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The churchwarden, the oldest officer position within Christian parish churches, [1] was generally elected by an urban congregation once a year at Easter. [2] [3]: 7 According to historian Beat Kümin, a churchwarden's role was analogous to that of a chief executive officer, with lay congregants comprising the parish's "shareholders" and the masters or feoffees comprising the parish's "board". [4]
A parish register, alternatively known as a parochial register, is a handwritten volume, normally kept in the parish church of an ecclesiastical parish in which certain details of religious ceremonies marking major events such as baptisms (together with the dates and often names of the parents), marriages (with the names of both partners), and ...
Parish records for St Stephen's church, Bristol are held at Bristol Archives (Ref. P. St S) (online catalogue) including baptism and marriage registers and a burial register. The archive also includes records of the incumbent, churchwardens, overseer of the poor, parochial church council, charities and vestry plus deeds.
The churchwarden, the oldest officer position within Christian parish churches, [1] was generally elected by an urban congregation once a year at Easter. [2] [3]: 7 According to historian Beat Kümin, a churchwarden's role was analogous to that of a chief executive officer, with lay congregants comprising the parish's "shareholders" and the masters or feoffees comprising the parish's "board". [4]
Parish records for St Philip & St Jacob church, Bristol are held at Bristol Archives (Ref. P. St P&J) (online catalogue) including baptism, marriage and burial registers. The archive also includes records of the incumbent , churchwardens, overseer of the poor , parochial church council , charities, schools and vestry plus photographs, deeds ...
Most of St Clement's parish records have been deposited in the Diocesan Archive at Oxfordshire History Centre and some registers are available online. [11] The archived registers are: Baptisms 1665-1964 (1665-1914 are online) Banns of marriage 1922-2006 (1817-1930 are online) Marriages 1665-2020 (1665-1930 are online) Burials 1669-1858 are online
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Parish records of St Augustine-the-Less church, Bristol are held at Bristol Archives (Ref. P.St Aug) (online catalogue) including baptism and marriage registers and one burial register. The archive also includes records of the incumbent from 1235 to 1938, [4] churchwardens, overseers of the poor, charities, schools, societies and vestry plus deeds.