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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 county has undergone numerous changes over the years. A summary of these can be found [[Cheshire_Changes|here]].
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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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| − | '''[[Places_of_Worship:Cheshire | Cheshire Places of Worship]]'''
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| − | '''[http://www.familytreeforum.com/regional-projects/ Regional Projects Forum]'''
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| − | | [[Image: EnglandCheshire.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
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| − | ==Resources==
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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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| − | *[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Library/ Cheshire Libraries]
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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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| − | *[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistersac.htm Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange]
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| − | '''Countywide Interest'''
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| − | *[http://members.tripod.com/~AlanCheshire/index-36.html A Century of Cheshire Brewers]
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| − | *[http://www.relativeresearch.co.uk/ Relative Research]
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| − | *[http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~cprdb/ Cheshire Parish Register Project]
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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.geocities.com/mar1elene/1873returns.html Return of Owners of Land, Cheshire 1873]
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| − | *[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Recordoffice/Wills/Home.htm Cheshire County Council - Wills Database Online]
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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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| − | *[http://althistsoc.users.btopenworld.com/ Altrincham History Society]
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| − | *[http://www.saltyweb.co.uk/saltyweb/history.php5 SaltyWeb - Altrincham]
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| − | *[http://www.audlem.org/ Audlem]
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| − | *[http://stmarysbirkenhead.blogspot.com/ Birkenhead - St Mary's Church and the Priory]
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| − | *[http://www.cheadlehulme.net/village/chlinks.htm Cheadle Hulme]
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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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| − | *[http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/recordoffice/Overleigh/Search.htm Overleigh Cemetery (Chester) Search]
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| − | *[http://www.roffe.co.uk/charters.htm Congleton Borough Charters]
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| − | *[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Congleton/Congleton.shtml Congleton Workhouse]
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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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| − | *[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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| − | *[http://www.lionsaltworkstrust.co.uk/ The Lion Salt Works Trust, Northwich]
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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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| − | *[http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-quarrybankmillandstyalestate Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Estate]
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| − | *[http://www.saughall.gov.uk/History.htm History of Saughall and Shotwick Park]
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| − | *[http://www.dialsquare.fsnet.co.uk/Methodist.htm Stockport -Methodist Baptisms]
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| − | *[http://tamesidefamilyhistory.co.uk/ Tameside Family History]
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| − | *[http://www.traffordwardead.co.uk/index.php Trafford War Dead]
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| − | *[http://www.geocities.com/brigaban/weavmarr.html Weaverham Marriages]
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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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| − | '''Maps and Photographs'''
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| − | *[http://maps.cheshire.gov.uk/tithemaps/ Cheshire's Tithe Maps 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://www.carlscam.com/ Carl's Cam - Photos of Cheshire]
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| − | *[http://www.moston.org/churches.html Cheshire Churches]
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| − | *[http://www.chesterimagebank.com/ Chester Image Bank]
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| − | *[http://oldukphotos.com/cheshire.htm Old Photos of Cheshire]
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| − | ==Register Office==
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| − | *[http://www.cheshirebmd.org.uk/ Cheshire Births, Marriages & Deaths]
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| − | '''Cheshire Central Register Office'''
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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'''
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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'''
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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'''
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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'''
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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'''
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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'''
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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'''
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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'''
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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'''
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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'''
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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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| − | ==Requests for Research and Photographs in this area==
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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>
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| − | 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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| − | *[[Research Offers: Cemetery]]
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| − | *[[Research Offers: Photograph]]
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| − | *[[Research Offers: Probate]]
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| − | *[[Research Offers: Record Office/Archive]]
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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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