Nantwich library local and family history resources

Nantwich library has a wide range of free-to-use local history resources. Staff will be happy to help you find information and suggest resources.

Some resources are on microfilm or microfiche or on CD. For resources on microfilm or microfiche, contact Nantwich library to book a session with a microfilm or microfiche reader. For resources on CD, bring your own device or book a public computer session.

Nantwich and Cheshire local history books

collection of reference books on Nantwich and Cheshire
guides to tracing your family history

Nantwich and Cheshire publications and newspapers

Nantwich Guardian 1869 - 1900 (microfilm)
Nantwich Chronicle Jan 1965 -Dec 1970, Jan 1975 - current (microfilm)
Johnson’s Almanac - Trade Directories
historical society transactions

Nantwich and Cheshire maps

Nantwich area from the 19th Century to the present - includes historical Ordnance Survey Maps, tithe maps with apportionments and Goad Plans (historic street maps)
county maps from the 16th to the 18th century

You can also see Cheshire tithe maps online

Parish registers

We hold a variety of parish register records on microfilm.

Acton St. Mary:

baptisms 1653-1859
marriages 1653-1858
burials 1653-1882

Audlem, St. James:

baptisms 1557-1926
marriages 1557-1923
burials 1557-1923

Audlem Primitive Methodist Chapel:

baptisms 1878-1926

Baddiley, St. Michaels:

baptisms 1579-1990
marriages 1579-1980
burials 1579-1991
banns 1808-1880
church warden 1622-1780
accounts 1755-1946
dole book 1704-1842
settlement and removal certificates

Burleydam, St. Mary and St. Michael:

baptisms 1770-1958

Faddiley Wesleyan Methodist Chapel:

marriages 1899-1969

Marbury, St. Michael:

baptisms 1538-1647, 1661-1943
marriages 1538-1647, 1661-1952
burials 1538-1647, 1661-1944

Nantwich, St. Mary:

baptisms 1539-1917
marriages 1576-1851
burials 1573-1868

Nantwich, St. Annes Roman Catholic:

baptisms including Polish Camp at Doddington Park 20/09/1868-18/09/1963
marriages 18/06/1869-21/02/1939
burials 25/03/1894-30/08/1953

Nantwich Unitarian Chapel:

baptisms 25/03/1894- 0/08/1953
burials (at Nantwich Cemetery) 14/09/1893-06/06/1900

Wrenbury, St. Michael:

baptisms 1593-1882
marriages 1593-1754
burials 1593-1855

Census information

Census returns 1841, 1881, 1891, 1901

Cheshire wills

Index to Cheshire Wills 1492 1857
Index/transcripts Nantwich Wills 1603-1688

Other lists and records

International Genealogical Index (IGI) for Cheshire, Staffordshire and Shropshire

Local and family history journals

A selection including Local History magazine, Cheshire Ancestor, and Your Family History.

Online family tree research

Library members get free access to Ancestry.com and FindmyPast.co.uk when using library computers. FindmyPast includes the Cheshire Collection of local records dating back to 1538.

More local history resources

Page last reviewed: 18 March 2024