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CARISBROOKE

St John

Parish Records and Registers

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CLASS LIST OF ANGLICAN PARISH REGISTERS AND RECORDS

PARISH REGISTERS

Reference Description

BAP: Baptisms MAR: Marriages

BUR: Burials BAN Banns

COM: Combined

PARISH RECORDS

1 POOR RELIEF A Rate Books

B Account Books

C Minute Books

D Accounts with Poor Law

Union

E Correspondence

F Appointments

G Receipts

H Orders

I Collecting and Deposit

Books

J Monthly Statement Books

Z Miscellaneous

2 CHURCHWARDENS A Rate Books

B Account Books

C Minute Books

D Correspondence

E Receipts

F Statements

Z Miscellaneous

3 HIGHWAY SURVEYORS A Rate Books

B Account Books

C Minute Books

Z Miscellaneous

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4 SETTLEMENT A Registers

B Certificates

C Orders

D Correspondence

E Bonds

F Examinations

G Cases

Z Miscellaneous

5 APPRENTICESHIP A Indentures

B Registers

C Bonds

D Receipts

Z Miscellaneous

6 BASTARDY A Bonds

B Orders

C Examinations

Z Miscellaneous

7 A Inventories

CHURCH, CHURCHYARD AND

CHURCH HALL B Faculties

C Plans

D Title Deeds

E Correspondence

F Accounts

G Subscription Accounts

H Orders

I Minute Books

J Reports

K Pew Rentals

L Insurance Policies

M Minutes

N Visitors Books

O Dilapidations Assessments

P Specifications

Q Contracts

R Writs

Z Miscellaneous

8 A Inventories

B Faculties

PARSONAGE HOUSE, GLEBE,

ADVOWSON AND THE LIVING

ITESELF C Plans

D Title Deeds

E Correspondence

F Terriers

G Reports

H Estimates

I Deeds of Endowment

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J Orders

K Insurance Policies

PARSONAGE HOUSE, GLEBE,

ADVOWSON AND THE LIVING

ITESELF (cont.) L Leases

M Perambulations

N Specifications

Z Miscellaneous

9 INCUMBENT A Personal Correspondence

B Licences

C Sermons

D Insurance Policies

E Financial

F Correspondence

G Certificates

Z Miscellaneous

10 VISITATION A Receipts

B Accounts

C Summonses

D Articles of Enquiry

Z Miscellaneous

11 SERVICES A Registers

B Orders of

Z Miscellaneous

12 TITHES A Maps

B Schedules

C Redemption Certificates

D Correspondence

E Accounts

F Valuations

G Notices

Z Miscellaneous

13 COMMONS AND ENCLOSURE A Maps

B Schedules

C Correspondence

Z Miscellaneous

14 CHARITIES A Briefs

B Leases

C Registers

D Account Books

E Minute Books

F Bank Books and Cheque

Books

G Correspondence

H Trust Deeds

I Title Deeds

J Vouchers

CHARITIES (cont.) K Receipts

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L Annual Statements

M Orders

N Reports

Z Miscellaneous

15 FRIENDLY SOCIETIES A Minute Books

B Account Books

C Correspondence

Z Miscellaneous

16 VESTRY A Minute Books

B Account books

C Reports

D Poll Books

Z Miscellaneous

17 A Minute Books

PAROCHIAL CHURCH

COUNCIL B Account Books

C Electoral Rolls

D Correspondence

E Committee Minute Books

F Bank and Cheque Books

G Miscellaneous Financial

Reports

H Statistical Returns

Z Miscellaneous

18 OFFERTORY A Registers

B Account Books

Z Miscellaneous

19 REGISTRATION A Receipts

B Copies

C Licences

D Applications

E Orders

F Reports

Z Miscellaneous

20 PAROCHIAL OFFICERS A Registers

Z Miscellaneous

21 CONFIRMATION A Registers

Z Miscellaneous

22 SCHOOLS A Minute Books

B Log Books

C Admissions Registers

D Attendance Registers

SCHOOLS (cont.) E Correspondence

F Account Books

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G Title Deeds

H Plans

I Insurance Policies

J Trust Deeds

Z Miscellaneous

23 VALUATION RECORDS A Registers

Z Miscellaneous

24 READING ROOMS AND A Minute Books

LIBRARIES Z Miscellaneous

25 PARISH BOUNDS A Surveys

