Libraries Church Register List

Garstang to Guilden Sutton

Please note that from 6 February 2013:

Most Anglican parish registers of the Diocese of Manchester (including Manchester Cathedral) are now available online at Ancestry.co.uk. This includes digitised original registers and a name index of baptisms (1500s-1915), marriages (1500s-1930) and burials (1500s-1985).

Free access to Ancestry.co.uk is available from any Manchester City Council library.

Microfilm / Microfiche (items marked MFPR, MF, MFE, or Fiche)

Available at the Manchester Room@City Library (booking advisable).

Printed Transcripts (items with prefix 282, 929 or 942)

Available at the Manchester Room@City Library.

Archives (items with prefix "Archives")

Available at the Greater Manchester County Record Office if not on Ancestry.co.uk (appointment essential).

Contact Details and Access Arrangements

Garstang- Independent
Baptisms-1784-1837- MFPR 271. Also searchable on-line.
Burials-1784-1837- MFPR 271. Also searchable on-line.

Garstang- St Helen, Churchtown
Baptisms Transcript-1567-1734- 929.3272 G8
Burials Transcript-1567-1734- 929.3272 G8
Marriages Transcript-1567-1733- 929.3272 G8

Garstang- St Mary and St Michael (Roman Catholic)
Baptisms Transcript-1788-1824- 282.42 C13 Vol.16 p.514+
Burials Transcript-1798-1825- 282.42 C13 Vol.16 p.514+
Marriages Transcript-1791-1822- 282.42 C13 Vol.16 p.514+

Garstang- Wesleyan
Baptisms-1811-1837- MFPR 271. Also searchable on-line.

Gateacre- Presbyterian
Baptisms-1711-1836- MFPR 271. Also searchable on-line.

Gatley- Congregational
Baptisms-1779-1944- MFPR 1976
Burial Index-1777-1967- N. Cheshire FHS Fiche
Burials-1823-1950- MFPR 1976
Marriages-1883-1945- MFPR 1976

Gatley- United Reformed Church- See Gatley, Congregational (above)

Gawsworth- St James the Great
Burials Transcript-1557-1997- N. Cheshire FHS Fiche
Marriages Transcript-1557-1812- 929.3271 C5 Vol.1
Registers Transcript-1557-1837- F929.3271 G1

Gee Cross- Hyde Chapel- See Hyde, Hyde Chapel Presbyterian, Gee Cross

Gee Cross- Joel Lane Primitive Methodist- See Hyde, Gee Cross Joel Lane Primitive Methodist

Gisburn- St Mary-
Baptisms Transcript-1561-1812- 929.3274 G24
Burials Transcript-1558-1812- 929.3274 G24
Marriages Transcript-1559-1812- 929.3274 G24

Glodwick- Christ Church

Baptisms-1844-1879- MFPR 2002
Baptisms-1879-1922- MFPR 1362 or MFPR 2002
Baptisms-1922-1930- MFPR 2002
Baptisms-1930-1962- Archives L47
Marriages-1845-1891- MFPR 1362 or MFPR 2002
Marriages-1891-1902- MFPR 1363 or MFPR 2002
Marriages-1902-1938- MFPR 1363 or MFPR 2003
Marriages-1938-1965- Archives L47

Glodwick- St Mark

Baptisms-1876-1921- MFPR 1364 or MFPR 2031
Baptisms-1921-1953- Archives L47/1
Marriages-1876-1892- MFPR 1364 or MFPR 2031
Marriages-1892-1903- MFPR 1365 or MFPR 2031
Marriages-1903-1925- MFPR 1365 or MFPR 2032
Marriages-1925-1946- Archives L47/1

Glodwick- Trinity Wesleyan, Waterloo Street- See Oldham, Glodwick, Trinity Wesleyan, Waterloo Street

Glossop- Hague Street Weslyan, Whitfield
Baptisms-1813-1968- MFPR 2110

Glossop- High Street Wesleyan, Howard Town
Baptisms-1846-1960- MFPR 2110
Marriages-1849-1860- MFPR 2110

Glossop- Littlemoor Independent
Baptisms-1813-1837- MFPR 301. Also searchable on-line.
Burials-1825-1837- MFPR 301. Also searchable on-line.

