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There is a great index to church records for Cheshire on Record Search. Currently, many parishes have been transcribed and their entries are now directly linked to scanned images for perusing. Here are the links:
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==Online Records==
'''FindMyPast: '''Images of Cheshire's parish registers are available online at [https://www.findmypast.co.uk/articles/world-records/search-all-uk-records/special-collections/the-cheshire-collection '''FindMyPast: The Cheshire Collection'''].
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'''These websites provide indexed or transcribed parish registers for Cheshire:''' <br>


*For christenings&nbsp;click [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1447092;p=2;t=searchable here].  
*'''1538-1910''' {{RecordSearch|1469935|Church of England Bishop's Transcripts 1538-1910}} at FamilySearch - [[England, Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Cheshire Parish Registers through ''FamilySearch Historical Collection.''
*For marriages click [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1447091;p=2;t=searchable here].&nbsp;
*[http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~cprdb 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.
*For burials click [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1322694;p=2;t=searchable here].
*'''1603-1910''' {{RecordSearch|1788853|England, Manchester, Parish Registers, 1603-1910}} at FamilySearch - [[England, Cheshire Non-Conformist Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images
*'''1671-1900''' {{RecordSearch|1610550|Cheshire Non-conformist Records 1671-1900}} at FamilySearch - [[England, Cheshire Non-Conformist Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Provided through ''FamilySearch Historical Collection''
*'''1538-2000''' {{RecordSearch|1614792|Church of England Church Records 1538-2000}} at FamilySearch - [[England, Cheshire Parish Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; 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 &amp; Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906] at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as ''British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed.'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20150607193600/http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ Coverage].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150607193600/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 &amp; Wales Marriages, 1538-1940] at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as ''British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed.'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20150607193600/http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ Coverage].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150607193600/http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ 'Genoot Library - British Isles Vital Record Index Breakdown,'] ''Genoot,'' accessed 1 September 2013.</ref>
*45 Cheshire parishes are indexed in [http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/ Joiner's Marriage Index] (£). [http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/Cheshire/ Coverage].<ref>[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/ 'Coverage of the Joiner Marriage Index'], ''The Joiner Marriage Index,'' accessed 1 September 2013.</ref>
*Burials from 59 Cheshire places (332,678 entries) are included in the [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records National Burial Index] (£). [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/national-burial-index-coverage-counties.action?countyCode=CHS Coverage].<ref>[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/national-burial-index-coverage-counties.action 'Parish Records - National Burial Index Records 1538 - 2005 Coverage'], ''Findmypast,'' accessed 1 September 2013.</ref>
*'''1603 - 1910''' {{RecordSearch|1788853|England, Lancashire, Cheshire, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1603-1910}} at FamilySearch - [[England, Manchester, Parish Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images


[[Category:Cheshire|Church Records]]
=== Marriage Licenses  ===
 
Marriage license abstracts have been published and indexed. The following indexes are available online:
 
*'''1606-1616''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/299178-marriage-licenses-granted-within-the-archdeaconry-of-chester-in-the-diocese-of-chester-vol-53?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]
*'''1616-1624''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/323081-marriage-licenses-granted-within-the-archdeaconry-of-chester-in-the-diocese-of-chester-vol-56?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]
*'''1624-1632''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/300828-marriage-licenses-granted-within-the-archdeaconry-of-chester-in-the-diocese-of-chester-vol-57?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]
*'''1639-1644''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/267535-marriage-licenses-granted-within-the-archdeaconry-of-chester-in-the-diocese-of-chester-vol-61?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library] 
*'''1661-1667'''
*'''1667-1680'''
*'''1680-1691''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/282067-marriage-licenses-granted-within-the-archdeaconry-of-chester-in-the-diocese-of-chester-vol-73?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]
*'''1691-1700'''
 
*'''1606-1726''' [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records Boyd's Marriage Index] (£) includes '''Archdeaconry of Chester''' marriage licences (1606-1726).<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20101214095613/http://www.origins.net/help/aboutbo-bmi-parish-SHR.aspx 'Boyd's Marriage Index - Parish details by county,'] ''British Origins,'' (Wayback Machine) accessed 31 August 2013.</ref>
 
*'''1606-1900''' {{RecordSearch|1410775|Cheshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1606-1900}} at FamilySearch - [[England, Cheshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Provided through ''FamilySearch Historical Collection''. [[England Cheshire Marriage Allegations - FamilySearch Historical Records|Description]].
 
