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'''Cheshire'''
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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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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 [[Cheshire Changes|here]].
 
 
 
 
 
For full details about certificate applications visit the Cheshire County Link of UKBMD here - [http://www.cheshirebmd.org.uk/ Cheshire Births Marriages & Deaths]
 
 
 
==Register Offices==
 
 
 
'''Cheshire Central Register Office'''<br>
 
Delamere House<br>
 
Chester Street<br>
 
Crewe<br>
 
Cheshire<br>
 
CW1 2LL<br>
 
 
 
'''Cheshire East Register Office'''<br>
 
Park Green<br>
 
Macclesfield<br>
 
Cheshire<br>
 
SK11 6TW<br>
 
 
 
'''Cheshire West Register Office'''<br>
 
Goss Street<br>
 
Chester<br>
 
Cheshire<br>
 
CH1 2BG<br>
 
 
 
'''Flintshire Register Office'''<br>
 
Llwynegrin Hall<br>
 
Mold<br>
 
CH7 6NR<br>
 
 
 
'''Runcorn Register Office'''<br>
 
Halton Register Office<br>
 
Heath Road<br>
 
Runcorn<br>
 
Cheshire<br>
 
WA7 5TN<br>
 
 
 
'''Stockport Register Office'''<br>
 
Town Hall<br>
 
Stockport<BR>
 
Cheshire<br>
 
SK1 3XE<br>
 
 
 
'''Tameside Register Office'''<br>
 
Town Hall<br>
 
King Street<br>
 
Dukinfield<br>
 
Cheshire<br>
 
SK16 4LA<br>
 
 
 
'''Trafford Register Office'''<br>
 
Town Hall<br>
 
Sale Waterside<br>
 
Sale<br>
 
Cheshire<br>
 
M33 7ZF<br>
 
 
 
'''Warrington Register Office'''<br>
 
Museum Street<br>
 
Warrington<br>
 
Cheshire<br>
 
WA1 1JX<br>
 
 
 
'''Wirral Register Office'''<br>
 
Town Hall<br>
 
Mortimer Street<br>
 
Birkenhead<br>
 
CH41 5EU<br>
 
 
 
'''Wrexham Register Office'''<br>
 
Ty Dewi Sant<br>
 
Rhosddu Road<br>
 
Wrexham<br>
 
LL11 1NF<br>
 
 
 
==Record Office 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 linked above.
 
 
 
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
 
 
 
Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
 
 
 
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
 
 
 
 
 
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
*Burton [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=482 Teresa]
 
*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]
 
 
 
==Photo Offers==
 
 
 
Members who have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send the member a private message with your queries.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
== Links==
 
 
 
'''Primary Reference Links'''
 
 
 
*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/recoff/home.htm '''Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local Studies''']
 
 
 
*[http://www.cheshirebmd.org.uk/ Cheshire Births, Marriages & Deaths]
 
 
 
*[http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Cheshire/index.html Cheshire Census - UK Genealogy Archives]
 
 
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engchs/ Cheshire GenWeb]
 
 
 
*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Library/ Cheshire Libraries]
 
 
 
*[http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~cprdb/ Cheshire Parish Register Project]
 
 
 
*[http://www.fhsc.org.uk/ Family History Society of Cheshire]
 
 
 
*[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/chs/index.html GENUKI Cheshire]
 
 
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyCheshire.htm#PageTitle IGI 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]
 
 
 
*[http://www.gmcro.co.uk/guides/record_society/record_society.htm Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire]
 
 
 
*[http://www.wirral-libraries.net/archives/ Wirral Archives]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Countywide Interest'''
 
 
 
*[http://members.tripod.com/~AlanCheshire/index-36.html A Century of Cheshire Brewers]
 
 
 
*[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Recordoffice/Wills/Home.htm Cheshire County Council - Wills Database Online]
 
 
 
*[http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/familydeeds/cheshdocs.html Cheshire Deeds and Documents]
 
 
 
*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/cheshire/index.html Cheshire Genealogy Links]
 
 
 
*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/ches/cheshire_workhouses.htm Cheshire Workhouses]
 
 
 
*[http://jdcheshire.rootschat.net/index.html JDCheshire Family History Resources] transcriptions of wills and some parish registers for selected surnames
 
 
 
*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/cheshire.html Local History Society Gateway]
 
 
 
*[http://www.memorial-inscriptions.org.uk/index.htm Memorial Inscriptions from Churchyards and Cemeteries in Cheshire, Staffordshire & Shropshire]
 
 
 
*[http://www.relativeresearch.co.uk/ Relative Research] family history research in Northwest Cheshire; people and places found in Cheshire documents and wills
 
 
 
*[http://www.geocities.com/mar1elene/1873returns.html Return of Owners of Land, Cheshire 1873]
 
 
 
*[http://www.victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk/Cheshire Victoria History of Cheshire]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''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://members.aol.com/John1hartley/html/index.htm Cheadle & Gatley War Memorials]
 
 
 
*[http://bwpics.co.uk/chester.html 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.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://www.geocities.com/sbarnowl/index Great Budworth, Kingsley St John, Norley St John and Davenham]
 
 
 
*[http://www.the-dicksons.org/Kelsall/kelsall/Kelsall%20Home%20Page.htm Kelsall 19th Century Social History]
 
 
 
*[http://users.domaindlx.com/Magicmark/MidCem/Book_12D2list.asp  Middlewich Cemetery Burials Register]
 
 
 
*[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.saughall.gov.uk/History.htm History of Saughall and Shotwick Park]
 
 
 
*[http://www.quarrybankmill.org.uk/ Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Estate]
 
 
 
*[http://www.members.aol.com/gayjoliver/Tameside.htm Tameside Local and Family History]
 
 
 
*[http://www.geocities.com/brigaban/weavmarr.html Weaverham Marriages]
 
 
 
*[http://www.geocities.com/brigaban/weavwlls.html Weaverham Wills 1599-1837]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Maps & Photographs'''
 
 
 
*[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] including many war memorials
 
 
 
*[http://www.moston.org/churches.html Cheshire Churches]
 
 
 
*[http://www.chesterimagebank.com/ Chester Image Bank]
 
 
 
*[http://maps.cheshire.gov.uk/tithemaps/ Cheshire's Tithe Maps Online]
 
 
 
*[http://oldukphotos.com/cheshire.htm Old Photos of Cheshire]
 
 
 
*[http://www.picturecheshire.co.uk/ Picture Cheshire]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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