Catalogue description Thurlstone Netherfield United Reform Church records

Although there had been a community of Protestant dissenters in Thurlstone from about 1752 onwards, the first chapel was begun in 1786. It was originally known as Netherfield Independent Chapel and later as Netherfield Congregational Church. From 1973 it was known as Netherfield United Reformed Church. It was greatly extended and re-built and the present church dates very largely from that date. The first register begins in 1788 with baptisms and from that date the records are continuous until the church closed in 1981. Records comprising:

1. Register of baptisms, marriages and burials 1788-1954;

2. Church meeting minutes 1858-1981;

3. Management committee minutes 1924-1971;

4. Women's meeting minutes 1906-1925;

5. String Band minutes 1894-1909;

6. Financial records 1898-1981: Including, Free will offering book 1974-1981, Statement of accounts 1964-1970, 1954, Bank book 1913-1920, etc;

7. Sunday school accounts 1952-1981: Comprising, Account book 1952-1981;

8. Correspondence 1883-1986:

9. Church books 1789-1973: Including, Communion Attendance Register 1916-1928, 1943-1959, 1960-1973, 1916-1973, etc;

10. Insurance 1893-1971: Comprising, Correspondence regarding insurance policies 1952-1971, Insurance policies 1893-1971;

11. Constitution 1981: Constitution of St Andrew's Church, Penistone, the constitution was drawn up upon the merging of Netherfield United Reform Church and St Paul's Methodist Church April 1981;

12. Property records 1954-1956: Including, Inventory and valuation, 20th century, Mortgage between four trustees of the church and Penistone Building Society 1954, Schedule of deeds 1955, 1956, Typewritten extract from will of Sarah Greaves 1855, etc;

13. Records of burial ground 1894-1988: Including, Note certifying delivery of stillborn child to Louisa Hund 1894, Transfer of grave space from the children of the late James Shaw to Mr Sam Peace 1950, Transfer of grave space from Walter Fretwell to Netherfield Trustees 1971, Letter and plan for proposed memorial stone for Ernest William Marsh 1971, Receipts for payments for grave spaces 1929-1951, etc;

14. Certificates 1839-1970: Comprising, Certificates authorising use of buildings as a place of worship, also certificates authorising persons to perform marriages 1839-1970;

15. Cricket club 1920-1940: Including, History of Netherfield Cricket Club 1926, Press cuttings 1933-1936, etc;

16. Church history 1807-1900: Comprising various histories of the church;

17. Miscellaneous 1925-1981: Including, various pamphlets, etc;

18. Printed material 1548-1981: Including, The Yorkshire Congregational Year Book 1953-1954, The United Reform Church Yorkshire Province Provincial Handbook 1980-1981, 1982-1983, etc;

19. Photographs 20th century: Comprising 17 photographs of interior and exterior of church, including inscriptions, windows etc.

Thurlstone Netherfield United Reform Church

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• Charlesworth, Ira, fl 1898, of Netherfield
• Smith, Bernard Thornton, d 1928, of Glasgow
• Wilkinson, Hilda, fl 20th century, of Netherfield
• Beard, Albert Edward, fl 1954,builder and contractor, of Penistone
• Brewer, Reginald Youel, fl 1954, commercial clerk, of Penistone
• Kellet, Ralph, fl 1954, plumber, of Penistone
• Winterbottom, Frank, fl 1954, wire manufacturer, of Sheffield
• Greaves, Sarah, fl 19th century, of Thurlstone
• Hund, Louisa, fl 1894, of Netherfield
• Shaw, James, fl 1900, of Netherfield
• Peace, Sam, fl 1950, of Netherfield
• Fretwell, Walter, fl 1971, of Netherfield
• Marsh, Ernest William, fl 1950, of Netherfield
• Marsh, J E, fl 1920-1940, of Netherfield
• Wood, Thomas, fl 1807, clergyman, of Netherfield
• Williams, John, fl 1900, clergyman, of Netherfield
• Glassey, W, fl 1900, clergyman, of Netherfield
• Soar, Norman K, fl 1973, clergyman, of Netherfield
• Coltman, Hewlett E, fl 1971, clergyman
• Biltcliff, John, fl 1766, of London
• Biltcliff, Jemma, fl 1766, of London
• Gell, Robert, fl 1649
• Netherfield, South Yorkshire

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