1821 marriage - Prestwich, nr Bury

Post by **ZED** » 24 Mar 2009 18:49

Hi All ~

Does anyone happen to know the contact details of whichever Record Office is likely to hold details of a marriage that took place in Prestwich, in 1821?
I obtained the date of the happy union from FamilySearch, but there's no mention of a church.

Bestest,
Paula.

Post by **Dominex** » 24 Mar 2009 19:21

Hi Paula,

At a guess, I would say Manchester. Try googlin Manchester city council, the site hopefully would say what records are held there.

Sue

Post by **doreen** » 24 Mar 2009 19:37

Hi Paula, as civil registration started Sept 1837 the marriage record will not be available via a registration district .

Yo need to find the most likley church at which the marriage took place as it may be recorded in the Parish registers .

www.genuki.org.uk has a page for Prestwich Churches and Records .

Hope this helps

Doreen

Post by **jan44** » 24 Mar 2009 20:31

At a guess for a possible church records to look for I would go for Prestwich St Mary, their records are at Oldham.

http://www.geocities.com/prestwich_lan/ ... .html#mary

http://www.oldham.gov.uk/parish-registers

Jan

Post by **Hilary** » 24 Mar 2009 20:36

Hi

Lancashire Record office at Preston have a copy of the BTs which has marriages up to 1836

Manchester Central Library Local Studies Unit have the registers on film. They also hold the originals.

Ed officer

Post by **colette** » 24 Mar 2009 22:58

Hi Zed have you looked on here..for the marriage

http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Prestwich/

Regards

Post by **ZED** » 28 Mar 2009 14:40

Many thanks to you all for your advice ... much appreciated.

Collette ... I'm over the moon: I found the marriage via your Lancs Parish Clerk link

Bestest,
Paula.

Post by **colette** » 28 Mar 2009 20:15

Hi there glad to help..

Post by **simone** » 29 Mar 2009 10:21

Hi
Just in case you need it for earlier research, you can flip through Prestwich Parish registers here

http://www.archive.org/details/registersofparis00pres

Simone x

Post by **MaryA** » 29 Mar 2009 10:44

That's excellent, Simone please post the link on our Websites board for future reference.

Post by **simone** » 29 Mar 2009 12:28

Ok Mary, will do

can't take the credit though, got it from someone else on another forum

Haven't quite got the hang of it yet

but if you click on the 'subject' on the link I gave, where it says 'Registers of birth etc' it will take you to a search page. If you then key a county e.g Hampshire after the 'etc' bit in the search box it will give the registers for that area. Sure there will be an easier way but haven't had much chance to play yet

Simone x

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1821 marriage - Prestwich, nr Bury

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