Manchester Central Library (MCL) appear to have reinstated their service of copying from parish registers. > We are now able to offer a postal service for copies from the > microfilms of some parish registers. To find out whether we hold the > microfilm copies of registers of a particular parish please check this > church register guide (microfilms are listed as MFPR). > > We cannot accept orders for copies from pre-printed registers: > > * pre-1813 for baptisms and burials > * pre-1754 for marriages > * all pre-1837 Nonconformist registers > > Copies are only supplied if the precise church name (e.g. Hulme St > Paul) and date (day and month as well as year) are quoted. See <http://www.manchester.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?categoryID=448&documentID=464&pageNumber=4> or <http://tinyurl.com/5npvg6> for more information. If you scroll down to the bottom of the page you'll see "Further information" underneath which is a link to "Copying from Parish Registers". Click on that and it will simply take you back to the same page. Wheeee! <vbg> Lynne

Thanks Lynne, I wonder how many of the list had to try that one! I did! Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: Lynne To: eng-manchester@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 8:12 PM Subject: [ENG-MAN] MCL parish register copies by mail > snip If you scroll down to the bottom of the page you'll see "Further information" underneath which is a link to "Copying from Parish Registers". Click on that and it will simply take you back to the same page. Wheeee! <vbg> Lynne