Bo'ness Old Parish Church records

Primary maker
Bo'ness Old Parish Church
Production date
1669-1953
 Description
Session minutes, 1694-1951, Congregational minutes, 1876-1901, Accounts & financial records, 1660-1953, Letter books, 1796-1896, Bible & Education Society minutes,1840-1863, Minutes & accounts of sitters in Trades Loft, 1708-1821, Minutes of Bo’ness Parochial Association, 1837-1843,Minutes of organ & psalmody improvement committee, Registers of banns for marriage, 1855-1900, Register of baptisms, marriages, burials and communion roll, 1907-1933, Communion Rolls, 1867-1930, Minutes & accounts of the Representatives of Bo’ness, 1671-1898, Pew rents, 1834-1878, Stent list, legal papers & accounts, year book,1938 plan of burial ground, surveys of gravestones of Bo’ness Parish Church
From an inventory of kirk session records in 1927, recorded in CH2/540/11 pp491-8, the gap in the Session minutes, 1860-1866 was caused by a fire at the manse, during the ministry of the Rev Kenneth McKenzie.

Object detail

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Archives Collections
Name/title notes
In 1649 the parish of Bo'ness was disjoined from Kinneil by Act of Parliament. In 1669 the two parishes were re-united with the name of Bo'ness Parish. The congregation remained in the Established Church and was re-named Bo'ness Old Parish Church in 1929 following the union of the United Free Church and the Church of Scotland.
The old parish church in Corbiehall was erected in 1636-38 and alterations made in 1672, 1776 and 1820. The present church building on Panbrae Rd was built in 1885 .

The Representatives of the Burgh of Bo'ness were established as a result of the erection of Bo'ness Parish by Act of Parliament in 1649. The Representatives were required to raise a stent (or tax) of 800 merks annually to make up the stipend of the minister of Bo'ness Parish Church. (See T J Salmon "Borrowstounness and District" pp 275-304 for further details)
Level of current record
Collection
Collection
Bo'ness Parish Church/Churches Group
Primary maker
Production date
1669-1953
Measurements
85 items (3.6m)
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Restriction
Open - expired restriction on access
Accession number
CH2/540

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