Amherst Parish (Anglican) : 1822-1965. — Microfilmed 1975. — 6 of microfilm reels.

The date that Amherst Mission (Anglican) became a parish is not known; the parish church, Christ Church, was completed in 1822.

Fonds consists of baptismal registers, 1822-1965; marriage registers, 1823-1945; burial registers, 1823-1947; confirmation registers, 1912-1957; service registers, 1911-1966; and minutes of parish and vestry meetings, 1823-1962. Besides Amherst, includes early registrations for inhabitants of Athol, Baie Verte, Fort Cumberland, Fort Lawrence, Joggins, Little River, Maccan, Minudie, Nappan, Oxford, Point de Bute, Port Elgin, Pugwash, River Hebert, River Philip, Springhill, Thomson, Tidnish, Wallace, Westchester, and Westmorland. Fonds also includes a journal kept by George Townshend, Rector, dating from 1835-1880, and minutes of parish societies, 1911-1957.

Notes:

Records borrowed for microfilming in 1975.

Records cannot be reproduced without written permission of the parish rector.

Provenance:

Amherst Parish

Retrieval Information:

Baptismal registers
1822 to 1884  microfilm 11172
1883 to 1918  microfilm 11169
1918 to 1957  microfilm 11173
1957 to 1965  microfilm 11174

Burial registers
1823 to 1912  microfilm 11172
1912 to 1947  microfilm 11173

Confirmation registers
1912 to 1935  microfilm 11169
1940 to 1957  microfilm 11173

Marriage registers
1823 to 1876  microfilm 11172
1876 to 1923  microfilm 11169
1923 to 1945  microfilm 11173

Journal of Canon George Townshend, 1835-1880
1835 to 1847 and 1854 to 1857  microfilm 11172
1858 and 1869 to 1880  microfilm 11170

Minutes of parish and vestry minutes, 1823-1965
1823 to 1885  microfilm 11170
1886 to 1965  microfilm 11171

Parish organizations  microfilm 11171

Service registers, 1911-1966  microfilm 11170

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