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Oxfordshire Record Office NM4 BANBURY METHODIST CIRCUIT These records relate to the Wesleyan, Primitive and 1791-2006 United Methodist Circuits covering North Oxfordshire and parts of Warwickshire and Northamptonshire. The records include registers of baptisms and marriages, minute books, Sunday School admission and attendance registers, account books, title deeds, financial and publicity papers, and documents re sale of chapels. The catalogue is arranged in thefollowing sections: NM4/A: Banbury Wesleyan Circuit NM4/B: Banbury Primitive Circuit NM4/C: Banbury United Circuit (Post-1932) NM4/1: Adderbury Chapel NM4/2: Banbury Wesleyan Chapel NM4/2A: Banbury Wesleyan Day Schools NM4/3: Banbury Primitive Chapel NM4/4: Bloxham Chapel NM4/5: Lower Boddington Chapel NM4/6: Great Bourton Chapel NM4/7: Little Bourton Chapel NM4/8: Chipping Warden Chapel NM4/9: Claydon Chapel NM4/10: Cropredy Chapel NM4/11: Epwell Chapel NM4/12: Eydon Chapel NM4/13: Farthinghoe Chapel NM4/14: Grimsbury Chapel NM4/15: Hanwell Chapel NM4/16: Horley Chapel NM4/17: Hornton Chapel NM4/18: Kings Sutton Chapel NM4/19: Middleton Cheney Chapel NM4/20: Mollington Chapel NM4/21: Shenington Chapel NM4/22: Shotteswell Chapel NM4/23: Shutford Chapel NM4/24: Sulgrave Chapel NM4/25: Tadmarton Chapel NM4/26: Wardington Chapel NM4/27: Warmington Chapel NM4/28: Wroxton Chapel They were deposited in five stages: in August 1977 (accession 1444), March 1984 (accession 2245), July 1994 (accession 3846), December 1997(accession 4309) and February 1998 (accession 4323). 1 Oxfordshire Record Office NM4 BANBURY METHODIST CIRCUIT Further records were deposited as Acc 4555 in August 1999, Acc 4561 in August 1999, Acc 4880 in July 2001, Acc 4923 in November 2001, Acc 5122 in April 2003 and Acc 5916 in December 2009. Catalogued by Mark Priddey, May 1998. Additions by Alison Smith in October 2009 and January 2010. BANBURY WESLEYAN METHODIST CIRCUIT (NM4/A) There may have been a Methodist meeting in Banbury as early as 1784, but their first chapel was purchased in Calthorpe Street in 1791. This served until 1811 when new premises were built in Church Lane (which were enlarged in 1828). Banbury Methodist Society was at first part of the Northampton Circuit, then in 1793 it became centre of the new Banbury Circuit. In 1810 the circuit extended as far as Warwick and Kenilworth. As well as Banbury, it included chapels at Shotteswell, Greatworth, Balscote, Wardington, Warmington, Bloxham, Chipping Warden, Sulgrave, Cropredy, Eydon, Adderbury, Lower Boddington and Grimsbury BAPTISM REGISTERS (NM4/A/R1) NM4/A/R1/1 Register of baptisms 1805-1864 including dates of birth and place of abode; on the inside front cover is a death certificate from 1849 NM4/A/R1/2 Register of baptisms 1864-1956 including name of chapel where baptisms took place and place of residence; also a copy of a baptismal certificate issued by the Army in 1949 NM4/A/R1/3 Register of baptisms Oct/1858- There seems to be no overlap with entries in the two Aug/1874 registers listed above CLASS TICKETS (NM4/A/A1) NM4/A/A1/1 Class tickets 1797-1899 for Thomas Deverell, Kezia Cherry, George Cherry and Nellie Cherry 7 items 2 Oxfordshire Record Office NM4 BANBURY