The earliest available baptism register was kept by Elkanah Berry, who was a pastor at the Old Independent Chapel in Pudsey until 1717, then moved to Barnsley. The single Barnsley entry at the end indicates that the register may be complete for his period in Pudsey. The chapel itself became the Congregational Church. Note that the calendar was still the old style and the year began on 25th March, not January 1st.