Weaste, All Souls and St. John Vianney Baptisms 1896-1920 (Download)

Members of the Irish Branch of Manchester & Lancashire FHS have by kind permission of the Salford Diocese, transcribed details of the 887 baptisms recorded in the registers.

The transcript provides full details as contained in the register and is accompanied by an index to the 3,873 names of children, parents and godparents which appear in the register entries.

Also included are images of the original baptism registers.

About this church

Lady Annette de Trafford laid the foundation stone of a new school here in 1889. This was during the Rectorship of Dean Saffenreuter, at St. James's, Pendleton. A separate parish was formed in 1896, and Canon McDermott Roe was the first Rector, but was soon followed by Fr. Salvatore Carruccio, who stayed until his death in 1903.

Fr. Henry Mom came here from Colne and worked in this district for ten years until ill- health caused him to retire. He died in 1927. The present Rector, Canon L. Delaney, was appointed in 1913. A new church was opened in 1934, by Bishop Henshaw. The consecration took place in 1946, by Bishop Marshall. It is reported on good authority that the present parish priest hopes to live for many years and then "to wait for the Resurrection amongst some thousands of friends in Weaste cemetery."

The above description is based on information published in "Salford Diocese and its Catholic past", a survey by Charles A. Bolton, a Priest of the above Diocese. Published 1950 on the First Centenary for the Diocese of Salford.