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St. Margaret's Anglican Church
City
Hamilton, Ont.
Full Location
Disestablished
134 Emerson Street
Hamilton, Ontario L8S 2X8
Fonds - Brief Description
St. Margaret's Anglican Church (Hamilton, Ont.) fonds. -- 1909-2004. -- 46 cm of textual records.
St. Margaret's Church opened on 5 December 1909 on Emerson Street in west Hamilton. Impetus to establish this church came from Arthur Howitt, a student at Wycliffe College, who later became a Canon. For years before this, cottage meetings were held in this district and candidates were prepared for confirmation. The church was closed and disestablished on June 13, 2004.
The fonds consists of parish registers containing statistical records, services, and Vestry and Advisory Board minutes. The fonds has been microfilmed on 5 reels, numbered 142, 143, 144, 395 and 396.
Title based on content of fonds.
Fonds on deposit. Ownership of the fonds resides with St. Margaret'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.
Finding Aid
I - List of Parish Registers
| Microfilm Reel |
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|---|---|---|
| Parish Register A
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Baptisms 1909-1938 1949-1950 Confirmations 1910-1936 Marriages 1911-1937 Burials 1914-1938 |
142
|
| Parish Register B | Church Families 1927-1930 Confirmations (1928-1930?) Services 1909-1916 |
143 |
| Parish Register C |
Baptisms 1938-1949 Confirmations 1938-1951 Marriages 1938-1955 Burials 1938-1955 |
142 |
| Parish Register D |
Baptisms 1950-1960 Confirmations 1952-1970 Marriages 1956-1977 Burials 1955-1977 |
142 |
| Parish Register E | Services Dec. 1916-Dec. 1933 | 142 |
| Parish Register F | Services Jan. 1934-Sept. 1947 | 142 |
| Parish Register G | Services Oct. 1947-Aug. 1957 | 144 |
| Parish Register H | Services Sept. 1957-Nov. 1962 | 144 |
| Parish Register I | Vestry Minutes and Advisory Board Minutes 1911-1938, with declarations |
144 |
| Parish Register J | Vestry Minutes 1940-1953 | 144 |
| Parish Register K | Advisory Board Minutes 1968-1972 |
144 |
| Parish Register L | Baptisms 1960-1981 | 395 |
| Parish Register M | Baptisms 1981-2004 | 395 |
| Parish Register N | Confirmations 1971-1996 | 395 |
| Parish Register O | Marriages 1978-2001 | 395 |
| Parish Register P | Burials 1978-2004 | 395 |
| Parish Register Q | Service Register 1962-2004 | 395 |
| Parish Register R | Annual Vestry Meeting 1954-1987 |
396 |
| Parish Register S | Annual Vestry Meeting 1988-2003 |
396 |
| Parish Register T | Ladies' Guild Meetings 1946-1951 |
396 |
| Box 1 | Bible Class/Church Artifacts 1910-1988 | N/A |
II - Index of Statistical Records
a) Baptisms
| Microfilm Reel |
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|---|---|---|
| 1909-1938 | Parish Register A | 142 |
| 1938-1949 | Parish Register C | 142 |
| 1950-1960 | Parish Register D | 142 |
| 1960-1981 | Parish Register L | 395 |
| 1981-2004 | Parish Register M | 395 |
b) Confirmations
| Microfilm Reel |
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|---|---|---|
| 1910-1936 | Parish Register A | 142 |
| (1928-1930?) The entries are undated but these dates appear on the front cover of the register. |
Parish Register B | 143 |
| 1938-1951 | Parish Register C | 142 |
| 1952-1970 | Parish Register D | 142 |
| 1971-1996 | Parish Register N | 395 |
c) Marriages
| Microfilm Reel |
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|---|---|---|
| 1911-1937 | Parish Register A | 142 |
| 1938-1955 | Parish Register C | 142 |
| 1956-1977 | Parish Register D | 142 |
| 1978-2001 | Parish Register O | 395 |
d) Burials
| Microfilm Reel | >
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|---|---|---|
| 1978-2004 | Parish Register P | 395 |
III - Other Records
a) Service Registers
| Microfilm Reel |
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|---|---|---|
| 1909-1916 | Parish Register B | 143 |
| 1916-1933 | Parish Register E | 142 |
| 1934-1947 | Parish Register F | 142 |
| 1947-1957 | Parish Register G | 144 |
| 1959-1962 | Parish Register H | 144 |
| 1962-2004 | Parish Register Q | 395 |
b) Minutes of Vestry, Advisory Board Meetings & Ladies' Guild
| Microfilm Reel |
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|---|---|---|
| 1911-1938 | Parish Register I | 144 |
| 1940-1953 | Parish Register J (Vestry Meetings only) |
144 |
| 1968-1972 | Parish Register K (Advisory Board Meetings only) |
144 |
| 1954-1987 |
Parish Register R |
396 |
| 1968-1972 | Parish Register S (Annual Vestry Meetings) |
396 |
| 1946-1951 | Parish Register T (Ladies' Guild Meetings) |
396 |
c) Church Families
| Microfilm Reel |
||
|---|---|---|
| 1927-1930 | Parish Register B | 143 |
c) Bible Class/Church Artifacts
| Microfilm Reel |
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|---|---|---|
| St. Margaret's Church Accession #: 14-2007 Bible Class/Church artifacts 1910-1939 (includes event invitations from 1984 and cenotaph repair receipts, correspondence and dedication program from 1988) Donated by the estate of Dave Jardine - former parishioner Includes: 1 notebook 1910-1977? (Bible class notes, Vestry Minutes) 3 Bible class diaries (2x handwritten and 1 typed) 1 notepad (with handwritten notes) 1 typed chuch/bible class attendance book. (typed, loose pages) 1 handwritten bible class attendance book. (loose pages) 11 letters from various correspondents to Bible Class 1 church newsletter "The Silent Messenger"" (June. 1923) 1 church newsletter "Shoozhound" (Nov. 1934) 1 program for "Fifth Annual Anglican Young Peoples Association Banquet" (Feb. 21, 1935) 2 church newsletters "The Leader" (April 1935) 1 church newsletters "Canadian Churchman" (May 1935) 1 church newsletter "The Parish Magazine" (Nov.1938) 1 photo St. Margaret's A.Y.P.A Players (April 1936) 1 receipt for film projector and pianist (Dec. 15, 1938) 17 unused tickets to British Isles & Empire Exhibition (Dec. 15, 1938) 1 booklet "Confirmation In The Church Of England" (2nd Edition, Jan. 1939) 2 invitations St. Margaret's 75th Anniversary dinner (Nov. 25, 1984) 2 receipts for work done on war cenotaph (1988) 1 estimate for work to be done on war cenotaph (1988) 1 letter from Rev. Canon E.C. Mills to James Prestedge regarding cenotaph (May, 1988) 1 invitation for cenotaph dedication (June 12, 1988) |
Box 1 | N/A |
