Cheshire Court Records

England Cheshire  Court Records

Chancery

 * Early to 1413 - Early through Henry IV. Volume 36 Appendix 2.
 * 1413-1509 - 1 Henry V to 24 Henry VII. Volume 37 Appendix 2.
 * 1509-1831 - 1 Henry VIII to 11 George IV. Volume 39 Appendix.

Known as Recognizance Rolls (CHES 2).

Exchequer

 * 1558-1702 - A Calendar of Lancashire and Cheshire Exchequer Depositions by Commission. Digitised by Internet Archive - free.

Fines and Recoveries

 * 1272-1307 - Calendar of Fines, Counties of Chester and Flint, Edward I.: Removed from Chester to the Public Record Office in 1854. (DKR Vol. 28)

Inquisitions Post Mortem

 * Index to Inquisitions, &amp;c. -- Counties of Chester and Flint (DKR Vol. 25) (CHES 3)

Officers

 * List of Officers of the Palatinate of Chester, in the counties of Chester and Flint, and North Wales (DKR 31)

Plea Rolls
The Plea Rolls for Cheshire are catalogued as TNA CHES 29. Images of CHES 29/1-29/22 have been digitised at AALT - free.


 * 1216-1307 - Calendar of Deeds, Inquisitions, and Writs of Dower, enrolled on the Plea Rolls of the County of Chester - Henry 3 and Edward 1. (DKR Vol. 26)
 * 1307-1327 - Calendar of Deeds, Inquisitions, and Writs of Dower, enrolled on the Plea Rolls of the County of Chester - Edward II. (DKR Vol. 27:94-123)
 * 1327-1377 - Calendar of Deeds, Inquisitions, and Writs of Dower, enrolled on the Plea Rolls of the County of Chester - Edward III. (DKR Vol. 28)
 * 1377-1509 - Calendar of Deeds, Inquisitions, and Writs of Dower, on the Chester Plea Rolls; Ric. II to Hen. VII. (DKR Vol. 29)
 * 1509-1547 - Calendar of Deeds, Inquisitions, and Writs of Dower, enrolled on the Plea Rolls of the County of Chester - Hen. 8. (DKR Vol. 30)

Returns of Writs of Ceriorari (CHES 7), DKR 31, App., pp. 44-6

Pleadings

 * Calendar of Bills and Answers &amp;c., Hen. VIII--Ph. &amp; Mary, for Cheshire and Flintshire. (DKR Vol. 25)

Star Chamber

 * 1500s - Lancashire and Cheshire Cases in the Court of Star Chamber. Digitised by Internet Archive - free.

Warrants

 * 1485-1547 - Calendar of all Warrants, Signed Bills, and Privy Seals, of the Reigns of Hen. VII. and Hen. VIII., with one of Hen. VI. and one of Elizabeth. (DKR 26)

(CHES 1)