Timaru Presbytery Records


Chalmers Church, Timaru - No Communion rolls 1916 to 1927.
Geraldine Presbyterian Church - The following records were lost when the manse was destroyed by fire in 1889 -
Board of Managers minutes to 1889, Marriage registers 1879 to 1889, Baptismal register 1879 to 1889 (Advised by Parish in 1954).
Their Minister, the Rev George Barclay, also suffered the loss of his valuable library and most of his possessions in the fire.
Board of Manager's minutes 1889 to 1892 also missing (noted as missing in 1954).
Mackenzie County Parish - Management Committee minutes 1907 to 1917 missing.
Morven Presbyterian Church - No Communion roll prior to 1916.
Orari Presbyterian Church - No Communion roll prior to 1924; no Session minutes prior to 1920.
Pleasant Point Presbyterian Church - Session minutes prior to 1891 missing; Management Committee minutes prior to 1905 missing ? (a 1954 record from the Parish advised that the Management Committee minute books from 1875 to 1923 were extant); no Communion rolls prior to 1891.

St Paul's Presbyterian Church, Timaru -

  • A record from 1931 states that "No records [found] except those in [current] use". We presume that such records have subsequently been located.

Southburn Presbyterian Church -

  • A return of records in 1931 states "Only records now in use [are currently held], we will endeavour to see that these are not destroyed when finished!". This rather cryptic comment perhaps indicates that someearlier records had indeed been destroyed.
Temuka Presbyterian Church - No Communion rolls prior to 1897 and from 1907 to 1911.
Trinity Presbyterian Church, Timaru - Baptismal register c.1873 to 1881 missing (noted as missing in 1954). No Communion rolls 1865 to Feb 1875, no marriage registers 1865 to Mar 1875.
Waimate Presbyterian Church - No Baptism register 1880 to 1892 (noted in 1992).

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