Simon, The new CFHS CD/PR/96 for Ely St Mary also includes the Ely St Peter baps 1936-1950. The only register known to exist for St Peters is the Baps 1936-1985, which is now at the Cambridge Records Office. Regards Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Burns" <pandb@personainternet.com> To: <eng-cambridgeshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 12:23 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-CAMS] Ely Holy Trinity and St Peter's church > Simon > > The introduction to the CFHS CD/PR/009 for Holy Trinity Ely makes no > reference to St. Peters, so it's not possible to say from this source. > Hopefully an official of the CFHS will have more background to help you > > Bob Burns > > -----Original Message----- > From: eng-cambridgeshire-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:eng-cambridgeshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Simon > Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 11:43 AM > To: eng-cambridgeshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ENG-CAMS] Ely Holy Trinity and St Peter's church > > Can someone tell me if the CD-rom of Ely Holy Trinity 1559-1938 includes > the records of St Peter's church? > > St Peter's is in Broad Street, within Holy Trinity parish. It was opened > in 1889, but I believe that it had the status of a donative church > rather than a chapel of ease. Being a donative means that it might have > been attached to St Mary's parish rather than Holy Trinity. When I was > talking to the churchwarden a few months back, he was not really sure > where the parish records were - we looked through all the drawers in the > vestry, but we couldn't find them. Then he though they were probably in > the 'crypt' - a coal hole under the floor of the church currently used > for storing junk. St Peter's was,and is, licenced for baptisms, but not > for marriages. Up until 1938, when Holy Trinity and St Mary's parishes > were merged, several generations of my family were baptised in St > Peter's but married in the Lady Chapel of the cathedral. I'd be keen to > see chapter and verse on both events. > > Simon > norfolkchurches.co.uk > suffolkchurches.co.uk > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >