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Register Book Statement

Certificate or Statement to accompany Register Books, as recommended in the circular.

To the Commissioners for inquiring into the State, Custody, and Authenticity of Non-parochial Registers. The annexed or accompanying Book is (or are) the original Register Book of The Baptisms which has been kept for the Weslyan Chapel called ___

situate at Gunnerside in the parish of Grinton in the County of York founded about the year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety one.

The Book sent has been from time to time in the custody of the Chapel Steward for the time being, of the Congregation; and is (or are) sent to the Commissioners from the immedate custody of Jonathon Daykin of Gunnerside in the Parish of Grinton who has kept it (or them) as The Chapel Steward.

Signed the Thirteenth Day of July 1837

Thomas Key Minister
or
J Daykin Trustee, Steward, or other Officer

There are several places mentioned in this Book but they all belong to Gunnerside