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Manchester Collegiate Church Burials 1573-1868 - Approaching 150,000 people were buried in the Old Churchyard and the three “overspill” burial grounds at Apple Market, Angel Meadow and Walkers Croft. This CDROM contains details of all burials recorded in the burial registers of Manchester Collegiate Church (Cathedral) arranged in order of surname/forename/date of burial and contains all of the information contained in the original register entries. Price £10.00 (£8.51 outside EU) plus postage for 90gms. Item code 1673. See the CDROM page
1851 Unfilmed Census - London Road - We have just published the latest CD in the series of 1851 "Unfilmed" Census Returns. This contains transcripts for the district of Manchester, London Road (TNA piece HO 107/2228). It has been possible to recover details for approximately 75% of the 15,742 people recorded within the district. Also contains complete surname/forename and street indexes. Price £9.95 (£8.47 outside EU) plus postage for 90gms. Item Code 1642. See the CDROM page
A Guide to Manchester's Burial Grounds - Compiled by Geoffrey Edge. A comprehensive listing. Covers 234 burial grounds in Manchester and Salford from the 16th to the 20th centuries. It notes where burial registers may be found and provides references to listings of memorial inscriptions if these exist. A5, 62pp. Price £5.00 plus postage for 110gms. Item code 1030. See the Society Publications Page
The Edinburgh Almanac 1817 - Although concerned primarily with Scotland, the Almanac also contains much information relating to Britain as a whole in the early 19th century. 500 pages of interest to the historian. Includes: freeholders of Scotland, established and dissenting ministers, ships of the Royal Navy, banks, insurance agents and much more. See the CDROM page
1891 Census Index Prestwich & Cheetham Surname/forename and street indexes to pieces RG12/3251-3272. Includes Prestwich, Cheetham, Newton, Failsworth and Blackley districts.Adobe Acrobat format, Acrobat Reader included. See the CDROM page
1851 Census Manchester, St. George Full transcript of the previously unfilmed water-damaged returns for the St. George district of Manchester (between Oldham Rd and Rochdale Rd TNA Piece HO107/2230). Includes full name and street indexes. First published on microfiche and now the same data offered on CDROM. Around 88% of the entries are recovered. Adobe Acrobat format, Acrobat Reader included. See the CDROM page
Manchester Maps on CDROM Full size scanned maps on CDROM now available. We offer the Ordnance Survey 60" to one mile maps of 1844-49 and Adshead's 80" to one mile map of Manchester of 1851. Published by Digital Archives Associates. Adobe Acrobat format, Acrobat Reader included. See the CDROM page
1851 Census Salford, Regent Road Full transcript of the previously unfilmed water-damaged returns for the Regent Road district of Salford (TNA Piece HO107/2224). Includes full name and street indexes. First published on microfiche and now updated following re-examination of the returns with UV lighting. Around 98% of the entries are recovered. Adobe Acrobat format, Acrobat Reader included. See the CDROM page
A History of Manchester Stuart Hylton. An informative account of Manchester from the time of Roman occupation through to the present day. Tells of the dramatic social, political, technological and economic changes. Well illustrated with over 100 photographs and sketches. 11" x 7", 244pp. This is a very high quality publication and would make an excellent Christmas or birthday present for someone interested in the history of the city. Code 5178 Price £18.99 + postage for 815 gms. See the Other Local page.
