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Cheshire Parish Register Project

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Pamela

Pamela Report 4 Aug 2010 16:42

Does everyone know about this site which is an ongoing project to load Cheshire Parish Registers into a database? I have only recently discovered it. It currently contains 21 searchable parishes with parish notes and sometimes residences and occupations. It is not as user friendly as ,say, Online Parish Clerks but if you read the instructions you should be able to find your way around. It is free to use. The link is http://genealogy.about.com or just google it.

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 4 Aug 2010 17:29

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Researching:
Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

Madmeg

Madmeg Report 4 Aug 2010 17:46

Thanks Pamela. The parishes I want are marked DONE, but it seems they haven't yet "gone live". Will check again later.

Sarah

Sarah Report 4 Aug 2010 21:27

is this the one through liverpool uni, ie liv.ac.uk?
if so, I have not been able to work out what I'm looking at when I do a look up, find it very complex, if anyone has any hints..? could just be me lol

Cheshiremaid

Cheshiremaid Report 5 Aug 2010 02:56

I found this site a good while back from this very board...a great site for me as my ancestors came from Lymm!

Sent you a pm Sarah.

Edit...Cheshire wills to order are online if you are lucky enough to find one...

http://apps.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/RecordOfficeWillEpayments/search.aspx

Linda

mgnv

mgnv Report 5 Aug 2010 11:35

http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~cprdb/
Searching for Atherton

A baptism
NOTES PARI FULL DATED SURNAME FORENAME RESIDENCE KEYCODE
WHTG 5970412 ATHERTON HENRYE WHTGC00200704.30001

The full record:
KEYCODE WHTGC00200704.30001
PADVER whtgC0704.3
PARISH_CODE WHTG
TAGGED 0
DATED 5970412
FORENAME HENRYE
SEX M
FATHER_FORENAME RICHARD
SURNAME ATHERTON
ADDITIONAL_INFORMATION MOTHER ANNE DEVICE

The date is 12/4/1597
Look up "parish code" in Glossary:
WHTG : Whitegate

A marriage:
NOTES PARI FULL DATED GROOM_SNAME GROOM_FNAME GROOM_RESID BRIDE_SNAME BRIDE_FNAME BRIDE_RESID KEYCODE
WHTG 8700224 HICKSON CHARLES WHTG ATHERTON ELIZABETH WHTG WHTGM00900599.10125

The full record:
KEYCODE WHTGM00900599.10125
PADVER whtgM0599.1
PARISH_CODE WHTG
TAGGED 0
DATED 8700224
GROOM_FNAME CHARLES
GROOM_SNAME HICKSON
GROOM_STATUS BA
GROOM_OCCUPATION LABOURER
GROOM_RESID WHTG
GROOM_AGE FU
GROOM_SIGN S
BANNS BS
BRIDE_FNAME ELIZABETH
BRIDE_SNAME ATHERTON
BRIDE_STATUS SP
BRIDE_OCCUPATION SERVANT
BRIDE_RESID WHTG
BRIDE_AGE FU
BRIDE_SIGN X
W_FNAME_1 JOHN
W_SNAME_1 ATHERTON
W_FNAME_2 HANNAH
W_SNAME_2 HICKSON
C_FNAME WM
C_SNAME WHITLEY
G_F_FNAME JAMES
G_F_OCCUPATION LABOURER
B_F_FNAME THOMAS
B_F_OCCUPATION LABOURER

Date is 24/2/1870
BA=Batchelor FU=Full age (i.e. >=21) Groom Signed
There were Banns proclaimed
SP=Spinster Bride signed with X
Fname=Forename Sname=Surname so W_FNAME_1 is 1st witness's forename C_=clergyman, G_F_=groom's father, B_F_=bride's father


A burial:
NOTES PARI FULL DATED SURNAME FORENAME RESIDENCE KEYCODE
WHTG 6090105 ATHERTON WILLM WHTGB00100572.30257

The full record:
KEYCODE WHTGB00100572.30257
PADVER whtgB0572.3
PARISH_CODE WHTG
TAGGED 0
DATED 6090105
FORENAME WILLM
SURNAME ATHERTON
SEX M
RELATIONSHIP SN
KIN_FNAME_1 RIC
KIN_FNAME_2 JANE
KIN_SNAME ATHERTON

So Willm (William) was son of Ric (Richard) & Jane Atherton