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1821 marriage - Prestwich, nr Bury
Posted: 24 Mar 2009 18:49
by ZED
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.
Posted: 24 Mar 2009 19:21
by Dominex
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
Posted: 24 Mar 2009 19:37
by doreen
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
Posted: 24 Mar 2009 20:31
by jan44
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
Posted: 24 Mar 2009 20:36
by Hilary
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
Lancs OPC
Posted: 24 Mar 2009 22:58
by colette
Hi Zed have you looked on here..for the marriage
http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Prestwich/
Regards
Posted: 28 Mar 2009 14:40
by ZED
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.
Happy
Posted: 28 Mar 2009 20:15
by colette
Hi there glad to help..
Posted: 29 Mar 2009 10:21
by simone
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
Posted: 29 Mar 2009 10:44
by MaryA
That's excellent, Simone please post the link on our Websites board for future reference.
Posted: 29 Mar 2009 12:28
by simone
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