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| + | Please read the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Research_Offers Terms and Conditions] before requesting a lookup.<br> | ||
| + | A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/ Research Offers forum] or on the following pages in the Wiki:<br> | ||
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| + | If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location, please leave a message on our [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/73000-volunteers-needed-records-office-cemetery-lookups-photos.html Volunteers Needed thread]. | ||
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Revision as of 14:14, 7 November 2009
| 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. |
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| 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 |
Resources
Primary Reference
Countywide Interest
Specific Town and Village Interest
- Whaley Bridge (formerly Yeardsley cum Whaley)
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
Requests for Research and Photographs in this area
Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.
A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the Research Offers forum or on the following pages in the Wiki:
- Research Offers: Cemetery
- Research Offers: Photograph
- Research Offers: Probate
- Research Offers: Record Office/Archive
If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location, please leave a message on our Volunteers Needed thread.
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