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Nov 28, 2023 · BIRKENHEAD, is a seaport town, a market town, and a township, and seven chapelries, in the district of Wirral, Cheshire. The town stands on the Mersey, opposite Liverpool, about a mile by water W of Liverpool, and 14 3/4 miles by railway NNW of Chester. It comprises the ancient extra parochial district or chapelry of Birkenhead, the former ...
- Why use this guide? This guide explains how to access the historical censuses from 1841 to 1911 and provides information on using the census returns of
- What is the census and why was it compiled? The census is a head count of everyone in the country on a given day. A census has been taken in England and Wales, and separately for Scotland, every ten years since 1801, with the exception of 1941.
- How the census was taken and on what dates. In every census year an enumerator delivered a form to each household in the country for them to complete.
- Where to access and how to search the censuses.
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Jul 19, 2023 · BIRKENHEAD, is a seaport town, a market town, and a township, and seven chapelries, in the district of Wirral, Cheshire. The town stands on the Mersey, opposite Liverpool, about a mile by water W of Liverpool, and 14 3/4 miles by railway NNW of Chester. Anciently the place was called Bircheved, Birkete, Birket-wood, and Birkenhedde.
Records of baptism for people born in and around Birkenhead between 1721 and 1906. Details include child's name, parents' names and dates of birth and/or baptism. Digital images of baptism registers, searchable by a name index, essentially recording births, but may include residence, father's occupation and more.
This site provides 2787 links to websites that offer on-line transcriptions of UK births, marriages, deaths and censuses. A wide range of other indexes and transcriptions are also available for most counties, these may include parish records, wills, monumental inscriptions etc. Use the Menu on the left to view the various lists of links.
Our records are currently divided into three separate projects: FreeBMD provides free access to birth, marriage and death records. This resource is ideal for those beginning research into their ancestry. The central recording of births, marriages and deaths was started in 1837 and is one of the most significant resources for genealogical research.
Find My Past records accessible on online with the 1921 Census; Cheshire Family History drop-in help desks every Friday and volunteers throughout the week. Please contact 0151 639 2334 to check on times before calling. Obituaries. Obituaries from 1880 to 1896 and 2010 to 2013 are available to view at Birkenhead Reference Library.
