Yorkshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1837

This database is a collection of historical parish registers from Yorkshire, England. The records in this collection can range in date from the early 1500s to the mid- to late-1800s. Some non-parish records may be included from as early as the 12th century. Parish records--primarily baptisms, marriages, and burials--provide the best source of vital record information in the centuries before civil registration. The records include baptisms/christenings, burials, marriages, tombstone inscriptions, obituaries, tax lists, wills, and other miscellaneous types of records. Also included are some records from non-conformist churches. All of the data was converted as it was originally presented in various published registers and books. For this reason, you will find interesting phonetic spellings and large descriptive tables of contents.

What should I know about this collection to access the data?
Some of the records may be in Latin or even a Welsh or Scottish dialect depending on location. The spelling is archaic, and is transcribed as it was written. There are many spelling inconsistencies and non-standard grammar. Phonetic spelling is often used. Try using variant spellings if a search yields no results.

The individual files in this database may not include all dates and records for each parish/church. Use caution in assuming that any database is a complete set of records--even for the parishes and time period listed. Due to the legibility of the original sources, there may be gaps in the records, including partial sentences, cut-off words, and other omissions.

Due to the nature of the records and because the records were originally compiled by a third party, it is difficult to absolutely verify the completeness and validity of the data. The information in this collection is as correct as it was when Ancestry.com received it, and has merely been reproduced in an electronic format.

What historical background should I know to use this data?
A large number of parish records date from the 16th century, when a series of mandates required clergy to compile records of baptisms, marriages, and burials within the parish, and to send an annual copy to the Bishop. Essentially, there are two sets of records: the parish copy and the copy the clergyman sent to the Bishop each year, known as Bishops Transcripts. Many records were destroyed, lost, or simply not kept during the Civil War (1642-60). Of the surviving records, many have since been transcribed and collected by genealogical societies. The records are a valuable resource for finding vital information of people of the time. The content of the records may vary between the two sets.

Civil registration of births, deaths, and marriage, often called General Registration, began in July of 1837. It provides a national vital records index that simplifies searches and includes people who may not have been associated with a church. The civil records are more readily available than parish records (parish records after 1837 often aren't filmed) and are easier to use. But many births went unrecorded in the early years of civil registration, so parish records are still extremely valuable.

Yorkshire: Addingham - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials), 1612-1812
Yorkshire: Aldborough - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials), 1538-1611
Yorkshire: Allerton Mauleverer, 1557-1812, Askham Richard, 1578-1812, Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials)
Yorkshire: Almondbury - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials), 1557-1598
Yorkshire: Almondbury - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials), 1598-1652
Yorkshire: Atwick - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials), 1538-1708
Yorkshire: Aughton - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials), 1602-1808
Yorkshire: Austerfield, 1559-1812, Cowthorpe, 1568-1812, - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials)

• The regelter booke of the chappelrie of Aulterfeilde, 1559-1812
• Registers of Cowthorpe, 1568-1812
• Including briefs collected at Colthorpe (1738-1747)

Yorkshire: Bentham - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1666-1812
Yorkshire: Bingley - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials): 1577-1686
Yorkshire: Birstall - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1558-1635
Yorkshire: Birstall - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1635-1687
Yorkshire: Blacktoft - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials), 1700-1812

• Extract from Transcript of the Blacktoft Parish Register for 1639 (at Pork).

Yorkshire: Bolton by Bowland - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials): 1558-1812
Yorkshire: Bradfield - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials): 1559-1722
Yorkshire: Braithwell - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1559-1774

• Braithwell Parish Register
• Baptisms: 1559-1772
• Marriages: 1559-1760
• Burials: 1559-1774

Yorkshire: Braithwell - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1754-1837

• Baptisms: 1767-1837
• Burials: 1767-1837
• Marriages: 1754-1837

Yorkshire: Brandesburton - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials), 1558-1837
Yorkshire: Brantingham - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials), 1653-1812
Yorkshire: Brodsworth - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1538-1813
Yorkshire: Bubwith - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials), 1600-1601, 1623-1767
Yorkshire: Burghwallis - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1596-1812
Yorkshire: Burnsall - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1813-1900
Yorkshire: Burnsall - St. Mary's Chapel Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials): 1567-1812
Yorkshire: Burton Fleming - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials), 1538-1812
Yorkshire: Calverley - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials): 1574-1649

