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The Church of England and Social Change in Manchester, 1635-1928

 This collection contains the parish registers and capitular records of Manchester Cathedral and its predecessor, the Collegiate Church, from 1635 to 1928. The parish registers include records of baptisms, burials, marriages, summary marriages, and banns objections. The capitular records detail the management of Chapter Estates and finances. 

Taken together, they are a useful resource for historians who are interested in studying the social, economic, and spiritual impact of the industrial revolution and other similarly profound historical upheavals. 

Note: This collection is accompanied by an online guide to the collection by Christopher Hunwick, formerly Manchester Cathedral Archivist. 

The Cathedral Church of Manchester has been at the centre of the city of Manchester's history and the Cathedral Archive contains a detailed picture of changing land use in the centre of the world's first industrial city

Christopher Hunwic, Former Manchester Cathedral Archivist

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The Manor Court was a lowly local court which could only punish minor offences. The Manor Court books for Newton in Manchester reveal which causes a person could be tried for and which verdicts could be given.
Estate plans for Newton Heath, Kirkmanshulme and Deansgate show each house's location. The plans for Newton Heath and Kirkmanshulme date from the 1860s; the Deansgate plan was drawn between 1910 and 1920.
The Cathedral held the local baptism, marriage, and burial records during the first half of the 19th century. Those records now form part of this collection, alongside summary marriage registers and banns objections.

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Chaplains, minor canons and clerks' fees book, 1892-1898
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Chaplains, minor canons and clerks' fees book, 1881-1887
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Chaplains, minor canons and clerks' fees book, 1871-1881
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Chaplains, minor canons and clerks' fees book, 1844-1857
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Chapter register, 1714-1870
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Chapter register, 1635-1714
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Banns Book, 1 Oct 1917-29 Jul 1928
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Banns Book, 18 Oct 1874-26 Aug 1917