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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Lanarkshire => Topic started by: g eli on Tuesday 31 October 17 00:09 GMT (UK)
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I have found my ancestor's marriage at the Chapel of Ease, Glasgow. The chapel was on North Albion Street but I am not sure which parish it was in. Can anyone help, it might give me a clue as ro which part of Glasgow she was from.
Liz
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What was the date of the marriage, and what exactly is the source of the information you have?
Many parishes had chapels of ease. These were erected to serve remote places where the parish church was many miles away, or in urban areas where there was a large population and the parish church was not coping or not reaching all of its potential congregation.
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Now Albion Street, formerly North & South Albion Streets, just west of the High Street so the old City Parish. There was a United Presbyterian Church thereabouts but a Chapel of Ease?
Skoosh.
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On this map 1892-4 it is marked as Greyfriar's U.P. Church, on North Albion Street. http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=18&lat=55.8602&lon=-4.2442&layers=81&b=1
There is no other chapel marked.
See http://www.theglasgowstory.com/image/?inum=TGSD00500
Stan
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That must be it Stan, long gone, one of the many flavours of Presbyterianism! ;D
Skoosh.
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Talk of the street name here...
http://www.hiddenglasgow.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8339
Annie
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Thank you everyone for your interest. The marriage took place 14 Mar 1800 between James Oldknow and Margret Dunn. The minister was John McCleod.I found a reference to John McCleod in an obituary, (not his) which stated he was minister of a Chapel of Ease on North Albion Street.I then found a map of old Glasgow on line which had Chapel of Ease marked.The Chapel was just north of Canon St. and east of the burying grounds of the North West Church. There was another chapel on North Albion St. a bit further north.I think it was in Barony but I am not sure.
Liz
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You can see the Chapel of Ease on this 1778 map http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=18&lat=55.8599&lon=-4.2441&layers=126160581&b=1
Before Albion Street was there.
Stan
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You can see the Chapel of Ease on this 1778 map http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=18&lat=55.8599&lon=-4.2441&layers=126160581&b=1
Before Albion Street was there.
Stan
I think this is more likely the Chapel of Ease you were looking for as the Greyfriars Church further up Albion Street was not opened until 1821 (although it was built partially on the site of an old monastery - thought to have been one used by the Greyfriars order)
The Fastii contains information that this Chapel was built in 1764 for a Relief Church congregation which became part of the Church of Scotland in May 1774
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Thank you Stan and Falkyrn.
This is the Chapel of Ease I had found on a slightly later map 1807 which had more development, so it is likely that I have found the right chapel, since it appears to have been there for some years.
Now to do some further research on its history.
Thank you again.
Liz
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So predating the UP's then. At that time Glasgow Cathedral was sub-divided for use by several different congregations as church space was at a premium until the Town Council built St Andrews in the Square. The Victorians cleared the partitions away for use by the City parish & the Barony built their own kirk.
The Barony parish itself, whose congregation formerly worshiped in the crypt of the Cathedral, was the largest in Scotland, under its wing were some 60 odd churches & about a dozen of these chapels of ease. The chapel of ease considered here could have been connected to the City parish?
Skoosh.
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Thank you Stan and Falkyrn.
This is the Chapel of Ease I had found on a slightly later map 1807 which had more development, so it is likely that I have found the right chapel, since it appears to have been there for some years.
Now to do some further research on its history.
Thank you again.
Liz
This Chapel appears to have been dissolved around 1850 - a short time after their minister - Archibald Nisbet was dismissed "for drunkenness".
John Macleod mentioned earlier was appointed in 1782 and lived until 1831 (he died at Balgray aged 80)
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Found the fastii, an interesting book to read through.I found John McCleod but unfortunately the ministry falls under Glasgow, which doesn't help my quest,but I can now look up the minister wh married the couple I think may be Margaret's parents.
Liz
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Given how close this was to St. David’s Church (better known as Ramshorn Church) it is possible that it acted as an extension of that Church.
However given that it started off life as a Relief Congregation and the convoluted history of the parishes and congregations in this area this may not be the case.
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From what I've found online this appears to be in the Barony parish, a quoad sacra, chapel of ease in 1846 when Rev Archibald Nisbitt was the minister.
Skoosh.