• Testamentary Burials: 1404, 1488, 1403, 1466, 1475, 1588, 1616, 1628, 1625, 1500, 1524, 1548, 1563
• Churchwardens of Calverley
• Baptisms, 1574-1644
• Marriages, 1596-1649
• Burials, 1596-1644
• Calverley Burials & Marriages at Bradford

Yorkshire: Calverley & Pudsey - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials): 1681-1720

• Notes from wills proved At York
• Calverley wills
• Calverley Soke. Inhabitants of Pudsey
• Pudsey Nonconformist Register
• Baptisms: 1710-1717
• Vicars of Calverley

Yorkshire: Cantley - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1539-1812
Yorkshire: Carlton juxta Snaith - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1598-1812

• From the Archbishop's Transcripts at York.

Yorkshire: Cherry Burton - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials), 1561-1740

• The registers of Cherry Burton. (Christenings, Marriages, Burials)
• Annuall observations
• Briefs 1681 and 1691
• A copy of a certificate for chimneys
• Collections 1692 and part of 1693 to 21 June visitat: & 1700
• The five-year act for taxes upon marriages burials & baptisms 1695
• The constable's reward & punishment
• The form of an affidavit made by the relation and two witnesses before one of his majesties justices of the peace

Yorkshire: Clapham - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1595-1683
Yorkshire: Clayton with Frickley - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1577-1812
Yorkshire: Collingham - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1579-1837
Yorkshire: Crofton - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1615-1812
Yorkshire: Darrington - Parish Registers, 1567-1812

• The Register of the Parish Church of St. Luke and All Saints, Darrington. Marriages may not cover the entire date range

Yorkshire: Dent, Garsdale, Preston - The family records of Benjamin Shaw Mechanic, 1772-1841
Yorkshire: Dewsbury - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials): 1538-1653
Yorkshire: Doncaster - Registers of Marriage, 1785-1837
Yorkshire: Doncaster - Registers of Marriages, 1557-1784
Yorkshire: Drypool - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials), 1574-1812

• Includes lists of Incumbents of Drypool and Assistant Curates along with some geographical information and local references

Yorkshire: Emley - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1600-1812
Yorkshire: Farnham - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1569-1812
Yorkshire: Garforth - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1631-1812
Yorkshire: Gargrave - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials): 1558-1812
Yorkshire: Giggleswick - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1558-1668

• Births, Marriages, Deaths: 1558-1640
• Baptisms: 1653-1668
• Burials: 1653-1668
• Marriages: 1655-1668

Yorkshire: Gisburne - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1745-1812

• Baptisms: 1745-1812
• Marriages: 1754-1812
• Burials: 1746-1812

Yorkshire: Hackness - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials): 1557-1785
Yorkshire: Halifax - Parish Church Monumental and Other Inscription
Yorkshire: Halifax - Registers of Baptisms, 1538-1593
Yorkshire: Halifax - Registers of Marriages and Burials, 1538-1593
Yorkshire: Hampstwaite - Registers of Marriages, 1603-1807, Registers of Baptisms and Burials, 1603-1794
Yorkshire: Harewood - Registers of Baptisms and Marriages, 1614-1812
Yorkshire: Hartshead - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials): 1612-1812
Yorkshire: Hemsworth - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1654-1812
Yorkshire: Heptonstall - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1593-1660
Yorkshire: Heslington - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials), 1639-1837
Yorkshire: Hickleton - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1626-1812
Yorkshire: Hooton Pagnell - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1538-1812
Yorkshire: Horbury - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1598-1812
Yorkshire: Howden - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials), 1543-1659
Yorkshire: Howden - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials), 1543-1702
Yorkshire: Howeden - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials), 1725-1770
Yorkshire: Huggate - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials), 1539-1812
Yorkshire: Ilkley - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1597-1812
Yorkshire: Ingleton Fells - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1607-1812
Yorkshire: Keighley - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1562-1649
Yorkshire: Keighley - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1649-1688
Yorkshire: Keighley - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1689-1736
Yorkshire: Kilburn - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1600-1812
Yorkshire: Kildwick - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1575-1622
Yorkshire: Kildwick - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1623-1678
Yorkshire: Kildwick - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1678-1743
Yorkshire: Kippax - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials): 1539-1812
Yorkshire: Kirk Ella - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials), 1558-1837
Yorkshire: Kirkby Malham - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1597-1690
Yorkshire: Ledsham - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials): 1539-1812
Yorkshire: Linton - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials): 1562-1812
Yorkshire: Maltby - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1597-1812
Yorkshire: Mirfield - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1700-1776
Yorkshire: Mirfield - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1559-1700
Yorkshire: Monk Fryston - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1538-1678
Yorkshire: Northowram, Coley - Nonconformist Register, 1644-1752
Yorkshire: Otley - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1672-1753

