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The Parochial Records of Manchester Cathedral
Catalogue reference: Mancath/1
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This record is about the The Parochial Records of Manchester Cathedral dating from 1573-21st cent.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- Mancath/1
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Title (The name of the record)
- The Parochial Records of Manchester Cathedral
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1573-21st cent
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Description (What the record is about)
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Comprising registers of baptisms, marriages and burials, sextons' registers, churchwardens' accounts and records of donations received.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Manchester Cathedral Archives
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 27 linear metres
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- <p>Word Processed Handlist of Registers, prepared from a typescript made in 1948, held in Chetham's Library.</p>
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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There has been a stone-built parish church on the present site since at least 1220. The Anglo-Saxon Angel Stone, discovered amongst the infill of the wall of the south porch during alteration work in the 19th century proves that a stone church was on the site or nearby even earlier. Parish Clerks first had to keep written records of baptisms, marriages and burials by law under the Act of Thomas Cromwell in 1530. This was modified in 1590 by Elizabeth so that the records had to be maintained on parchment, bound in registers, with all surviving earlier records since the beginning of her reign being copied into the new format. The Parish of Manchester's records survive from 1573.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/642f07e2-0843-4627-89f6-b8edabb80ae0/
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The Records of Manchester Cathedral
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The Parochial Records of Manchester Cathedral