St.Mary's Church Athlone - Vestry Minutes 1750-1888 - Book I 1750-1791

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Vestry meeting minutes of St. Mary’s Church, Athlone, covering the period 1750 to 1888 and organized into three books. This volume focuses on Book I, running from 20 April 1750 to Easter 1791, with the early entries transcribed in full and later portions abridged. The preface explains gaps and recording practices, including later signatory changes and reduced frequency of meetings after 1834. The minutes document attendees and decisions on repairs, accounts, and church governance.

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PREFACE

BOOK I Minutes: 1750-1791

Attendance and officers

Vestry business and appointments

# The Burgess PapersAthlone No.15 # St.Mary's Church AthloneVestry Minutes 1750-1888 All rights reserved No part of this film may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the permission ofWestmeath County Council Library Service Microfilm first produced:2009 Filmed by:DPA S T.M A RY+s C HU R CHA T HL O N EV ESTRY“MI N UT E S1750 -1888 ①ONTEN T S page PREFACE 1?BOOK工Minutes:1750-1791I70BOOKII1797-181683-113B68III1816-1888124-156INDEXES Books_ 工工工 IIIPeraons in Minutes 71114157attending Vestries72115158Applotters8017.4157Churchwardens&Sidesmen74116160Clergy77119163Parish Officers76119164Pew.Owners(also see subjects)78Charity recipients 79Hou seholders 1797 117Plow-1and owners 1797118Registered Vestrymen165Select VestrymenSubjectePlace NamesOccupations | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | 165 | | 81 | | | 122 | | 166 | | 78 | | | 120 | | 163 | | | | | | | | | 78 | | | 121 | | 165 | P R E FA CE, The minutes of the vestry meetings from.1750 to 1888are contained·in three books, From 20·April 1750,thefirst entry,until Iet。November 1751 the minutes are trans-cribed in full,but the subsequent ones are abridged. InBook I the minutes end at Easter 1791,then follow severalpages containing a pew 11日地，various accounts,a charityli日世，and,apparently,extracts from an earlner mnute booknow lost. From Easter 1791 there are no recordings untiI Easter1797 when the minutes in Book II begin. In:1797.there is a.1ist of the householkers of St。Mary¹s giving the rents onwhich the cess was levied. The minutes in Book IIT are from 1816 to I888. Upto 1840 the miniter and all those present sign theminutes,but after that date the minister and churchwardensalone do so. From 1834:to 1860 the vestry appears to havemet.only onc:e a year,at Easter,and practically the onIybusiness recoreed being the election of Churchwardens. 28 December 1947 J.B.BurgesB : 1“: o 2. 息1501 :, : 7,二0 : 买6:2:: 3 :可，0 中：5,探心画：” : :二i原，”,三：三：: 心: 度g :: :2 7:’ 7E? 35 5 coa1 3学， ”, 9v 2m“ c0” 2:总：252 ea₅ 3s ii 2 3 ST.MARYs CHURCH ATHLONE VESTRY MTNUTES BOOK I 1750 -1791 220. 上 2DUED分1YS22ET3 2:7 120 Apri171750Mr Francis Johnston &Mr George:Longworth1atet church wardena produced &passed thetraccounta at a Vestry legally called &aasembledin thesparish of St.Mary;Ath3one,&there remained no balancein their hande of the last years cBs8Arth.Grue bervicarJohn Alder Robt.Handcock church wardengFriday20 April 1750The Miniater,ChurchWardona&ProteBtant Par1shionersthereaBgembledit WaBunanimouBly agreed that the following repa1rs are nec-eseary for the present year:-for repairing the日lating2:10;0for whitewaehing &'plastering the ce1ling1:6:θfor repa1ring the cornice2:0:0for other neceBear1es?&sexton!B salary&holmes2:9:0for:bread&winelforsthe communion4:0:0for the foundling2:10:至0for the Be11fry2:0:0for the Regietry Book &Box证16:3 17:11:4forabalance due of old to the.twoMr Longworthe 8:3 17:19:7it日ordered by the unanimous congent of this Veatrythat the above be applotted on the parish. 6 . l ! 1 , 森，I 5:0c a WED c 5D.f L yxt₃92 : 地 .9蛇e 把13z ⁰503. C Ce第：5v多大力 7 : .: e … 工 P ∵'i a级上50.LcmoB 4总202芯了5 选： 210深 o: 9 003:9 a51 e 3 必穹。e汽 an 豆C :0:39 言 g学实o! : c 治 s600C智热d!o c3 0 :设：日 290Eor 3 00 52 o' 225D0? 02 32 烈 ○2.5iooE a姓7 si

FAQs

What date range does Book I cover?

Book I covers minutes from 20 April 1750 until Easter 1791.

Are all minutes in this period transcribed in full?

The preface states that from 20 April 1750 through 1et November 1751 the minutes are transcribed in full, while subsequent entries are abridged.

When do the minutes resume after Easter 1791?

After Easter 1791, there are no recordings until Easter 1797, when Book II begins.

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