Records & Membership Roll
Church Records
Our Church has maintained a good set of records, most of which are now stored at the new County Records Office at Chippenham.
Here are the details of what is contained in our records.
Description of Record Book |
Time |
Exclusion Period |
Church Record Book containing: [1] Historical account of the church in 1825 and the building of the new chapel in 1868; [2] Church Meeting minutes 1825-90; [3] Roll of church members with dates of baptism, admission, exclusion and death. |
1825 – 1890 |
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Draft church record book containing: [1] Decision to take down the old chapel and erect the new one in 1868; [2] Church meeting minutes; [3] Roll of church members with dates of baptism, admission, exclusion and death. |
1867 – 1875 |
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Register of members giving dates of baptism, admission, exclusion and death |
1825 – 1905 |
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Register of members giving dates of admission, exclusion and death, with ticket number register [1905-18]. |
1841 – 1918 |
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Register of members giving dates of admission, exclusion and death, with ticket number reister [1919-26]. The register forms the membership roll between 1942-59. |
1868 – 1961 |
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List of church members: at the rear of the volume is a list of garments made and sold by the ladies working party for the Renovation Fund [see 3147/67] |
1938 – 1948 |
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Transfer of membership application forms and dismission forms |
1930 -1940 |
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Church meeting minute books ( 5 volumes ) |
1876 – 1961 |
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Church meeting minute book |
1962 – 1980 |
30 years |
Deacons’ meeting minute books ( 2 volumes ) |
1923 – 1938 |
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Deacons’ meeting minute books ( 2 volumes ) |
1939 – 1980 |
50 years |
Register : marriages ( 4 volumes ) |
1934 – 1976 |
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Church account book – incidental expenses and summary pew rents |
1887 – 1917 |
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Church account books ( 8 volumes ) |
1925 – 1980 |
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Pew rent books ( 3 volumes ) |
1882 – 1893 |
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Pew rent book [1902-4] with summary pew rent accounts [1904-9], stipend accounts form [1905-33] and pulpit supply accounts [1909-10]. |
1902 – 1933 |
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Ordinance collection account book |
1894 – 1937 |
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12 Church Notice Books. Missing books for this period = Dec’65-Aug’66 & Sep’67-May’68. |
1960 – 1975 |
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Sunday School record book containing a register of officers and teachers, class rolls, addresses of old scholars, missionary collections and an account of the history of the church from 1825. |
1911 – 1912 |
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Sunday School teachers’ meeting minute books ( 2 volumes ) |
1913 – 1966 |
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Sunday School teachers’ meeting minute book [Junior Church from 1972] |
1967 – 1987 |
30 years |
Sunday School attendance registers for scholars and teachers ( 2 volumes ) |
1861 – 1901 |
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Sunday School attandance registers [Primary] (2 volumes ) |
1950 – 1977 |
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Sunday School attendance register [Junior/Senior] |
1960 – 1972 |
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Sunday School account books ( 2 volumes ) |
1864 – 1903 |
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Cradle Roll banner |
1957 – 1967 |
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Cradle Roll register |
1962 – 1982 |
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Christian Endeavour meeting minute book and attendance register |
1933 – 1960 |
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Westbury & District Union of Christian Endeavour : Council Meeting minute book. |
1952 – 1960 |
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Drama group meeting minute book |
1970 – 1981 |
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Renovation Fund: working party order and account book for garments made and sold |
1925 |
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Renovation Fund, weekly contribution account books (3) |
1937 |
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Estimates for minor repairs to the church and manse: heating and decorating. |
1933 – 1939 |
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Designs and quotations for the then new church windows |
1935 – 1938 |
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Charity commission papers relating to Eliza and Anna Deacon’s legacy for the benefit of the minister, and from 1929 Charlotte Laverton’s charity. |
1908 – 1932 |
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Application forms for annual ministerial sustentation grant [1930-46 plus 1951] |
1930 – 1951 |
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Printing block: Revd H G Doel & Diaconate [see 3147:79 for names] |
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Printing block: the Manse |
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Papers about the purchase of land for the new manse in Bratton Road |
1923 |
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Photograph of the new Manse: 35 Bratton Road, Westbury [for building plans see G17/760/141]. |
1923 |
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Illustrated souvenir album for the church bazaar in aid of the new manse |
1905 |
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Illustrated album and handbook for the church bazaar [2 copies] |
1912 |
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150th Anniversary: re-union weekend memento. |
1975 |