Glasgow Nonconformist Church Records: Difference between revisions

'''History—'''<br>The Act of Assembly of 1737, concerning the election of ministers, gave great offence to a portion of the inhabitants of Glasgow. Several praying societies had formed in various towns in and around Glasgow, and they eventually joined together to form a “Correspondence” meeting group. In December 1738 they petitioned the Associate Presbytery to be taken under their inspection, which was granted. They were organized as a congregation in April 1739 and built a church on Shuttle Street in 1742. In 1821 they built a nicer church on North Albion Street, which they named Greyfriars after a monastery that used to stand at that location. Their first minister was James Fisher, one of the Four Brethren honored as founders of the Secession Church.<br>'''Source: '''''Annals and Statistics of the United Presbyterian Church'', by Rev. William MacKelvie, D.D., pub. 1873.&nbsp;Family History Library Film #{{FHL|477618|film|disp=477618}}. More details may be given in the source including a list of ministers.  

'''Records—'''                                                                &nbsp; <u>FS Library Film Number<br></u>Baptisms 1729–1783, 1834–1870                                &nbsp; &nbsp;{{FHL|0889485|film|disp=0889485}} item 1<br>Proclamations and Marriages 1743–1779                        ditto<br>Session Minutes 1739–1755, 1801–1823, 1827–1836    &nbsp;1485255 - in vault<br>'''Other:<br>'''Communion Rolls 1841–1951<br>Congregational Register 1830–1844<br>Sabbath School Roll of Members 1839–1951<br>Various Minutes 1769–1962<br>Various Accounts 1801–1852, 1856–1909<br>Seat Letting Books 1839–1951<br>'''Note:''' Available at the Glasgow City Archives, Mitchell Library, Glasgow record CH3/469.  

'''History—'''<br>This congregation originated in 1834 with members of different Secession congregations in Glasgow, desirous of extending the interests of their denomination in the city. They selected a site for a Secession place of worship at the boundaries of barony and St George’s parishes and built a church. <br>Source: Annals and Statistics of the United Presbyterian Church, by Rev. William MacKelvie, D.D., pub. 1873. Family History Library&nbsp;Film #{{FHL|477618|film|disp=477618}}. More details may be given in the source including a list of ministers.  

'''Records—&nbsp;&nbsp;'''                &nbsp;<u>Years</u>              <u>FS Library Film Number</u><br>Baptisms,                    1835–1876        {{FHL|0889486|film|disp=0889486}} item 9<br>Minutes,                    &nbsp; 1835–1863        {{FHL|1886221|film|disp=1886221}} items 4–5<br>Manger’s Minutes,        1833–1861        {{FHL|1886222|film|disp=1886222}}<br>Communion Roll,        &nbsp; 1834–1876        {{FHL|1886222|film|disp=1886222}}<br>'''Other:'''<br>More Communion Rolls 1834–1898<br>'''Note:''' Available at the Glasgow City Archives, Mitchell Library, Glasgow record CH3/535.  

'''History—<br>'''This congregation originated in the Breach in 1747. The majority of Shuttle Street, now Greyfriar’s congregation, adhered to the Associate Burgher Synod and retained the property, while the minority adhered to the General Associate Anti–burgher Synod and formed the congregation of Duke Street. They first met in a hall in Queen Street until 1754 when they moved to a newly built building on the corner of Duke and Havannah Streets. Newer churches were built at the same location in 1801 and 1871. A split in the congregation occurred in 1837 when the minister was deposed and another place of worship was built in Parliamentary Road in 1839. Another separation occurred in 1840 which led to the formation of the Montrose Street congregation.'''<br>Source:''' ''Annals and Statistics of the United Presbyterian Church,'' by Rev. William MacKelvie, D.D., pub. 1873.&nbsp;Family History Library Film #{{FHL|477618|film|disp=477618}}. More details may be given in the source including a list of ministers.  

'''Records—'''                            &nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Years</u>                &nbsp;<u>FS Library Film Number</u><br>Baptismal Register                &nbsp; 1838–1887        &nbsp; {{FHL|1485046|film|disp=1485046}} items 1–3<br>Session Minutes                    1853–1868        &nbsp; {{FHL|1485046|film|disp=1485046}} items 1–3<br>Communion Roll                    &nbsp; 1837–1866        &nbsp; {{FHL|1485046|film|disp=1485046}} items 1–3<br>'''Other:<br>'''Session Minutes 1838–1853, 1868–1950<br>'''Note:''' Available at the Glasgow City Archives, Mitchell Library, Glasgow record CH3/160.  

'''History—'''<br>A split in the Duke Street congregation occurred in 1837 when the minister was deposed and another place of worship was built in Parliamentary Road in 1839. Duke Street was a General Associate, Anti–Burgher congregation and presumably this was also. This congregation remained somewhat independent until it and its minister joined the United Presbyterian Church in 1863.<br>'''Source: '''''Annals and Statistics of the United Presbyterian Church'', by Rev. William MacKelvie, D.D., pub. 1873.&nbsp;Family History Library Film #{{FHL|477618|film|disp=477618}}. More details may be given in the source including a list of ministers.  

