CATHOLIC REGISTER INDEX

Source Information

The Catholic Register Index (CRI) contains data derived from the registers of a number of Roman Catholic churches in Manchester. The source of this information is the original registers for these churches which have been transcribed by members of the Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society and of the North West Branch of the Catholic Family History Society. Specific information about each source follows

Church and CRI Index Coverage Further Details
Manchester, St. Wilfrid, Hulme

Bap 1842-1862
Mar 1844-1916

Marriage registers for St. Wilfrid's have been transcribed for the period 1844-1916. The transcribed details are available on CDROM from the Society's Online Shop.

The transcription of the baptism indexes is currently in progress and these will be published on CDROM at a future date. The baptism indexes will be added to the CRI in stages as work proceeds.

The original registers are deposited at the Lancashire Record Office, Preston.

Manchester, St. Edmund, Miles Platting

Bap 1877-1904

Baptism registers for St. Edmund's have been indexed for the period 1877-1904. Scanned images of the registers and a full name index are available on CDROM from the Society's Online Shop

The original registers are deposited at the Lancashire Record Office, Preston.

Manchester, St. Anne, Ancoats

Bap 1848-1875

Baptism registers for St. Anne's have been transcribed for the period 1848-1875. Images of the registers complete with a full name index have been published on CDROM. Copies are available from the Society's Online Shop

The original registers for this period are still held by the church. Later registers are deposited at Lancashire Record Office, Preston

Manchester, St. Chad, Cheetham

Bap Index 1847-1926

The registers of St. Chad have not yet been transcribed. Work on this commences in the spring of 2010. What is offered here is copied from an early manuscript index to the baptism registers. Its accuracy cannot be guaranteed and some entries are illegible. It is, however, a useful index pending transcription of the registers. There are four additional sections in this register relating to baptisms at the Crumpsall Workhouse (1853-1867), Canal Street Workhouse (1857-1859), New Bridge Street Workhouse (1851-1885) and three baptisms described as "Military" (1860, 1861 and 1868).

The original registers are deposited at the Lancashire Record Office, Preston and copies on microfilm are available in Manchester Archives and Local Studies.

Manchester, St. Mary, Mulberry Street ("The Hidden Gem")

Bap 1820-1831

The baptism registers have been transcribed for the period 1820-1831  by the North West Branch of the Catholic FHS. Images of the original register pages are available on CDROM from the Society's Online Shop

The original registers are deposited at the Lancashire Record Office, Preston.

Manchester, St Patrick, Livesey Street

Bap 1832-1860
Bur 1832-1858

The baptism registers have been transcribed for the period 1832-1860 and the burial registers for the period 1832-1858 by the North West Branch of the Catholic FHS. The transcribed details are available on CDROM from the Society's Online Shop. CLICK HERE for baptisms and CLICK HERE for burials.

The original registers are deposited at the Lancashire Record Office, Preston.

Amended 12 February 2010 - John Marsden