Ruth, I have to agree with you on that! I too have spent hours searching at Manchester Central Library ... and seeing those entries are just heart breaking...sometimes, 2 children from the same family died on the same day! If anyone wants an internet view of such -- log onto http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Wigan/Wigan/allsaints/index.html I just picked these years at random - the Wigan site has lots transcribed. Well done Maggie and co! Pat W ----- Original Message ----- From: RuthGenda@aol.com To: eng-manchester@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2008 6:32 PM Subject: [ENG-MAN] Holmes Buildings, Hulme, 1834 >snip ..And I've also got in my heart and memory the terrible toll of infant mortality between 1820 and 1835 (the years I was searching). I know, I've read all about it - tables of statistics - pages in novels -seen plays and paintings - but nothing hits home like those stark entries. Often as many as 10 entries to 1 adult. It was appalling. So with the success of questions answered has come a great sadness. They were just babies, you know.<snip