Z Miscellaneous

26 BELLS AND BELLRINGERS A Minutes

Z Miscellaneous

27 PARISH SOCIETIES A Minute Books

Z Miscellaneous

28 CURATES A Licences

Z Miscellaneous

29 CHAPELS A Accounts

B Subscription Lists

C Service Registers

D Licences

E Deeds

Z Miscellaneous

30 POLICE A Rate Books

Z Miscellaneous

31 WOMEN’S INSTITUTES A Minute Books

B Committee Minute Books

C Account Books

D Financial Records

Z Miscellaneous

32 PARISH MAGAZINES A Magazines

Z Miscellaneous

33 PETTY CONSTABLE Z Miscellaneous

34 BISHOPS BRIEFS A Briefs

B Bonds

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Z Miscellaneous

35 SUNDAY SCHOOLS A Class Registers

Z Miscellaneous

36 CHOIR Z Miscellaneous

99 CIVIL PARISH RECORDS Z Miscellaneous

100 MISCELLANEOUS

Updated 02 Feb 2012

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CARISBROOKE

St John

Carisbrooke St John

Illustration Reference: Uncatalogued

Parish Registers

Key

BAP: Baptisms

MAR: Marriages BUR: Burials

BAN: Banns COM: Combined

Reference Date

CARSTJ/REG/BAP/1 1837 - 1872




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CARSTJ/REG/MAR/1 1846 - 1880







CARSTJ/REG/BUR/1 1837 - 1940

CARSTJ/REG/BAN/1 1968 - 1977

CARSTJ/REG/BAN/2 1977 - 1987

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Parish

Records

Reference Date Description

CHURCHWARDENS

CARSTJ/APR/002B/001 1837-1879

(1844-

1903)

Churchwardens Account Book

Minutre Book for annual pew renters meetings

CHURCH, CHURCHYARD AND CHURCH HALL

CARSTJ/APR/007A/001 ND 1972c Terrier of glebes, lands, houses etc; and

inventory of goods, documents and utensils

belonging to the church

CARSTJ/APR/007A/002 ND 1968c Bundle of correspondence containing:

Letter requesting information for comleting

the terrier dated 10 Oct 1968

Extracts from the terrier with notes

Rough notes on the construction of the church

for terrier

Terrier (Draft)

Inventory (Draft)

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CARSTJ/APR/007C/001 1963-1967 Plans (bundle) containing:

Proposed choir vestries and resiting of the

font (June 1963) - See also

CARSTJ/APR/100/(Misc Corr)

Proposed ventilation to choir vestries and

hopper ventilation (Sep 1964) - see also

CARSTJ/APR/100/(Misc Corr)

Proposed clergy stalls (Jul 1967)

Proposed robe and book cupboards

CARSTJ/APR/007D/001 1835 Agreement for the building of St John's

Church

CARSTJ/APR/007D/002 1960 Counterpart Lease for five years of the annex

ajoining Legh Richmond Hall in Chapel St,

Newport IW

CARSTJ/APR/007E/001 1963-1969 File intitiled 'Diocesan Circulars, Letters and

Proforma, Building Finance'. Includes

correspondence with Diocese regarding urgent

funds for repairs, quotes and correspondence

with the Ecclesiastical Insurance Office

regarding the insurance of the church and

outbuildings.

CARSTJ/APR/007F/001 1938 Printed accounts for St John's Church,

Carisbrooke

CARSTJ/APR/007F/002 nd (c May

1837)

Bill of costs from Messrs Woldridge for St

John's Church, Carisbrooke

CARSTJ/APR/007F/003 nd (c May

1837)

Expenses of building St John's Church,

Carisbrooke, including architecture and

fittings

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CARSTJ/APR/007G/001 1860 c

(ND)

List of subscribers to church repair fund with

short list of works to be carried out

CARSTJ/APR/007H/001 1947 Aug Report of V Aldridge, Chartered Architect, on

general condition of church

CARSTJ/APR/007L/001 1969-1972 Correspondence between the Parish Church

Council and the Ecclesiastical Insurance

Organisation Ltd regarding the insurance of

the Legh-Richmond Hall and annex. Includes

premiums, EIO forms for both the hall and

annex and various propsals (See also

CARSTJ/APR/007E/001)

