Hi Listers, I wonder if someone could explain to a dumb Sassenach the terms High, Middle and Low Renfrew parish churches. In England such a description would be used to explain the 'churchmanship' of the churches and their form of services - i.e. High Catholic through to 'Happy Clappy' perhaps. I get the impression this cannot be the same terms as used in Scotland! Are they geographical positions perhaps? Any help appreciated. TIA Brian

In message <00b301c2eeb4$5b09fb60$1fb28351@oemcomputer>, Brian Cave <Beejaycave@btinternet.com> writes > >I wonder if someone could explain to a dumb Sassenach the terms High, Middle and >Low Renfrew parish churches. I wonder if someone could also explain about demographics in the area. I have an Elizabeth Reside WEIR b 7 Feb 1832 at Greenock, who was the daughter of a Duncan WEIR who married Christina PHILIPS on 1 Sep 1823 at the Low Church in Paisley. However Christina herself was christened at the Middle Church on 8 Jan 1803, the daughter of David PHILIP and Elizabeth RAESIDE. They married at the Low Church. Elizabeth was the daughter of James RESIDE, but the only marriage I can find in the IGI is at Stevenston, Ayr, when a James RESIDE married an ELizabeth SMITH on 21 Jun 1775. Is this a likely candidate? John -- John Rouse

As Charles said, they are geographical. For example, in Greenock, the original Parish is known as West or Old Greenock. When the Parish got to big and it split, you then had West/Old and Middle/New, plus you have East Greenock Parish. Julie Dufault Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Cave" <Beejaycave@btinternet.com> To: <SCT-RENFREW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 2:43 AM Subject: [Renfrew] Renfrew Churches > Hi Listers, > > I wonder if someone could explain to a dumb Sassenach the terms High, Middle and Low Renfrew parish churches. > > In England such a description would be used to explain the 'churchmanship' of the churches and their form of services - i.e. High Catholic through to 'Happy Clappy' perhaps. > > I get the impression this cannot be the same terms as used in Scotland! Are they geographical positions perhaps? Any help appreciated. > > TIA > Brian > > ______________________________