Chester History and Heritage
Chester History and Heritage is the first place to
contact when you want to discover your Chester ancestors or find
out about the history of Chester City and District.
Contact Info and Location
Chester History and Heritage
St Michael's Church
Bridge Street Row
Chester
CH1 1NW
Email: chh@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
Tel: (01244) 402110
Fax (01244) 312243
Opening Hours: Monday - Friday 10.00am-
4.00pm
Temporary lunch time closure from February 2 - closed between
12noon - 1pm
Resources
We have a variety of family and local history sources to help
you in your search:
- General Register Office Index for England and Wales, 1837-1969
(The Civil Registration Index of Births, Deaths and Marriages on
microfiche) - £1 per hour charge
- Census for Chester District, 1841 1901
(on microfiche and microfilm)
- 1881 census for UK (on CD Rom)
- Also on CD Rom: Ormerod, 1851 census for Cheshire, Holy Trinity
Church Chester Parish Registers, Betram Merrall Marriage Index and
the National Burial Index
- Electoral Registers for Chester
(on microfiche)
- International Genealogical Index for Cheshire and surrounding
counties
(on microfiche)
- Parish Registers for Chester City parishes
(on microfilm)
- Local newspapers (cuttings, full papers on microfilm)
- Map collection
- Local Studies Library
- Chester Archaeological Society Library
- Chester Image
Bank
- Chester Photographic Survey - street by street documentation of
Chester District from 1960s onwards
- Past CHH exhibitions available to browse and to loan to
groups.
- Oral Histories on CD
- Archive films on DVD
- Use of the Internet - £1.50 per hour
- Family History tutorials to help you get started on researching
your family tree - £7.75 for one and a half hours (£5.15
concessions)
If you have any enquiries as to what we can offer please feel
free to contact us.
Access
Due to the historic nature of St Michael's church there is,
unfortunately, no access for wheelchair users. However, if notified
in advance it will be possible to make other arrangements to see
material that we hold. If you can not visit us in person, we will
be pleased to carry out research on your behalf through the
Enquiry
Service.
Community History and Heritage Across Chester District
We aim to help the people of Chester District to explore their
heritage in ways which benefit the environment, the economy and way
of life of their communities.
- We develop community history projects throughout Chester
District
- We present Chester's history through leaflets, trails
and exhibitions.
- We're also the booking office for the What's On
events leaflet
Are you looking for Chester City's archives?
In March 2000, all the original documents held at the
Town Hall were transferred to Cheshire and Chester Archives and
Local Studies (the County Council's Record Office). The aim behind
this joint agreement was that all the archives relating to the City
and the County would be cared for and made available to the
public in the one place.
Both councils amalgamated in 2009.
For more information, visit the Record Office section of this website