Digest of Welsh Historical Statistics : Religion, 1669-1974

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P>This machine-readable version of John Williams' &lt;i&gt;Digest of Welsh Historical Statistics&lt;/i&gt; is the result of a collaboration between the Statistical Directorate of the National Assembly for Wales, the History Data Service and the Centre for Data Digitisation and Analysis at Queen's University Belfast.<br>
John Williams' &lt;i&gt;Digest of Welsh Historical Statistics&lt;/i&gt; is intended to provide a service for those working on the history of modern Wales. It arises from a belief that the quantitative element is a necessary and important part of the historical record; from an awareness that it was an aspect that was particularly inaccessible for scholars of Welsh history; and from a conviction that some encouragement in the use of quantitative material was necessary. It is modelled on the two volumes dedicated to British historical statistics: Mitchell, B.R. and Deane, P. (1962) &lt;i&gt;Abstract of British historical statistics&lt;/i&gt; and Mitchell, B.R. and Jones, H.G. (1971) &lt;i&gt;Second abstract of British historical statistics&lt;/i&gt;.<br><p><br></p><p>Users should note there is no specific documentation for the religion statistics. The document covering population statistics has been added to provide some background information.<br></p><br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR> The main tables are:<br>
<br><br>Church of England. Number of incumbents, by diocese, 1832, 1879-1890<br>
Church in Wales (before 1920 Church of England). Number of incumbents, baptisms, Easter communicants and Sunday scholars, by diocese, 1885-1974<br>
Church in Wales. Number of churches, by diocese, 1832-1973<br>
Nonconformist congregations, by county, 1672, 1716 and 1742<br>
Baptists. Number of churches, members and Sunday scholars, by association, 1839-1865<br>
Baptists. a) Members, 1669-1860; b) number of churches, chapels, pastors, members, Sunday school scholars and baptisms, by county, 1861-1972<br>
Calvinistic Methodists. Number of chapels, churches, ministers, lay preachers, communicants, Sabbath scholars and adherents, by county, 1860, 1885-1973<br>
Methodists. Number of members, by districts, 1767-1968<br>
Congregationalists and Welsh Independents. Number of churches, ministers, members and Sabbath scholars, by county, 1861-1891 and 1897-1975<br>
Roman Catholics. Number of clergy and churches (from 1838), schools, Catholics, baptisms, marriages and conversions (from 1911), by diocese, 1838-1974<br>
Religious Census of 1851, summary table for Wales<br>
Communicants, by county and denomination, 1905<br>
Marriages, by type of rite, quinquennially, 1839-1972<br>
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Please note: this study does not include information on named individuals and would therefore not be useful for personal family history research.<br>
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