Marriage records provide details of both partners and often lists their ages. The witnesses named on the marriage entry are often relatives. Civil registration records have a consistent amount of detail, but earlier parish records can vary in their content.
| Classification: | Local BMD, Births, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Local BMD Project's Multi-Region Search |
| Link: | |
| Description: | Search all of the regions that use the Local BMD Project software in one go. |
| Extra Info: | Please Note: You are recommended to use the individual County sites below if you know which region you are searching in. |
| Classification: | Local BMD, Births, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Cheshire BMD |
| Link: | |
| Last Updated: | 15 June 2023 |
| Description: | Civil Registration indexes from 1837 through to the present day. |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Births, Deaths, Marriages, National, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Birth, Marriage & Death Certificates - BMD Index |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | Complete GRO indexes online & Non-Parochial BMDs service. Includes overseas BMD's for armed forces. |
| Extra Info: | Includes Pre-1837 Non-Conformist BMDs |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Births, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | BMD Index 1837-2005 for England and Wales, from Ancestry |
| Link: | |
| Description: | England and Wales, Birth, Marriage, Death Index: 1837-2005 with Images |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, National, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Find My Past - BMD's, Parish Records and More |
| Link: | |
| Description: | Find My Past - BMD's, Parish Records and More |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Births, Deaths, Marriages, National |
| Title: | Genes Reunited's BMD |
| Link: | |
| Description: | Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes 1837-2006 |
| Extra Info: | Includes WW1 & WW2 death records. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | A Romany Gypsy & Traveller Heritage Project |
| Link: | https://www.romaheritage.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Romani Parish and Census records |
| Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Anglo-Jewish Community Records from Synagogue Scribes |
| Link: | https://synagoguescribes.com/blog/ |
| Description: | Anglo-Jewish Community Records from Synagogue Scribes |
| Extra Info: | Includes some pre 1837 births, marriages, deaths, wills and other records. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Boat Families of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and Connected Waterways |
| Link: | http://www.boatfamilies.website/ |
| Description: | Boat Families website produced by the Ormskirk and District Family History Society |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Banns, Marriages |
| Title: | British Nationals Armed Forces Banns and Marriages |
| Link: | Search British Nationals Armed Forces Banns and Marriages |
| Description: | Search British Nationals Armed Forces Banns and Marriages |
| Classification: | Births, Deaths, General, Marriages, Obituaries, National |
| Title: | British Newspaper Archive |
| Link: | https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Explore over 200 years of history - British Newspaper Archive |
| Extra Info: | Access also available via selected subscriptions to Find My Past and Genes Reunited |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | British Settlers on Argentina and Uruguay |
| Link: | http://www.argbrit.org/ |
| Description: | British Settlers on Argentina and Uruguay |
| Extra Info: | Many of the marriage records indicate place of birth. |
| Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Catholic Register and Magazine Vol 11 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/catholicmagazin02unkng... |
| Description: | Catholic Register and Magazine March-July 1850 |
| Extra Info: | Includes some births, marriages, deaths and conversions. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Cheshire County Data from Ancestry |
| Link: | Cheshire County Data from Ancestry |
| Description: | Cheshire County Data Collection from Ancestry |
| Extra Info: | Includes the registers of Chester Cathedral, 1687-1812 and other parish register extracts. |
| Classification: | Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Chris Newhall's Family History |
| Link: | http://www.wildot.co.uk/famhist.htm |
| Description: | Chris Newhall's Family History |
| Extra Info: | Includes NEWHALL, BAILEY, BEECH, CATLEY and many other surnames. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Disley, Lyme Handley, Taxal & Whaley |
| Link: | http://www.disley.net/ |
| Description: | Disley, Lyme Handley, Taxal & Whaley |
| Classification: | Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | English Clandestine Marriages |
| Link: | https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/england-clandestine-marriages |
| Description: | English Clandestine Marriages from 1667 to 1775. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Familiae Minorum Gentium - Pedigrees of Many Families |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/publicationsofha37harlu... |
| Description: | Familiae Minorum Gentium - Pedigrees of Many Families |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes about 250 pedigrees of families from Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire and Derbyshire, and spreading further afield. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Familiae Minorum Gentium - Pedigrees of Many Families Vol. 2 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/FamiliaeMinorumGentiumV... |
| Description: | Familiae Minorum Gentium - Pedigrees of Many Families Vol. 2 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes more pedigrees of families from Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire and Derbyshire, and spreading further afield. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Familiae Minorum Gentium - Pedigrees of Many Families Vol. 3 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/publicationsofha39harlu... |
