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*{{RecordSearch|1610550|Cheshire Non-conformist Records 1671-1900}}: Provided through ''FamilySearch Historical Collection'' | *{{RecordSearch|1610550|Cheshire Non-conformist Records 1671-1900}}: Provided through ''FamilySearch Historical Collection'' | ||
*{{RecordSearch|1614792|Church of England Church Records 1538-2000}}: Cheshire Parish Registers through ''FamilySearch Historical Collection.'' | *{{RecordSearch|1614792|Church of England Church Records 1538-2000}}: Cheshire Parish Registers through ''FamilySearch Historical Collection.'' | ||
*[http://www.findmypast.co.uk Findmypast] has digitised a full collection of Cheshire parish records and land tax assessments | |||
*285,892 Cheshire entries are included in [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1351 England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906] at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as ''British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed.'' [http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ Coverage].<ref>[http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ 'Genoot Library - British Isles Vital Record Index Breakdown,'] ''Genoot,'' accessed 1 September 2013.</ref> | *285,892 Cheshire entries are included in [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1351 England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906] at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as ''British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed.'' [http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ Coverage].<ref>[http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ 'Genoot Library - British Isles Vital Record Index Breakdown,'] ''Genoot,'' accessed 1 September 2013.</ref> | ||
*51,607 Cheshire entries are included in [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1352 England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940] at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as ''British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed.'' [http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ Coverage].<ref>[http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ 'Genoot Library - British Isles Vital Record Index Breakdown,'] ''Genoot,'' accessed 1 September 2013.</ref> | *51,607 Cheshire entries are included in [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1352 England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940] at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as ''British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed.'' [http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ Coverage].<ref>[http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ 'Genoot Library - British Isles Vital Record Index Breakdown,'] ''Genoot,'' accessed 1 September 2013.</ref> | ||
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Cheshire Church Records
Images of Cheshire's parish registers are available online at findmypast.
These websites provide indexed or transcribed parish registers for Cheshire:
- Church of England Bishop's Transcripts 1538-1910: Cheshire Parish Registers through FamilySearch Historical Collection.
- Cheshire Parish Register Project - This society transcribes Parish Registers and Bishops' Transcripts for Cheshire. These transcriptions are moved to a database which is searchable by Baptism, Marriage and Burial. The transcriptions begin with the earliest entry in the registers and end with 1871.
- Cheshire Non-conformist Records 1671-1900: Provided through FamilySearch Historical Collection
- Church of England Church Records 1538-2000: Cheshire Parish Registers through FamilySearch Historical Collection.
- Findmypast has digitised a full collection of Cheshire parish records and land tax assessments
- 285,892 Cheshire entries are included in England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed. Coverage.[1]
- 51,607 Cheshire entries are included in England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940 at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed. Coverage.[2]
- 45 Cheshire parishes are indexed in Joiner's Marriage Index (£). Coverage.[3]
- Burials from 59 Cheshire places (332,678 entries) are included in the National Burial Index (£). Coverage.[4]
- 1603 - 1910 England, Lancashire, Cheshire, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1603-1910 at FamilySearch — index and images
Marriage Licences[edit | edit source]
Marriage licence abstracts have been published and indexed. The following indexes are available online:
- 1606-1726 - Boyd's Marriage Index (£) includes Archdeaconry of Chester marriage licences (1606-1726).[5]
- 1606-1900 - Cheshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1606-1900: Provided through FamilySearch Historical Collection. Description.
- 1750-1837 - Bertram Merrell's Index of English Marriage Licences Chester Diocese 1750-1837. Digitised by FamilySearch Digital Library - free.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 'Genoot Library - British Isles Vital Record Index Breakdown,' Genoot, accessed 1 September 2013.
- ↑ 'Genoot Library - British Isles Vital Record Index Breakdown,' Genoot, accessed 1 September 2013.
- ↑ 'Coverage of the Joiner Marriage Index', The Joiner Marriage Index, accessed 1 September 2013.
- ↑ 'Parish Records - National Burial Index Records 1538 - 2005 Coverage', Find My Past, accessed 1 September 2013.
- ↑ 'Boyd's Marriage Index - Parish details by county,' British Origins, (Wayback Machine) accessed 31 August 2013.
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