*'''1750-1837''' - ''Bertram Merrell's Index of English Marriage Licences Chester Diocese 1750-1837''.
 
==Accessing the Records==
===Cheshire Archives and Local Studies===
'''Cheshire Archives 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>
[https://www.cheshirearchives.org.uk/what-we-hold/church-of-england-parishes.aspx '''Church of England Parish Registers''']
:"This is the Diocesan record office for about 400 parishes in the Diocese of Chester (roughly the same area as pre-1974 Cheshire) and for those in the deaneries of Widnes and Warrington in the Diocese of Liverpool. The vast majority have deposited records and most registers can be seen on microfilm in their search room. Larger local libraries hold microfilms for their areas. Microfilmed register entries up to 1910 can now be searched and viewed online with the subscription site [https://www.findmypast.co.uk/articles/world-records/search-all-uk-records/special-collections/the-cheshire-collection Find my Past]. To see a full list of the parish registers we hold please view their [https://www.cheshirearchives.org.uk/pdf/Parish-registers-index.pdf '''parish register index''' (PDF 1.57MB)]<br>
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:"Parish registers of baptisms, marriages and burials generally begin between 1538 and 1598. Each church kept its own set of registers so there can be gaps in the records where volumes have been lost or damaged, or due to the disruption caused by the Civil War and Commonwealth period (1640-1660). Copies of baptism, marriage and burial records were sent every year to the Bishop of Chester until the late nineteenth century. These ‘Bishop’s Transcripts’ (BTs) can be useful when the original register is lost or difficult to read."<ref>"Church of England Parishes", Cheshire Archive and Local Studies, https://www.cheshirearchives.org.uk/what-we-hold/church-of-england-parishes.aspx, accessed 11 February 2023.</ref>
 
== References  ==
 
{{reflist}} {{Place|Cheshire}}
 
[[Category:Cheshire, England|Church Records]]
[[Category:Counties of England]]

Latest revision as of 16:40, 11 February 2023

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Online Records

FindMyPast: Images of Cheshire's parish registers are available online at FindMyPast: The Cheshire Collection.

These websites provide indexed or transcribed parish registers for Cheshire:

Marriage Licenses

Marriage license abstracts have been published and indexed. The following indexes are available online:

  • 1750-1837 - Bertram Merrell's Index of English Marriage Licences Chester Diocese 1750-1837.

Accessing the Records

Cheshire Archives and Local Studies

Cheshire Archives and Local Studies
Duke Street
Chester, Cheshire CH1 1RL UK

Telephone: 1244 972574
Email: recordoffice@cheshiresharedservices.gov.uk
Website
Church of England Parish Registers

"This is the Diocesan record office for about 400 parishes in the Diocese of Chester (roughly the same area as pre-1974 Cheshire) and for those in the deaneries of Widnes and Warrington in the Diocese of Liverpool. The vast majority have deposited records and most registers can be seen on microfilm in their search room. Larger local libraries hold microfilms for their areas. Microfilmed register entries up to 1910 can now be searched and viewed online with the subscription site Find my Past. To see a full list of the parish registers we hold please view their parish register index (PDF 1.57MB)


"Parish registers of baptisms, marriages and burials generally begin between 1538 and 1598. Each church kept its own set of registers so there can be gaps in the records where volumes have been lost or damaged, or due to the disruption caused by the Civil War and Commonwealth period (1640-1660). Copies of baptism, marriage and burial records were sent every year to the Bishop of Chester until the late nineteenth century. These ‘Bishop’s Transcripts’ (BTs) can be useful when the original register is lost or difficult to read."[6]

References

  1. ↑ 'Genoot Library - British Isles Vital Record Index Breakdown,' Genoot, accessed 1 September 2013.
  2. ↑ 'Genoot Library - British Isles Vital Record Index Breakdown,' Genoot, accessed 1 September 2013.
  3. ↑ 'Coverage of the Joiner Marriage Index', The Joiner Marriage Index, accessed 1 September 2013.
  4. ↑ 'Parish Records - National Burial Index Records 1538 - 2005 Coverage', Findmypast, accessed 1 September 2013.
  5. ↑ 'Boyd's Marriage Index - Parish details by county,' British Origins, (Wayback Machine) accessed 31 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Church of England Parishes", Cheshire Archive and Local Studies, https://www.cheshirearchives.org.uk/what-we-hold/church-of-england-parishes.aspx, accessed 11 February 2023.
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