England, Cheshire, School Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Collection Time Period
This collection contains Cheshire school records from 1789 to 1908.

Record Description
Most school registers, which are admission and discharge registers, are on printed forms.

Record Content
Key genealogical facts found in most Cheshire School records are:


 * Admission number
 * Date of admission or re-admission
 * Date of birth
 * Surname
 * Given name of child and parent
 * Address
 * Name of last school attended
 * Academic progress
 * Date of withdrawal
 * Cause of withdrawal

How to Use the Records
Use these records to find ancestors’ birthdates, name of a parent (usually the father), and where the family lived. These records will also reveal how long a person stayed in the school and possibly what school he or she attended previously.

Record History


Schools for the working class were organized by churches in England, primarily by the Church of England in the early nineteenth century. In 1870 the British government took responsibility for education. In 1880 school was required for children between 5 and 10 years old. Fees were required except for the poorest students. Beginning in 1899, children attended until age 12. The age of mandatory attendance was raised to 14 in 1918 and to 15 in 1948. In between World War I and World War II, working class children attended elementary schools. Middle class children attended grammar schools, and upper class children attended public schools. These records contain about 1.9 million names from 120 schools.

Why This Record Was Created
The school registers for Cheshire were used to keep track of children who were admitted. They tracked age, name and address of parent, name of the previous school the child attended, the child’s academic progress, and the date and reason for the child’s withdrawal from the school.

Record Reliability
The school admission and discharge registers were highly reliable sources about a student’s admission and discharge, and, where recorded, his or her academic progress. The child's name, parent’s names, and place of residence should also be highly reliable. During the indexing process some indexers used the information in the age column for a birth date. Therefore, some information that was entered in the birth field may be incorrectly listed in the index.

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Examples of Source Citations for a Record in This Collection
"England, Cheshire School Records, 1796-1950." images, FamilySearch (https:www.familysearch.org): accessed March 9, 2011, entry for Fredrick Adams, born 29 November 1865; citing School Records, School Registers for Aldford, Cheshire Record Office Chester, England

Sources of Information for This Collection:
“England, Cheshire, school records, 1796-1950,” images, FamilySearch; 2009, from Great Britain, Board of Education. Cheshire Record Office, Chester (England). FHL microfilm, 41 reels. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.


