Murton, Yorkshire, England Genealogy
Guide to Murton, Yorkshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Murton | |
| Type | Extra-parochial |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Yorkshire |
| Hundred | Birdforth |
| Poor Law Union | Helmsley |
| Registration District | Helmsley |
| 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 | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
Murton (near Hawnby) is an extra-parochial place. Search surrounding parishes for records and information. Wesleyan Methodist is the only identified non-Church of England denomination in Murton (near Hawnby).
Resources[edit | edit source]
Find Neighboring Parishes[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Murton is an extra parochial area and the closest ecclesiastical parish is Osbaldwick.
- 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[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.
Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]
Helmsley Poor Law Union, Yorkshire
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.