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St. Luke's Anglican Church
St. Luke's Anglican Church (Smithville, Ont.) fonds. -- 1882-1985. -- 34 cm of textual records.
During the winter of 1881-1882 a mission was established for the villages of Fonthill, Wellandport and Smithville. Rev. A.C. Jones provided services. St. Luke's Church was erected in Smithville in 1885 and the church was consecrated in October of that year by the bishop of Niagara. Over the years St. Luke's has been associate with churches in Beamsville, Wellandport, Fonthill, and Grimsby. For a more complete history see the pamphlet St. Luke's Church History: "The First Hundred Years".
The fonds consists of parish registers containing statistical records, services, Vestry and Ladies Guild minutes, financial records and correspondence. Most of the fonds has been microfilmed on 4 reels, numbered 167, 169-170, 324.
Title based on content of fonds.
Fonds on deposit. Ownership of the fonds resides with St. Luke's Anglican 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.
I - List of Parish Registers
a) Statistical
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| Parish Register A (Includes entries from Smithville, Beamsville, Wellandport, Fonthill and Grimsby) Also includes lists of families, 1918, 1928, a Church History and list of Ministers. |
Baptisms 1882-1952 Confirmations 1884, 1885, 1887-88, 1890, 1893, 1897, 1899, 1901, 1911, 1918, 1922, 1923, 1927, 1931, 1935, 1939, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953. Marriages 1885-1888, 1890-92, 1894, 1897-99, 1901-2, 1904, 1909, 1911, 1913-19, 1924-26, 1929, 1933, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1944-45, 1947-52 Burials 1890-91, 1893-96, 1899, 1902, 1905, 1906, 1909-15, 1917-19, 1925-29, 1931-51 |
170 |
| Parish Register S | Baptisms | 324 |
| 29 March 1953 - 18 August 1985 Confirmations 22 April 1953 - 21 October 1984 Marriages 27 June 1953 - 17 August 1985 Burials 24 December 1953 - 17 September 1985 |
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b) General
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|---|---|---|
| Parish Register B | Service Book Apr. 1909-Dec. 1931 |
167 |
| Parish Register C | Service Book Sept. 1937-Sept. 1951 |
167 |
| Parish Register D | Service Book Sept. 1951-June 1975 |
167 |
| NOTE: Parish Registers E-R and Envelopes #1 and #3 are on temporary loan to the church since March 12 1982. | ||
| Parish Register E | Vestry Book (with lists of members) Apr. 1903-Jan. 1930 |
167 |
| Parish Register F | Vestry Book Aug. 1906-1922 |
167 |
| Parish Register G | Vestry Book Jan. 1931-Jan. 1954 |
169 |
| Parish Register H | Vestry Members - Lists Jan. 1955-Jan. 1956 |
169 |
| Parish Register I | Ladies' Guild Book (Minutes, Accounts and Lists of Members) July 1928-Nov. 1930 |
170 |
| Parish Register J | Ladies' Guild Book Jan. 1931-Dec. 1933 |
169 |
| Parish Register K | Ladies' Guild Book Jan. 1934-Dec. 1936 |
169 |
| Parish Register L | Ladies' Guild Book Jan. 1937-June 1938 |
169 |
| Parish Register M | Ladies' Guild Book June 1938-June 1939 |
169 |
| Parish Register N | Ladies' Guild Book July 1939-Dec. 1942 |
169 |
| Parish Register O | Ladies' Guild Book Jan. 1943-Dec. 1945 |
169 |
| Parish Register P | Cash Book Apr. 1893-Apr. 1913 |
170 |
| Parish Register Q | Treasurer's Cash Book 1952-1957 |
169 |
| Parish Register R | A.Y.P.A. Cash Book | 170 |
| Envelope #1 | Baptismal Notices 1973-1975 |
not filmed |
| Envelope #2 | Securities Envelope | not filmed |
| Envelope #3 | Ladies' Guild Correspondence 1937-1945 |
not filmed |
II - Index to Statistical Records
a) Baptisms
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|---|---|---|
| 1882-1952 | Parish Register A | 170 |
| 29 Mar. 1953-18 Aug. 1985 | Parish Register S | 324 |
b) Confirmations
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|---|---|---|
| 1884-85, 1899, 1887-88, 1890, 1893, 1897, 1899, 1901, 1911, 1918, 1922-23, 1927, 1931, 1935, 1939, 1948, 1950-51, 1953 |
Parish Register A | 170 |
| 22 Apr. 1953-21 Oct. 1984 | Parish Register S | 324 |
c) Marriages
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|---|---|---|
| 1885-88, 1890-92, 1894, 1897-99, 1901-02, 1904, 1909, 1911, 1913-19, 1924-26, 1929, 1933, 1937, 1939-40, 1942, 1944-45, 1947-52 |
Parish Register A
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170
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| 27 June 1953-17 Aug. 1985 | Parish Register S | 324 |
d) Burials
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|---|---|---|
| 1890-91, 1893-96, 1899, 1902, 1905-06, 1909-15, 1917-19, 1925-29, 1931-51 |
Parish Register A | 170 |
| 24 Dec. 1953-17 Sept. 1985 | Parish Register S | 324 |
III - Index to General Records
a) Services
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|---|---|---|
| Apr. 1909-Dec. 1931 | Parish Register B | 167 |
| Sept. 1937-Sept. 1951 | Parish Register C | 167 |
| Sept. 1951-June 1975 | Parish Register D | 167 |
b) Vestry
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| Apr. 1903-Jan. 1930 | Parish Register E | 167 |
| 1906-1922 | Parish Register F | 167 |
| Jan. 1931-Jan. 1954 | Parish Register G | 169 |
| Jan. 1955-Jan. 1956 | Parish Register H | 169 |
c) Ladies' Guild
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| July 1928-Nov. 1930 | Parish Register I | 170 |
| Jan. 1931-Dec. 1933 | Parish Register J | 169 |
| Jan. 1934-Dec. 1936 | Parish Register K | 169 |
| Jan. 1937-June 1938 | Parish Register L | 169 |
| June 1938-June 1939 | Parish Register M | 169 |
| July 1939-Dec. 1942 | Parish Register N | 169 |
| Jan. 1943-Dec. 1945 | Parish Register O | 169 |
d) Financial
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| Apr. 1893-Apr. 1913 | Parish Register P | 170 |
| 1952-1957 | Parish Register Q Parish Register R |
169 |
| (A.Y.P.A. Cash Book) | 170 | |
e) Other
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| 1973-1975 | Envelope #1 | not filmed |
| Envelope #2 | not filmed | |
| 1937-1945 | Envelope #3 | not filmed |
