Manchester Prison Registers 1847-1881

The prison registers consist of four types:

1. General Registers (Male) March 1859-May 1869 - usually gives:
2. Register number and number of commitment and reference to discharge book
3. Prisoners' names
4. When and by whom crimes were committed
5. Offence and where committed
6. Sentence
7. Age
8. Personal description: height, complexion, hair, eyes, marks upon person and remarks
9. Professional trade or occupation
10. Place of birth
11. Last or usual residence (and address of friends, if to be advised of prisoner's discharge)
12. Religion
13. Education
14. Married (and number of children) or single
15. Parents living
16. Number of previous committals
17. Date of discharge

This record provides**:

• Register number
• Monthly number of commitment
• Prisoners' names
• When and by whom crimes committed
• Offence and where committed
• Sentence
• Age
• Last usual residence
• Discharged

• Register number and number of commitment and reference to discharge book
• Prisoners' names
• When and by whom crimes were committed
• Offence and where committed
• Sentence
• Age
• Personal description: height, complexion, hair, eyes, marks upon person and remarks
• Professional trade or occupation
• Place of birth
• Last or usual residence (and address of friends, if to be advised of prisoner's discharge)
• Religion
• Education
• Married or single (and number of children)
• Parents living
• Number of previous committals
• Date of discharge

If aged 16 and under: parents living; if in any other prison since last

committed here; number of previous convictions; references: register in last

case,

register in following case, record book; remarks by surgeon; when

discharged

• Register number
• When received
• Name
• When and by whom crimes were committed
• Offence and where committed
• Age
• Personal description: height, complexion, hair, eyes, marks upon person and remarks
• Religion
• Trade or profession
• Place and date of birth
• Last or usual residence
• Register in last and following cases
• Number of previous commitments
• Date of discharge

The original records are held by Manchester Archives and Local

Studies

The prison registers consist of four types:

• Female Registers 1868-1875
• Female Description Books 1867-1879
• Male Registers 1869-1879 (with gaps May 1871-April 1873)
• Felony Register - Bolton and Salford Sessions (Male) & Manchester Assizes (probably New Bailey Prison and Strangeways Prison) January 1863-October 1876

The registers generally comprise:

• Register number
• When received
• Name
• When and by whom crimes were committed
• Offence and where committed
• Age
• Personal description: height, complexion, hair, eyes, marks upon person and remarks
• Religion
• Trade or profession
• Place and date of birth
• Last or usual residence
• Register in last and following cases
• Number of previous commitments
• Date of discharge

The original records are held by Manchester Archives and Local

Studies