| Description: | Familiae Minorum Gentium - Pedigrees of Many Families Vol. 3 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes more pedigrees of families from Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire and Derbyshire, and spreading further afield. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Familiae Minorum Gentium - Pedigrees of Many Families Vol. 4 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/publicationsofha40harlu... |
| Description: | Familiae Minorum Gentium - Pedigrees of Many Families Vol. 4 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes more pedigrees of families from Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire and Derbyshire, and spreading further afield. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Family History Books via Family Search |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | Family History Books via Family Search |
| Extra Info: | More than 40,000 digitized genealogy and family history publications from the archives of some of the most important family history libraries in the world. Read online for free. Includes some parish register transcripts. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Bishops Transcripts, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Family Search Records Collection - England |
| Link: | |
| Description: | Family Search Records Collection - England |
| Extra Info: | An increasing number of records, including census and parish records. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Family Search Records Collection - Worldwide |
| Link: | |
| Description: | Family Search Records Collection - Worldwide |
| Extra Info: | Includes the England and Wales 1841 & 1861 Census, and foreign records, such as the American census that contains Britons who were aboard. |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Births, Deaths, Marriages, National |
| Title: | Free BMD |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | GRO Civil Registration Indexes |
| Extra Info: | Based on the GRO's secondary indexes. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, National, Parish Records |
| Title: | FreeReg Project |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | Transcriptions for Parish Registers |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Internet Archive |
| Link: | http://archive.org/ |
| Description: | Internet Archive |
| Extra Info: | Has many scanned books, including some parish registers. Click on texts and then search the archive. Note baptism and baptisms give different results. |
| Classification: | Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain |
| Link: | https://www.jgsgb.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain |
| Extra Info: | Searchable database and also records/files to download.Click on JCR-UK. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Malta Family History |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20180722210453/http://... |
| Description: | Malta Family History |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. The indexes still seems to be available. British men and women who were born, married or died in Malta. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | MARIS Ancestry |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20210904001721/http://... |
| Description: | MARIS Ancestry - Ancestors of John and Pam Maris |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is not currently active, however most information is still available to view. Known ancestors of John and Pam Maris and descendant branches. |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Marriages |
| Title: | Marriage Index from St. Catherine's / GRO |
| Link: | https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CivilRegistratio... |
| Description: | St. Catherine's / GRO Marriage Index - Selected Transcriptions |
| Extra Info: | Transcription for the March Quarter of 1849. Transcription for the Year 1856 (ongoing). Entries missing from the published indexes: 1856, 1858 & 1861 |
| Classification: | Marriages |
| Title: | Marriage Licences Granted in the Archdeaconry of Chester (53) |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/recordsociety53recouoft |
| Description: | Marriage Licences Granted Within the Archdeaconry of Chester Vol. 53 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Published 1907. Covers the period 1606-1616. |
| Classification: | Marriages |
| Title: | Marriage Licences Granted In the Archdeaconry of Chester (56) |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/marriagelicense00unkngo... |
| Description: | Marriage Licences Granted Within the Archdeaconry of Chester Vol. 56 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Published 1908. Covers the period 1616-1624. |
| Classification: | Marriages |
| Title: | Marriage Licences Granted in the Archdeaconry of Chester (57) |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/recordsociety57recouoft |
| Description: | Marriage Licences Granted Within the Archdeaconry of Chester Vol. 57 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Published 1879. Covers the period 1624-1632. |
| Classification: | Marriages |
| Title: | Marriage Licences Granted in the Archdeaconry of Chester (77) |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/marriagelicenses77ches |
| Description: | Marriage Licences Granted Within the Archdeaconry of Chester Vol. 77 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Published 1924. Covers the period 1691-1700. |
| Classification: | Marriages |
| Title: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Bishop of London |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/publicationsofha25harlu... |
| Description: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Bishop of London |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Covers the period 1520-1610. |
| Classification: | Marriages |
