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*'''1750-1837''' - ''Bertram Merrell's Index of English Marriage Licences Chester Diocese 1750-1837''. | *'''1750-1837''' - ''Bertram Merrell's Index of English Marriage Licences Chester Diocese 1750-1837''. | ||
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'''Cheshire Archive and Local Studies'''<br>Duke Street<br>Chester, Cheshire CH1 1RL UK<br><br>Telephone: 1244 972574<br>Email: [mailto:recordoffice@cheshiresharedservices.gov.uk recordoffice@cheshiresharedservices.gov.uk]<br>[https://www.cheshirearchives.org.uk/family-history/family-history.aspx Website]<br> | '''Cheshire Archive and Local Studies'''<br>Duke Street<br>Chester, Cheshire CH1 1RL UK<br><br>Telephone: 1244 972574<br>Email: [mailto:recordoffice@cheshiresharedservices.gov.uk recordoffice@cheshiresharedservices.gov.uk]<br>[https://www.cheshirearchives.org.uk/family-history/family-history.aspx Website]<br> | ||
[http://archives.cheshire.gov.uk/search-and-shop/search-and-shop.aspx Databases] | [http://archives.cheshire.gov.uk/search-and-shop/search-and-shop.aspx Databases] | ||
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Online Records[edit | edit source]
FindMyPast: Images of Cheshire's parish registers are available online at FindMyPast.
These websites provide indexed or transcribed parish registers for Cheshire:
- 1538-1910 Church of England Bishop's Transcripts 1538-1910 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; 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.
- 1603-1910 England, Manchester, Parish Registers, 1603-1910 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1671-1900 Cheshire Non-conformist Records 1671-1900 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Provided through FamilySearch Historical Collection
- 1538-2000 Church of England Church Records 1538-2000 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; 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 - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Marriage Licenses[edit | edit source]
Marriage license abstracts have been published and indexed. The following indexes are available online:
- 1606-1616 FamilySearch Digital Library
- 1616-1624 FamilySearch Digital Library
- 1624-1632 FamilySearch Digital Library
- 1639-1644 FamilySearch Digital Library
- 1661-1667
- 1667-1680
- 1680-1691 FamilySearch Digital Library
- 1691-1700
- 1606-1726 Boyd's Marriage Index (£) includes Archdeaconry of Chester marriage licences (1606-1726).[5]
- 1606-1900 Cheshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1606-1900 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Provided through FamilySearch Historical Collection. Description.
- 1750-1837 - Bertram Merrell's Index of English Marriage Licences Chester Diocese 1750-1837.
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
Cheshire Archive and Local Studies
Duke Street
Chester, Cheshire CH1 1RL UK
Telephone: 1244 972574
Email: recordoffice@cheshiresharedservices.gov.uk
Website
Databases
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', Findmypast, accessed 1 September 2013.
- ↑ 'Boyd's Marriage Index - Parish details by county,' British Origins, (Wayback Machine) accessed 31 August 2013.
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