Fonds Acc2630 - Richmond Parish fonds : [1821-1957]

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Richmond Parish fonds : [1821-1957]

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  • Source of title proper: Title based on title page of the earliest register

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CA PCA Acc2630

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  • Microfilmed 1973, 1978, 2004 (Reproduction)
  • 1821-1957 (Creation)
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    Richmond Parish

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3 reels 35 mm microfilm

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Richmond Parish

Administrative history

Richmond Parish was named by Samuel Holland in 1765 for Lots 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17, one of 14 designated Church of England, or Anglican, parishes. The first visit by an Anglican clergyman to this area was in 1821 when L.C. Jenkins visited. He was later to become the rector of the parish in 1823 in response to a letter from the citizens of St. Eleanor's to the society for the Propagation of the Gospel. He also ministered to Bideford. Services were conducted in the homes of the congregation until St. John's Church was begun in 1825. It was still unfinished when it burned in1835. A new church, begun in 1838 reached completion in 1842. The parish also included preaching stations in Kensington, Wilmot Valley, and Summerside. St. Mary's Church in Summerside was built in 1861 and the two churches became separate corporations in 1899, the same year that new rectory was built in Summerside.

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The fonds contains baptismal, marriage and burial registers from Richmond Anglican parish, i.e. the Parish of St. Eleanor's and Summerside from 1821-1957. Records from 1900 on are primarily from St. Eleanor's as is the Vestry book which records the minutes of annual and special meetings of the vestry and congregation of St. John's Church, 1872-1914. These minutes deal with accounts, repairs and renovations to the Church, election of church officers, recruitment of rectors, and other church matters. The registers also include reports on the state of the parish made by visiting church officials (1889, 1893), lists of persons confirmed (1888-1911, 1945-1957) and of communicants (1834, 1846, 1850, 1889).

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Reel 1 records register of baptisms, marriages and burials between 1821 and 1866. Reel 1A repeats the filming of this register but includes baptisms and marriages from 1865-1957, and burials from 1872 -1945 which are incorporated at the end of each category rather than filmed as separate volumes. Reel 2 contains the Vestry book of St. John's Church

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  • English

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NO RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

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PERMISSION FOR USE AND REPRODUCTION IS REQUIRED FROM THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES AND RECORDS OFFICE; QUESTIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER

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Microfilm is located in the microfilm cabinets in the Reading Room

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