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Church of the Ascension
Church of the Ascension
64 Forest Avenue
Hamilton, Ontario L8N 1X1
Phone: 905.527.3505
Church of the Ascension Anglican Church (Hamilton, Ont.) fonds. -- 1851-2011. -- 1.1 m of textual records.
By 1847 it was clear that the rapidly growing south-central district of Hamilton required its own church. Before the church was built, the congregation met in a coach house and then the Court House. On 9 May 1850, Ascension Day, the cornerstone was laid for the new church on John Street South. The church opened for services on 22 June 1851. On 6 January 1887 the church was partially destroyed by fire. Reconstruction began in June 1887 and was completed in March 1888. For a more complete history see One Hundred Years: The Church of the Ascension Hamilton, 1850-1950.
The fonds consists of parish registers containing statistical records, services, Vestry, Advisory Council and Sunday School minutes, one financial register and a parish magazine. Most of the fonds has been microfilmed.
Title based on content of fonds.
Fonds on deposit. Ownership of the fonds resides with the Church of the Ascension.
Finding aid available in hard copy and electronically.
Researchers are requested to use the microfilms. They must also sign an agreement of use form.
Further accruals are expected.
See Church History in the Anglican Church files and history in filing cabinet
I - List of Parish Records
a) Statistical
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Parish Register A
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Baptisms 1851-1882 Confirmations 1854, 1857, 1860, 1863, 1867, 1869, 1871, 1873, 1876, 1879, 1880, 1881 |
68
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Parish Register B | Marriages 1851-1881 | 68 |
Parish Register C | Burials 1851-1881 | 68 |
Parish Register D
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Baptisms 1881-1892 Confirmations 1882-1891 Marriages 1882-1901 Burials 1882, 1886, 1889-1901 |
69
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Parish Register E | Baptisms 1892-1916 | 1st part 69 |
Confirmations 1893-1915 Marriages 1901-1907 |
2nd part 70 | |
Parish Register F
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Baptisms 1916-1931 Confirmations 1916-1967 Marriages 1922-1925 Burials 1916-1933 |
70
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Parish Register G |
Baptisms 1931-1937 Marriages 1925-1930 Burials 1933-1942 |
70 |
Parish Register H | Baptisms 1938-1952 | 70 |
Parish Register I | Baptisms 1952-1956 | 70 |
Parish Register J | Baptisms 1956-1961 | 70 |
Parish Register K | Baptisms 1961-1968 | 1st part 70 |
2nd part 73 | ||
Parish Register L | Marriages 1897-1904 | 73 |
Parish Register M | Marriages 1904-1910 (1907-1910 duplicated in Parish Register O) |
73 |
Parish Register N | Marriages 1910-1914 (duplicated in Parish Register O) |
68 |
Parish Register O | Marriages 1907-1921 | 73 |
Parish Register P |
Marriages 1914-1944 (some duplicated in Parish Register O chiefly rectory exc. 41-44) |
68 |
Parish Register Q | Marriages 1931-1941 | 1st part 73 |
Parish Register R | Marriages 1944-1962 | 2nd part 71 |
Parish Register S | Marriages 1962-1974 | 71 |
Parish Register T | Service Register 1875-1885 | 71 |
Parish Register V | Service Register 1892-1901 | 71 |
Parish Register W | Service Register 1901-1910 | 71 |
Parish Register X | Service Register 1910-1936 | 71 |
Parish Register Y | Service Register 1936-1946 | 58 |
Parish Register Z | Service Register 1946-1953 | 58 |
Parish Register AA | Vestry Minutes 1905-1955 | 59 |
Parish Register BB | Vestry Minutes 1956-1970 | 59 |
Parish Register CC | Minutes of Advisory 1944-1958 Council |
59 |
Parish Register DD | Minutes of Advisory 1958-1970 Council |
59 |
Parish Register EE | Sunday School 1892-1961 Minute Book |
not filmed |
Parish Register FF | Burials 1943-1970 | 166 |
Parish Register GG | Scrap Book ca.1851-1949 (original returned to church) |
179 |
Parish Register HH | Scrap Book ca.1950-1969 (original returned to church) |
180 |
Parish Register II | Marriages 1975-1986 | 231 |
Parish Register JJ | Service Register or Vestry Book an. 1, 1982-Dec 29, 2004 |
419 |
Parish Register GG2 | Burials 2002-2011 | 427 |
b) Financial
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Financial Register #1 |
Sunday School Cash Register Accounts 1894-1933 |
not filmed |
c) Ascension Bells and Parish Magazine
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See listing which follows "Other Records". |
II - Index to Statistical Records
a) Baptisms
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July 1851-1882 | Parish Register A | 68 |
