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County town: Chester. | County town: Chester. | ||
| − | Other major towns: Historically Birkenhead, Wallasey, Stockport. In later years Macclesfield, | + | 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. | 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. | ||
Revision as of 22:35, 28 July 2007
Contents
- 1 Register Offices
- 1.1 Cheshire Central Register Office
- 1.2 Cheshire East Register Office
- 1.3 Cheshire West Register Office
- 1.4 Flintshire Register Office
- 1.5 Runcorn Register Office
- 1.6 Stockport Register Office
- 1.7 Tameside Register Office
- 1.8 Trafford Register Office
- 1.9 Warrington Register Office
- 1.10 Wirral Register Office
- 1.11 Wrexham Register Office
- 2 Record Office Requests
- 3 Cemetery Lookup Requests
- 4 Links
Cheshire
County town: Chester.
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.
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.
For full details about certificate applications visit the Cheshire County Link of UKBMD here - Cheshire Births Marriages & Deaths
Register Offices
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 Requests
Please read the 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 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: Teresa
- Chester Diocesan churches within city the city itself: OurEm
- Puddington: Teresa
- Wirral churches and villages: Teresa
- Wirral churches and villages:Lovettpod
Links
Local History Society
OPC
Archives
Family and Social History
- Index to the Rolls and Registers of Freemen of the City of Chester - covers the period 1747 to 1925
Maps & Photographs
- Tithe Maps This is a fantastic resource. You can search by surname of owner or tenant, by placename etc. Try the advanced search. You can also show side by side maps of the 1836 tithe maps against OS maps from various dates including now and aerial photographs. You can also overlay colour coding for owners, tenants and for usage of the land. It's not complete but it's being updated regularly and is well worth a look. Many areas are covered already.
Countywide interest
Specific Town Village interest
- The Salt Industry and its Legacy Northwich and the surrounding area + links
- Weaverham Marriages (at least one partner from Weaverham parish or, marriage took place at Weaverham
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