Glossop- Old Glossop Wesleyan, Wesley Street
Baptisms-1813-1837- MFPR 301 and MFPR 2110. Also searchable on-line.
Baptisms-1837-1960- MFPR 2110
Marriages-1849-1859- MFPR 2110

Glossop- Padfield Wesleyan, Post Street- See Hadfield, Padfield Wesleyan, Post Street

Glossop- Princess Street Primitive Methodist, Whitfield
Baptisms-1893-1956- MFPR 2110

Glossop- Shrewsbury Street Primitive Methodist
Baptisms-1851-1960- MFPR 2110

Glossop- St Mary's Independent
Baptisms-1786-1837- MFPR 301. Also searchable on-line.

Glossop- Tabernacle United Methodist Free Church, Manor Park Road
Baptisms-1870-1960- MFPR 2110

Glossop- Whitfield Ebenezer United Methodist Free Church
Baptisms-1873-1903- MFPR 2110
Baptisms-1905-1959- MFPR 2110

Goodshaw- St Mary and All Saints
Baptisms-1732-1748- Archives L82
Baptisms-1749-1854- MFPR 127
Baptisms-1854-1900- MFPR 1366
Burials-1755-1841- MFPR 127
Burials-1841-1893- MFPR 1366
Marriages-1838-1907- MFPR 1366

Goosnargh- St Francis (Roman Catholic)
Baptisms Transcript-1777-1855- 282.42 C13 Vol 31 p.164+
Marriages Transcript-1848-1856- 282.42 C13 Vol 31 p.164+

Goosnargh- St Mary
Baptisms-1730-1812- MFPR 1015
Baptisms Transcript-1639-1753- 929.3272 G12
Burials-1730-1812- MFPR 1015
Burials Transcript-1639-1753- 929.3272 G12
Marriages-1730-1808- MFPR 1015
Marriages-1813-1823- MFPR 1014
Marriages-1823-1847- MFPR 1015
Marriages Transcript-1639-1812- 929.3272 G12

Goostrey- St Luke
Baptisms-1581-1964- MFPR 682
Burials-1581-1949- MFPR 682
Marriages-1581-1840- MFPR 682

Gorton- Abbey Hey Methodist (ex-Wesleyan Methodist), Jetson Street
Marriages-1958-1989- Archives M89/15

Gorton- All Saints
Baptisms-1876-1920- MFPR 1367
Baptisms-1920-1965- MFPR 1368
Marriages-1879-1892- MFPR 1368
Marriages-1892-1927- MFPR 1369
Marriages-1927-1968- MFPR 1370

Gorton- Aspinal Wesleyan
Baptisms-1835-1904- MFPR 2124

Gorton- Brookfield Unitarian (formerly Gorton)
Baptisms-1732-1881- MFPR 182
Burials-1785-1881- MFPR 182
Marriages-1864-1881- MFPR 182

Gorton- Cross Lane Wesleyan
Baptisms-1865-1959- MFPR 2124
Marriages-1900-1956- MFPR 2124

Gorton- Crossley Street Primitive Methodist (formerly Saighton Street, then Napier Street)
Baptisms-1920-1973- Archives M114/13
Marriages-1920-1969- MFPR 2124

Gorton- Evangelical Church
Marriages-1958-2002- Archives M718

Gorton- Gorton Brook Primitive Methodist
Baptisms-1925-1963- Archives M114/14

Gorton- Gorton Methodist (ex-United Methodist Free Church), Hyde Road
Baptisms-1904-1953- MFPR 2124

Gorton- Our Lady of Mercy and St Thomas of Canterbury
Baptisms-1926-1970- Archives M422

