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As it says on another forum-----""I have picked this up from another forum""------might just sway me to another subscription.

"Lost Manchester 1851 Census Recovered

Many of us will have rued the flooding that caused such damage to the
census returns.

But now they have been recovered from illegibility caused by water and
mould using UV light and photography, indexed, and placed online by
Ancestry.com.

You will know the recovered images by their interesting colour scheme! "

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Gloria

I'd be dangerous with a brain.

That's great news for anyone with ancestors in that area.

Think I will be returning to Ancestry in the New Year. Their middle subscription currently appears to be the best value, whether it will stay that way when they get their hands on the 1911 census is another matter. The Genealogist has increased their fees to accommodate the 1911.

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Mel

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My genealogist sub doesn't run out until summer but I am getting increasingly frustrated with it. I am hoping I have rellies in the lost 1851. They are in the area in 1841 and 1861 so it looks good.

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Gloria

I'd be dangerous with a brain.

Mine has longer than that I think Gloria.
I like TG mainly for the parish records. I've decided it doesn't do to stay loyal to one site. To get the most out of them all, I'll be swapping and changing annually.

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Mel

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I have Ancestry if anyone would like me to look in the Manchester census
Margaret

How good are the parish records on 'TG'? Is everything on there, or is it not that much better than IGI?

They are better than the IGI because you view the actual page. (like the census images on most sites now). The coverage is patchy though. The Non-Conformist for Lancashire are not too bad, particularly the Colne Particular Baptist Chapel.

What areas/Churches are you interested in Stephen? One of the drawbacks (I think) to TG is that you can not properly view the records coverage unless you subscribe. While the T's & C's prevents offers of look-ups, I'm sue I can look at coverage details.

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Mel

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I have ancestors in my direct line who were in the affected areas before 1851 and I lose track of them then. So I'm really excited about this news. I'd forgotten they were doing it.

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Maureen
If you can't fight, wear a big 'at

I found the 1851 Census for my 5x Gt. Grandfather the other day, it is quite amazing what they have done, they are so clear!

The initial work of recovering the flood-damaged 1851 census returns was carried out by volunteers of the Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society, beginning in 1991. It was a 14-year project, first done by transcribing those parts that could be read, and then by using UV light, and it was completed in 2005.

The recovered parts comprise returns from the districts of Chorlton, Ashton-under-Lyne, Salford, Oldham and Manchester, and in total there is an 82% recovery rate. Unfortunately for me the area of Ashton-under-Lyne where my Chadwick family lived in 1841 and 1861 is not part of the recovery process.

The results have been for sale from the Society, and I believe they are included on FindMyPast. The Society's home page, which can be accessed from Google, has a link to information about the project, and there has been a lot of discussion recently on the members' email forum, which is where it may have been picked up to start this thread.

Joan