The Parish of St. Luke
Request a RecordThe Parish of St. Luke
454 John Street North
Hamilton, Ontario L8L 4R4
Phone: 905.529.1244
St. Luke's Anglican Church (Hamilton, Ont.) fonds. -- 1882-2017. -- 40cm of textual records.
Residents of the North End of Hamilton found it difficult to travel to Christ's Church Cathedral. A wooden building once used as a Methodist Episcopal Church was purchased and moved to the corner of John Street North and Macauley Street. The first service was held on 9 July 1882. During the tenure of the second Bishop of Niagara, a larger and more permanent church was built.
The fonds consists of parish registers containing statistical records, services, Women's Auxiliary minutes, financial records and a Sunday school register. The fonds has been microfilmed on 3 reels, numbered 288-290.
Title based on content of fonds.
Fonds on deposit. Ownership of the fonds resides with St. Luke's Church.
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.
Historical Notes
As early as 1881 a group of laymen from the North End of Hamilton, who had to trek over bumpy and sometimes bog-filled roads to reach Christ's Church Cathedral for Sunday worship, asked the Vicar there, the Reverend Dr. C.H. Mockridge, if he would take steps to found a new parish for them. A fund was quickly raised at the Cathedral. A wooden building once used as a Methodist Episcopal Church was purchased and moved to the present site at the corner of John and Macauley Streets.
The first services were held on July 9, 1882 with Dr. Mockridge preaching, assisted in the service by the Reverend F.E. Howitt who was then in charge. St. Luke's remained closely associated with the Cathedral. In March of 1883 the Reverend William Massey, former Rector of Harriston and Clifford, was appointed Priest-in-Charge. The mission soon became self-supporting and was constituted a parish. Bishop Fuller appointed Mr. Massey as first Rector at the congregation's request.
The Right Reverend William Hamilton, second Bishop of Niagara, suggested the need for a larger and more permanent building for a church during one of his first visits to the parish. With his help and guidance the present beautiful church was built.
During the Rectorship of Canon Robert Ferguson (1916-1922) the parish hall was built. Ravaged by fire in Jan. 1970, but restored and updated, St. Luke's Parish Hall is also a centre for social and other activities in the North End.
St. Gabriel's was also worshipping at St. Luke's for a time before moving to St. Michael's on Fennell, but was closed in 2019, lacking a Spanish speaking minister.
St. Luke's was disestablished in 18 October 2017.
I - List of Parish Registers
a) Statistical
| Microfilm Reel | ||
| Parish Register A | Marriages 1885-1896 | 288 |
| Parish Register B | Marriages 1896-1904 | 288 |
| Parish Register C | Baptisms 1898-1912 Confirmations 1899-1911 Marriages 1899-1912 Burials 1898-1912 | 288 |
| Parish Register D | Marriages 1899-1911 | 288 |
| Parish Register E | Marriages 1911-1916 | 288 |
| Parish Register F | Baptisms 1912-1926 Confirmations 1912-1926 Marriages 1912-1927 Burials 1912-1927 | 288 |
| Parish Register G | Baptisms 1926-1960 Confirmations 1927-1960 Marriages 1926-1940 Burials 1926-1977 | 288 |
| Parish Register H | Baptisms 1960-1979 | 288 |
| Parish Register I | Marriages 1940-1983 | 288 |
| Parish Register X (also contains records for St. Gabriel's) | Baptisms 2008-2014 Marriages 2010-2017 Burials 2016-2017 | Digital access in reading room |
| Note: Marriages in Parish Register D from June 15, 1899 to Oct. 7, 1911, are also recorded in Parish Register C. | ||
| Note: Marriages in Parish Register E from October 11, 1911 to July 12, 1912 are also recorded in Parish Register C. | ||
b) General
| Microfilm Reel | ||
| Parish Register J | Service Register 1898-1907 | 289 |
| Parish Register K | Service Register 1907-1916 | 289 |