| Title: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Bishop of London |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/allegationsforma26ches |
| Description: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Bishop of London |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Covers the period 1611-1828. |
| Classification: | Marriages |
| Title: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/allegationsform01armygo... |
| Description: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster |
| Extra Info: | Online Book. Covers the period 1558-1679. |
| Classification: | Marriages |
| Title: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster and the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/allegationsform01chesgo... |
| Description: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster and the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Extra Info: | Online Book. For Westminster1558-1699, and for Canterbury 1660-1679. |
| Classification: | Marriages |
| Title: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/allegationsform00chesgo... |
| Description: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Extra Info: | Online Book. Covers the period 1543-1869. |
| Classification: | Marriages |
| Title: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Vicar General of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/publicationshar00socigo... |
| Description: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Vicar General of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Extra Info: | Online Book. Cover the period July 1687 to June 1694. |
| Classification: | Marriages |
| Title: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Vicar General of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/publicationshar02socigo... |
| Description: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Vicar General of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Extra Info: | Online Book. Cover the period 1660 to 1668. |
| Classification: | Marriages |
| Title: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Vicar General of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/publicationshar06socigo... |
| Description: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Vicar General of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Extra Info: | Online Book. Cover the period 1669 to 1679. |
| Classification: | Marriages |
| Title: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Vicar General of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/publicationsofha30harlu... |
| Description: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Vicar General of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Extra Info: | Online Book. Cover the period July 1679 to June 1687. |
| Classification: | Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Marriages - England and Wales |
| Link: | England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1988 |
| Description: | England and Wales Marriages, 1538-1988 |
| Extra Info: | Not complete. |
| Classification: | Marriages |
| Title: | Museum of Policing in Cheshire |
| Link: | http://www.museumofpolicingincheshire.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Museum of Policing in Cheshire |
| Extra Info: | Includes police marriages for the period 1845 to 1939. |
| Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online |
| Extra Info: | Please read the instructions and information before downloading. Includes seaman's wills and some foreign returns of births, marriages and deaths. |
| Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, Obituaries, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Newspaper Index Cards (Andrews), 1790-1976 |
| Link: | Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976 : Free Index |
| Description: | Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976 |
| Extra Info: | Features a collection of notices from newspapers and various official sources, such as the London Gazette. Approximately 250,000 cards include announcements of births, marriages, obituaries, and deaths abroad; notices of wills etc. |
| Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, National, Parish Records |
| Title: | Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial BMDs |
| Link: | https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/affiliate/?affid=... |
| Description: | Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial BMDs from the National Archive, hosted by The Genealogist |
| Extra Info: | They include the birth records at Dr Williams' Library in London, hospital records of maternity, overseas registrations for British citizens and those on board ships. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Nonconformist Register - Northowram of Coley Register |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/nonconformistreg00byuhe... |
| Description: | Nonconformist Register - Northowram or Coley Register 1644-1752 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Parish Registers 1584-1620. Index of surnames and place names at end of book. |
| Classification: | Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages |
| Title: | Northwich Local History and Genealogy |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20091021133831/http://g... |
| Description: | Northwich Local History and Genealogy |
| Extra Info: | This is an archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information still appears to be available. Click on the Main History Page link. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish of Nantwich or Wich-Malbank - A History of the Town and Parish |
| Link: | A History of the Town and Parish of Nantwich or Wich-Malbank |
| Description: | A History of the Town and Parish of Nantwich or Wich-Malbank by James Hall, 1883 |
| Extra Info: | Includes some baptism, marriage and burial entries for 1539-1649. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Register and Census Transcripts - A Selection |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~juliet22/genealogy/... |
| Description: | Parish Register and Census Transcripts - A Selection |
