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'''History—'''<br>The minister of Roslin parish, three of his elders and two hundred members adhered to the Free Church in 1843. During the summer of that year they met for worship in the burying ground. Accommodation was secured for a time in a subscription school. A house in the village with a large garden was purchased and in the garden the first Free Church was built. A new church on another site was built and opened in 1881. The local industries of coal mining, powder making, and carpet weaving afforded regular occupation for the residents.<br>'''Membership:''' 1848, 250; 1900, 229.<br>'''Source: '''''Annals of the Free Church of Scotland'', 1843–1900, ed. Rev. William Ewing, D.D., 2 vols. pub. 1914. FS Library Film #918572. More details may be given in the source including ministers. | '''History—'''<br>The minister of Roslin parish, three of his elders and two hundred members adhered to the Free Church in 1843. During the summer of that year they met for worship in the burying ground. Accommodation was secured for a time in a subscription school. A house in the village with a large garden was purchased and in the garden the first Free Church was built. A new church on another site was built and opened in 1881. The local industries of coal mining, powder making, and carpet weaving afforded regular occupation for the residents.<br>'''Membership:''' 1848, 250; 1900, 229.<br>'''Source: '''''Annals of the Free Church of Scotland'', 1843–1900, ed. Rev. William Ewing, D.D., 2 vols. pub. 1914. FS Library Film #918572. More details may be given in the source including ministers. | ||
Records— | Records— FS Library Microfilm Number<br>Births and Baptisms 1843–1855, 1869–1879 0889486 item5<br>'''Other:'''<br>Minutes 1843–1915<br>Cash Book 1843–1903<br>Collections 1849–1871<br>Miscellaneous Records 1843–1872<br>'''Note:''' Available at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, record CH3/522. | ||
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