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OLD SCOTTISH RECORDS - RELIEF, BURGHER, CONGR

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Sarah

Sarah Report 15 Feb 2008 10:39

I'm looking at a Scotland's People birth register for 1816.

In one column the words:

Relief

Burgher

Congregation

are listed. Is this the name of the religion?

If so I'm up with Congregational Church but what do the others stand for?

thanks Walter

Kathy near the

Kathy near the Report 15 Feb 2008 10:46

Walter

Tell me which record you are looking at and I will have a look .
I am in a fhs which has every parish record so I can easily look at the film .

Kathy

Sarah

Sarah Report 15 Feb 2008 10:53

JUST HAD A BRAINWAVE.....MAYBE IT'S THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR REGISTERING



31/01/1816 BROWN CHARLES
OPR BIRTHD 488/0040 0254 ST NINIANS




CHARLES BROWN BORN IN FALKIRK STIRLING IN 1816

Kathy near the

Kathy near the Report 15 Feb 2008 10:55

Walter

Give me 5 mins and I will take a look

Kathy

Kathy near the

Kathy near the Report 15 Feb 2008 11:35

Walter

sorry to take so long but we ha people come in the shop.
The headings on the register are
parents name of child witnesses residence

so
Charles Brown and Agnes Cochrane
Charles
Relief congregation
St Ninians

The church of Scotland underwent disruption and I am no expert but what I gather from this entry is that they were a splinter group of the church of scotland .

Kathy

Alistair

Alistair Report 15 Feb 2008 11:46

This might explain it.......or not.

http://website.lineone.net/~davghalgh/churchhistory.html#top1

Alistair