- Call Number:
- HIL-MICL FC LCR .N6P3H3R4
- Category:
- Church
- Creator:
- St. Paul's Church (Halifax, Nova Scotia : Anglican).
- Material Description:
- 4 microfilm textual records (9 books) ; 35 mm
- Background:
St. Paul's Church is known as the oldest Protestant church in Canada. Open air services were held in 1749 until the church was built and opened for use in 1750. An act was passed by the Legislature in 1759 constituting the Parish of St. Paul. St. John's Church, Lunenburg, is the second oldest Protestant church in Nova Scotia. It was built in 1754.
St. Paul's Parish, Halifax, Halifax County, was incorporated in 1759, with St. Paul's (established 1750) as the parish church. The parish originally encompassed "all lands lying and being in the township of Halifax," but its activities extended across the province through the active missionary work of its clergy. The first division of the parish came in 1827, when Saint George's was erected as a separate parish to serve the north end of Halifax. The parish was again subdivided in 1858, when St. Luke's was erected as a separate parish to serve the south end. (Nova Scotia Archives)
- Contents:
Reel 1 includes: burials, christenings and weddings, 1749-1792; deaths, 1791-1802, 1818-1834.
Reel 2 includes: baptisms, 1753-1795; marriages, 1775-1794; burials, 1775-1794; St. John's Church, Lunenburg: burials, 1749-1905; marriages, 1750-1865; baptisms, 1747, 1749-1851 (not all filmed in this order).
Reel 3 includes: marriages, 1752-1793; letter to Edward VIII, n.d.; burials, 1753-1789; births, 1791-1816; baptisms, 1816-1854; confirmations, 1854-1863. The reel also includes Rent Rolls from St. Luke's Church, Halifax, 1858-1859.
Reel 4 includes: baptisms, 1944-1950; marriages, 1791-1877.
Includes early registrations for inhabitants of Lunenburg, Windsor, Newport, Falmouth, Horton, Halifax Road, Cornwallis, Fort Edward and Kennetcook. Also includes registrations for inhabitants of St. Margaret's Bay and many places in Halifax County, including Cole Harbour, Eastern Passage, Fergusons Cove, Harrietsfield, Lawrencetown, Musquodoboit, Popes Harbour, Preston, Sambro, Sheet Harbour, and Ship Harbour. (Nova Scotia Archives)
- Originals:
Borrowed for microfilming by the Nova Scotia Archives in 1954 and 1966. Records cannot be reproduced without written permission of the parish rector. See the St. Paul's Anglican Archives.
- Archival Ref. No.:
- Nova Scotia Archives MG 4 and MG 4, No. 91 (St. Johns).
- Finding Aids:
The complete Table of Contents has not been microfilmed at the beginning of the reel. Brief descriptions of content are found throughout the reels.
A Microfilm Shelf List and Table of Contents are available in print.
An index for baptisms is available through https://johnandrea.ca .
- PDF Finding Aid:
- St. Paul's Church Document and Shelf List.pdf
- Notes:
- Researchers are advised to use the Microfilm Shelf List and Table of Contents in print for accurate information.