CARSTJ/APR/007Z/001 1950 Draft representation of parishoners to Church

Patronage Society re condotion of the parish

CARSTJ/APR/007Z/001A 1964 Notice of intent to remove the headstones and

kerbstones in the churchyard (See also

CARSTJ/APR/008E/012)

PARSONAGE HOUSE,GLEBE, ADVOWSON AND THE LIVING ITSELF

CARSTJ/APR/008E/001 1832

Apr 28

Legal opinion of Mr Serjeant Coleridge on

Bishop of Winchester's view regarding

proposed creation of a new ecclesiastical

district in the parish of Carisbrooke

CARSTJ/APR/008E/002 1833-1835 Letters from J[ohn] Fox, [Provost] of Queens

College, Oxford to Rev J[ohn] Breeks, Rector

of Northwood, re building a new church at

Carisbrooke


Apr 12

Letter from Churchwardens to Rev John

Breekes, rector of Northwood, seeking hius

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consent to licencing the church for marriages


Sept 17

Petition of Joseph Maude, curate of

Carisbrooke against the charging of land tax

on the vicarage and glebe


Jan 17

Copy of letter from the Bishop of Winchester

to the Provost of Queen's College, Oxford,

with a proposed reorganisation for

Carisbrooke, Newport, Northwood, and West

Cowes


Mar 9

Letter from John B Mander of Queen's College,

Oxford, to [Rev Edward Dickinson] Scot,

regarding his imminent appointment as vicar

and views of Bishop of Winchester thereon

CARSTJ/APR/008E/007 1860 c

(ND)

Part of the proposed arrangement of

separating the town of Newport from the

parish of Carisbrooke and making it a distinct

Incumbancy


July 9

Letter from the Rev R Hollings, incumbant, to

Rev E Boucher James, vicar of St Mary's,

Carisbrooke, threatening legal action if Miss

Harvey of Marvell Farm is married at St Mary's


Jul 11

Letter from the Bishop of Winchester to Rev E

Boucher James dismissing Rev R Hollings'

arguments.

Original and three copies


Jul 20

Letter from Bishop of Winchester to Rev E

Boucher James.

Same subject as CARSTJ/APR/008E/009


Jan 28

Letter from Charles Wooldridge, Diocesan

Registrar, to Rev A Milroy [Vicar of

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Carisbrooke], regarding 'the marriage in

question'

CARSTJ/APR/008E/012 1964-1971 File 'Faculty Applications etc. Weeks Claim

(Settled) County Court concerning Occupation

of 41 Chapel Street 1969) and cottage

disposal.' Also includes the sale of 40 Chapel

Streetand plans to clear the head and kerb

stones from the churchyard

CARSTJ/APR/008H/001 1963-1970 File 'Quotations and Building' Includes quotes

for 41 Chapel Street, Painting the church

woodwork, repairs to the church and Sunday

School and changes to the Choir and Vestry

(for plans of these changes see

CARSTJ/APR/007C/001)

CARSTJ/APR/008I/001 1889 May

8 C (ND)

Copy of deeds of endowment.

Recites inadequacy of Carisbrooke Church for

the population of the parish and construction

by Rev Henry Worsley of Newport of a new

church [i.e St John's]. Present deed provides

for a sum of money to be vested in trusteees

for maintenance of new church.

Original made 1837 Mar 22

CARSTJ/APR/008I/001B 1889 May

8 C (ND)

Copy of deeds of endowment.

Recites inadequacy of Carisbrooke Church for

the population of the parish and construction

by Rev Henry Worsley of Newport of a new

church [i.e St John's]. Present deed provides

for a sum of money to be vested in trusteees

for maintenance of new church.

Original made 1837 Mar 22

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CARSTJ/APR/008J/001 1893 Assignment of new ecclesiastical district of St

John's, Carisbrooke by Bishop of Winchester.

Sets out boundaries and makes provision for

payment of half the burial baptism and

churching fees to the mother parish of the

minister and clerk of St John's.

Two copies - Original made 1837 May 29

CARSTJ/APR/008J/001B 1893 Assignment of new ecclesiastical district of St

John's, Carisbrooke by Bishop of Winchester.

Sets out boundaries and makes provision for

payment of half the burial baptism and

churching fees to the mother parish of the

minister and clerk of St John's.

