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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.
+The footballer Joe Mercer was born in Ellesmere Port.
-'''Cheshire'''
+| 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.
+'''County town:''' Chester
-Other major towns: Historically Birkenhead, Wallasey, Stockport. In later years Macclesfield, Crew and Warrington
+'''Other major towns:''' Historically Birkenhead, Wallasey, Stockport. In later years Macclesfield, Crewe and Warrington
-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.
+'''[[Places_of_Worship:Cheshire | Cheshire Places of Worship]]'''
-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.
+| [[Image: EnglandCheshire.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
+|}
+==Resources==
+'''Primary Reference'''
-The county has undergone numerous changes over the years - a summary of these can be found [[Cheshire Changes]] here.
+*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/recoff/home.htm '''Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local Studies''']
+*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Library/ Cheshire Libraries]
-For full details about certificate applications visit the Cheshire County Link of UKBMD here - [http://www.cheshirebmd.org.uk/ Cheshire Births Marriages & Deaths]
+*[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'''
-==Register Offices==
+*[http://www.alderleyedge.manchester.museum/ The Story of Alderley Edge]
-=====Cheshire Central Register Office=====
+*[http://althistsoc.users.btopenworld.com/ Altrincham History Society]
-Delamere House<br>
-Chester Street<br>
-Crewe<br>
-Cheshire<br>
-CW1 2LL<br>
-=====Cheshire East Register Office=====
+*[http://www.saltyweb.co.uk/saltyweb/history.php5 SaltyWeb - Altrincham]
-Park Green<br>
-Macclesfield<br>
-Cheshire<br>
-SK11 6TW<br>
-=====Cheshire West Register Office=====
+*[http://www.audlem.org/ Audlem]
-Goss Street<br>
-Chester<br>
-Cheshire<br>
-CH1 2BG<br>
-=====Flintshire Register Office=====
+*[http://stmarysbirkenhead.blogspot.com/ Birkenhead - St Mary's Church and the Priory]
-Llwynegrin Hall<br>
-Mold<br>
-CH7 6NR<br>
-=====Runcorn Register Office=====
+*[http://www.cheadlehulme.net/village/chlinks.htm Cheadle Hulme]
-Halton Register Office<br>
-Heath Road<br>
-Runcorn<br>
-Cheshire<br>
-WA7 5TN<br>
-=====Stockport Register Office=====
+*[http://www.chesterwalls.info/ Chester: A Virtual Stroll Around the Walls]
-Town Hall<br>
-Stockport<BR>
-Cheshire<br>
-SK1 3XE<br>
-=====Tameside Register Office=====
+*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/RecordOffice/Freemen/home.htm Freemen of Chester Records Online, 1747- 1925]
-Town Hall<br>
-King Street<br>
-Dukinfield<br>
-Cheshire<br>
-SK16 4LA<br>
-=====Trafford Register Office=====
+*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/recordoffice/Overleigh/Search.htm Overleigh Cemetery (Chester) Search]
-Town Hall<br>
-Sale Waterside<br>
-Sale<br>
-Cheshire<br>
-M33 7ZF<br>
-=====Warrington Register Office=====
+*[http://www.roffe.co.uk/charters.htm Congleton Borough Charters]
-Museum Street<br>
-Warrington<br>
-Cheshire<br>
-WA1 1JX<br>
-=====Wirral Register Office=====
+*[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Congleton/Congleton.shtml Congleton Workhouse]
-Town Hall<br>
-Mortimer Street<br>
-Birkenhead<br>
-CH41 5EU<br>
-=====Wrexham Register Office=====
+*[http://www.scfhs.org.uk/ Family History Society of Cheshire, Crewe Group]
-Ty Dewi Sant<br>
-Rhosddu Road<br>
-Wrexham<br>
-LL11 1NF<br>
-==Record Office Requests==
+*[http://www.disley.net/index.htm Disley, Lyme Handley, Taxal & Whaley]
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://oldhyde.blogspot.com/ Old Hyde]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://www.the-dicksons.org/Kelsall/kelsall/Kelsall%20Home%20Page.htm Kelsall 19th Century Social History]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.geocities.com/brigaban/ Hostelries, Ale and Public Houses in Northwich: 17th-20th Centuries]
