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Shelburne Parish (Anglican) : 1783-1971. — Microfilmed 1964-1971. — 10 of microfilm reels.

Shelburne Parish (Anglican) originated with the establishment of the Parish of Saint George and Saint Patrick in 1788. Christ Church, Shelburne, (consecrated 1790) was the parish church.

Fonds consists of baptismal registers, 1783-1971; marriage registers, 1783-1965; burial registers, 1783-1963; confirmation registers, 1901-1970; service registers, 1909-1966; minutes of parish and vestry meetings, 1788-1967; property and financial records, 1783-1964; and minutes and financial statements of parish societies, 1914-1949. Includes registrations for inhabitants of Barrington, Birchtown, Churchover, Carlton, Carlton Point, Cape Sable Island, Eastern Point, Green Harbour, Gunning Cove, Harts Point, Jordan, Jordan Bay, Jordan Falls, Jordan Ferry, Jordan River, Lower Jordan, Lockeport, Lower Ohio, Lower Sandy Point, Liverpool, Lockes Island, McNutts Island, Ohio, Port LaTour, Ragged Island, Roseway, Sandy Point, Upper Jordan, Upper Ohio, Welsh Town, and Welsh Town Road.

Notes:

Records borrowed for microfilming in 1964, 1965, and 1971.

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

Provenance:

Christ Church, Shelburne Parish (Shelburne, N.S. : Anglican)

Retrieval Information:

Baptismal registers
1871 to 1945  microfilm 11853
1946 to 1961  microfilm 11854
1813 to 1871  microfilm 11856
1961 to 1971  microfilm 11858

Burial registers
1924 to 1944  microfilm 11853
1945 to 1963  microfilm 11854
1814 to 1920  microfilm 11855
1783 to 1813  microfilm 11856

Confirmation registers
1925 to 1944  microfilm 11853
1944 to 1961  microfilm 11854
1901 to 1919  microfilm 11857
1962 to 1970  microfilm 11858

Marriage registers
1924 to 1934  microfilm 11853
1863 to 1923, 1934 to 1963  microfilm 11854
1783 to 1813  microfilm 11856
1924 to 1934  microfilm 11858

Registers of services, 1909-1966
microfilm 11859, 11860

Minutes of parish and vestry meetings, 1788-1967
1788 to 1908  microfilm 11852
1948 to 1967  microfilm 11859

Parochial property and financial records, 1783-1964
microfilm 11857, 11859, 11860, 11861

Parochial society minutes and accounts, 1914-1949
microfilm 11857, 11859, 11860, 11861

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