Gorton- Sacred Heart (Roman Catholic)
Baptisms-1902-1941- MFPR 972
Confirmations-1905-1905- MFPR 972
Marriages-1903-1941- MFPR 972

Gorton- Saighton Street Mission Room
Baptisms-1890-1894- MFPR 2124

Gorton- St Francis (Roman Catholic)
Baptisms-1863-1882- MFPR 1888
Baptisms-1882-1903- MFPR 1889
Confirmations-1864-1877- MFPR 1889
Confirmations-1882-1892- MFPR 1889
Deaths-1862-1873- MFPR 1889
Marriages-1866-1904- MFPR 1889

Gorton- St James

Baptisms-1600-1741- MFPR 2098
Baptisms-1741-1782- MFPR 156 or MFPR 2099
Baptisms-1782-1892- MFPR 92 or MFPR 2099
Baptisms-1892-1901- MFPR 92 or MFPR 2100
Baptisms-1901-1907- MFPR 1478 or MFPR 2100
Baptisms-1907-1920- MFPR 1478
Baptisms-1920-1947- MFPR 1479
Baptisms-1947-1974- MFPR 1480
Baptisms Transcript-1600-1741- 929.3272 G1
Burials-1651-1741- MFPR 2098
Burials-1741-1782- MFPR 156 or MFPR 2099
Burials-1782-1812- MFPR 94 or MFPR 2099
Burials-1812-1894- MFPR 94
Burials-1894-1970- MFPR 1484
Burials Transcript-1651-1741- 929.3272 G1
Burials Transcript-1651-1809- MSF 929.3273 M37
Marriages-1601-1710- MFPR 2098
Marriages-1716-1741- MFPR 2099
Marriages-1716-1716- MFPR 2098 or MFPR 2099
Marriages-1741-1754- MFPR 156 or MFPR 2099
Marriages-1838-1901- MFPR 93
Marriages-1901-1912- MFPR 1480
Marriages-1912-1928- MFPR 1481
Marriages-1928-1942- MFPR 1482
Marriages-1942-1964- MFPR 1483
Marriages-1964-1981- MFPR 1484
Marriages Transcript-1601-1741- 929.3272 G1

Gorton- St Mark
Baptisms-1862-1913- MFPR 1373
Baptisms-1913-1961- MFPR 1374
Marriages-1866-1897- MFPR 1375
Marriages-1897-1913- MFPR 1376
Marriages-1913-1932- MFPR 1377
Marriages-1932-1963- MFPR 1378

Gorton- Wellington Street Baptist
Marriages-1923-1987- Archives GB124.A75/41

Gorton- Wellington Street Primitive Methodist
Baptisms-1884-1956- MFPR 2124
Marriages-1913-1948- MFPR 2124

Gorton-  West Gorton Primitive Methodist, Gorton Lane
Baptisms 1905 to 1947 included in the Manchester, Manchester 4th Primitive Methodist Circuit baptism register (Archives M114/2)

Gorton- West Gorton Wesleyan, Hyde Road
Baptisms-1872-1968- MFPR 2124
Marriages-1891-1966- MFPR 2124

Grane- Grane Wesleyan- See Haslingden Grane, Grane Wesleyan

Grappenhall- St Wilfred
Baptisms-1574-1917- MFPR 662
Burials-1574-1788- MFPR 662
Burials-1788-1893- MFPR 663
Marriages-1574-1812- MFPR 662
Marriages-1813-1920- MFPR 663

Great Bolton-- See Bolton; some parish churches incorporated the township name of Great Bolton into their title but these have been listed simply under Bolton.

Great Budworth- (Great) Budworth Wesleyan
Baptisms-1813-1839- MFPR 293. Also searchable on-line.

