1891 Census Index - Prestwich & Cheetham

An index of those named in the 1891 census including surname, forename and TNA Piece and folio references.  Also includes a full street index. Can be very useful when the online indexes to these returns fail to find an individual.

Prestwich and Cheetham. Includes TNA piece numbers RG12/3251 to 3272 inclusive. Surname/forename index lists some 148,281 names with their TNA piece and folio references. A companion place name index lists 1,701 streets and establishments, eg. pubs, houses and farms. Returns include Prestwich Asylum; patients' names are recorded and indexed as initials only. The Society publishes a CDROM index to Prestwich Asylum admissions which will assist with identification of patients. The Cheetham area was a very popular one for recent Jewish immigrants to Manchester and many of the names in the index reflect European Jewish backgrounds.