• Christenings: 1672-1753
• Marriages: 1672-94, 1697-1750
• Burials 1672-1751

Yorkshire: Otley - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials): 1562-1672
Yorkshire: Patrington - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials), 1570-1731
Yorkshire: Ponterfract - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1585-1641
Yorkshire: Riccall - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials), 1669-1813 (marriages end 1753)

• Includes additional information including Inquisition, Regarding Statutory Fees & A Terrier and An Account Of The Prebendal Lands At Riccall: Church Dues

Yorkshire: Rillington - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials), 1638-1812
Yorkshire: Ripon - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1574-1628
Yorkshire: Rotherham - Registers of Marriage, 1540-1798
Yorkshire: Rotherham - Registers of Marriage, 1798-1837
Yorkshire: Rothwell - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials): 1690-1812

• Marriages: 1690-1812
• Christenings: 1690-1763
• Burials: 1690-1763

Yorkshire: Rothwell - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials): 1538-1689
Yorkshire: Rothwell - Registers of Baptisms and Burials, 1763-1812
Yorkshire: Saxton in Elmet - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1539-1812
Yorkshire: Scorborough - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials), 1653-1803
Yorkshire: Sculcoates - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials), Various years between 1538 and 1772

• Registers
• Memorandums
• Fee lists
• Also includes various lists including Vicars, Assistant Curates and Surrogates For Granting Marriage Licences, tragedies, occupations, notable people & contents of the vault

Yorkshire: Settrington - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials), 1559-1812
Yorkshire: Sheffield - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1653-1686
Yorkshire: Sheffield - Registers of Burials (1560-1653), Baptisms and Marriages (1634-1653)
Yorkshire: Sheffield - Registers of Baptisms and Marriages, 1720-1736
Yorkshire: Sheffield - Registers of Baptisms and Marriages, 1560-1634
Yorkshire: Sheffield - Registers of Burials, 1653-1686, Registers of Baptisms and Marriages, 1687-1703
Yorkshire: Sheffield - Registers of Burials, 1703-1720 and Registers of Baptisms, 1736-1752
Yorkshire: Snaith - Registers of Baptisms (1559-1657) and Marriages (1537-1657)
Yorkshire: Snaith - Registers of Burials 1536-1656
Yorkshire: Swillington - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1540-1812
Yorkshire: Thornhill - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials): 1580-1743
Yorkshire: Thornhill, Flockton, Woolen - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1678-1812

• A true Register of all that have been buried in Woolen since 1 Aug 1678 to 1812
• Some Briefs for Thornhill
• Chappelry of Flockton 1713-1811. A True Register of all Weddings, Christenings and Burials for the Chappelry of Flockton since 23 April 1713
• Thornhill, 1743-1812. A True Register of All Christenings for the Parish of Thornhill in the Year 1743
• A Register for the Parish of Thornhill of all Weddings In the Year 1746-1753

Yorkshire: Thornhill, Flockton - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1717-1812

• A Marriage Register Book for the parish of Thornhill, 1745-1812
• Flockton: Baptisms & Burials 1717-1812 (The following entries are from a full-calf bound Volume 8 1/4" x 6 1/2" in the possession of the Incumbent at Flockton--The entries seem to have been made upon the dates they bear, and only those which do not appear in the Volume at Thornhill are given.)

Yorkshire: Thornton in Lonsdale - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1576-1812
Yorkshire: Thorpe Bassett - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials), 1604-1837
Yorkshire: Waddington - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1599-1812
Yorkshire: Wadworth - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1575-1837
Yorkshire: Wath upon Dearne - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials): 1598-1779
Yorkshire: Winestead - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials), 1578-1812
Yorkshire: Wintringham - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials), 1558-1812
Yorkshire: Wragby - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1538-1704
Yorkshire: Wragby - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials), 1704-1812