The Church of England and Social Change in Manchester, 1635-1928 - Volumes
Volumes
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Documents relating to charities
The workings of the churchwardens are made apparent through this volume, both as administrators of charities and as the people responsible for the day-to-day running of the church. A sample period has been selected covering 1814–1815. Read more →
Registers of baptism, burial, marriage, summary marriages, and banns objections
The registers give full coverage for baptisms, marriages, and burials between 1809 and 1821. Also included are two volumes of the summary marriage register and the one extant example of a Banns objections register. This volume offers a comprehensive synchronic perspective on the role of the Collegiate Church in recording data on population and personal status. Read more →
Banns books, 1733–1928
This span of almost two centuries records the proclamation of intended marriages. Repeated three times at weekly intervals before the wedding, the proclamations are unique to the Church of England. Where a marriage did not take place following the reading of banns, the reason for the cancellation is often noted. An idea of the scale of, and reasons for, objections can be gauged by reference to the one extant Banns... Read more →
Chapter registers, 1635–1870
This volume includes the first two surviving Chapter registers containing the Chapter minutes from 1635 to 1870. The minutes cease during the English Civil War. The minutes include accounts of appointments of fellows or choristers to the foundation and the appending of the common Chapter seal to leases of land. The minutes also represent a full record of correspondence received, debates within the Chapter on various issues, and disciplinary action... Read more →
