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Well, it would seem that you have several problems:
1. The Cathedral at Manchester is not named St. Mary's. St. Mary's church is a separate entity.
2. Cathedral marriages for the period 1821 through 1823 are under batch number M005466, not batch number M005467. The marriages are on LDS film Number 0438192 - always check the original source. The I.G.I. is an index only and each entry has gone through at least three sets of hands before it arrives for data processing, leaving many opportunities for errors to occur.
3. St. Mary's Church marriages 1806 through 1837 are on the IGI under batch number M005371.
4. The above marriages were taken from a transcript of the parish register - not the original parish register - as follows: (from the LDS FHLC).
Parish register transcript, St. Mary's Church, Manchester, Lancashire, England. Authors Church of England. St. Mary's Church (Manchester, Lancashire) (Main Author) Norman, Bertram William Tuff, 1880-1959 (Added Author). Note Location British Film #0924243 Items 1-2 - Vols. 1-2.
Naturally, any transcript leaves wide open the possibility of missed entries, mistranscription of an entry - particularly of surnames, et cetera. Always consult the original record - do not rely on transcripts.
5. St. Mary's Bishop's Transcripts Marriages, 1806 through 1824 can be found on FHL BRITISH Film #1545641 Item 1. Unfortunately, the entries on this film have not been extracted and, therefor, are not entered on the I.G.I.. Bishop's Transcripts, although produced within one year of the earliest entry for that past year, are still transcripts, nonetheless, and entries may well have been missed.
6. The original parish registers for St. Mary's, Manchester, which are the records that you really should examine, can be found on the following films, none of which have been extracted and are, therefor, not entered on the I.G.I.:
- Baptisms, 1756-1888. Burials, 1754-1871 (includes memorandums at end of register). FHL BRITISH Film 2113144
- Marriages, 1806-Dec. 1833. FHL BRITISH Film 2113145
- Marriages, Jan. 1834-Dec. 1849. FHL BRITISH Film 2113146
- Marriages, Jan. 1850-Mar. 1866. FHL BRITISH Film 2113147
- Marriages, Mar. 1866-Nov. 1888. FHL BRITISH Film 2113148
7. Perhaps your grandparents married at another church.
I hope the above points help to clarify your lack of finding the marriage of your grandparents and have given you a few leads to follow up. Good luck in your continued search.
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