-==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
+*[http://www.geocities.com/fountalnpen/index Northwich Local Genealogy and History]
-Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.lionsaltworkstrust.co.uk/ The Lion Salt Works Trust, Northwich]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[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]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-quarrybankmillandstyalestate Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Estate]
-*Burton: [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=482 Teresa]
+*[http://www.saughall.gov.uk/History.htm History of Saughall and Shotwick Park]
-*Chester Diocesan churches within city the city itself: [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1038 OurEm]
-*Puddington: [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=482 Teresa]
-*Wirral churches and villages: [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=482 Teresa]
-*Wirral churches and villages:[http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=289 Lovettpod]
+*[http://www.dialsquare.fsnet.co.uk/Methodist.htm Stockport -Methodist Baptisms]
+*[http://tamesidefamilyhistory.co.uk/ Tameside Family History]
-== Links==
+*[http://www.traffordwardead.co.uk/index.php Trafford War Dead]
-*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/recoff  County Record Office]
+*[http://www.geocities.com/brigaban/weavmarr.html Weaverham Marriages]
-*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/cheshire.html Library Links]
+*[http://www.geocities.com/brigaban/weavwlls.html Weaverham Wills 1599-1837]
-*[http://www.cheshirebmd.org.uk/ Cheshire BMD]
+*[http://www.disley.net/whaley_bridge_home.html Whaley Bridge] (formerly Yeardsley cum Whaley)
+*[http://www.wheelockgenealogy.org/index.html Wheelock Genealogy]
-'''Local history society'''
-*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/cheshire.html Local History Society Gateway]
+'''Maps and Photographs'''
+*[http://maps.cheshire.gov.uk/tithemaps/ Cheshire's Tithe Maps Online]
-'''OPC'''
+*[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]
-'''Archives'''
+*[http://www.moston.org/churches.html Cheshire Churches]
-*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/cheshire/index.html Cheshire Genealogy Links]
+*[http://www.chesterimagebank.com/ Chester Image Bank]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyCheshire.htm#PageTitle IGI Cheshire]
+*[http://oldukphotos.com/cheshire.htm Old Photos of Cheshire]
-*[http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/familydeeds/cheshdocs.html An index of selected Cheshire Deeds and Documents]
+==Register Office==
-*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Recordoffice/Wills/Home.htm Cheshire County Council - Wills Database Online Home]
+*[http://www.cheshirebmd.org.uk/ Cheshire Births, Marriages & Deaths]
-*[http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~cprdb/ Cheshire Parish Register Project]
+'''Cheshire Central Register Office'''
-*[http://jdcheshire.rootschat.net/index.html JDGen - Parish register transcriptions for various surnames and lots of will transcriptions]
+Delamere House<br>
+Chester Street<br>
+Crewe<br>
+Cheshire<br>
+CW1 2LL<br>
-*[http://www.geocities.com/mar1elene/1873returns.html Return of Owners of Land, Cheshire 1873]
-*[http://www.wirral-libraries.net/archives/ Wirral Archives]
+'''Cheshire East Register Office'''
+Park Green<br>
+Macclesfield<br>
+Cheshire<br>
+SK11 6TW<br>
-'''Family and social history'''
+'''Cheshire West Register Office'''
-*[http://www.fhsc.org.uk/ Family History Society of Cheshire]
+Goss Street<br>
+Chester<br>
+Cheshire<br>
+CH1 2BG<br>
-*[http://www.ncfhs.org.uk/ North Cheshire FHS]
+'''Flintshire Register Office'''
+Llwynegrin Hall<br>