Two copies - Original made 1837 May 29

CARSTJ/APR/008Z/001 1875 Printed lsit of subscribers for the purchase of

the advowson

INCUMBENT

CARSTJ/APR/009Z/001 1951 Certificate of Rev Stanley Francis Cooper,

vicar, for reading the 39 articles

CAR/APR/009Z/002 1938-1945 Account Books

Vicars Fund

Carisbrooke Men's Club

St. Nicholas Infant Day Schools

Missionary Money

Plus other small accounts

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SERVICES

CARSTJ/APR/011A/001 1898 Nov -

1914 Sep

Preachers Book

CARSTJ/APR/011A/002 1914 Sep -

1925 Mar

Service Register

CARSTJ/APR/011A/003 1925 Mar -

1939 Jul

Service Register

CARSTJ/APR/011A/004 1939 Jul -

1960 Dec

Service Register

CARSTJ/APR/011A/005 1961 Jan -

Mar 1975

Service Register

CARSTJ/APR/011A/006 1975-1983 Register of services

CARSTJ/APR/011A/007 1984-1992 Register of services

CARSTJ/APR/011B/001 2009 Order of Service for Christmas Services

VESTRY

CARSTJ/APR/016A/001 1904-1924

1925-1976

Minute book for the annual pew renters

meetings [see also CARSTJ/APR/002B/001]

Vestry Meeting annual minutes

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

CARSTJ/APR/017A/001 1919-1920

1908-1917

1927-1928

Parochial Church Council Minute Book for

meetings of the Finance Committee

CARSTJ/APR/017A/002 1934-1940 Parochial Church Council Minute Book

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CARSTJ/APR/017A/003 1940-1947 Parochial Church Council Minute Book

CARSTJ/APR/017A/004 1920-1933

1947-1978

Parochial Church Council minute book

CARSTJ/APR/017A/005 1966

1974

Parish Church Council loose Minutes dated 16

Mar 1966 and 14 May 1974

CARSTJ/APR/017B/001 1924-1970 Weekly offerings register

CARSTJ/APR/017B/002 1964-1966 Cash book

[Mainly 1965-6]

CARSTJ/APR/017B/003 1967-1968 Cash Book

CARSTJ/APR/017B/004 1971 Cash Book

CARSTJ/APR/017B/005 1972 Cash Book



CARSTJ/APR/017B/008 1965 Income and expenditure for individual

exspence accounts

CARSTJ/APR/017B/009 1967-1968 Income and expenditure for individual

exspence accounts

CARSTJ/APR/017B/010 1975-1978 Income and expenditure for individual

exspence accounts


exspence accounts


exspence accounts

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CARSTJ/APR/017C/001 1929-1971 Electoral Roll for Parochial Church Council

CARSTJ/APR/017D/001 1937-1941 Correspondence file of Secretary to Parochial

Church Council

CARSTJ/APR/017D/003 1960 c PCC Correspondence soliciting opinion on the

Anglican-Methodist Conversation. Includes

orignal form of questions requesting copies

and an example of the copies

CARSTJ/APR/017D/004 1970

May 5

Letter from Eldridge & Son requesting the PCC

response to changes to the Newport

Comprehensive Development Plan

CARSTJ/APR/017D/005 1923 Copy of Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Measure

1923

CARSTJ/APR/017G/001 1961-1973 Parish Church Council Statements of

Accounts:

1961

1963-1967

1969-1971

1973

CARSTJ/APR/017Z/001 1951 Printed copy of tree preservation order for

Borough of Newport

CARSTJ/APR/017Z/002 1971 Loose items found inside

CARSTJ/APR/017C/001

CONFIRMATION

CARSTJ/APR/021A/001 1946-1993 Confirmation Register

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SCHOOLS

CARSTJ/APR/022E/001 1890 Correspondence between Mr Eldridge as son

of the last surviving trustee of St John's

School, requesting a legal opinion on the sale

of the school from Mr Beaumont of Lincolns

Inn (Possibly to accompany

CARSTJ/APR/22G/001+2)

CARSTJ/APR/022G/001 1837

May 13

Draft release of land situated in Deadman's

Lane, Carisbrooke IW, later the sight of St

John's School

CARSTJ/APR/022G/002 1843

Jan 02

School Endowment - Rev Augustus Hewill of

Brickfiields, Ryde, IoW, Clerk, in Consideration

of £225 sold to Rev Henry Couther of

Newport, Henry William Keele of Newport,

Edward Way of Newport, Benjamin Mew of

Newport, Brewer, John Swafield Orton of

Carisbrooke, Esq, William Wayof Carisbrooke,

butcher, and James Eldridge of Nodehill p

Carissbroooke, Gent.

