England, Cheshire, Workhouse Records, 1848-1967

Admission, creed, birth and death records in the poor houses.

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England, Cheshire, Workhouse Records

Source: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/England,_Cheshire,_Workhouse_Records_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records

What is in This Collection?

The collection contains an index to various records associated with workhouses from the county of Cheshire for the years 1848-1967. The original records are held at the Cheshire Archives.

The workhouses started out housing the various types of poor separately. The records generated by the workhouses were kept according to the 1834 poor law act to help local authorities keep track of the poor and account for monies spent for their living expenses. In the later nineteenth century, the infirmaries attached to the workhouses were opened to the public, and therefore generated birth and death records for the wider community. The records for the Cheshire workhouses are from 1837 to the closure of each Poor Law Union; the Cheshire Poor Law Unions page contains information specific to each Union.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Birth Registers

Name
Date of birth
Gender
Father’s name
Mother’s name

Death Registers

Name
Date at death
Age

Admission Registers

Name
Date of admission

Creed Registers

Name
Date of birth

Collection Details

Record Type: Vital

70,965 Records

117,104 Personas

Location of Original Records

Cheshire Archives and Local Studies

Cite This Collection

"England, Cheshire, Workhouse Records, 1848-1967." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 27 December 2025. Record Office, Chester.

England, Cheshire, Workhouse Records, 1848-1967

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