Just to let you know that we have not always been as church going as we think. Here is some details from a census in 1835.
NON-ESTABLISHED
CHURCHES "SITTING"
FOR
WORSHIP -PERTH 1835
Craigend
United Seccession
|
413
|
North
United Secession
|
1479
|
South
United Secession
|
932
|
Old
Light Burghers
|
730
|
Old
Light Anti Burghers
|
602
|
1
Relievers
|
902
|
2
Relievers
|
574
|
Independents
|
735
|
General
Baptists
|
450
|
Baptists
|
300
|
Methodists
|
800
|
Episcopalians
|
301
|
Roman
Catholics
|
444
|
Glassites
|
165
|
TOTAL
|
8827
|
In 1831 the population of Perth was marginally over 20,000
ECCLESIASTICAL
STATISTICS FOR
PERTH
PARLIAMENTARY BURGH
|
Places
of Worship during 1851
|
5
|
Established
Church
|
6
|
Free
Church
|
7
|
United
Presbyterian Church
|
1
|
Original
Secession Church
|
3
|
Independents
|
2
|
Old
Scot's Independents
|
3
|
Baptist
Church
|
2
|
Wesleyan
Methodists
|
1
|
Glassite
Church
|
2
|
Episcopalian
Church
|
2
|
Roman
Catholic Church
|
1
|
Isolated
Congregation
|
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