+Mold<br>
+CH7 6NR<br>
-'''Maps & Photographs'''
-*[http://www.picturecheshire.co.uk/ Picture Cheshire]
+'''Runcorn Register Office'''
-*[http://bwpics.co.uk Welcome to the B&W Picture Place]
+Halton Register Office<br>
+Heath Road<br>
+Runcorn<br>
+Cheshire<br>
+WA7 5TN<br>
-*[http://oldukphotos.com/cheshire.htm Old Photos of Cheshire]
-*[http://www.carlscam.com/ Carl's Cam - Photos of Cheshire]
+'''Stockport Register Office'''
-*[http://www.moston.org/ Moston-Cheshire Family History-Pictures of Cheshire Churches]
+Town Hall<br>
+Stockport<BR>
+Cheshire<br>
+SK1 3XE<br>
-*[http://www.chesterimagebank.com/ Chester Image Bank]
-*[http://www.thornber.net/cheshire/htmlfiles/shotwick.html Photographs and History of Shotwick]
+'''Tameside Register Office'''
+Town Hall<br>
+King Street<br>
+Dukinfield<br>
+Cheshire<br>
+SK16 4LA<br>
-'''Countywide interest'''
-*[http://www.memorial-inscriptions.org.uk/index.htm Cheshire, Staffs & Shropshire memorial inscriptions]
+'''Trafford Register Office'''
-*[http://www.gmcro.co.uk/guides/record_society/record_society.htm The Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire]
+Town Hall<br>
+Sale Waterside<br>
+Sale<br>
+Cheshire<br>
+M33 7ZF<br>
-*[http://www.odd-rode.org.uk/ Odd Rode and surrounding townships Under the original Astbury Parish umbrella, on the Cheshire/Staffordshire border]
+'''Warrington Register Office'''
+Museum Street<br>
+Warrington<br>
+Cheshire<br>
+WA1 1JX<br>
-'''Specific Town Village interest'''
+'''Wirral Register Office'''
-*[http://www.thornber.net/cheshire/ Scrapbook of Antiguities]
+Town Hall<br>
+Mortimer Street<br>
+Birkenhead<br>
+CH41 5EU<br>
-*[http://www.cheshirepast.net The Victoria History of Cheshire]
-*[http://members.tripod.com/~AlanCheshire/index-36.html A Century of Cheshire Brewers]
+'''Wrexham Register Office'''
-*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/ches/cheshire_workhouses.htm Cheshire Workhouses]
+Ty Dewi Sant<br>
+Rhosddu Road<br>
+Wrexham<br>
+LL11 1NF<br>
-*[http://www.carlscam.com/index.html War Memorials]
-*[http://www.geocities.com/fountalnpen/index Penny's Northwich Pages]
-*[http://www.geocities.com/brigaban/ Northwich publicans]
+==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
-*[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 ...
+Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-*[http://users.domaindlx.com/Magicmark/MidCem/Book_12D2list.asp  Middlewich Cemetery]
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-*[http://www.the-dicksons.org/sitemap.htm Kelsall]
-*[http://www.geocities.com/sbarnowl/index Barn Owl's Genealogy Pages - Great Budworth, Kingsley St John, Norley St John and Davenham]
+'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
-*[http://www.members.aol.com/gayjoliver/FamilyHistoryLinks.htm A mine of information for the Tameside Area]
+==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
-*[http://www.scfhs.org.uk/ Family History Society of Cheshire, Crewe Group]
+Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-*[http://www.disley.net/index.htm Disley, Lyme Handley, Taxal & Whaley]
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-*[http://www.saltyweb.co.uk/saltyweb/history.php5 SaltyWeb - Altrincham]
-*[http://www.saughall.gov.uk/ General Information about Saughall]
+'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*Wirral churches and villages [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=289 Lovettpod]
-*[http://members.aol.com/John1hartley/html/index.htm CHEADLE & GATLEY WAR MEMORIALS]
+==Photo Offers==
-*[http://www.geocities.com/brigaban/weavmarr.html Weaverham Marriages (at least one partner from Weaverham parish or, marriage took place at Weaverham]
+Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
-*[http://www.geocities.com/brigaban/weavwlls.html Weaverham Wills 1599-1837]
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