OWSTON, ALL SAINTS PARISH RECORDS

Scope and Content

Comprising: Registration: Registers of Baptisms 1683-1946, Registers of Marriages 1684-1955, Registers of Burials 1683-1913, Registers of Banns 1823-1972, Registers of Services 1916-1969; Churchwardens: accounts 1817-1870 and other records 1872-1943 including plans for proposed new chancel by G G Scott, 1872; vestry minutes 1840-1921; PCC minutes 1921-1964, accounts 1924-1959; tithe commutation accounts 1844-1926, including part copy of apportionment (1843).

Arrangement

The collection is made up of four series:

P18/1: Registration, Church Services, and Worship

P18/3: Churchwardens

P18/4: Vestry and Parochial Church Council

P18/9: Statutory Deposits

Access Information

Open

Private (Church of England)

Access will be granted to any accredited member of Doncaster Libraries

Related Material

Also available: Index: Bapt 1600-1837 Marr 1600-1837 Bur 1600-1837;

A microfilm of the bishop's transcripts, 1600-1878 is available in the reading room. A transcript of the bishop's transcripts and the parish register, 1600-1837, has been published by the Yorkshire Archaeological Society [Parish Register Section volume 157, 1993]. This is also available in the reading room.