Genealogy Chat

could anyone tell me if there is a site for cheshire parish records. i use lancashire opc and find them really really usefull . does anyone know if there is a similar site for cheshire .
thanks
linda

you could always google ...

I did and there is www.cheshirebmd.org.uk which covers the civil registration period

there is also something called the Cheshire Parish Register Project - google it

I was told earlier this week that the Cheshire parish records are online here:

http://fsbeta.familysearch.org

I have had a play and it's brilliant - even better than Lancashire opc - they are searchable and you can click on and look at and save a copy of the original record.

thanks so much for your help. i had tried googling but couldnt get the one that was of any help.
linda

christine that is such a great site. thanks so much
linda

You are welcome Linda - I am spending far too long on there!

Found my Ann Harriet Dutton (1775) on there last night - spelt Ann Areat Dutton. She transcribed as Ann Dutton in the parish records (gave up on middle name) and A...Nasrat Dutton in the BTs. Fortunately you can search on just surname and year or I would never have found her.

Hope you find who you are looking for
Tina

I am Christine (above) just rejoined so had lost my community name!

Some Cheshire record collections can now be found on http://pilot.familysearch.org

they include bishops transcripts between1598- 1900


non conformist records from 1671-1900(89 per cent complte)

Parish registers from1538-2000(95 per cent complete)

School records from 1796 -1950

Register of electors 1842 1900

Oh heck, Christine and Bren, I am now going to have to spend the next fortnight looking at these sites. That means no dinner for anyone, no cleaning, no shopping, none of the other.

Christine, how did you find out about that site?

Thanks for this everyone, I've got some Cheshire people to look into soon.

Duncan

The website address for Cheshire Parish Register Database mentioned above is...

http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~cprdb/

Sadly limited to only a few areas however an excellent site for those who are lucky...that includes me lol.

If anyone is looking for a possible will ....Cheshire Records Office have a website where you can search and order online..

http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Recordoffice/Wills/

A copy costs £3 plus postage. I found 2...the earliest being 1801....and an absolute bargain for the price!

Linda

You can find burials for Overleigh Cem in Chester on the chester gov site aswell,

http://cheshire.gov.uk/Recordoffice/Overleigh/Home.htm

Christine

Just to say thanks for the Family Search Beta site, finding lots of info on baptisms etc., of my Cheshire ancestors.

Thanks again

marilyn

May I add my thanks to Christine for the link to the the family search site.

I have been able to take my Cheshire family back another two generations as far as 1740 and in some cases there are scans of the original parish records. Absolutely brilliant.

Janet

The fsbeta site is great, but does anyone know why the images aren't viewable at the moment? I could get them at first but not all this week, and the image itself has more info on

Many thanks Christine for the link to the fsbeta site...I think, after 5 years of searching, I have found the baptism of my OH's 3x gt grandmother, several possible siblings plus 4x gt grandparents!!

Sarah...I am getting no images either...it is so frustrating...possibly a glitch on the site I hope! We will just have to be a little patient I guess : )))

Linda