The Family History Society of Cheshire

...a helping hand in Cheshire Genealogy Registered Charity No. 515168

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Resources

This section holds a list of all of the resources available at the Research Centre

Ancestry.co.uk

Wednesday, 23 January 2013 21:00 Kay Brown

We have subscribed to an Ancestry Worldwide membership which is now available to search at the Research Centre on one computer.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 January 2013 21:04
 

Library Holdings

Saturday, 06 October 2012 11:57 Gay J Oliver
 Joan Irving (our Librarian) has catalogued most of our holdings at Mobberley Research Centre and these are indexed in a new section of our website by going to our main Mobberley page and clicking on the Library Holdings link underneath Available Resources.
 

The Genealogist

Tuesday, 20 April 2010 17:47 Kay Brown
We have now subscribed to The Genealogist for the use on one computer only. This should prove a useful addition to findmypast.co.uk for searching the censuses and BMDs.
There are also a number of parish records included for Cheshire and other counties.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 April 2010 17:48
 

Find My Past

Tuesday, 03 February 2009 18:33 Kay Brown

I am now pleased to announce that we have purchased a Community Edition of findmypast.co.uk which incorporates the 1911 census. This is available to view on three computers.

We no longer sell 1911 census vouchers at the centre.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 January 2013 21:02
 

Computers

Saturday, 15 November 2008 01:52 Kay Brown
There is a range of digital information, for family history research only, through a Broadband Internet connection. Check the favourites listed on the computers. There are many CD-ROMs at the centre including Cheshire census in pdf format.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 September 2012 13:27
 

Plotter

Saturday, 15 November 2008 01:50 Kay Brown

Family trees can be printed on one continuous sheet of paper size 9ft long by 3ft high and can depict data in colour. If a coloured plot is required the tree should be submitted in the required colours. Pictures can be reproduced also if they are part of the submitted tree, preferably in .tif format. Jpeg format may not reproduce clearly. Trees can be submitted on either a CD, memory stick or floppy disc.  The preferred format is Tree Draw, a Gedcom file may be submitted but information must be supplied as to which person is to be to head the tree. Please provide a telephone no. with the disc.

Contact our computer team, to arrange for your family tree to be printed. Details may be obtained by calling the research centre during opening hours.

Please download a copy of our leaflet giving full instructions.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 June 2011 10:39
 

Library

Saturday, 15 November 2008 01:46 Kay Brown

The library consist of books and journals owned by the society, together with a large number of books on loan from the Cheshire Records Office.

  • The Library Catalogue lists the Society’s extensive collection of books
  • Journals from other family history societies in this country and overseas.
  • Non-catalogued items include box file indexes to miscellaneous data, one-name studies and Macclesfield Borough Council Minute books from to 1928 to1975.
  •  The Research Centre contains a large amount of Cheshire Parish Registers on CD, m/film, m/fiche and in books.
  •  The Parish Chest contains parish papers and documents used in the administration of the parish or township.
Please click on Library Holdings in the menu on the right to view a complete collectioon of our holdings.

Last Updated on Saturday, 06 October 2012 11:31
 

Microfilms

Saturday, 15 November 2008 01:43 administrator
The research centre keeps films of Cheshire Parish Registers for large parts of Cheshire, including some Bishops' Transcripts.
Last Updated on Sunday, 20 December 2009 14:28
 

Microfiche

Saturday, 15 November 2008 01:36 administrator
The Research Centre have a large number of microfiche:
  • General Register Office Indexes to births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales (formerly known as St. Catherine's House Indexes) from 1937 to 1960.
  • 1901 Census for the Cheshire registration districts.

  • 1881 Census Index for England and Wales, by county and national sort. (This is also available on CD-ROM on the computer - a much more powerful tool). The I.G.I. (International Genealogical Index) for England, Scotland and Wales, produced by the LDS.

  • 1891 census returns for part of Cheshire.

  • National Probate Indexes

  • Apprenticeship Records Index for Great Britain, 1710-1774.

  • Hundreds of fiche of Monumental Inscriptions, parish records, census indexes, directories, etc. for Cheshire, Lancashire and many other counties.

Last Updated on Friday, 20 March 2009 22:17