From: Paul Ellis <paulellis110@tiscali.co.uk> > my 4x great grandparents, Richard and Anne ELLIS were > > Methodists in Leeds and were married at Long Marston in Yorkshire 14 > April 1794. My 3x great grandfather William Bernard ( Barnard ) ELLIS, > according to the IGI was baptised "05 MAR 1795 Methodist, Leeds, > Yorkshire, England" Is there any way of identifying the church in > question as the batch number 7205427 covers several different > churches in the Leeds area. Any help would be appreciated. > > Regards Paul in Bulwell Nottingham> The National Index of Parish Registers for the West Riding lists SIXTY- SEVEN Wesleyan Methodist Churches, TWENTY-EIGHT Primitive Methodist churches, NINE Methodist New Connexion, TWENTY United Methodist Free, FOUR United Methodist and TWENTY-ONE others listed just as "Methodist" - a grand total of 149 Methodist churches in Leeds! However, fortunately, only a small number of these actually existed in 1795, as follows..... Wesleyan, Woodside, founded by 1768, later Meanwoodside, but registers from 1815 only. Wesleyan, Leeds, East Circuit, registers 1785-1839, registers at West Yorkshire Archive Service, Sheepscar, Leeds. Wesleyan, Bramley, erected 1785 but registers only from 1801 at The National Archives, Kew. Wesleyan, Holbeck, f. by 1785, registers from 1785 at TNA. Wesleyan, The Old Chapel, St Peter's St, f. by 1787, registers from 1787 at TNA. Wesleyan, Wesley Chapel, f. by 1793, registers from 1793 at TNA. New Connexion, Woodhouse Lane, christenings from 1785 at WYAS/L. New Connexion, Ebenezer Chapel, f. by 1789, registers from 1789 at TNA. And that would seem to be it. However, I think I should point out, as I expect you already know, that the batch no. you have indicates an LDS Church private submission, which can be dodgy! -- Roy Stockdill Editor, Journal of One-Name Studies Guild of One-Name Studies website: www.one-name.org Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE