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  <dc:title xml:lang="en">Digest of Welsh Historical Statistics : Religion, 1669-1974</dc:title>
  <dc:creator xml:lang="en">Queen's University of Belfast, Centre for Data Digitisation and Analysis</dc:creator><dc:creator xml:lang="en">University of Essex, History Data Service</dc:creator><dc:creator xml:lang="en">National Assembly for Wales, Statistical Directorate</dc:creator><dc:creator xml:lang="en">Williams, J., University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, Department of Economics</dc:creator>
  <dc:description xml:lang="en">&lt;P&gt;Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.&lt;/P&gt;This machine-readable version of John Williams' &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Digest of Welsh Historical Statistics&amp;lt;/i&amp;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.&lt;br&gt; John Williams' &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Digest of Welsh Historical Statistics&amp;lt;/i&amp;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) &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Abstract of British historical statistics&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; and Mitchell, B.R. and Jones, H.G. (1971) &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Second abstract of British historical statistics&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;.</dc:description><dc:description xml:lang="en">&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description><dc:description xml:lang="en">&lt;B&gt;Main Topics&lt;/B&gt;:&lt;BR&gt; The main tables are:&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;</dc:description><dc:description xml:lang="en">Church of England. Number of incumbents, by diocese, 1832, 1879-1890&lt;br&gt; Church in Wales (before 1920 Church of England). Number of incumbents, baptisms, Easter communicants and Sunday scholars, by diocese, 1885-1974&lt;br&gt; Church in Wales. Number of churches, by diocese, 1832-1973&lt;br&gt; Nonconformist congregations, by county, 1672, 1716 and 1742&lt;br&gt; Baptists. Number of churches, members and Sunday scholars, by association, 1839-1865&lt;br&gt; Baptists. a) Members, 1669-1860; b) number of churches, chapels, pastors, members, Sunday school scholars and baptisms, by county, 1861-1972&lt;br&gt; Calvinistic Methodists. Number of chapels, churches, ministers, lay preachers, communicants, Sabbath scholars and adherents, by county, 1860, 1885-1973&lt;br&gt; Methodists. Number of members, by districts, 1767-1968&lt;br&gt; Congregationalists and Welsh Independents. Number of churches, ministers, members and Sabbath scholars, by county, 1861-1891 and 1897-1975&lt;br&gt; Roman Catholics. Number of clergy and churches (from 1838), schools, Catholics, baptisms, marriages and conversions  (from 1911), by diocese, 1838-1974&lt;br&gt; Religious Census of 1851, summary table for Wales&lt;br&gt; Communicants, by county and denomination, 1905&lt;br&gt; Marriages, by type of rite, quinquennially, 1839-1972&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Please note: this study does not include information on named individuals and would therefore not be useful for personal family history research.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;</dc:description>
  <dc:subject xml:lang="en">ADMINISTRATIVE AREAS</dc:subject><dc:subject xml:lang="en">BAPTISMAL RECORDS</dc:subject><dc:subject xml:lang="en">CATHOLICISM</dc:subject><dc:subject xml:lang="en">CHURCH</dc:subject><dc:subject xml:lang="en">CONGREGATIONS</dc:subject><dc:subject xml:lang="en">FAITH SCHOOLS</dc:subject><dc:subject xml:lang="en">MARRIAGE RECORDS</dc:subject><dc:subject xml:lang="en">MINISTERS OF RELIGION</dc:subject><dc:subject xml:lang="en">NONCONFORMIST RELIGIONS</dc:subject><dc:subject xml:lang="en">NUPTIALITY</dc:subject><dc:subject xml:lang="en">PROTESTANTISM</dc:subject><dc:subject xml:lang="en">PUBLICATIONS</dc:subject><dc:subject xml:lang="en">RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE</dc:subject><dc:subject xml:lang="en">RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS</dc:subject><dc:subject xml:lang="en">RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION</dc:subject><dc:subject xml:lang="en">RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE</dc:subject><dc:subject xml:lang="en">RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS</dc:subject><dc:subject xml:lang="en">RELIGIOUS PRACTICE</dc:subject><dc:subject xml:lang="en">RELIGIOUS SERVICES</dc:subject><dc:subject xml:lang="en">REPORTS</dc:subject><dc:subject xml:lang="en">SUNDAY OBSERVANCE</dc:subject>
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  <dc:date xml:lang="en">2001-07-31T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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