Introduction
Welcome to the 'Family and Business in North-west England, 1760-1820' project website
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The 'Family and Business in North-west England, 1760-1820' project
is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council,
RES-062-23-0593.
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Here you can find a description of the project and a searchable database of individuals, businesses and historical documents which we hope will be of useful to family historians and to those interested in the history of the region and business history.
The database is available for use by anyone interested in the history of the region, business history and to those engaged in family history. It lists individuals, businesses and the historical documents in which they appear. The focus of the project is on those involved in small family businesses; specifically retailers, small-scale manufacturers and service providers; in north-west towns during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
You can search the database by name, business and document. We have tried to make the information as complete as possible, but the nature of the historical records mean that this was not always possible. In most cases you can see images of the original documents, and sometimes these are supplemented by descriptions and transcriptions to help you to understand their contents more easily.
The project is directed by Hannah Barker. Data was entered and analysed by Jane Hamlett, Mini Ishizu and Stephen Connolly. The database was designed and built by Phil Bradbury of the Humanities ICT team at the University of Manchester.
Contact us at: history@manchester.ac.uk