Great Budworth- St Mary
Baptisms-1558-1734- MFPR 459
Baptisms-1734-1872- MFPR 460
Burials-1558-1734- MFPR 459
Burials-1734-1892- MFPR 464
Marriages-1558-1734- MFPR 459
Marriages-1734-1827- MFPR 461
Marriages-1827-1852- MFPR 462
Marriages-1852-1912- MFPR 463

For original registers of above please enquire at Cheshire Record Office.

Great Crosby- St Michael
Baptisms Transcript-1749-1837- 929.342753 Cr(823)
Baptisms Transcript-1749-1893- Archives LPRS Transcript

For original registers of above please enquire at Lancashire Record Office.

Great Eccleston- Copp Chapel, St Anne
Baptisms Transcript-1728-1837- 929.342768 Sa(375)
Marriages Transcript-1737-1737- 929.342768 Sa(375)

For original registers of above please enquire at Lancashire Record Office.

Great Eccleston- St Mary (Roman Catholic)
Baptisms Transcript-1771-1832- 282.42 C13 Vol.15 p.50+

For original registers of above please enquire at Lancashire Record Office.

Great Harwood- St Bartholomew
Baptisms-1813-1827- MFPR 241
Baptisms Transcript-1547-1812- 929.3272 G17
Burials-1813-1832- MFPR 1016
Burials Transcript-1560-1684- 929.3272 G17
Marriage Index-1813-1837- Rossendale Fiche G2
Marriages-1813-1836- MFPR 1016
Marriages Transcript-1560-1812- 929.3272 G17

For original registers of above please enquire at Lancashire Record Office.

Great Hucklow (Derbyshire)- Great Hucklow Presbyterian
Baptisms-1789-1826- MFPR 301. Also searchable on-line.

Great Lever- St Bartholomew
Baptisms-1879-1961- Archives L65/2

Marriages-1880-1927- Archives L65/2

Marriages-1927-1943- MFPR 2035

Marriages-1943-1960- Archives L65/2 

Great Lever- St Michael

Baptisms-1851-1907- MFPR 606
Baptisms-1907-1930- MFPR 2035
Baptisms-1930-1997- Archives L65/1
Burials-1851-1928- MFPR 607
Burials-1928-2004- MFPR 2035
Marriages-1851-1924- MFPR 606
Marriages-1924-1950- MFPR 2035
Marriages-1950-1990- Archives L65/1

Great Lever- St Simon and St Jude
Baptisms-1901-1930- MFPR 1115 or 1379
Baptisms-1930-1967- Archives L127

Marriages-1902-1952- MFPR 1115 or 1379

Marriages-1952-2008- Archives L127

Great Sankey- St Mary
Baptisms Transcript-1728-1837- MFE 929.342719 Gr1
Burials Transcript-1739-1839- MFE 929.342719 Gr1
Marriages Transcript-1730-1752- MFE 929.342719 Gr1

For original registers of above please enquire at Cheshire Record Office.

Great Warford- Wesleyan
Baptisms-1859-1950- MFPR 340

Greenbank (Derbyshire)- Independent
Baptisms-1823-1837- MFPR 301. Also searchable on-line.

Greenheys- St Clement

Baptisms-1881-1970- MFPR 1391
Marriages-1882-1895- MFPR 1391
Marriages-1895-1928- MFPR 1392
Marriages-1929-1968- MFPR 1393

Greenmount (Tottington)- Congregational-See Tottington, Greenmount Congregational

Gressingham- St John the Evangelist
Baptisms Transcript-1676-1812- 929.3272 C25
Burials Transcript-1678-1812- 929.3272 C25
Marriages Transcript-1691-1828- 929.3272 C25

For original registers of above please enquire at Lancashire Record Office.

Grindleton (Yorkshire)- St Ambrose
Burial Index-1813-1924- Rossendale Fiche G8

For original registers of above please enquire at West Yorkshire Archives Service.

Guilden Sutton- St John
Baptisms-1595-1932- MFPR 677
Burials-1595-1952- MFPR 677
Marriages-1595-1967- MFPR 677

For original registers of above please enquire at Cheshire Record Office.