Bolton le Moors, St. Peter
1587-1990
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Records of the Incumbent:
Early Registers, 1587-1758; Baptism and Burials, 1758-1812; Baptism Registers 1813-1945; Marriage Registers 1754-1990; Burial Registers 1813-1894; Draft Baptism and Burial Registers 1773-1856; Preliminary Baptism Register 1888-1905; Banns Books 1754-1982; Confirmation Registers 1930-1961; Registers of Services 1897-1990
Records of Churchwardens and Vestry:
Churchwardens' Accounts and Vestry Minutes 1763-1955; Churchwardens, later Church Council, Minutes 1871-1902; Deanery of Bolton records 1868-1969; Offertory Books 1914-1963; Seatholders Accounts Books 1888-1960; Annals and Accounts of the Bolton Parish Church Day and Sunday School 1880-1886; Postal Books 1911-1915; Records of Church Expenses, Fees, Offertories and Accounts 1890-1951; Finance Committee Minute Book 1934-1939; School and Finance Committee Minute Book 1924-1974; Fabric Committee Minute Book 1967-1974
Records of the Parochial Church Council:
Meetings 1902-1927; PCC Minutes 1927-1989
Records of Bolton Clerical Book Club 1825-1948
Bolton Family Care Minute Book 1960-1968
Sunday School Admission Book 1886-1901
Newspaper Cuttings 1865-1948
Related Material:The Archives Section also has the following records about St. Peter's:- Archdeacon John Rushton's Visitation Retums, mid 19th century, including notes on the clergy, engraving, pamphlet, correspondence, 1845 (MS f942.72 R121 volume 11). Deed of the prebend, rectory or parish church, 1610 (L579) Copies of answers to Ecclesiastical Visitations (L1/55/5/4 Engravings of archaeological relics of Bolton church, no date (L1/60/3/12); Photo of monument to Robert Knowles, no date (L1/60/9/3) Sketches, by John Owen, of architectural features, 1 9th century (MISC 687/2) Letter about church plate, 1907 (L1/58/1/74) Annual statement of accounts, 1951 (L207/8/3) Bolton Parish Church, by Rev W J Havelock Davidson, 1946, revised by Rev H 0 Fielding, 1973 (L147/3/23/9,10) Newspaper cuttings about St. Peter's, 1978 (L147/3/25/6)
Place:/Bolton le Moors/Lancashire/England
Repository:
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
Title:
Bolton le Moors, St. Peter
Date of work:
1587-1990
Reference number:
GB127.L243
Level of description:
Fonds
Includes:
Custodial history:
The ancient parish of Bolton le Moors comprised the townships of Little Bolton, Great Bolton, Tonge with Haulgh, Sharples, Longworth, Turton, Quariton, Entwisle, Edgeworth, Harwood, Breightmet, Bradshaw, Darcy Lever, Little Lever, Blackrod, Rivington, Anglezark and Lostock.
Within the parish of Bolton were the ancient chapelries of Blackrod,Bradshaw, Rivington, Turton and Walmsley, which were given defined Districts, and taken from the jurisdiction of the mother church as follows:-
Christ Church, Walmsley, (London Gazette, 17 December 1844)
St. Maxentius, Bradshaw, (London Gazette, 4 March 1853)
St. Katherine, Blackrod, (London Gazette, 2 August 1858)
St. Anne, Turton, (London Gazette, 23 December 1881)
During the 18th and 19th centuries many new churches were built in the parish of Bolton and assigned Districts from it, as follows:-
All Saints, Little Bolton, consecrated 1743, (London Gazette, 12 November 1841)St. Matthew, Little Lever, consecrated 1791, (London Gazette, 11
May 1866)
St. George, Little Bolton, consecrated 1796, (London Gazette, 12 November 1841)
Holy Trinity, Great Bolton, consecrated 1826, (London Gazette, 12 November 1841)
Emmanuel, Bolton, consecrated 1839, (London Gazette, 12 November 1841) Christ Church, Harwood, consecrated 1841 St. Stephen, Lever Bridge, consecrated 1845, (London Gazette, 3 June 1844)
St. Paul, Astley Bridge, consecrated 1848, (London Gazette, 3 June 1844)
St. Peter, Belmont, consecrated 1850, (London Gazette, 6 August 1861)
Tonge (St. James, Breightmet), consecrated 1855, (London Gazette, 1 July 1845)
St. John the Evangelist, Wingates, consecrated 1859, (London Gazette, 31 March 1860)
St. Paul, Bolton, consecrated 1865, (London Gazette, 13 April 1866)
St. James the Apostle, Bolton, consecrated 1871, (London Gazette, 23 April 1872)
St. Matthew, Bolton, consecrated 1875, (London Gazette, 29 October 1875
All Souls, Bolton, consecrated 1881, (London Gazette, 12 December 1879)
Alterations were made to the boundaries with the parish of Lever Bridge, by Order in Council, 3 May 1888, (London Gazette, 8 May 1888), and part of the parish of Bolton was assigned to St. Chad's, Tonge Fold, by Order in Council, 16 December 1912, (London Gazette, 20 December 1912).
With the closure of town centre churches in the late 20th century, the parish of St. Peter re-absorbed some of its old territory. The former parishes of St. John, Little Bolton, and All Saints, Little Bolton, were re-united with St. Peter's, by Pastoral Measure, 22 March 1968, (London Gazette, 4 April 1968). In 1973, by Pastoral Measure, 19 January, (London Gazette, 23 January 1973), the former parishes of St. George, Little Bolton, Holy Trinity, Great Bolton, and St. Mark, Great Bolton, were re-united with St. Peter's.
Source:
The following records were deposited in the Library, as Diocesan Record Office, by Canon Michael J Williams, November 1999- January 2000, (Accessions 1999/90, 1999/103 and 2000/12).
Access restrictions:
Unrestricted
Use restrictions:
Unrestricted
General notes:
Old Accession Number: 1999/103 2000/12 1999/90 2001/19 2001/21 2002/25
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Language:
English
Record number:
7185367
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