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Non conformists
« on: Monday 01 September 25 13:30 BST (UK) »
Hi all,
I am trying to find where the non conformist meeting house was in Royston. It says on the baptisms of several ancestors Royston meeting house.
Just wonder if anyone would know if it wasn’t in Royston then where would it have been ?

Any help would be appreciated, the family surname is wright and my great great gran was baptised in
1831.
               Many thanks
                 Sue Ault

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Re: Non conformists
« Reply #1 on: Monday 01 September 25 14:06 BST (UK) »
 Sorry I can’t answer your specific question, but it’s just an idea, Are you sure it’s a nonconformist church or chapel?
Meting House usually refers specifically to the Quakers..

CHOULES All ,  COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent 
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
DUNCAN Kent
EVERITT Colchester,  Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
GULLIVER/GULLOFER Fifehead Magdalen Dorset
HORSCROFT Kent.
KING Sturminster Newton, Dorset. MONK Odiham Ham.
SCOTT Wrabness, Essex
WILKINS Stour Provost, Dorset.
WICKHAM All in North Essex.
WICKHAM Medway Towns, Kent from 1880
WICKHAM, Ipswich, Suffolk.

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Re: Non conformists
« Reply #2 on: Monday 01 September 25 14:10 BST (UK) »
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)

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Re: Non conformists
« Reply #3 on: Monday 01 September 25 20:42 BST (UK) »
Quakers do not baptise children, though they do keep records of births, which family lore might call "baptisms". There were Congregational (aka Independent) Churches in Royston in 1831, in John St and Kneesworth St, probably now part of Royston (Melbourn) United Reformed Church. I don't know about other denominations, e.g. Methodists.
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Re: Non conformists
« Reply #4 on: Monday 01 September 25 22:41 BST (UK) »
Yep I mean quakers sorry

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Re: Non conformists
« Reply #5 on: Monday 01 September 25 22:45 BST (UK) »
I was fortunate to visit the records centre years ago before the internet
Yep I’m that old. I can’t remember which one, but I was able to obtain lots of photo of Royston and predominantly kneesworth st. No where can I find the Royston meeting house.

I will just have to keep digging
Thanks all.

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Re: Non conformists
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 02 September 25 05:28 BST (UK) »
Hi,

   I presume you have found this?

   https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/N13641065

   It looks like the name of the meeting changed over the years?

   Also there is a non conformist chapel shown on the early OS maps, though the OS usually seems to specify Quaker where relevant.

  It was where a burying ground is shown across the road from the Congregational Chapel, which is shown on an early OS maps that I cannot now find, and is described as Non Conformist.

https://maps.nls.uk/view/114488164

Nicoll, Small - Scotland Dennis - Lincolnshire, Baldwin - Notts. Gordon, Fletcher Deeside

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Re: Non conformists
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 03 September 25 13:15 BST (UK) »
David thank you
Really appreciated
Sue Ault
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