Genealogy Chat

According to "google" there is a Warrington, Lancashire AND a Warrington, Cheshire. A distant relative gave me information about our ancestors coming from Warrington, Lancashire. But now, I'm finding information about Warrington, Cheshire. Does anyone know: are these two difference cities? Thank you.

hi i live in cheshire its over the water (river mersey) from liverpool and the other two are more or less just a bit up from liverpool.

Lisa, Hopefully this should help, with regard to registration districts: Warrington Created 1st July 1837. Mainly in Lancashire, but included parts of Cheshire. Sub-districts : Latchford; Newton in Makerfield; Rixton; Sankey; Warrington; Winwick. GRO volumes : XX (1837-51), 8c (1852-1930). Arbury, Burtonwood, Cuerdley, Golborne (1837-45), Great Sankey, Haydock, Houghton, Kenyon (1837-45), Latchford (from 1896), Little Sankey, Middleton, Newton in Makerfield, Penketh, Poulton with Fearnhead, Rixton with Glazebrook, Southworth with Croft, Warrington, Winwick with Hulme, Woolston with Martinscroft. Registers now divided between Warrington and St. Helens districts. Emma.

Thank you, Brenda. I'll have to reestablish contact with "Diane" to find out if we're from Lancashire or Cheshire. I would think it would be Cheshire, as my ancestor married someone from Frodsham, Cheshire. Thank you so much for your help! Emma: just saw your posting. Oh my! I REALLY have to contact Diane. Thank you both very, very much for your help. I'm off now to reread your information, Emma, thank you!!

I think it moved from Lancs to Cheshire with the boundary changes of 1974.

Thank you, Geoff. I haven't researched this side of the family, because someone else had, so I'm not familiar with the area. Now I'm interested! Thank you for your help, Geoff.

Geoff is correct - I remember it vividly, as a dear friend who was born in Warrington was mortified at the change. She was, and still is, a very proud Lancastrian. Rosemary

lol. Thanks, Rosemary. :~)

in the 70's there were a lot of changes-Cheshire used to include the Wirral-but that is now a metropolitan borough. I asumed we had about 33 counties,but youll find that isnt the case anymore-more like 80!!! A mixture of metropolitan counties and shire counties. The problems start when looking for older records ,say parish records-they are often kept in the record offices concerned with the original county, regardless of recent boundary changes. so ,in short theres a good chance that old records are not kept in chester CRO for Warrington,despite it now being in Cheshire.

Also,whilst I remember, Parish records in Cheshire CRO are duplicated in many instances for viewing in Manchester Central Library.