Mirfield, Yorkshire, England Genealogy
Guide to Mirfield, Yorkshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Mirfield | |
| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Yorkshire |
| Hundred | Agbrigg |
| Poor Law Union | Dewsbury |
| Registration District | Dewsbury |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1559; Separate registers exist for Hopton beginning 1846 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1600 |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Pontefract |
| Diocese | Pre-1836 - York; Post-1835 - Ripon |
| Province | York |
| Probate Court | Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York |
| Archive | |
| Yorkshire Record Office | |
Parish History
MIRFIELD (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Dewsbury, Lower division of the wapentake of Agbrigg, W. riding of York, 2¾ miles (W. by S.) from Dewsbury. There are places of worship for Wesleyan Methodists of the Old and New Connexions, Primitive Methodists, Baptists, Independents, Moravians,and Swedenborgians. [1]
Resources
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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
Cemeteries
- 1633-1915 Banns, 1842-1899; Monumental Inscriptions, 1633-1884; Internment Books, 1861-1915, Church of England. Parish Church of Mirfield (Yorkshire)(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- 1733-1950 Chapel Registers, 1733-1950, Hopton Chapel (Hopton, Yorkshire : United Reformed)(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Monumental Inscriptions in Mirfield, Yorkshire(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Parish Chest Materials, 1603-1970, Hopton Chapel (Hopton, Yorkshire : United Reformed)(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
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
The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor.
Non-Conformist refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.
Church of England
Due to the increasing access of online records:
- Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified
- Dates in the following table are approximate
Hover over the collection's title for more information
| Mirfield Online Parish Records | ||||||
| FamilySearch Collections-Yorkshire | ||||||
| FamilySearch Parish Registers-Yorkshire | ||||||
| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog | ||||||
| FreeREG | ||||||
| Findmypast-Yorkshire ($) | ||||||
| Findmypast Banns-Yorkshire ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry Church of England (Early)-West Riding ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry Church of England (Late)-West Riding ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($) | 1500s-1900s |
1500s-1900s |
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| Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage | ||||||
| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free) | ||||||
| National Burial Index-FMP (Free) | ||||||
Other Websites
These databases have incomplete parish coverage.
- Joiner Marriage Index - West Riding of Yorkshire ($)
- The Genealogist Parish Registers - Yorkshire ($)
- 1611-1861 Archdeaconry of Richmond, England, Church of England Marriage Bonds, 1611-1861 at Ancestry – index & images ($)
- UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
- Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records
Nonconformist Records
"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary
Census Records
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.
Monumental Inscriptions
Use the transcript of all monumental inscriptions in the Mirfield parish church cemetery. You must register on the site (free) to access the transcriptions. The transcriptions were compiled in 2015 and were added to a transcription made in 1884. A map of the cemetery is included. Monumental inscriptions generally give more family connections and information than the parish register burial records. The Mirfield burial records give very limited information prior to 1813. These monumental inscriptions go back into the late 1600's.
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.
Transcriptions of the wills and administrations of 47 residents of Mirfield, dating from 1521 to 1854, are at Kirkheaton Info. You must register on the site (free) to access the transcripts.
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 (1848), pp. 325-329. Date accessed: 23 October 2013.