Cotcliffe, Yorkshire, England Genealogy
Guide to Cotcliffe, Yorkshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Cotcliffe | |
| Type | Extra-parochial |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Yorkshire |
| Hundred | Allertonshire |
| Poor Law Union | Northallerton |
| Registration District | Northallerton |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | For records see surrounding parishes |
| Bishop's Transcripts | For records see surrounding parishes |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Not Applicable |
| Diocese | Not Applicable |
| Probate Court | Search the courts of the surrounding parishes |
| Archive | |
| Yorkshire Record Office | |
Extra-parochial History
Cotcliffe is an extra-parochial place. Search surrounding parishes for records and information. COTCLIFF, an extra-parochial district, locally in the parish of Leake, union of Northallerton, wapentake of Allertonshire, N. riding of York, 4 miles (E. by S.) from Northallerton; containing 15 inhabitants. [1]
Resources
Find Neighboring Parishes
Use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map
- Type the name of the parish in the search bar
- Click on the location pin on the map
- Choose Options from the pop up box
- Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes
Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.
- See England Civil Registration for online resources and information.
Church Records
Cotcliffe is an extra parochial area and the closest ecclesiastical parish is Leake.
- Extra-parochial areas were not attached to parish churches.
- The residents went to a church of their choosing outside of the parish boundaries.
Census Records
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.
Poor Law Unions
Northallerton Poor Law Union, Yorkshire
Probate Records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Yorkshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
Maps and Gazetteers
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites
References
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England pp. 693-696.(1848),. Date accessed: 15 November 2013.