Researching our Records
The Record Office is currently closed to researchers whilst we prepare our collections for relocation to new sites in Chester and Crewe. For further details please see our project page.
We are now in the final stages of preparation for the physical move. During this period, our collections are no longer accessible, which means we are unable to provide copying or research services. We are now only able to respond to the most urgent official enquiries, such as requests from council officers supporting council business, the police, and urgent baptism certificate requests.
We expect the collections to become available again in early autumn, at which time we will resume normal services.
Our online records are still available and it is possible to carry out research into many popular subjects. Our guides have lots of useful links to records that are available online.
Many of our records are available to search and view on the subscription websites Find My Past and Ancestry. This can be accessed with a subscription or for free in libraries in Cheshire. Our popular database indexes are still available to search for Overleigh Cemetery, First World War servicemen, railway staff registers, Cheshire military records and many more.
As well as the records we make available online, did you know?….