COMPLETELY INDEXED. Indexes II.-VI. having an Epitome of Biographical and Genealogical Notes. Transcribed, Indexed, And Edited By L. M. Farrall, M.A. "The records which are printed in this book date from 1532, and end with June, 1837, after which date duplicate entries of all births, marriages, and deaths are to be found completely indexed at Somerset House, London."

The Plan of the work embraces a General History and Description of Cheshire, and of the Town and County of the Town of Chester, showing its extent, population, agriculture, manufactures, mineral productions, springs, baths, roads, rivers, canals, railways, abbeys, castles, civil and ecclesiastical divisions, antiquities and historical events, seats of the nobility and gentry, magistrates and public officers, together with separate histories and directories of all the towns, parishes, townships, villages, and hamlets in the seven Hundreds of the County, arranged under the heads of their respective Parishes in each Hundred, and preceded by a general description and statistical summary of every Hundred, shewing its Parishes, Townships, &c. and the divisions and unions to which they belong, subjoined to which is a copious index of places and subjects, which gives the volume all the advantages of an Alphabetical Gazetteer. The Parish Histories show the situation, extent, and population of each Borough, Town, Township, Village, Hamlet, and Extra-Parochial Liberty; the owners of the soil and lords of the manor ; the value of the Church livings, with their patrons and incumbents; the Churches, Chapels, Charities, and public Institutions ; trade and commerce ; objects of interest, curiosity, etc., comprising the substance of all that has been written on the various subjects by ancient and modern authors, the whole followed by a directory of each place...

THE Proprietors in submitting the Fourth Edition of the Directory of the County of CHESHIRE trust it may be found equal in accuracy to the previous editions.
The contents are similar to those in previous editions—a general account is given of the County, with the Hundreds and Poor Law Unions ; the County Magistrates are included, and a sketch of the Geological Features, by Mr. W. J. Harrison, is added : then follow, alphabetically arranged, the Places in the County, with their Inhabitants, both Private Residents and Commercial ; it is stated under each Parish the Division of the County, as formed under the provisions of the " Redistribution of Seats Act, 1885," and in what Hundred, Union, and County Court District it is situated, as also the Diocese, Archdeaconry, and Rural Deanery ; the Cathedral of Chester and the personnel of the Diocese being duly included, and the College and University of every Beneficed Clergyman have been given, as far as they can be ascertained ; the names of the Parish Clerks are shown under each Parish ; lists of Farm Bailiffs of Gentlemen farming their own land are included.