Registers: 1785-1928.
| Call Number: | HIL-MICL FC LCR .N6G4S9R4 |
| Category: | Church |
| Creator: | Parish of St. George's (Sydney, Nova Scotia: Anglican). |
| Description: | 2 microfilm textual records () ; 35 mm |
| Background: |
The first Rector of the Parish of St. George's was a Loyalist and missionary of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, Ranna Cossit (1744-1815). He arrived in Sydney in 1786 and soon erected a parsonage. In 1791 the Parish of Saint George was created. Work on St. George's Church was begun in 1787 and completed by 1805.
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| Contents: |
Reel 1 contains a general return of marriages, births and deaths for the Parish of St. George's, 1785-1827. Reel 2 has two separate sections: Book A includes lists of marriages, published banns, baptisms, confirmations, communicants, burials, church wardens, and even detailed collection and expenditure records, 1785-1813. The registers and records in this part of the reel are not arranged in any consistent chronological order. The remainder of the second reel is organized as follows: baptisms, 1813-1837, 1828-1849, 1852-1929; marriages, 1813-1853, 1853-1928; and burials, 1813-1883, 1878-1923. |
| Originals: | The original records are held by St. George's Anglican Church, Sydney, Nova Scotia. |
| Archival Ref. No.: | PANS MG 4, No. 147, NAC reel C-3026. |
| Finding Aids: |
A Microfilm Shelf List is available in print.
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| Electronic Finding Aid Record: |
Parish of St. George's Sydney, Nova Scotia, Anglican Shelf List.pdf |
| Notes: |
Related material: Researchers may also wish to consult: Reverend Ranna Cossit Personal Papers, 1785-1810; and Rev. Ranna Cossit Letter Book, 1785-1789. |
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