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It is alexander's grand daughter who went to Cheetham parish church to look at births and she found Alex and Bella but she thought she had Edward but says in her message to me that it was very difficult to read the records.

If the record was on a Parish register, it was not a birth.......it was a baptism

yes Alex was baptised on 16th November 1885, I also have the godparents name.
Bella was in April 1884

Name: Alexander Mckenna
Death Registration Month/Year: 1927
Age at death (estimated): 56
Registration district: Manchester South
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 8d
Page: 272
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Name: Alexander Mckenna
Death Registration Month/Year: 1960
Age at death (estimated): 72
Registration district: Manchester
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 10e
Page: 269

Ah, success.

Births Jun 1884 (>99%)
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McKenna Bella Manchester 8d 260

NO death on freebmd

how can I check where those two are buried?

yes I use ancestry but the confusing information just doesn't match for Edward.

Her death was spelt McKenny in error

have to admit you are very good at this, I appreciate the help!

Neither of those was born in 1885

do you know what would be the easiest way to check his birth iscorrect?

I'm wondering if the 1960 one is more likely. I don't think he died young from what family say, plus I've just realised he is in a photo with my mum who was born in 1943

I'm struggling to find anything that will really help you.............

I just can't see any sign of Alexander on ANY census, and Edward and mary (as per 1881) don't appear on later censuses.........

they quite often spelt the name Mc Kenna with a space inbetween, not sure why!

I was told somewhere on researching another side of my family also from manchester that many lancashire records were destroyed or damaged in a fire.

I also keep finding the spelling McKenny which is confusing too.
Found it for Alex and Bella

The Lancs records that were damaged (by water) were parts of the 1851 census..........so they won't be relevant for the time-scale you're looking at just now.

Can't go back there without getting definite info for later years............

I wish you'd posted all the info you actually had........would have saved me some time

Deaths Sep 1884 (>99%)
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McKenny Bella 0 Manchester 8d 189

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Births Dec 1885 (>99%)
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McKenny Alexander Manchester 8d 261

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Sorry...........must log off now.

Goodnight

I did!, but there are so many posts now. A lot of this is from a printed word document she gave me at a family reunion last week and its a nightmare deciphering it.

Any idea how I can get details from a grave as that would have his date of birth on.

To be honest I find the McKenny spelling very odd and wonder if shes grabbed it as it suits the story about Bella.

ok, thanks for your help though.