| Parish Register L | Service Register 1916-1928 | 289 |
| Parish Register M | Service Register 1928-1935 | 289 |
| Parish Register N | Service Register 1935-1940 | 289 |
| Parish Register O | Service Register 1941-1949 | 289 |
| Parish Register P | Service Register 1949-1954 | 289 |
| Parish Register Q | Service Register 1954-1958 | 289 |
| Parish Register R | Service Register 1958-1979 | 290 |
| Parish Register S | Minutes of Women's Auxiliary 1946-1952 | 290 |
| Parish Register T | Minutes of Women's Auxiliary 1952-1958 | 290 |
| Parish Register U | Sunday School Register | 290 |
| Parish Register V | Service Book 1979-2005 | 403 |
| Parish Register W | Service Book 2005-2013 | received |
| Parish Register Y | Services Book 2013-2017 | Digital access in reading room |
c) Financial
| Microfilm Reel | ||
| Financial Records #1 | Building Fund 1891-1895 | 290 |
| Financial Records #2 | Weekly Contributions 1931-1934 | 290 |
II - Index of Statistical Records
a) Baptisms
| Microfilm Reel | ||
| Nov. 6 1898-July 28 1912 | Parish Register C | 288 |
| Aug. 2 1912-July 18 1926 | Parish Register F | 288 |
| July 24 1926-Apr. 16 1960 | Parish Register G | 288 |
| June 5 1960-Mar. 11 1979 | Parish Register H | 288 |
| Sept. 2008-Nov. 2014 | Parish Register X | Digital access in reading room |
b) Confirmations
| Microfilm Reel | ||
| Apr. 16 1899-Dec. 15 1911 | Parish Register C | 288 |
| Dec. 19 1912-Apr. 25 1926 | Parish Register F | 288 |
| Nov. 30 1927-Apr. 3 1960 | Parish Register G | 288 |
c) Marriages
| Microfilm Reel | ||
| Aug. 18 1885-June 16 1896 | Parish Register A | 288 |
| Sept. 23 1896-Sept. 5 1904 | Parish Register B | 288 |
| June 5 1899-July 12 1912 | Parish Register C | 288 |
| June 15 1899-Oct. 7 1911 | Parish Register D | 288 |
| Aug. 12 1912-May 11 1926 | Parish Register F | 288 |
| June 5 1926-Aug. 24 1940 | Parish Register G | 288 |
| Sept. 7 1940-Aug. 13 1983 | Parish Register I | 288 |
| Nov. 2010-Sept. 2017 | Parish Register X | Digital access in reading room |
| Note: Marriages in Parish Register D from June 15 1899 to Oct. 7 1911 are also recorded in Parish Register C. | ||
| Marriages in Parish Register E from Oct. 11 1911 to July 12 1912 are also recorded in Parish Register C. | ||
d) Burials
| Microfilm Reel | ||
| Dec. 18 1898-July 24 1912 | Parish Register C | 288 |
| Sept. 7 1912-May 27 1927 | Parish Register F | 288 |
| June 10 1926-Dec. 20 1977 | Parish Register G | 288 |
| Apr. 2016-Apr.2017 | Parish Register X | Digital access in reading room |
III - Index of General Records
a) Service Registers (Vestry Books)
| Microfilm Reel | ||
| Sept. 11 1898-Feb. 23 1907 | Parish Register J | 289 |
| Feb. 24 1907-Aug. 27 1916 | Parish Register K | 289 |
| Sept 3 1916-June 6 1928 | Parish Register L | 289 |
| June 10 1928-Sept. 15 1935 | Parish Register M | 289 |
| Sept. 22 1935-Dec. 29 1940 | Parish Register N | 289 |
| Jan. 1 1941-Nov. 20 1949 | Parish Register O | 289 |
| Nov. 27 1949-Feb. 7 1954 | Parish Register P | 289 |
| Feb. 14 1954-Apr. 17 1958 | Parish Register Q | 289 |
| Apr. 18 1958-Nov. 20 1979 | Parish Register R | 290 |
| Nov. 24 1979-Oct. 2 2005 | Parish Register V | 403 |
| Oct. 2005-Nov. 2013 | Parish Register W | Received |
| Nov. 2013-Nov. 2017 | Parish Register Y | Digital access in reading room |
b) Women's Auxiliary, Minutes of Meetings
| Microfilm Reel | ||
| Oct. 22 1946-Oct. 21 1952 | Parish Register S | 290 |
| Nov. 4 1952-Oct. 28 1958 | Parish Register T | 290 |
c) Sunday School Register
| Microfilm Reel | ||
| July 9 1882 Names of teachers and names, addresses and ages of scholars. Also some baptisms are registered near the back of the book, 1882. | Parish Register U | 290 |
IV - Index of Financial Records
| Microfilm Reel | ||
1891-1895 (Also includes attendance at Services, 1895-1896) | Financial Record #1 Financial Record #2 | |
