Did Your Ancestors Use Manchester Cathedral?

[mike4301]

My Shawcross and Yearsley familys used this church. The Shawcross family also used a church St Andrews, Ancoats, near Ardwick. Does anyone know what happened to this church? Regards Mike

[old queen]

I have a few ancestors married in m/c cathedral.John Crossley&Jane Smith 1813.  Luke Crossley& Mary Booth 1832. Blakey Townend&Eliza Whittle 1846.

[TZ]

Swarbrick

John (Widower) Swarbrick
Married Emily (Widow) Mills I don't know if this is her maiden name or married name
at the cathedral in 1841
He was a beer seller from Ardwick

Tom

[Emily Booth]

I have a copy of the marriage certificate of my gt grandparents Hezekiah Eccles and Elizabeth Pickford which says 'Marriage Solemnized at the Cathedral and Parish Church in the Parish of Manchester County of Lancaster" on 8th October 1849.

[mshrmh]

I've found two marriages - one couple in 1836 the other in 1848. I've looked both up on the registers (red1 - Manchester Central Library has microfilm copies) & seen the vast numbers of marriages - often 15-20 in one day.
Many thanks Mobo for the picture.

[karenlee]

Great photos, both of them.  One day I hope to see them in the flesh - so to speak.  Lots of my Mum's families, the BUTTERWORTHS and BOOTHS,  celebrated significant events in this Cathedral.  If she were still alive Mum would be getting me to print out both photos for her files.  But I guess I'll have to print them out for mine instead.

Many thanks
Karenlee

[uk2003]

A few more pictures (279) of the cathedral can be found here

http://www.images.manchester.gov.uk/

Regards
Ken

[wheeldon]

Mike, here is some info about St Andrews in Ancoats

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Manchester/church_history.html

[mike4301]

Thanks Wheeldon
regards Mike