250px|thumb|A view of the unique Chester Rows submitted by Tom Connelly]]
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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.
+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.
-For full details about certificate applications visit the Cheshire County Link of UKBMD here - [http://www.cheshirebmd.org.uk/ Cheshire Births Marriages & Deaths]
+The footballer Joe Mercer was born in Ellesmere Port.
-==Registry Offices==
+| style="width:250px" align="right"| __TOC__
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+|The county has undergone numerous changes over the years. A summary of these can be found [[Cheshire_Changes|here]].
+'''County town:''' Chester
+'''Other major towns:''' Historically Birkenhead, Wallasey, Stockport. In later years Macclesfield, Crewe and Warrington
+'''[[Places_of_Worship:Cheshire | Cheshire Places of Worship]]'''
+| [[Image: EnglandCheshire.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
+|}
+==Resources==
+'''Primary Reference'''
+*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/recoff/home.htm '''Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local Studies''']
+*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Library/ Cheshire Libraries]
+*[http://www.fhsc.org.uk/ Family History Society of Cheshire]
+*[http://www.ncfhs.org.uk/ North Cheshire Family History Society]
+*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistersac.htm Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange]
+'''Countywide Interest'''
+*[http://members.tripod.com/~AlanCheshire/index-36.html A Century of Cheshire Brewers]
+*[http://www.relativeresearch.co.uk/ Relative Research]
+*[http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~cprdb/ Cheshire Parish Register Project]
+*[http://www.gmcro.co.uk/guides/record_society/record_society.htm Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire]
+*[http://www.geocities.com/mar1elene/1873returns.html Return of Owners of Land, Cheshire 1873]
+*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Recordoffice/Wills/Home.htm Cheshire County Council - Wills Database Online]
+'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
+*[http://www.alderleyedge.manchester.museum/ The Story of Alderley Edge]
+*[http://althistsoc.users.btopenworld.com/ Altrincham History Society]
+*[http://www.saltyweb.co.uk/saltyweb/history.php5 SaltyWeb - Altrincham]
+*[http://www.audlem.org/ Audlem]
+*[http://stmarysbirkenhead.blogspot.com/ Birkenhead - St Mary's Church and the Priory]
+*[http://www.cheadlehulme.net/village/chlinks.htm Cheadle Hulme]
+*[http://www.chesterwalls.info/ Chester: A Virtual Stroll Around the Walls]
+*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/RecordOffice/Freemen/home.htm Freemen of Chester Records Online, 1747- 1925]
+*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/recordoffice/Overleigh/Search.htm Overleigh Cemetery (Chester) Search]
+*[http://www.roffe.co.uk/charters.htm Congleton Borough Charters]
+*[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Congleton/Congleton.shtml Congleton Workhouse]
+*[http://www.scfhs.org.uk/ Family History Society of Cheshire, Crewe Group]
+*[http://www.disley.net/index.htm Disley, Lyme Handley, Taxal & Whaley]
+*[http://oldhyde.blogspot.com/ Old Hyde]
+*[http://www.the-dicksons.org/Kelsall/kelsall/Kelsall%20Home%20Page.htm Kelsall 19th Century Social History]
+*[http://www.geocities.com/brigaban/ Hostelries, Ale and Public Houses in Northwich: 17th-20th Centuries]
+*[http://www.geocities.com/fountalnpen/index Northwich Local Genealogy and History]
+*[http://www.lionsaltworkstrust.co.uk/ The Lion Salt Works Trust, Northwich]
+*[http://www.geocities.com/mar1elene/ The Salt Industry and its Legacy for Northwich and its Surrounding Countryside]
+*[http://www.odd-rode.org.uk/ Odd Rode & Astbury Parish]
+*[http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-quarrybankmillandstyalestate Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Estate]
+*[http://www.saughall.gov.uk/History.htm History of Saughall and Shotwick Park]
+*[http://www.dialsquare.fsnet.co.uk/Methodist.htm Stockport -Methodist Baptisms]
+*[http://tamesidefamilyhistory.co.uk/ Tameside Family History]
+*[http://www.traffordwardead.co.uk/index.php Trafford War Dead]
+*[http://www.geocities.com/brigaban/weavmarr.html Weaverham Marriages]
+*[http://www.geocities.com/brigaban/weavwlls.html Weaverham Wills 1599-1837]
+*[http://www.disley.net/whaley_bridge_home.html Whaley Bridge] (formerly Yeardsley cum Whaley)
+*[http://www.wheelockgenealogy.org/index.html Wheelock Genealogy]
+'''Maps and Photographs'''
+*[http://maps.cheshire.gov.uk/tithemaps/ Cheshire's Tithe Maps Online]
+*[http://www.thornber.net/cheshire/index.html A Scrapbook of Cheshire Antiquities - Photographs and Commentaries on Historic Sites in Cheshire]
+*[http://www.carlscam.com/ Carl's Cam - Photos of Cheshire]
+*[http://www.moston.org/churches.html Cheshire Churches]
+*[http://www.chesterimagebank.com/ Chester Image Bank]
+*[http://oldukphotos.com/cheshire.htm Old Photos of Cheshire]
+==Register Office==
+*[http://www.cheshirebmd.org.uk/ Cheshire Births, Marriages & Deaths]
+'''Cheshire Central Register Office'''
-=====Cheshire Central Register Office=====
 Delamere House<br>
 Chester Street<br>
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 CW1 2LL<br>
-=====Cheshire East Register Office=====
+'''Cheshire East Register Office'''
 Park Green<br>
 Macclesfield<br>
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 SK11 6TW<br>