| Extra Info: | May not display correctly in all browsers. Transcripts from Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Kent, Lancashire, Northumberland for a selction of names. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Register Project for Cheshire |
| Link: | https://cprdb.csc.liv.ac.uk/ |
| Description: | Parish Register Project for Cheshire |
| Extra Info: | Check which parishes are covered so far under 'progress'. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Bebbington, Cheshire |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/parishregisters00pargoo... |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Bebbington, Cheshire |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Registers 1558-1701. |
| Classification: | Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Cheshire - Phillimore (5) |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/cheshireparishre05phil |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Cheshire - Phillimore - Marriages Vol 5 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Marriages. Alderley 1629-1837, Bosley 1729-1750, Capesthorne 1722-1747, Chelford 1674-1752, Marton 1563-1769, Poynton-cum-Worth 1723-1753, Siddington 1722-1783, Pott Shrigley 1685-1751. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Chester - Bruera Church, Cheshire |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/registerofbruera00brue |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Bruera Church, formerly in the Parish of St. Oswald, Chester, Cheshire |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Parish Registers 1662-1812. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Bishops Transcripts, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Chester - St. Mary-on-the-Hill |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/historyofchurchp00earw |
| Description: | Parish Registers of St. Mary-on-the-Hill, Chester - A History of the Church and Parish |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Registers from 1601-1812, the transcription of the early register of St Mary's is taken from the Bishop's transcripts |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Chester Cathedral |
| Link: | Parish Registers of Chester Cathedral |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Chester Cathedral (Ancestry) |
| Extra Info: | Parish Registers 1687-1812. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Chester Cathedral, Cheshire |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/publications54pari |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Chester Cathedral, Cheshire |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Parish Registers 1687-1812. |
| Classification: | Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Kelsall, Cheshire |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20160811081914/http://... |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Kelsall, and Other Records |
| Extra Info: | This is an archived copy of a site which is no longer live. The marriage information is still accessible. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Stockport - St Mary, Cheshire |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/parishregisterso01stma |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Stockport - St Mary, Cheshire |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Parish Registers 1584-1620. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Upton in Overchurch, Cheshire |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/registersofupton33upto |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Upton in Overchurch, Cheshire |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Parish Registers 1600-1812. |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, National |
| Title: | People Finder from 192.com |
| Link: | |
| Description: | 1861 Census, GRO BMD index 1837-2004, Electoral Rolls & Business Directories. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Romany & Traveller Family History Society |
| Link: | https://rtfhs.org.uk |
| Description: | Romany & Traveller Family History Society | Research your roots and learn about your heritage. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Census, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Romany Genes Website |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20210427155917/http://... |
| Description: | Romany Genes Website |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Census, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Romany References and Records |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20091026134802/http://g... |
| Description: | Romany References and Records |
| Extra Info: | This is an archived copy of a site that is no longer active, although most information still seems to be available. |
| Classification: | Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Scots in Argentina |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20180722214755/http://... |
| Description: | Scots in Argentina 1800-1932, Including the Argentine and Chilean Patagonia |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer live. Most information still seems to be available. |
| Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, Obituaries |
| Title: | The Honourable East India Company |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20110207202311/http://h... |
| Description: | Finding East India Company Ancestors |
| Extra Info: | This is a copy of a site that is no longer active. May take a few moments to load, but most information still seems to be available. Collected from various publications. |
| Classification: | Marriages |
| Title: | The Ships List Website |
| Link: | http://www.theshipslist.com/ |
| Description: | The Ships List Website |
| Extra Info: | Also includes some marriages at sea. |
| Classification: | Census, General, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | GENUKI County Page for Cheshire |
| Link: | https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CHS/ |
| Description: | General Information for Cheshire |
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