METHODIST CIRCUIT QUARTERLY CIRCUIT SCHEDULES (NM4/A/A2) at visitation of classes, giving name of chapel, leaders, and number of members of each society. Each book also contains annual summaries and details of subscriptions and collections NM4/A/A2/1 Circuit Schedules' book Jun/1841- Dec/1846 NM4/A/A2/2 Circuit Schedules' book Mar/1847- Jun/1856 NM4/A/A2/3 Circuit Schedules' book Sep/1856- Jun/1867 NM4/A/A2/4 Circuit Schedules' book Sep/1867- Jun/1876 NM4/A/A2/5 Circuit Schedules' book Sep/1876- Jun/1883 NM4/A/A2/6 Circuit Schedules' book Sep/1883- Mar/1894 NM4/A/A2/7 Circuit Schedules' book Jun/1894- Dec/1906 NM4/A/A2/8 Circuit Schedules' book Mar/1907- Jun/1917 NM4/A/A2/9 Circuit Schedules' book Sep/1917- Sep/1925 NM4/A/A2/10 Circuit Schedules' book Sep/1926- Mar/1945 CHAPEL AND TRUST PROPERTY SCHEDULES (NM4/A/A3) statistical summaries for the circuit NM4/A/A3/1 Circuit Property Schedules' book Mar/1860- at the front are particulars of trust property, e.g. date of Mar/1879 earliest trust deed and enrolment for each chapel, number of trustees, and date of erection of chapel NM4/A/A3/2 Circuit Property Schedules' book Apr/1880- Mar/1897 3 Oxfordshire Record Office NM4 BANBURY METHODIST CIRCUIT NM4/A/A3/3 Circuit Property Schedules' book Mar/1898- Mar/1906 NM4/A/A3/4 Circuit Property Schedules' book Mar/1907- Mar/1915 NM4/A/A3/5 Circuit Property Schedules' book Mar/1916- Mar/1926 COLPORTAGE COMMITTEE MINUTES (NM4/A/A4) NM4/A/A4/1 Colportage Committee minute book Apr/1892- at the front is a note of a resolution to fund a colporteur Jan/1922 and rules of the association re Bible distribution and Christian literature LOCAL PREACHERS' MINUTES (NM4/A/A5) NM4/A/A5/1 Local Preachers' Meetings' minute book Mar/1895- Jun/1951 CLASS LEADERS' MINUTES (NM4/A/A6) NM4/A/A6/1 Class Leaders' Meetings' minute book Jan/1912- Jun/1916 SUNDAY SCHOOL MINUTES' (NM4/A/A7) NM4/A/A7/1 Sunday School Council minute book Mar/1913- renamed Circuit Youth Committee from February 1944 Feb/1960 TRUSTEES' MINUTES (NM4/A/A8) NM4/A/A8/1 Annual Trustees' Meetings' minute book Mar/1914- at the back are names of trustees of each chapel, and Mar/1933 notes on their funds PLANS AND DIRECTORIES (NM4/A/A9) NM4/A/A9/1 Circuit plans and directories 1857-1932 8 items TRUST DEEDS (NM4/A/D) consisting of memoranda of choice and appointments of new trustees of chapels, and giving names, residences, occupations and causes of ceasing to be a trustee NM4/A/D/1 Summary of Circuit Trust Deeds 28/Oct/1863 4 Oxfordshire Record Office NM4 BANBURY METHODIST CIRCUIT NM4/A/D/2-19 Memoranda of Choice and Appointment of New 1893-1932 Trustees for the following places: Adderbury, 1921; Balscote, 1898; Banbury, 1897, 1914; Bloxham, 1907; Chacombe, 1906; Chipping Warden, 1920; Cropredy, 1913; Greatworth, 1898, 1932; Grimsbury, 1893, 1907; Hinton, 1919; Middleton Cheney, 1906; Neithrop, 1915, 1923; Upper Boddington, 1902 (2). VALUATION RECORDS (NM4/A/F1) NM4/A/F1/1 Valuations of Circuit Chapels under Finance Act of n.d. 1909/10 TWENTIETH CENTURY FUND ACCOUNTS (NM4/A/F2) NM4/A/F2/1 Twentieth Century Fund ledger Jan/1899- at the front is a name index, also promises to pay and Jan/1903 sums paid NM4/A/F2/2 Bank book Jan/1899- Nov/1902 NM4/A/F2/3 Roll of Contributions to