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  • Find My Past Blog - Findmypast.co.uk launches the Manchester Collection


    For the first time ever, findmypast.co.uk has launched a collection of records that relate to an entire city. The Manchester Collection provides an insightful snapshot into what life was like in the city of Manchester.
    The records in the collection provide information about apprentices, cemetery records, industrial school registers, parish register transcripts, prison, school and workhouse registers.
    You could make vital discoveries about your family’s past – whether you are aware of a Manchester connection or not – and these records provide rich information about how your ancestors lived.
    Further details about the records are as follows:

    Record type
    Years covered
    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
    While searching the prison registers, we found a record for Cyrus Travis who was found guilty of attempting to murder his wife, Ellen, in 1864. Cyrus had tried to feed Ellen a cake containing bent pins and antimony, but was unsuccessful and was promptly arrested for his crime. Cyrus was sentenced to 20 years of penal servitude – view his record below:
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    Findmypast.co.uk is proud to be working in association with Manchester City Council’s Library and Information Service to bring you the Manchester Collection.
    Search the Manchester Collection now



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  • #2
    That's an interesting collection if you have ancestors from Manchester.
    If they are going to continue adding similar "city collections" it will certainly open up the discussion as to whether FMP or Ancestry is the better subscription.
    Elaine







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