WATH UPON DEARNE, ST JAMES PARISH RECORDS

Scope and Content

Comprsing: Registration: Registers of Services 1902-1973; Incumbent 1973-1976; churchwardens 1959-1973; ladies' guild minutes 1934-1977; other records 1952-1975, including photographs of church 1975

Administrative / Biographical History

St James' Church in Doncaster was consecrated on 24 November 1902 and closed for worship on 31 December 1973. It was a daughter church of All Saints, Wath upon Dearne [see P52] and the registers of that church contain the baptisms, marriages, and burials for the parish.

Arrangement

The collection is divided into five series as follows:

P76/1: Registration, Church Services, and Worship

P76/2: Incumbent

P76/3: Churchwardens

P76/5: Auxiliary Organisations

P76/10: Miscellaneous

Access Information

Open

Private (Church of England)

Access will be granted to any accredited member of Doncaster Libraries