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Newspaper research can supplement or lead to records normally used by researchers to establish birth, marriage, death and addresses.  

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Here is a sampling of pre-1800 newspapers available online.

To learn how to access these newspapers, see: Richard Heaton's Index to Digitalised British and Irish Newspapers Online Beta (updated 12th September 2015).

Liverpool

• 1777-1779 - General Advertiser Liverpool
• 1778-1780 - Williamson's Liverpool Advertiser and Mercantile Chronicle
• 1785 - Liverpool General Advertiser
• 1795-1871 - Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser

Manchester

• 1752-1830 - Manchester Mercury
• 1779 - Manchester Mercury and Harrop's General Advertiser
• 1789 - Wheeler's Manchester Chronicle
• 1793 - Manchester Herald
• 1796 - Manchester Gazette and Weekly Advertiser
• 1800 - Wheeler's Manchester Chronicle

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Preston

•  Preston Chronicle