
Findmypast releases Irish Quaker records (Society of Friends Congregational Records)
"The records comprise minutes from half-yearly Quaker meetings. Each entry will include both an image of the original handwritten record and a transcript. Transcripts may include the following information:
You may also find notes regarding the suffering of Quakers in these records. Those of the Quaker faith have not been strangers to persecution by those of the established church. Quakers have faced fines, imprisonment, and corporal punishment for abstaining from paying tithes to the Church of Ireland. Quakers began to keep records of such injustices and sufferings at their monthly meetings."
"The records comprise minutes from half-yearly Quaker meetings. Each entry will include both an image of the original handwritten record and a transcript. Transcripts may include the following information:
- Name
- Congregation year
- Congregation date
- Address
- Meeting
- Archive and reference
You may also find notes regarding the suffering of Quakers in these records. Those of the Quaker faith have not been strangers to persecution by those of the established church. Quakers have faced fines, imprisonment, and corporal punishment for abstaining from paying tithes to the Church of Ireland. Quakers began to keep records of such injustices and sufferings at their monthly meetings."