Twentieth Century fund n.d. with accompanying letter, dated 2 Jan. 1929; the roll is arranged by name of church/chapel and contains name and address of contributors CIRCUIT GATHERING FUND COLLECTING BOOKS (NM4/A/F3) NM4/A/F3/1 Circuit Gathering collection book 1943-1953 for Adderbury NM4/A/F3/2 Circuit Gathering collection book 1942-1953 for Marlborough Road chapel NM4/A/F3/3 Circuit Gathering collection book 1906-1945 for Balscote NM4/A/F3/4 Circuit Gathering collection book 1946-1953 for Balscote NM4/A/F3/5 Circuit Gathering collection book 1930-1953 for Bloxham NM4/A/F3/6 Circuit Gathering collection book 1943-1953 for Lower Boddington 5 Oxfordshire Record Office NM4 BANBURY METHODIST CIRCUIT NM4/A/F3/7 Circuit Gathering collection book 1943-1953 for Upper Boddington NM4/A/F3/8 Circuit Gathering collection book 1940-1953 for Bodicote NM4/A/F3/9 Circuit Gathering collection book 1943-1953 for Great Bourton NM4/A/F3/10 Circuit Gathering collection book 1906-1945 for Little Bourton NM4/A/F3/11 Circuit Gathering collection book 1946-1953 for Little Bourton NM4/A/F3/12 Circuit Gathering collection book 1943-1953 for Brailes NM4/A/F3/13 Circuit Gathering collection book 1935-1953 for Byfield NM4/A/F3/14 Circuit Gathering collection book 1943-1953 for Chacombe NM4/A/F3/15 Circuit Gathering collection book 1945-1953 for Chipping Warden NM4/A/F3/16 Circuit Gathering collection book 1944-1953 for Easington NM4/A/F3/17 Circuit Gathering collection book 1947-1953 for Epwell NM4/A/F3/18 Circuit Gathering collection book 1943-1953 for Eydon NM4/A/F3/19 Circuit Gathering collection book 1944-1953 for Farthinghoe NM4/A/F3/20 Circuit Gathering collection book 1943-1953 for Greatworth NM4/A/F3/21 Circuit Gathering collection book 1943-1953 for Grimsbury NM4/A/F3/22 Circuit Gathering collection book 1934-1953 for Hanwell 6 Oxfordshire Record Office NM4 BANBURY METHODIST CIRCUIT NM4/A/F3/23 Circuit Gathering collection book 1926-1953 for Hinton NM4/A/F3/24 Circuit Gathering collection book 1943-1953 for Horley NM4/A/F3/25 Circuit Gathering collection book 1936-1953 for Hornton NM4/A/F3/26 Circuit Gathering collection book 1945-1953 for King's Sutton NM4/A/F3/27 Circuit Gathering collection book 1907-1932 for Middleton Cheney NM4/A/F3/28 Circuit Gathering collection book 1933-1953 for Middleton Cheney NM4/A/F3/29 Circuit Gathering collection book 1906-1932 for Neithrop NM4/A/F3/30 Circuit Gathering collection book 1943-1953 for Neithrop NM4/A/F3/31 Circuit Gathering collection book 1943-1953 for Shotteswell NM4/A/F3/32 Circuit Gathering collection book 1931-1953 for Shutford NM4/A/F3/33 Circuit Gathering collection book 1944-1953 for Wardington NM4/A/F3/34 Circuit Gathering collection book 1927-1932 for Warmington NM4/A/F3/35 Circuit Gathering collection book 1943-1953 for Warmington NM4/A/F3/36 Circuit Gathering collection book 1943-1953 for Wroxton NOTICES (NM4/A/N1) NM4/A/N1/1 Notice of Annual Circuit rally 27/May/1919 7 Oxfordshire Record Office NM4 BANBURY METHODIST CIRCUIT PRINTED BOOKLETS (NM4/A/PR) NM4/A/PR/1 Banbury Wesleyan Methodist Churches Year book 1928 and blotter MISCELLANEOUS (NM4/A/X) NM4/A/X/1 Small piece of material in wrapping [1791]-[] described as A Fragment of the furniture upon the Bed on which the Revd.