Relates to triangle of land called Peaked Close

situated in Carisbrooke, bounded by the road

from the Carisbrooke Turnpike to Deadmans

Lane and land previously in the occupation of

William Fry, together with a lane from

Deadmans Lane.

Original and copy

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PARISH BONDS

CARSTJ/APR/025A/001 ND c Feb

1968

(postmark)

Parish boundary changes map relating to

Carisbrooke St Mary, St John and St Nicholas,

Gatcombe, Newport, Northwood, Shalfleet and

Shorwell and explanation letter.

PARISH SOCIETIES

CARSTJ/APR/027B/001 1844-1845

1846-1847

Carisbrooke St John Visiting Society accounts

CARSTJ/APR/027Z/001 1905 Photographs of individual members of St

John's Mens and Women's Bible Class

between 1880 and 1905. Presented to Mr and

Mrs James Eldridge in 1905 to mark the 25th

Anniversarry of their work

CARSTJ/APR/027Z/002 1915-1962 St John's Men's Bible Class account book

CARSTJ/APR/027Z/003 1917 St John's Men's Bible Class Report to annual

meeting

CARSTJ/APR/027Z/004 1933-1971 St John's Men's Bible Class attendence

register

CARSTJ/APR/027Z/005 1916 St John's Men's Bible Class Christmas

message to troops

CARSTJ/APR/027Z/006 1920 Photogrpahs of Bible Class outside Leigh

Richmond Hall

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PARISH MAGAZINES

CARSTJ/APR/032A/001 1899-1901 Parish magazine

CARSTJ/APR/032A/002 1907 Parish magazine


Apr-Aug

Oct-Dec

Parish magazines

CARSTJ/APR/032A/004 1951 Parish magazines


Jan-Nov

Parish magazines



Jan-Apr

Jun - Dec

Parish magazines



Jan, Mar

Parish magazines [Jan edition damaged]






Feb-Dec

Parish magazines


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Jan-Apr

Jun-Dec

Parish magazines






Feb-Dec

Parish magazines





Jan-Jul,

Sep-Dec

Parish magazines


Jan-Jun,

Aug, Oct,

Dec

Parish magazines

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CARSTJ/APR/032A/031 1978 Jan-

Mar

Parish magazines

CARSTJ/APR/032A/032 1979 Jan,

Feb, Apr,

Jun, Jul,

Sep-Dec

Parish magazines


Apr, May,

Jul-Dec

Parish magazines


Mar, May,

Jul-Nov

Parish magazines


Jul, Sep-

Dec

Parish magazines


Jul, Oct-

Dec

Parish magazines


Mar, May-

Dec

Parish magazines






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Mar-Aug

Parish magazines


Feb,

Apr-Dec

Parish magazines


Jan-May,

Jul-Nov

Parish magazines


Feb-Dec

Parish magazines


Jan, Feb,

Apr-Dec

Parish magazines



Jan-Jun,

Aug, Nov

Parish magazines




Jan-Aug

Parish magazines

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MISCELLANEOUS

CARSTJ/APR/100/001 1870 C

(ND)

Ordnance Survey 6" map sheet XCV marked

to show Ecclesiastical District.

Framed. Outsize

CARSTJ/APR/100/002 1890 C

(ND)

Notes on the vicars

CARSTJ/APR/100/003 (ND) Freagment of paper signed "R.W.Scot

CARSTJ/APR/100/003 1965-1971 File 'Miscelanious Correspondence' Including

the lease for the Leigh Richmond Hall,

movement of the Vestries and Font (See also

CARSTJ/APR/007C/001), the possible

response to the Newport Revevelopment Plan

(1965) (See also CARSTJ/APR/007Z/001) and

the Anglican-Methodist Conversation (See

CARSTJ/APR/017D/001)

CARSTJ/APR/100/004 (ND)

Modern

List of some Parochial documents

CARSTJ/APR/100/005 1937 Centenary booklet on 100 years of

Carisbrooke Sr Johns. Includes illustrations of

interior and list of incumbants.

CARSTJ/APR/100/006 1951 Newport Borough Tree Preservation Order

Updated: 17 Mar 2014

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