 * Acton (near Nantwich) National School (Cheshire). School registers for Acton (near Nantwich), 1877-1920. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894886, Items 4-5; 2299012, Items 1-2.
 * Alderley Edge Day School (Cheshire). School registers, 1875-1915. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894886, Item 8.
 * Alderley Endowed School (Cheshire). School registers, 1860-1907. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894889, Item 4.
 * Aldford Church of England School (Cheshire). School registers for Aldford, 1870-1950. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894886, Items 6-7; 2299012, Items 3-5.
 * All Saints' Church of England School (Hoole, Cheshire). School registers for Hoole, All Saints', 1899-1926. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299120, Item 20.
 * Allostock (near Knutsford) School (Cheshire). School registers, 1878-1939. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894886, Item 9.
 * Alsager Church of England School (Alsager, Cheshire). School registers for Alsager, 1913-1950. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299012, Item 6.
 * Antrobus and Seven Oaks School (Cheshire). School registers, 1883-1922. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894886, Item 10.
 * Arley Green Boys' School (Cheshire). School registers, 1888-1892. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894886, Item 11.
 * Ashton School (Cheshire). School registers, 1895-1926. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894886, Item 12.
 * Ashton-on-Mersey Parochial School (Cheshire). School registers, 1871-1901. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894890, Item 4.
 * Aston Council School (Aston-by-Sutton, Cheshire). School registers for Aston-by-Sutton, 1910-1953. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299012, Item 8.
 * Audlem School (Cheshire). School registers for Audlem, 1874-1899. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894886, Item 13.
 * Audlem Secondary School (Audlem, Cheshire). School registers for the secondary school, Audlem, 1913-1950. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299012, Item 7.
 * Backford National School (Cheshire). School registers, 1884-1942. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894886, Item 14.
 * Balfour Road School (Runcorn, Cheshire). School registers for Runcorn, Balfour Road, 1908-1925. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299051, Items 6-8; 2299052, Item 1.
 * Bedford Street Secondary School (Crewe, Cheshire). School registers for Crewe, Bedford Street School, 1902-1931. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299012, Items 14-17.
 * Bickerton School (Bickerton, Cheshire). School registers for Bickerton, 1875-1935. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894886, Item 15.
 * Bickerton School (Bickerton, Cheshire). School registers for Bickerton, 1875-1935. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299012, Item 9.
 * Birkenhead Education Committee (Birkenhead, Cheshire). Hemingford Street Center cookery registers, 1919-1922. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2104343, Item 9.
 * Birkenhead Education Committee (Birkenhead, Cheshire). Woodland Center cookery register, 1922-1923. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2104343, Item 10.
 * Bollington Cross National School (Bollington Cross, Cheshire). School registers for Bollington Cross, 1907-1951. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299012, Item 10.
 * Bollington National Boys' School (Bollington, near Macclesfield, Cheshire). School registers for Bollington (near Macclesfield), 1868-1892. FHL microfilm 2299012, Item 11.
 * Boughton School (Chester, Cheshire). School registers for Chester, Boughton British, 1880-1910. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299119, Item 18; 2299121, Items 4-6.
 * Boughton-St. Paul's School (Chester, Cheshire). School registers for Chester, Boughton St. Paul's, 1878-1930. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299120, Items 9-19.
 * Bramhall School (Bramhall, Cheshire). School registers for Bramhall, 1877-1951. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894886, Item 16; 2299012, Item 12.
 * Brindley and Faddiley School (Brindley, Cheshire). School registers for Brindley and Faddiley, 1904-1951. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299012, Item 13.
 * Burley-Dam National School (Cheshire). School registers, 1866-1928. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894887, Item 1.
 * Cherry Grove School (Chester, Cheshire). School registers for Chester, Cherry Grove, 1910-1929. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299119, Item 19.
 * Chester City and County High School for Girls (Chester, Cheshire). School registers for Chester, City and County High School for girls, 1905-1925. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299121, Items 7-9; 2299163, Item 1; 2299163, Items 2-5.
 * Chester College School (Chester, Cheshire). School registers for Chester, College School, 1866-1926. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299120, Items 21-23; 2299121, Items 1-2.
 * Cholmondeley School (Cheshire). School registers, 1874-1932. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894887, Item 2.
 * Christ Church School (Chester, Cheshire). School registers for Chester, Christ Church, 1905-1933. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299119, Items 1-4.
 * Christ Church School (Crowton, Cheshire). School registers for Crowton, 1875-1952. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894887, Item 9; 2299014, Items 8-9.
 * Church Minshull National School (Cheshire). School registers, 1892-1981. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894887, Item 3.
 * Church-Lawton National School (Church-Lawton, Cheshire). School registers for Church-Lawton, 1904-1922. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299047, Item 1.
 * Comberbach School (Comberbach, Cheshire). School registers for Comberbach, 1903-1951. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299047, Item 2.
 * Congleton St. Mary's Roman Catholic School (Cheshire). School registers, 1899-1943. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894887, Item 6.
 * Crewe Secondary School (Crewe, Cheshire). School registers for Crewe, Secondary School, 1902-1930. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299013, 2299014, Items 1-3.
 * Dane-Bridge School (Cheshire). School registers, 1855-1912. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894889, Item 7.