'''Records—&nbsp;'''                                                                <u>FS Library Film Number</u><br>Session Minutes            &nbsp;&nbsp; 1808–1812, 1823–1829,&nbsp;<br>                                        1837, 1841                        {{FHL|1562981|film|disp=1562981}} items 1–6 in vault<br>Accounts                        &nbsp; 1807–1817, 1828–1829      same<br>Minutes                            1829–1841                        &nbsp;same <br>Baptisms                        &nbsp; 1847–1963                        same<br>Communion Rolls            &nbsp; 1826–1957                        &nbsp;same  

'''History—'''<br>This congregation, of 192 members and 69 adherents, were disjoined from the Duke Street congregation in 1819. A church was built in the same year. In 1849, the minister and a large portion of the congregation removed themselves and formed the Renfield Street church. A portion of the congregation remained at Regent Place and called a new minister.<br>'''Source:''' ''Annals and Statistics of the United Presbyterian Church,'' by Rev. William MacKelvie, D.D., pub. 1873.&nbsp;Family History Library Film #{{FHL|477618|film|disp=477618}}. More details may be given in the source including a list of ministers.  

'''Records—&nbsp;'''                                                &nbsp;<u>FS Library Film Number </u><br>Baptisms                    &nbsp;&nbsp; 1825–1960            &nbsp;&nbsp;{{FHL|0559522|film|disp=0559522}} item 11<br>Session Minutes            1819–1863            {{FHL|1562982|film|disp=1562982}} items 9–10 in vault<br>Congregational Minutes&nbsp;&nbsp; 1819–1865            {{FHL|1562983|film|disp=1562983}} items 1–8 in vault<br>'''Other:<br>'''Various other Minutes 1833–1871<br>Note: Available at the Glasgow City Archives, Glasgow record CH3/354 also see catalog [http://www.nas.gov.uk/onlineCatalogue/ CH3/354 and CH3/354/1-38 from National Archives of Scotland]  

History—<br>Conditions at the Shuttle Street, later Greyfriars, church were so crowed that in 1789, 148 members disjoined themselves from that congregation and formed another in East Campbell Street with the sanction of the Relief Presbytery. That building was later sold and a new church built in Sydney Place, Duke Street, in 1857. This was a Burgher church.<br>'''Source:''' ''Annals and Statistics of the United Presbyterian Church,'' by Rev. William MacKelvie, D.D., pub. 1873.&nbsp;Family History Library Film #{{FHL|477618|film|disp=477618.}} More details may be given in the source including a list of ministers.  

'''History—<br>'''This congregation was formed in 1769 by elders from the Albion Street and Duke Street congregations. The church was built the following year. A new church was opened in1840. The congregation celebrated its centenary in 1870.<br>Source: Annals and Statistics of the United Presbyterian Church, by Rev. William MacKelvie, D.D., pub. 1873.&nbsp;Family History Library Film #{{FHL|477618|film|disp=477618}}. More details in the source including a list of ministers.  

'''Records—'''                                &nbsp;<u>FS Library Film Number<br></u>Minutes,1847–1866                &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; {{FHL|1886223|film|disp=1886223}} item 3<br>'''Other:'''<br>Baptismal Register 1827–1856<br>Register of Interments 1840–1892<br>'''Note:''' Available at the Glasgow City Archives, Mitchell Library, Glasgow record CH3/591.  

'''History—<br>'''This congregation began with friends of a minister who was called to the Dovehill congregation but declined. They separated from Dovehill and built a church in Hutchesontown in 1799.<br>'''Source: '''''Annals and Statistics of the United Presbyterian Church,'' by Rev. William MacKelvie, D.D., pub. 1873.&nbsp;Family History Library Film #{{FHL|477618|film|disp=477618}}. More details in the source including a list of ministers.  

'''Records—'''                                                  <u>FS Library Film Number</u><br>Baptismal Register            &nbsp;&nbsp; 1820–1854        {{FHL|1485046|film|disp=1485046}} items 4–5<br>Baptismal Register            &nbsp;&nbsp; 1820–1872        &nbsp;{{FHL|1485260|film|disp=1485260}} items 1–3 in vault  

'''History—'''<br>The congregation in Glasgow and neighborhood dates back traditionally to the time of the institution of the Praying Societies in 1681. After the division of the various societies into two congregations in 1763, it was constituted a part of the Northern congregation. In 1787 the Glasgow members were included in the west congregation that met first in Sandhills then acquired a building in Calton. The congregation grew and a new church was provided on Great Hamilton Street and opened in 1819. A mission was conducted from this church beginning in 1840 and eventually obtained its own premises. A day school was also begun the same year, which was handed over to public authorities in 1870. At that time it was the second largest school in Glasgow. During the nineteenth century Great Hamilton Street was the most influential church in the denomination. It has rightly been called Aa mother of churches, for most of the Reformed Presbyterian congregations in the west of Scotland drew their origin from it. Those in the Glasgow area include: West Campbell Street (later Dover Street) formed in 1835 it became St. Vincent’s Church of Scotland in 1876 while most of the Reformed congregations joined with the Free church in that year. Southern Cumberland Street formed in 1853 it later became Renwick Free Church. St. George’s Road was formed in 1859 and it later became Grant Street Free Church. Landressy Street formed in 1863 it later became Barrowfield Free Church.<br>'''Source: ''' ''The Reformed Presbyterian Church in Scotland,'' by W.J. Couper, pub. 1925.&nbsp;Family History Library Book{{FHL|941 K2c|disp=941 K2c}}. This book includes a list of ministers.

'''Records—&nbsp;'''                    &nbsp;&nbsp;<u>FS Library Film Number<br></u>Baptisms    1794–1861    &nbsp;{{FHL|0304671|film|disp=0304671}} item 6