Cheltenham, Christ Church: Anglican Parish

IDENTITY STATEMENT AREA

Reference code(s): P78/3

Title: Cheltenham, Christ Church: Anglican Parish

Date(s): 1840 - 1988

Level of description: Fonds

Extent and medium of the unit of description: 8 boxes

CONTEXT AREA

Name of creator(s):

Administrative/Biographical history: Diocese of Gloucester; ecclesiastical parish formed 1865 from chapelry established 1840

Archival history: Deposited by Vicar and PCC

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer:

CONTENT AND STRUCTURE AREA

Scope and content: Registers 1865-1980; registers of services 1840-1977; accounts of service fees 1865-1962; churchwardens' accounts 1903-1966; vestry and PCC minutes 1840-1935; benefice papers 1920-1965; church history 1988; churchwardens property records 1907-1979; sale of charity land 1934; managers' or governors' minutes 1851-1958, 1870-1947; plans 1927-1930.

Record of note, dated 26 July 1882 (ref: P78/3 IN 1/2): Ruth ana adult Native of Madras, Ayah, in service of Colonel Rowlandson, was baptised in the Tamil language

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

System of arrangement:

CONDITIONS OF ACCESS AND USE AREA

Conditions governing access: These records are immediately available for research

Conditions governing reproduction:

Language/scripts of material: English

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

ALLIED MATERIALS AREA

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

Related units of description:

Publication note:

DESCRIPTION CONTROL AREA

Recorder's note:

Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions:

Interest: Asian

Specific group:

Subjects

Local government

Personal/Corporate names

Places

Gloucestershire, United Kingdom