-=====Cheshire West Register Office=====
+'''Cheshire West Register Office'''
 Goss Street<br>
 Chester<br>
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 CH1 2BG<br>
-=====Flintshire Register Office=====
+'''Flintshire Register Office'''
 Llwynegrin Hall<br>
 Mold<br>
 CH7 6NR<br>
-=====Runcorn Register Office=====
+'''Runcorn Register Office'''
 Halton Register Office<br>
 Heath Road<br>
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 WA7 5TN<br>
-=====Stockport Register Office=====
+'''Stockport Register Office'''
 Town Hall<br>
 Stockport<BR>
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 SK1 3XE<br>
-=====Tameside Register Office=====
+'''Tameside Register Office'''
 Town Hall<br>
 King Street<br>
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 SK16 4LA<br>
-=====Trafford Register Office=====
+'''Trafford Register Office'''
 Town Hall<br>
 Sale Waterside<br>
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 M33 7ZF<br>
-=====Warrington Register Office=====
+'''Warrington Register Office'''
 Museum Street<br>
 Warrington<br>
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 WA1 1JX<br>
-=====Wirral Register Office=====
+'''Wirral Register Office'''
 Town Hall<br>
 Mortimer Street<br>
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 CH41 5EU<br>
-=====Wrexham Register Office=====
+'''Wrexham Register Office'''
 Ty Dewi Sant<br>
 Rhosddu Road<br>
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 LL11 1NF<br>
-==Record Office and Cemetery Lookup Contacts==
+==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
+Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-==Links==
+'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
-*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/recoff COUNTY RECORD OFFICE]
+==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
-*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/cheshire.html LIBRARY LINKS]
+Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-*[http://www.cheshirebmd.org.uk/ CHESHIRE BMD]
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-*[http://www.fhsc.org.uk/ Family History Society of Cheshire]
-*[http://www.ncfhs.org.uk/ North Cheshire FHS]
+'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*Wirral churches and villages [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=289 Lovettpod]
-*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/cheshire.html Local History Society Gateway]
+==Photo Offers==
-*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/ches/cheshire_workhouses.htm Cheshire Workhouses]
+Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
-*[http://www.moston.org/ Moston-Cheshire Family History-Pictures of Cheshire Churches]
-*[http://www.geocities.com/fountalnpen/index Penny's NORTHWICH Pages]
-*[http://www.carlscam.com/index.html War Memorials]
-*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/cheshire/index.html Cheshire Genealogy Links]
-*[http://bwpics.co.uk Welcome to the B&W Picture Place! ]
-*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Recordoffice/Wills/Home.htm Cheshire County Council - Wills Database Online Home]
-*[http://users.domaindlx.com/Magicmark/MidCem/Book_12D2list.asp  Middlewich Cemetery]
-*[http://www.the-dicksons.org/sitemap.htm Kelsall]
-*[http://www.geocities.com/sbarnowl/index Barn Owl's Genealogy Pages transcriptions of parts of parish records for Great Budworth, Kingsley St John, Norley St John and Davenham MI's]
-*[http://www.members.aol.com/gayjoliver/FamilyHistoryLinks.htm A mine of information for the Tameside Area]
-*[http://www.thornber.net/cheshire/ Scrapbook of Antiguities in Cheshire, England, UK photos and interesting information on Cheshire Antiquities]
-*[http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/familydeeds/cheshdocs.html  An index of selected Cheshire Deeds and Documents]
-*[http://jdcheshire.rootschat.net/index.html JDGen - With parish register transcriptions for various surnames and lots of will transcriptions (also linked from Penny's Northwich Pages mentioned in an earlier post]
-*[http://www.scfhs.org.uk/ Family History Society of Cheshire, Crewe Group]
-*[http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~cprdb/ Cheshire Parish Register Project]
-*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Recordoffice/Wills/ Cheshire County Council - Wills Database Online]
-*[http://www.picturecheshire.co.uk/ Picture Cheshire]
-*[http://www.chesterimagebank.com/ Chester Image Bank]
-*[http://www.disley.net/index.htm Disley, Lyme Handley, Taxal & Whaley]
-*[http://www.carlscam.com/ Carl's Cam - Photos of Cheshire]
-*[http://www.cheshirepast.net The Victoria History of Cheshire]
-*[http://www.wirral-libraries.net/archives/ Wirral Archives]
-*[http://members.tripod.com/~AlanCheshire/index-36.html A Century of Cheshire Brewers]
-*[http://www.geocities.com/brigaban/ Northwich publicans]
-*[http://www.saltyweb.co.uk/saltyweb/history.php5 SaltyWeb - Local History/Research - Altrincham]
-*[http://www.geocities.com/mar1elene/1873returns.html Return of Owners of Land, Cheshire 1873]
-*[http://www.geocities.com/mar1elene/ The Salt Industry and its Legacy] Northwich and the surrounding area. Click on More History at the bottom of the page to find many other links to census returns and far more ...
-*[http://www.gmcro.co.uk/guides/record_society/record_society.htm The Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire]
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+Back to [[England]]