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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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The county has undergone numerous changes over the years.
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*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Library/ Cheshire Libraries]
  
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A summary of these can be found [[Cheshire Changes|here]].
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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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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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*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistersac.htm Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange]
  
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==Register Offices==
 
  
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'''Cheshire Central Register Office'''<br>
 
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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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'''Countywide Interest'''  
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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://members.tripod.com/~AlanCheshire/index-36.html A Century of Cheshire Brewers]
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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.relativeresearch.co.uk/ Relative Research]
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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.csc.liv.ac.uk/~cprdb/ Cheshire Parish Register Project]
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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.gmcro.co.uk/guides/record_society/record_society.htm Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire]
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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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*[http://www.geocities.com/mar1elene/1873returns.html Return of Owners of Land, Cheshire 1873]
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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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*[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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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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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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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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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
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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.alderleyedge.manchester.museum/ The Story of Alderley Edge]
  
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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://althistsoc.users.btopenworld.com/ Altrincham History Society]
  
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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.saltyweb.co.uk/saltyweb/history.php5 SaltyWeb - Altrincham]
  
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'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.audlem.org/ Audlem]
  
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==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
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*[http://stmarysbirkenhead.blogspot.com/ Birkenhead - St Mary's Church and the Priory]
  
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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.cheadlehulme.net/village/chlinks.htm Cheadle Hulme]
  
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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.chesterwalls.info/ 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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'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/recordoffice/Overleigh/Search.htm Overleigh Cemetery (Chester) Search]
  
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*Burton [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=482 Teresa]
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*[http://www.roffe.co.uk/charters.htm Congleton Borough Charters]  
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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.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Congleton/Congleton.shtml Congleton Workhouse]
  
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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.scfhs.org.uk/ Family History Society of Cheshire, Crewe Group]
  
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*[http://www.disley.net/index.htm Disley, Lyme Handley, Taxal & Whaley]
  
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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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== Links==
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*[http://www.geocities.com/brigaban/ Hostelries, Ale and Public Houses in Northwich: 17th-20th Centuries]
  
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'''Primary Reference Links'''
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*[http://www.geocities.com/fountalnpen/index Northwich Local Genealogy and History]
  
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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.lionsaltworkstrust.co.uk/ The Lion Salt Works Trust, Northwich]
  
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*[http://www.cheshirebmd.org.uk/ Cheshire Births, Marriages & Deaths]
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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.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Cheshire/index.html Cheshire Census - UK Genealogy Archives]
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*[http://www.odd-rode.org.uk/ Odd Rode & Astbury Parish]
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engchs/ Cheshire GenWeb]
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*[http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-quarrybankmillandstyalestate Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Estate]
  
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*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Library/ Cheshire Libraries]
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*[http://www.saughall.gov.uk/History.htm History of Saughall and Shotwick Park]
  
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*[http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~cprdb/ Cheshire Parish Register Project]
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*[http://www.dialsquare.fsnet.co.uk/Methodist.htm Stockport -Methodist Baptisms]  
  
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*[http://www.fhsc.org.uk/ Family History Society of Cheshire]
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*[http://tamesidefamilyhistory.co.uk/ Tameside Family History]
  
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*[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/chs/index.html GENUKI Cheshire]
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*[http://www.traffordwardead.co.uk/index.php Trafford War Dead]
  
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*[http://www.ncfhs.org.uk/ North Cheshire Family History Society]
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*[http://www.geocities.com/brigaban/weavmarr.html Weaverham Marriages]
  
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*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistersac.htm Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange]
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*[http://www.geocities.com/brigaban/weavwlls.html Weaverham Wills 1599-1837]
  
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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.disley.net/whaley_bridge_home.html Whaley Bridge] (formerly Yeardsley cum Whaley)
  
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*[http://www.wirral-libraries.net/archives/ Wirral Archives]
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*[http://www.wheelockgenealogy.org/index.html Wheelock Genealogy]
  
  
  
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'''Countywide Interest'''  
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'''Maps and Photographs'''  
  
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*[http://members.tripod.com/~AlanCheshire/index-36.html A Century of Cheshire Brewers]
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*[http://maps.cheshire.gov.uk/tithemaps/ Cheshire's Tithe Maps Online]  
  
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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.thornber.net/cheshire/index.html A Scrapbook of Cheshire Antiquities - Photographs and Commentaries on Historic Sites in Cheshire]
  
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*[http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/familydeeds/cheshdocs.html Cheshire Deeds and Documents]  
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*[http://www.carlscam.com/ Carl's Cam - Photos of Cheshire]  
  
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*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/cheshire/index.html Cheshire Genealogy Links]
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*[http://www.moston.org/churches.html Cheshire Churches]
  
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*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/ches/cheshire_workhouses.htm Cheshire Workhouses]
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*[http://www.chesterimagebank.com/ Chester Image Bank]
  
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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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*[http://oldukphotos.com/cheshire.htm Old Photos of Cheshire]
  
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*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/cheshire.html Local History Society Gateway]
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==Register Office==
  
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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.cheshirebmd.org.uk/ Cheshire Births, Marriages & Deaths]
  
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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 Central Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.geocities.com/mar1elene/1873returns.html Return of Owners of Land, Cheshire 1873]
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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.victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk/Cheshire Victoria History of Cheshire]
 
  
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'''Cheshire East Register Office'''
  
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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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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
 
  
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*[http://www.alderleyedge.manchester.museum/ The Story of Alderley Edge]
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'''Cheshire West Register Office'''
  
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*[http://althistsoc.users.btopenworld.com/ Altrincham History Society]
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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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*[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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'''Flintshire Register Office'''
  
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*[http://stmarysbirkenhead.blogspot.com/ Birkenhead - St Mary's Church and the Priory]
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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://members.aol.com/John1hartley/html/index.htm Cheadle & Gatley War Memorials]
 
  
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*[http://www.cheadlehulme.net/village/chlinks.htm Cheadle Hulme]
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'''Runcorn Register Office'''
  
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*[http://bwpics.co.uk/chester.html Chester: A Virtual Stroll Around the Walls]
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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://www.cheshire.gov.uk/RecordOffice/Freemen/home.htm Freemen of Chester Records Online, 1747- 1925]
 
  
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*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/recordoffice/Overleigh/Search.htm Overleigh Cemetery (Chester) Search]
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'''Stockport Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Congleton/Congleton.shtml Congleton Workhouse]
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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.scfhs.org.uk/ Family History Society of Cheshire, Crewe Group]
 
  
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*[http://www.disley.net/index.htm Disley, Lyme Handley, Taxal & Whaley]
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'''Tameside Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.geocities.com/sbarnowl/index Great Budworth, Kingsley St John, Norley St John and Davenham]
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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://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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'''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.disley.net/whaley_bridge_home.html Whaley Bridge] (formerly Yeardsley cum Whaley)
 
  
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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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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
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'''Maps and Photographs'''
 
  
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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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'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
  
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*[http://www.carlscam.com/ Carl's Cam - Photos of Cheshire] including many war memorials
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==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
  
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*[http://www.moston.org/churches.html Cheshire Churches]
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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.chesterimagebank.com/ Chester Image Bank]
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
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*[http://maps.cheshire.gov.uk/tithemaps/ Cheshire's Tithe Maps Online]
 
  
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*[http://oldukphotos.com/cheshire.htm Old Photos of 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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*[http://www.picturecheshire.co.uk/ Picture Cheshire]
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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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