Manchester Burials online

[kooky]

Does any one know when the entries for Manchester General and Blackley will be available on this site?
The message says that they will be available to search soon.
When is soon?
This message has been there for 18 months at least!!!!
Kooky

[kooky]

Any more information yet?

Kooky

[Aulus]

Kooky,

Congratulations!

You seem to have found the one subject that rootschatters can't answer!

Which site is "this site" by the way?

[kooky]

site is           www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk
It is part of Manchester City Council's website.
If you know dates of death it is very good.
It can be pricey if you are not careful.
There is another thread about this, but I cant do that clever link thing
Kooky
I also cant seem to make the www bits turn blue!

[behindthefrogs]

The site referred to is:

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

David

[kooky]

I e-mailed AGAIN [!] and had a reply stating that Blackley and Manchester General would be added after Easter.
 The site is now down for additions

Hopefully I will soon be able to clear up some missing deaths and burials!

Kooky

[uk2003]

This work was down to be at the end of Feb08.

I have a contact who has kicked up holy stink at the contents of the website and by the sound of it a real thorn in the necks of the burial service  , this is what he told me

Hi Just to advice.
M/C Council IT, are now doing a new design layout for grave records, expected date 27 / 2 / 08
Then IT gives it to Blackley
The records are going off line for a few days,  whilst Blackley, employ a programmer to put on the records for Blackley & M/C General
Switched on again, now with Blackley & M/C General,  told  "hopefully in next 2 / 3 weeks".
 
Bad news, told not to expect too much for M/C General, as many files missing, poor record keeping, etc, & where in doubt, records missed.
However, the best we are going to get.

Regards
Ken

[Barbara.H]

That will be the end of April then? Something to look forward to.. Shame about Manchester General records though, I had hopes of finding early family there.

Sorry to see you are in a bad mood Ken, hope to see your Victor Meldrew avatar out and about again soon 

Barbara

[uk2003]

Hi Barbara

Thats not Victor Meldrew it's my good friend Migky   

From what I understand from my contact the manchester burial website was in such a mess they had no choice but to upgrade the whole system. Many thousands of records were missing.

All I ask is a bit of honesty and they tell us what is missing, also a little bit more detail would also help before parting with my cash.

Ken