Updates

Details of the additions made to the site in 2003 appear on this page.
16 December 2003 Added 23,337 marriages for Oldham RD covering all registers 1916-1925. Added 104,763 Birth Index Entries for Rochdale RD 1845-1870.
15 December 2003 Added 10,005 marriages for Rochdale RD, 3,820 marriages for Blackpool RD and 3, 582 marriages for Fleetwood & Fylde RD.
1 December 2003 Added 14,207 marriages for Manchester Cathedral 1841-1845
19 November 2003 Added 5,946 births for Stretford RD covering the period 1896-1903.
29 October 2003 Added 14,756 marriages for Manchester RD, principally Manchester Cathedral 1837-1841 but also Hulme, St Mark (1865-73); Ancoats, All Saints, (1846-78); Barlow Moor Emmanuel (1861-1900); Whalley Range, St Margaret (1849-73); Manchester Registrar (1837-1841) and Chorlton-on-Medlock Registrar (1837-41). Added also 4,964 marriages for Blackburn RD consisting of Darwen, St Peter (formerly Holy Trinity) (1837-1863); Blackburn, St Mary the Virgin (Blackburn Cathedral) (1857-1870); Feniscowles, Immanuel (1838-1879); Darwen, St James (1838-1892); Tockholes, St Stephen (1840-1930); Belmont, St Peter (1851-1979); Blackburn, All Saints (1900-1912). Added also 4,035 marriages for Hyndburn RD all for Haslingden Registrar (1837-1867).
13 October 2003 Added 23,445 marriages for all registers in Oldham RD 1906-1915.
12 October 2003 Added 4,107 marriages for Blackpool/Fylde RD. The following churches are included: Bispham, All Hallows (1837-1930); Blackpool, Christ Church (1898-1913); Blackpool, St.John (1837-1883); Blackpool, St.Paul (1900-1905); Blackpool, St.Paul, Marton (1897-1903); Freckleton, Holy Trinity (1874-1919); Kirkham, St.Michaels (1886-1909); Blackpool, Central Methodist Church (Adelaide St) (1899-1904); Blackpool, North Shore Methodist Church (Dickson Rd) (1900-1905); Fleetwood, Wesley Church (1900-1909); Freckleton, Methodist Chapel (Kirkham Rd) (1899-1928); Lytham, Methodist Church (Park St) (1899-1910); Poulton-le-Fylde, Methodist Church (Queensway) (1899-1939); St.Annes-on-Sea, The Drive Methodist Church (Clifton Drive South) (1900-1909) plus Old Fylde Register Office (1837-1857)
6 October 2003 Added 15,729 marriages for Manchester RD covering various churches and dates. Please note that the Cathedral and Registrars' registers are not yet included (see 1 Dec 2003 above). Coverage is as follows: Ancoats, St. James the Less (1871-1904); Ancoats, St. Simon & St. Jude (1849-1906); Chorlton-on-Medlock, All Saints (1837-1861); Chorlton-on-Medlock, St. Clement (1838-1904); Hulme, St. Mark (1852-1865); St. James (1838-1900); St. Mark (1874-1900); St. Mary (1838-1845); Liverpool Road, St. Matthew (1838-1876); St. Michael (1839-1890); Mosley Street, St. Peter (1838-1900); Red Bank, St. Thomas (1845-1897); Ancoats, St. Andrew (1838-1875); Ardwick, St. Silas (1856-1881); Ardwick, St. Thomas (1837-1863); Blackley, St. Peter (1838-1895); Cheetham, St. Mark (1839-1892); Chorlton-on-Medlock, St. Luke (1859-1883); Chorlton-on-Medlock, St. Saviour (1838-1860); Didsbury, St. James (1838-1846); Fallowfield, Holy Innocents (1873-1900); Hulme, St. George (1837-1858); Newton Heath, All Saints (1837-1860); St. John (1838-1842); Manchester Great Synagogue (1838-1862).
4 October 2003 Added 3996 birth entries for Stretford RD covering the period 1890-1896
3 October 2003 Added 10,979 birth entries for the Broughton sub-district of Salford RD.
16 September 2003 Changed home page link address to Salford Registration Service.
4 September 2003 Added 10,556 marriages for Salford RD covering the period 1901-1904
2 September 2003 Added 6,988 birth entries for Stretford RD to complete coverage from 1837 to 1890.
31 August 2003 Added 4,205 marriages from Bury RD and 3,701 from Hyndburn RD. The Bury entries all relate to the period 1837-1841 for the following: Ainsworth, Christ Church; Bury, St. Mary; Holcombe, Emmanuel; Radcliffe, St. Mary; Prestwich; St. Mary; Stand, All Saints. Hyndburn entries are for Waterfoot, St. James, 186-1909 and civil marriages 1837-1861)
12 July 2003 Added 8,371 marriages relating to Rochdale RD. Extends coverage of the following registers to 1859: Ashworth, St James; Birch, St Mary; Birtle, St John; Healey, Christ Church; Heywood, St James; Heywood, St Luke; Hollingworth, St Hilda; Littleborough, Holy Trinity; Middleton, St Leonard; Milnrow, St James; Rochdale, St Albans (1856); Rochdale (1851-1859); Rochdale, St Chad; ; Smallbridge, St John the Baptist; Tonge, St Michael; Wardle, St James the Apostle; Wardleworth, St James; Wardleworth, St Mary the Virgin. (see coverage page for full details).
5 July 2003 Added 5,126 marriages relating to Blackburn: Cathedral 1850-1857, All Saints 1872-1899 and Holy Trinity 1854-1878. Also added 3,478 births for Stretford 1872-(part of) 1879
28 June 2003 Added 407,529 Marriages for Liverpool Registration District 1875-1935. These entries relate to Church of England registers and Registrars' registers only and do not include Authorised Person registers (e.g. nonconformist chapels), Synagogue or Quaker Registers all of which will be added at a later date. There will also be a further update to the C of E registers following resolution of a number of queried references.
17 June 2003 Added 42,493 births for Oldham RD 1837-1850
11 June 2003 Added 31,201 marriages for Oldham RD 1891-1905
31 May 2003 Added 18,294 marriages for Oldham RD 1881-1890
30 May 2003 Added 5,502 births for Stretford RD 1848-1873
25 May 2003 Added 11,097 births for Pendleton 1837-1857 and 24,088 for Rochdale 1837-1844 (covering Blatchinworth and Calderbrook, Butterworth Freehold, Butterworth Lordship, Castleton Further, Castleton Nearer, Heywood, Middleton, Spotland Further, Spotland Nearer, Wardleworth, Whitworth and Brandwood, Wuerdle and Wardle)
3 May 2003 Added 2,495 births for Stretford RD 1850-1859
29 April 2003 Added 11,453 marriages for Rochdale RD 1837-1850.
13 April 2003 Added 2,710 births for Flixton 1837-1841 and Stretford 1837-1848. Added 17,905 Oldham RD marriages 1871-1880.
22 March 2003 Added 7,033 marriages for Blackburn, St Mary the Virgin [Blackburn Parish Church] 1837-1850 and Civil Marriages at Blackburn Register Office 1837-1840. Added 11,826 Oldham RD marriages 1861-1870
14 February 2003 Added 8,121 Oldham RD marriages 1851-1860
29 January 2003 Added 10,143 Salford RD marriages 1897-1900
19 January 2003 Added 9242 Oldham RD marriages 1837-1850