Thursday 22 September 2011

FindmyPast launches Manchester collection

FindmyPast (www.findmypast.co.uk) has launched The Manchester Collection.

Now online are the following records collections:

Apprentices 1700 - 1849
Baptism and birth registers 1734 - 1920
Cemetery and death records 1750 - 1968
Industrial school registers 1866 - 1912
Marriage registers 1734 - 1808
Prison registers 1847 - 1881
School registers 1870 - 1916
Workhouse registers 1859 - 1911

The project, the first to see an entire city's collections go online was undertaken in partnership with Manchester City Council’s Library and Information Service.

For more information visit http://blog.findmypast.co.uk/2011/09/findmypastcouk-launches-the-manchester-collection/?utm_source=TW&utm_content=220911&utm_campaign=manchester-collection

Chris

2 comments:

  1. How exciting, since my great-great grandfather and his parents came from Manchester! Thank you for sharing this.

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