The Manchester Genealogist

The Manchester Genealogist is the quarterly journal of The Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society. The journal started in 1971 and continues today.

Article Extracts
The following are article extracts from The Manchester Genealogist. The full articles are found in the journal which are at the Family History Library. In the footnote is a link to the Family Search catalog.

Extracts from the registers of the Collegiate Church extracted by R. B. Trunkfield selected entries of burials and baptisms. Article covers the years 1581-1832 in the parish of Lancashire, Manchester. Article in The Manchester Genealogist, Winter 1971-1972, pg 3

The Protestation in Manchester 1641-1642 A list of inhabitants of Manchester - names only. Article covers the years 1641-1642 in the parish of Lancashire, Manchester. Article in The Manchster Genealogist, Winter 1971-1972, pgs 4-5

Marriages Denton 1715-1718 extracted by R. B. Trunkfield list of marriages extracted from Denton registers. Gives bride and groom's names, parishes from and date of marriage. Article covers the years 1715-1718 in the parish of Lancashire, Denton. Article in The Manchester Genealogist, Winter 1971-1972 pg 15-16

Flixton Marriages (1754/1812) [no author] list of marriages giving date of marraige, groom's and bride's name, if by licsence and names of witnesses. Article covers the years 1754-1812 in the parish of Lancashire, Flixton. Article in The Manchester Genealogist, Autumn 1974 pgs 3-6

Memorials of Ashworth Chapel [no author] registers and bishop's transcripts are missing from St. James, Ashworth prior to 1813. Much information is given on tombstones. This is a listing of fifty of the earliest memorials, entries give name, residence, date of death, age, relationship. Article covers the years 1741-1916 in the parish of Lancashire, Ashworth. Article in The Manchester Genealogist, Autumn 1974 pgs 7-12

Black Sheep of Lancashire contributed by Michael Walcott a listing of prisoners in the Borough Gaol and about the convict nulk in the harbori on census night 1851. Gives name, marital condition, occupation, place of birth, age. Article covers the year 1851 in the parish of Hampshire, Portsmouth. Article in The Manchester Genealogist, Autumn 1974 pgs 17-18

The early history of Belle Vue, Manchester [no author] a brief history of Belle Vue gardens with a list of those staying the night of the 1851 census, giving name, age, relationship to head, and where borg. Article covers the years 1790-1936 in the parish of Lancashire, Manchester. Articles in The Manchester Genealogist, Autumn 1974 pgs 19-21

Flixton marriages (1754-1812) [no author] list of marriages giving date, groom's name, bride's name and witnesses Article covers the years 1778-1808 in the parish of Lancashire, Flixton. Articles in The Manchester Genealogist, Summer 1974 pgs 3-4

Families of Hidden's and Idden's in Lancashire [no author] a discussion of the surnames Hidden and Idden, from the 1851 census is extracted the family of Thomas Haddan and Sarah in Toxteth Park, the family is followed for seven generations. Article covers the years 1837-1967 in the parish of Lancashire, Toxteth Park/Nigan Everton. Articles in The Manchester Genealogist, Summer pgs 5-11

Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire: Register from 3rd December 1629 to 14th June: 1837 marriages (extracts only) contribute by M. Pendletor a list giving names of groom and bride, their residences and date of marriage. Article covers the years 1627-1763 in the parish of Derbyshire, Chapel-en-la-frith. Articles in The Manchster Genealogist, Summer pgs 12-13

The Lucas dossier [and] The Lucas Family bible [no author] handwritten entries in a family bible and entries from a headstones. Surnames are: Hanna, Wilson, Danhill, Piercy, Eaton, Hawkins, and Hawkes. Article covers the years 1587-1954 in the parish of Antrim, Wexford, Lancashire, Belfast, Enniscorthy, Whitechapel. Articles in the The Manchester Genealogist, Summer pgs 14-15 

Monumental inscriptions of the Isle of Man a list of monumental inscriptions giving names, place of origin, date of death, sometimes relationship and age. Article covers the years 1800-1879 in Douglas in the Isle of Man. Articles in The Manchester Genealogist, Summer pgs 16-18

Flixton marriages [no author] a list of marriages giving dates, groom and brides names of witnesses. Article covers the years 1754-1812 in the parish of Lancashire, Flixton. Articles in The Manchester Genealogist, Summer pg 29 

The Baptismal Registers of St. Nicholas, Liverpool, extracts. [no author] This is a list of baptisms giving date of birth, name of father, occupation of father, date of marriage and name of mother, and her place of origin. Article covers the years 1793-1794 in the parish of Lancashire, Flixton. Articles in The Manchester Genealogist, Spring pgs 2-3

Regimental marriages @ Manchester Collegiate Church [no author] a list of marriages between soldiers and local girls. List gives date of marriage, groom's name, rank, unit, and bride's name. Article covers the years 1805-1817 in the parish of Lancashire, Manchester. Articles in The Manchester Genealogist, Spring pgs 6-7