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From: Anne Peat <>
Subject: Re: [Lon] Wells Street Scotch Church, Marylebone
Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 11:06:19 +0100
References: <DKEJJJDODDDAPFPIOGEDAEHNCOAA.melanie@rpm.com.au>
In-Reply-To: <DKEJJJDODDDAPFPIOGEDAEHNCOAA.melanie@rpm.com.au>


There is something about them here
http://www.electricscotland.com/history/men/waugh_alexander.htm

and this is a definition of the Secession Church
> Secession Church, Scotland
>
> A church formed in 1733 by a group of people who broke away from the
> Church of Scotland over the practice of patronage (allowing wealthy
> landowners to choose the local ministers). In 1847 the Relief Church
> combined with the Secession Church to form the United Presbyterian
> Church.

They became part of the United Free Church of Scotland in 1900 and
most ( apart from a small group of 'Continuing United Free Church'
rejoined the Church of Scotland ( which is Presbyterian) in 1929.

This site has a list of Presbyterian Churches in London, but doesn't
mention the Wells Street Church
http://www.victorianlondon.org/dickens/dickens-que.htm
so it looks like it may have disappeared.
You could contact The Church of Scotland in England at
Finlaison House
15-17 Furnival Street
London EC4A 1AB
and ask if they have any information.
HTH
Anne

On 1 May 2005, at 22:32, Melanie Steer wrote:

> Hello to all,
>
> I was wondering if anyone knew where I might find some information on
> the
> Wells Street Scotch Church, St Marylebone. I have found a number of
> christenings between 1792 and 1800 but can't find any information on
> the
> 'net'. I have googled but apart from mentions in Rootsweb lists, there
> doesn't appear to be anything 'out there'.
>
> Many thanks for any help with this query.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Melanie
> Bowral NSW Australia
>
>
>
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