Find your ancestors in Manchester Death Register

Discover your relative through the Manchester Death Register. The Register includes those who died between 1662 and 1825 in Oldham. You will be able to find out your ancestor’s parents, birth year and where they are buried. The Register also includes some of those who died within the workhouses of Manchester.

The records include a transcript from the original registry and an image of a handwritten transcript from the original source. Each record can differ in the amount of information provided but most will include:

  • Name
  • Year
  • Date of death
  • Place
  • County and country
  • Parent’s names
  • Year of birth
  • Age
  • Date of burial
  • Burial place
  • Workhouse (if the deceased was in a workhouse, this will tell you which one)
  • Details of the original source location