05 April 2019

Ancestry adds Cheshire, England, Parish Registers, 1538-1909

As is sometimes the case Ancestry is showing a new database in its catalogue but indicating there are no records contained. This one is Cheshire, England, Parish Registers, 1538-1909.

When I started searching there were lots of hits, all transcripts. The bar chart shows the number of entries in the specified year - every 25 years. They were all baptisms. Maybe the marriages and burials will be added.

Ancestry already has 51,686 records in Cheshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, 1564-1837.

There's no lack of online sources for Cheshire parish records.

Findmypast has:
Cheshire Diocese Of Chester Parish Baptisms 1538-1911 with1,954,181 records;
Cheshire Diocese Of Chester Parish Marriages 1538-1910 with 1,019,243 records;
Cheshire Diocese Of Chester Parish Burials 1538-1911 with 1,371,586 records.

FamilySearch has:
England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000 with 4,109,013 records;
England, Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1598-1900 with 2,179,329 records.

Also, don't overlook the Cheshire Parish Register database and the Cheshire On-line Parish Clerk.




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