1881-July 1892 | Parish Register D (continue after Confirmations) |
69 |
Nov. 1892-Apr. 1916 | Parish Register E | 69 |
Apr. 1916-June 1931 a) Baptisms (cont'd) |
Parish Register F | 70 |
June 1931-Dec. 1937 | Parish Register G | 70 |
Jan. 1938-June 1952 | Parish Register H | 70 |
June 1952-June 1956 | Parish Register I | 70 |
June 1956-Feb. 1961 | Parish Register J | 70 |
Mar. 1961-June 1968 | Parish Register K | 1st part 70 |
b) Burials
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1851-July 1881 | Parish Register C | 68 |
May 1882, 1886, 1889-1901 |
Parish Register D | 69 |
Jan. 1902-Apr. 1916 | Parish Register E | 1st part 69 |
2nd part 70 | ||
Apr. 1916-May 1933 | Parish Register F | 70 |
June 1933-Dec. 1942 | Parish Register G | 70 |
Jan. 1943-Dec. 1970 | Parish Register FF | 166 |
Jan. 2002-Jul. 2011 | Parish Register GG2 | 427 |
c) Confirmations
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1854, 1857, 1860, 1863, 1867, 1869, 1871, 1873, 1876, 1879, 1880, 1881 |
Parish Register A |
68 |
May 1882-1891 | Parish Register D | 69 |
June 1893-Dec. 1915 | Parish Register E | 69 |
Apr. 1916-Mar. 1967 | Parish Register F | 70 |
d) Marriages
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Aug. 1851-Dec. 1881 | Parish Register B | 68 |
Feb. 1882-Sept. 1901 Sept. 1897-Oct. 1904 |
Parish Register D Parish Register L (some duplication of Parish Registers D and E) |
69
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Oct. 1901-June 1907 Oct. 1904-Jan. 1910 |
Parish Register E Parish Register M (some duplication of Parish Registers E and O) |
69
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Feb. 1910-July 1914
July 1907-Dec. 1921 |
Parish Register N (duplicated in Parish Register O) Parish Register O |
68 |
Jan. 1922-June 1925 | Parish Register F | 70 |
June 1925-Oct. 1930 | Parish Register G | 70 |
Jan. 1931-Nov. 1941 | Parish Register Q | 73 |
July 1914-June 1944 | Parish Register P (chiefly took place at Rectory) |
68 |
June 1944-Nov. 1962 | Parish Register R | 1st part 73 |
2nd part 71 | ||
Nov. 1962-Dec. 1974 | Parish Register S | 71 |
Jan. 1975-Sept. 1986 | Parish Register II | 231 |
e) Service Registers
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Apr. 1875-Feb. 1885 | Parish Register T | 71 |
Feb. 1885-Mar. 1891 | Parish Register U | 71 |
Nov. 1892-July 1901 | Parish Register V | 71 |
Aug. 1901-Mar. 1910 | Parish Register W | 71 |
Apr. 1910-Jan. 1936 | Parish Register X | 71 |
Jan. 1936-Sept. 1946 | Parish Register Y | 71 |
Sept. 1946-Apr. 1953 | Parish Register Z | 58 |
Jan. 1, 1982-Dec. 29, 2004 | Parish Register JJ |
419
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f) Vestry Minutes
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1905-1955 | Parish Register AA | 68 |
Jan. 1956-Jan. 1970 | Parish Register BB | 59 |
g) Minutes of the Advisory Council
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May 1944-May 1958 | Parish Register CC | 59 |
Nov. 1958-Nov. 1970 | Parish Register DD | 59 |
III - Index to Financial Records
a) Statements
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1905-1955 | Parish Register AA (Incl. with Vestry Minutes) |
68 |
Jan. 1956-Jan. 1970 | Parish Register BB (Incl. with Vestry Minutes) |
59 |
b) Accounts
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Sunday School Apr. 1894-Dec. 1933 |
Financial Register #1 | not filmed |
IV - Other Records
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Mission Room Leaflets | Parish Register W (at back of book) |
71 |
Sunday School Minute Book 1892-1961 |
Parish Register EE | not filmed |
Issues of Ascension Bells and Parish Magazine | not filmed | |
-see listing which follows, Boxes 1 and 1A Box 1 F. 1 1901 1918 1928 1929 1935
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May 16 Form of Service at the laying of the |
S/W #627.
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1933 Box 1 F.1 and F.2 1935 1936 1937 1939 1943 1945 1946 Complete -except for Dec. 29 Box 1 1949 1951 1952 1952 (cont'd) Box 1A 1954 1955 1958 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1980 |
Feb. 19
Jan. 6, 27 June 8, 15-22, 29 Jan-June -complete Jan. 11, 18, 25 Jan. 1, 8, 15(unveiling of Memorial Desk July 6-13-20-27 Complete. Including the Order of Divine Service Complete, except for Apr. 1 Complete Complete, except for Feb. 14 |
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F.11 |
THE PARISH GUIDE 1894 | F.10 |
1927 1928 F.12 1929 1930 F.13 1935 F.14 1942 1946 1957 November, December F.15 1958 1965 |
THE ASCENSION MESSENGER June, November January-May, July-October February, October June - THE PARISH MAGAZINE March - NEWSLETTER February, June |
F.11
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