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Tow Law St. Joseph Roman Catholic Parish

Reference: RC/TL Catalogue Title: Tow Law St. Joseph Roman Catholic Parish Area: Catalogue Category: Non-Conformist Church Records Description: 

Covering Dates: 1852-1967

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Tow Law, St. Joseph RC Parish (Ref: RC/TL 1-7)

Tow Law RC parish was created in 1867
Wolsingham RC parish was served from Tow Law from c.1869 - c.1885. The registers for both parishes for the period are combined. It should, however, be noted that the dates covered in the registers for Wolsingham and the entries for combined registers of Wolsingham and Tow Law appear to overlap to some degree. It is probable that the entries for these overlapping periods are duplicated to a large extent, in both sets of registers.

Registration (Ref: RC/TL )Registers of baptisms (Ref: RC/TL 1-4)

Register of baptisms, 17 October 1874 - 25 December 1892 Covers Wolsingham and Tow Law till c.1884, then Tow Law only
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Register of baptisms, Tow Law, 26 March 1893 - 5 November 1898
(1 volume, leather quarter-bound)


Register of baptisms, Tow Law, 13 November 1898 - 20 April 1920
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Register of baptisms, Tow Law, 2 May 1920 - 18 May 1944
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Registers of marriages (Ref: RC/TL 5-6)

Register of marriages, 14 February 1852 - 13 November 1891, 23 April 1895 - 11 March 1967 Covers Wolsingham and Tow Law till c.1889 (but see also RC/Wol 1/5) then Tow Law only Marriages 1891-1895 are possibly found in RC/Wol 1/6
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Register of marriages, Tow Law, (entries also transferred into RC/Wol 1/5), 23 April 1895 - 1 June 1895, 13 August 1908 - 27 August 1908
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Registers of deaths (Ref: RC/TL 7)

Register of deaths, 4 December 1855 - 12 June 1942 Covers Wolsingham and Tow Law, then Tow Law only from 1886 May include early burials at Wolsingham
(1 volume, leather half-bound)