 * Darnhall Endowed School (Darnhall, Cheshire). School registers for Darnhall, 1908-1951. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299047, Item 4.
 * Delamere National School (Cheshire). School registers, 1897-1932. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894887, Item 10.
 * Delves Charity School (Wybunbury, Cheshire). School registers, 1866-1907. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894892, Item 2.
 * Dukinfield (Cheshire : Borough). Birth registers, 1866-1900. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1648277, 1648278.
 * Dunham Hill Church of England School (Dunham-on-the-Hill, Cheshire). School registers for Dunham-on-the-Hill, 1900-1961. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299047, Item 5.
 * Eaton Endowed School (Eaton, near Tarporley, Cheshire). School registers for Eaton (near Tarporley), 1880-1951. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894887, Item 11; 2299047, Item 6.
 * Eccleston Mixed School (Eccleston, Cheshire). School admission register, 1878-1920. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2093489, Item 8.
 * Edleston Road National School (Crewe, Cheshire). School registers for Crewe, Edleston Road National, 1875-1928. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894887, Items 7-8; 2299014, Items 4-7.
 * Elworth National School (Cheshire). School registers, 1860, 1875-1907, 1919. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894890, Item 7.
 * Farndon School (Farndon, Cheshire). School registers for Farndon, 1903-1948. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299047, Item 7.
 * Frodsham Endowed School (Frodsham, Cheshire). School registers for Frodsham, 1899-1929. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894887, Item 12; 2299047, Items 8-9.
 * George Street School (Chester, Cheshire). School registers for Chester, George Street, 1918-1927. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299119, Item 5.
 * Goostrey Church of England School (Cheshire). School registers, 1899-1952. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894887, Item 13.
 * Granville Street Board School (Runcorn, Cheshire). School registers for Runcorn, Granville Street, 1891-1920. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894890, Item 3; 2299052, Items 2-3.
 * Grappenhall School (Cheshire). School registers, 1846-1912. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894887, Items 14-15; 1894888, Item 1; 1894888, Item 8.
 * Great Britain. Board of Education Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. Return of births and deaths pursuant to the elementary education act for Stockport, 1881-1899. FHL microfilm 1655277, Items 4-6; 1655278, 1655279, Items 1-4.
 * Grosvenor-St. John's School (Chester, Cheshire). School registers for Chester, Grosvenor-St. John, 1900-1924. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299119, Item 20; 2299120, Items 1-3.
 * Guilden-Sutton Church of England School (Cheshire). School registers, 1882-1970. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894888, Item 2.
 * Halton Church of England School (Halton, Cheshire). School registers for Halton, 1901-1930. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299047, Items 10-11.
 * Handbridge-St. Mary's School (Chester, Cheshire). School registers for Chester, Handbridge-St. Mary, 1876-1930. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299120, Items 4-8.
 * Handforth School (Handforth-with-Bosden, Cheshire). School registers for Handforth-with-Bosden, 1911-1951. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299047, Item 14.
 * High Lane School (Marple, Cheshire). School registers, 1890-1930. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894888, Item 14.
 * High Legh Church of England School (High Legh, Cheshire). School registers for High Legh, 1909-1951. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299047, Item 13.
 * Holmes Chapel School (Cheshire). School registers, 1898-1930. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894888, Item 3.
 * Hoole and Newton Council School (Hoole, Cheshire). School registers for Hoole, 1912-1922. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299121, Item 3.
 * Kingsley and Newton National School (Cheshire). School registers for Kingsley and Newton, 1894-1936. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894888, Item 4; 2299047, Item 15.
 * Little Leigh Church of England School (Little Leigh, Cheshire). School admission register for Little Leigh. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2147302, Item 7.
 * Little Stanney School (Little Stanney, Cheshire). School registers for Little Stanney, 1908-1946. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299048, Item 1.
 * London Road Infants' School (Macclesfield, Cheshire). School registers, 1897-1907. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894888, Item 11.
 * Lord Street British School (Macclesfield, Cheshire). School registers for Macclesfield, Lord Street School, 1896-1911. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894888, Item 10; 2299050, Item 1.
 * Lostock-Gralam School (Cheshire). School registers for Lostock-Gralam, 1867-1946. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894888, Items 5-7; 2299048, Items 2-3.
 * Love Street School (Chester, Cheshire). School registers for Chester, Love Street, 1909-1926. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299119, Items 6-8.
 * Lymm Grammar School (Lymm, Cheshire). School registers for Lymm, 1902-1925. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299048, Items 4-9.
 * Macclesfield Forest School (Cheshire). School registers, 1876-1911. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894888, Item 9.
 * Macclesfield Girls' High School (Macclesfield, Cheshire). School registers for Macclesfield, Girls' High School, 1908-1924. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299049.
 * Macclesfield Sunday School (Cheshire). School registers, 1796-1939. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894893, Item 2; 1894894, Item 5; 1894894, Items 1-3; 1895082, Item 1.
 * Meadow Bank School (Winsford, Cheshire). School registers for Winsford, Meadow Bank, 1903-1929. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299118, Item 3.
 * Middlewich National School (Cheshire). School registers for Middlewich, 1899-1925. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894889, Item 1; 2299050, Items 2-3.
 * Moulton School (Cheshire). School registers, 1894-1909. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894889, Item 3.
