| Description | Baptisms, May 1681 - Jun 1837
Burials (later termed ‘Funerals’), Feb 1784 - Dec 1836
Note: there appears to be a gap in burials from 1796 up until 1812 when ‘funerals’ are recorded. There is also a gap in the baptisms covering Aug 1702 - Sep 1721 [register includes note on p.66 saying ‘Of the children baptised from Nov 1714 - Oct 1721 no register is to be found’].
Appears to be copy book of registers lodged with General Register Office and includes the following:
Baptisms by Rev. Timothy Jollie, May 1681 - Jul 1702 (pp. 3-31)
Baptisms by Rev. John Wadsworth, Oct 1721 - Dec 1744 (pp. 33-67)
Baptisms by Thomas Haymes, May 1745 - Sep 1777 (pp. 73-119)
Burials, Feb 1784 - Jul 1787 (p.120)
Baptisms by Joseph Evans, Oct 1783 - Aug 1789 (pp.121, 123-125 and 127-141)
Burials, Sep 1787 -Sep 1792 (p.122)
Burials, Apr 1793 - Feb 1795 (p. 126)
Baptisms by Benjamin Naylor, Dec 1785 - Jun 1805 (pp. 142-183)
Baptisms by William Whitely (Minister of Fulwood), Aug 1805 - Jan 1806 (p. 185)
Baptisms by Nath[aniel] Philipps, Apr 1806 - Jun 1837 (pp. 184-217)
Baptisms by Joseph Evans, Jun 1759 - Jan 1784 (pp. 222-275) [with note: ‘This register is partly a duplicate of the larger one and partly supplementary to it’]
Funerals, Feb 1812 - Dec 1829 (pp. 287-313)
Funerals by Thos and James Johnson, Dec 1829 - Dec 1836 (pp. 319-328)
Includes at front of volume copies of correspondence with General Register Office (Somerset House) relating to queries over deposited registers, 23-25 Nov 1868. Also includes on pp.277-280 a transcript of letter written by Joseph Hunter, Assistant Keeper of Public Records, 31 Jan 1847, relating to missing Upper Chapel baptism register covering the period of his baptism. |