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Title
Date(s)
- 1925-1963 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.009 cubic metres (1 box)
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church at Skelmersdale was established in 1876 by Welsh immigrants to Lancashire. The first membership list for 10 June 1877 gives 40 names, all of whom apparently came from Rhosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited by Mr E. G. Owen, Heswall, Wirral, per the Rev. J. E. Wynne Davies, August 2004.; 0200408928
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Records of Skelmersdale Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church, comprising a register of births, baptisms and deaths, 1925-1963.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All the papers deposited at NLW have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are possible.
System of arrangement
Arranged at NLW into one file: register of births, baptisms and deaths.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of this list is available in CMA: Records of Welsh Chapels in NLW 2001-.
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Rules and/or conventions used
This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) Second Edition; AACR2; and LCSH.
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
October 2005.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Martin Robson Riley.
Archivist's note
The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Blwyddiadur y Methodistiaid Calfinaidd, 1924; brief history of the chapel by John Owen Jones.