 * Neston Church of England School (Cheshire). Admission registers of Neston Church of England School. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2197774, Items 10-11.
 * Over Alderley Council School (Cheshire). School registers, 1897-1982. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894889, Item 10.
 * Pulford School (Cheshire). School registers, 1818-1863. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894890, Item 1.
 * Ridley Girls' and Infants' School (Cheshire). School registers, 1877-1932. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894890, Item 2.
 * Sandbach Grammar School (Cheshire). School registers for Sandbach, Grammar, 1851-1967. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894894, Item 4; 2299118, Items 9-10.
 * Sandbach Heath School (Cheshire). School registers, 1876-1912. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894890, Item 8.
 * Sandbach National School (Cheshire). School registers for Sandbach National, 1901-1944. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894890, Item 5.
 * Sandbach Secondary School (Sandbach, Cheshire). School registers for Sandbach, Secondary, 1906-1926. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299052, Items 4-5.
 * Shavington School (Cheshire). School registers, 1875-1910. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894890, Item 10.
 * Shocklach School (Cheshire). School registers, 1873-1904. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894890, Item 11.
 * Sound School (Cheshire). School registers, 1876-1941. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894890, Item 12.
 * St. Cross Church of England School (Knutsford, Cheshire). School admission registers for St. Cross Church of England School, Knutsford. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2104768, Item 3.
 * St. George's Branch, London Road School (Macclesfield, Cheshire). School registers, 1892-1901. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894888, Item 11.
 * St. George's National School (Macclesfield, Cheshire). School registers, 1888-1911. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894888, Item 12.
 * St. James Church of England School (Congleton, Cheshire). School registers, 1867-1889. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894887, Item 5.
 * St. John's Church of England School (Birkenhead, Cheshire). Admission registers, 1895-1920. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2104343, Items 11-12; 2104343, Items 2-8.
 * St. John's Church of England School (Over, Cheshire). School registers for Over, 1892-1925. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894889, Items 11-12; 2299051, Items 4-5.
 * St. John's School (Macclesfield, Cheshire). School registers, 1891-1907. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894888, Item 13.
 * St. Mary's National School (Stockport, Cheshire). Admission registers for St. Mary's National School, Stockport. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1941833, Items 3-11; 1941849, Items 1-2.
 * St. Mary's Roman Catholic School (Middlewich, Cheshire). School registers, 1897-1958. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894889, Item 2.
 * St. Mary's School (Newton, near Ashton-under-Lyme, Cheshire). School registers for Newton-Moor, 1874-1921. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894889, Items 5-6; 2299050, Item 4.
 * St. Peter's National School (Elworth, Cheshire). School registers, 1891-1919. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894890, Item 6.
 * St. Stephen's School (Congleton, Cheshire). School registers for Congleton, 1881-1893, 1916-1937. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894887, Item 4; 2299047, Item 3.
 * St. Wilfrid's Infant School (Northwich, Cheshire). School registers, 1893-1906. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894889, Item 8.
 * Stockport Sunday School (Cheshire). Registers for the Stockport Sunday School, Cheshire, 1790-1877. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1655276, 1655277, Items 1-3; 1655457, 1655458, 1655501, Item 2.
 * Tarporley Central School (Cheshire). School registers for Tarporley, 1866-1926. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894891, Item 1; 2299052, Items 6-7.
 * Tattenhall British School (Cheshire). School registers, 1890-1912. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894891, Item 2.
 * Thornton-le-Moors School (Cheshire). School registers, 1897-1961. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894891, Item 7.
 * Threapwood National School (Cheshire). School registers, 1898-1945. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894891, Item 8.
 * Tilstone School (Cheshire). School registers, 1903-1931. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894891, Item 9.
 * Trinity Square School (Hurdsfield, Cheshire). School registers for Hurdsfield, 1912-1925. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299047, Item 12.
 * Verdin Technical Schools (Winsford, Cheshire). School registers for Winsford, Verdin Technical, 1895-1925. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894892, Item 1; 2299118, Items 7-8.
 * Victoria Road School (Chester, Cheshire). School registers for Chester, Victoria Street, 1867-1927. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299119, Items 9-17.
 * Waverton School (Cheshire). School registers, 1892-1924. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894891, Item 11.
 * Weaverham School (Cheshire). School registers for Weaverham, 1877-1925. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894891, Item 12; 2299116, Item 3.
 * Wheelock Church of England School (Wheelock, Cheshire). School registers for Wheelock, 1905-1926. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299116, Item 4.
 * Willaston Church of England School (Cheshire). School registers, 1892-1927. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894891, Item 14.
 * Winsford Church of England School (Winsford, Cheshire). School registers for Winsford, 1907-1926. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 2299118, Items 4-5.
 * Winsford Weaver Navigation School (Cheshire). School registers for Winsford, Weaver Navigation, 1872-1920. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894891, Items 3-4; 2299118, Item 6.
 * Winslow Independent British School (Cheshire). School registers, 1877-1908. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894891, Item 15.
 * Witton Grammar School (Northwich, Cheshire). School registers for Northwich, 1833, 1863-1926. Cheshire Record Office, Chester, England. FHL microfilm 1894889, Item 9; 2299050, Items 5-7; 2299051, Items 1-3.