Subject Index to the Owen Manuscripts Reprinted from Ernest Axon's index of 1900 and later supplement, the Owen Manuscripts are an invaluable resource to those researching ancestors in the Manchester area during the 19th and earlier centuries. The Manuscripts include biographies, local history, parish register and monumental inscription transcripts. M&LFHS holds a copy of the films of the Owen Manuscripts in the library for use by members. A copy is also available at Manchester Archive & Local Studies. A5, 34pp. See item 1028 on the MLFHS Publications page
1851 Census Chorlton-on-Medlock Full transcript of the previously unfilmed water-damaged returns for Chorlton-on-Medlock (TNA Piece HO107/2220). Includes full name and street indexes. First published on microfiche and now updated following re-examination of the returns with UV lighting. Around 57% of the entries are recovered. Adobe Acrobat format, Acrobat Reader included. See the CDROM page
Policemen in Manchester Produced in partnership with the Greater Manchester Police Museum. An index to the service records of Manchester police officers appointed from 1858 to 1918. Provides details of name, age, birthplace, previous occupation, religion & marital status, as well as date of appointment, for some 8,500 officers. Adobe Acrobat format, Acrobat Reader included. See the CDROM page
1851 Census Ashton-under-Lyne Full transcript of the previously unfilmed water-damaged returns for Ashton-under-Lyne (TNA Piece HO107/2233). Includes full name and street indexes. First published on microfiche and now updated following re-examination of the returns with UV lighting. Around 95% of the entries are recovered. Adobe Acrobat format, Acrobat Reader included. See the CDROM page
Neil Richardson OS Maps of Manchester These popular maps from Neil Richardson are about to increase in price from £7.50 to £9.50. We have a few copies still available at the old price so buy now before the price goes up! For details see the Neil Richardson page
Indexes to the 1891 census returns for Manchester. Coverage includes PRO piece numbers RG12/3230 to 3250 inclusive. Surname/forename index lists 142,776 names with their PRO piece and folio references and placename index lists 1,687 streets and named establishments, eg. pubs, churches and a number of canal boats lying in the Manchester Enumeration District on census night. Adobe Acrobat format, Acrobat Reader included. See the CDROM page
Indexes to the 1891 census returns for Salford CDROM. Including Pendleton, Broughton, Greengate & Regent Road. Coverage includes PRO piece numbers RG12/3203 to 3229 inclusive. Surname/forename index lists 201,447 names with their PRO piece and folio references and placename index lists 2309 streets and named establishments, eg. public houses and farms. Adobe Acrobat format, Acrobat Reader included. See the CDROM page
New publications from the Oldham Burials Project Two new sets of microfiche have now been published by the Oldham Branch containing fully indexed transcripts of the burial registers for the following:
1077 St. Margaret, Hollinwood 1840-1901. 9
fiche. £9.00 + Postage for 25gms.
1078 Oldham, St. Peter 1768-1876. 8 fiche. £8.00 + Postage for
25gms
Indexes to many other burial grounds are also available on microfiche. See our publications page for the full list.
LPRS Volumes on CDROM We are now able to offer many of the Lancashire Parish Register Society's indexed transcripts on CDROM. These are reproductions of the original printed volumes in Adobe Acrobat format. Each CD is priced at £9.00 plus postage for 90gms. See the CDROM page for details.
Bargain Books! The bookshop and mail order department have been having a clearout and so we are able to offer a number of "end of line" items at substantial discounts. These are listed on a separate Bargain Books page.
Here at Last! - The new Pink Book! Following a considerable period of revision and checking, the Pink Book - properly known as Registers in Manchester Archives and Local Studies is now available as a new edition. For those who do not know it this is an invaluable publication listing the vast collection of registers and transcripts held at Central Library. For those who do know it, this latest version updates references where material has been filmed and includes new material deposited since the previous edition published in 1997.
Price £5.00 plus postage for 140gms. Quote Item 1004 to order.
The Irish in Manchester in 1861 on CDROM Previously published as four large A4 books (1015, 1018, 1020 and 1021), this index to Irish-born people found in the 1861 census is now available on CDROM.
Price £7.50 plus postage for 90gms. Quote Item 1606 to order.
New Godfrey Maps
Three new maps are available as follows:
3811 Lanarkshire, Glasgow (Queens Park) 1910
3919 Lancashire, Platt Bridge & Bickershaw Lane 1906
3226 Lancashire, Croxteth Hall 1906
Price £2.10 each plus postage for 25gms.
1891 Census Index to Bolton on CDROM A census surname/forename index is are now available for Bolton and the surrounding townships of Farnworth, Hulton, Halliwell, Tonge, Turton, Edgworth, Lever and Sharples. This CD, which is in Adobe Acrobat format (with a copy of Acrobat Reader v5 included), contains approaching 220,000 name references and over 3,700 street and place references. Similar index CDs for Manchester and Salford are in preparation for release later in the year.
Price £7.50 plus postage for 90gms. Quote Item 1621 to order.
1861 Census Indexes Census surname indexes are now available for four areas of Salford plus parts of Manchester:
1201 Salford Greengate
RG9/2910-18 - £2.00 + postage weight 105 gm
1202 Salford Regent Rd RG9/2919-26 - £2.00 + postage weight 100 gm
1203 Salford Broughton RG9/2908-9 - £1.50 + postage weight 60 gm
1204 Pendleton & Pendlebury RG9/2902-7 - £2.00 + postage weight 80 gm
1205 Chorlton-on-Medlock RG9/2877-85 - £2.00 + postage weight 110gm
1206 Didsbury RG9/2867 - £1.00 + postage weight 40gm
1207 Hulme & Moss Side - RG9/2286-2901 - £2.50 + postage weight 170gm
1901 Census Vouchers We are now able to supply £5.00 pre-payment vouchers to pay for access to the 1901 census returns published by the PRO at www.census.pro.gov.uk These can be purchased in the bookshop or supplied by mail order postage free. Please note that these vouchers are valid for six months from the time first used to access the census.
[Last Modified on 5 February 2008 - John Marsden]