Don't ask me what they contain, but if you search thru the LDS catalogue of available information, -very diligently BTW - you will find a set of 26 fiche that relate to the Free Church records. I do not know if it is just an index of their holdings somewhere, but it should give some hints on What Next. Joy, USA Harryyoung@aol.com wrote: >Priscilla, > >You asked where Free Presbyterians might have worshipped in Argyllshire in >the first quarter of the nineteenth century. My response to you was, in >part, misleading and I apologize. > >They could have worshipped almost anywhere but in a Free Church because the >Free Church was formed during the "Disruption" in 1843. At that time over >400 congregations left the Church of Scotland to form the Free Church. There >were other churches in the early 1800s who followed the Presbyterian form of >governance and had split from the Church of Scotland, but they were not >called Free Church. Your ancestors could have belonged to any of these or to >the Church of Scotland. If you are interested, there are several web sites >which outline the history of the Church of Scotland, its splits and reunions. > The Free Church movement did spread shortly thereafter to Canada and other >countries. Your ancestors undoubtedly joined there. > >Regardless, the parish records at the GRO are the most likely place to find >them. I will stand by my recommendation to use both the Scots Origins and the >Parish Records index at the Family History Center and to consider both >Argyllshire and the areas surrounding it. > > >==== SCT-ARGYLL Mailing List ==== >********************************************************************** >Need an LDS film number to order a film at your local LDS library? Try >http://geocities.com/Heartland/Garden/1311/13300-scottishreference.htm > >