"johnhooper@ansonic.com.au" wrote: > What was the 'Million Act'? In 1818, parliament voted one million pounds for the building of churches in populous centres. The act also made provision for parishes to be divided into districts in each of which a curate could be appointed. Part of the reasons for this was that the population explosion in cities had overloaded the original parish churches. Regards Richard -- Born in Sheffield, but currently in Nottingham UK. Family names:- ASHFORTH, CAVE, CHAMPION, HODGES, HOPE, JACKSON, NICHOLSON, SIMPSON, SLEE, TETLEY, WALKER, WESTOVER, WOOLLEN, WILLIAMS. Home Website: http://freespace.virgin.net/richard.tetley/