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==== Civil Registration  ====
==== Civil Registration  ====
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from 1 July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. Here are two excellent Internet sites with birth, marriage a nd death indexes available:


*[http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD]
*[http://cheshirebmd.org.uk/ Cheshire BMD]
===== Registration Districts  =====
===== Registration Districts  =====
 
*Congleton
==== Poor Law Unions  ====
==== Poor Law Unions  ====


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==== Probate Records  ====
==== Probate Records  ====
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Cheshire Probate Records|Cheshire Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.


== Websites  ==
== Websites  ==
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