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P 51 - Chester St John Parish - 16th century-21st century

1 - Registers and Services

2 - Ecclesiastical Administration

3 - Parish Affairs

1 - Vestry Minutes and Parochial Church Council (PCC) Minutes

2 - Churchwardens' Accounts and Parochial Church Council (PCC) Accounts

3 - Charities

1 - Legacy book - 1758-1890

2 - Lists and memos. of legacies left to St. John's parish - 19th cent

3 - Papers relating to vestry meeting held to take into consideration 'the propriety of empowering and authorising the Guardians of the poor of the City of Chester to advance out of the money paid to them---a proportionate part of the money which shall be exp - 1829-1830

4 - Henry Smith's Charity

1 - Extract from Henry Smith's deed of charitable uses, 26 Jan 1631/2, giving directions to churchwardens and overseers for the disposal of money received from his estates - 17th century

2 - Declaration of Trusts - 20 Jun 1648

3 - The Decree [20 Jun 1625], Deed of Uses [26 Jan 1626/7], and Will [Made 24 Apr 1627, pr. 23 Jan 1627/8 and 19 Jun 1628], of Henry Smith, Esq; by which Divers Estates are settled to Charitable Uses' (Printed) - 1781

4 - Extract from Henry Smith's deed of charitable uses - 19th cent

5 - Particulars and conditions of letting by auction of farm and lands at Stoughton, with related letter - 1865

6 - Letters from Charity Commission concering scheme for the administration of Henry Smith's charity - 1884

5 - Wilcock's Charity

6 - Edward Batho's Charity

7 - John Stockton's Charity

8 - Other Charities

4 - Church Buildings

5 - Churchyard

6 - Visitations

7 - Parochial Statistics

8 - Electoral Rolls

9 - Papers and Correspondence

4 - Civil Affairs

5 - Publications and Memorabilia

7 - Schools