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Manchester Our Lady, St George and St Denys, Lancashire Genealogy

Church Records
Online Records


 * 1538 - 1910 at FamilySearch — a partial index
 * 1603 - 1910 at FamilySearch — index and images

There are online transcriptions for most of the Manchester City ecclesiastical parishes--including the ancient parish (Cathedral) of Our Lady, St George and St Denys, and for the baptism, marriage and burial registers of many of its numerous (approximately 150) chapelries lying within its boundaries. Displayed below are those chapelries (including the Cathedral) with available online data located at the web sites indicated below; note the ranges of years:

Note the following two churches within the borders of Manchester ancient parish (the Cathedral ofSt Mary, St George St Denys) were the only other churches holding rights and privileges to marry couples, from 1754-1837:


 * 1) Manchester St John's Deansgate - from 1804
 * 2) Manchester St Mary's Chapelry - from 1806

Even those residing in the township of Salford (also within the boundary of Manchester) were required, according to Church of England policy, to marry at the mother parish--that is--Manchester Cathedral.

Non Conformist Records

 * 1647-1996 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index (dates may vary by parish)

Original Records
Original parish and chapel registers are held at the Manchester Record Office, William Brown Street, Manchester L3 8EW, United Kingdom.

Microfilmed copies of

original Manchester Cathedral and most of its over 150 chapelries' registers are mostly available at the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A. and its 4,600 satellite FamilySearch Centers worldwide. These films may be ordered for and original baptism, marriage and burial entries may be viewed at these centers.