Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Genealogy
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Guide to Sheffield St Peter and St Paul, Yorkshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Sheffield | |
| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Yorkshire |
| Hundred | Strafforth and Tickhill |
| Poor Law Union | Sheffield |
| Registration District | Ecclesall Bierlow; Sheffield |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1560 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1608 |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Doncaster |
| Diocese | York |
| Province | York |
| Probate Court | Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York |
| Archive | |
| Yorkshire Record Office | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
"SHEFFIELD (St. Peter), a borough and parish, and the head of a union, partly in the N., but chiefly in the S., division of the wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, W. riding of York and the township of Sheffield, 55 miles (S. W. by S.) from York.and 163 (N. N. W.) from London. [1] Sheffield St Peter is an ancient parish, erected in the reign of Henry I.
A Complete List of Sheffield Parish and Chapels[edit | edit source]
Sheffield had the following parish and chapels attached to it, all lying within its jurisdiction and boundaries as of 1880:
- Sheffield St. George's Church - 1824
- Sheffield St. James Chapel - 1788 (FS Library has from 1828 to 1830 only)
- Sheffield St. John, Park-Hill - 1837
- Sheffield St Matthias Carver-Street - 1877
- Sheffield St. Mary's Church, Brammall-lane - 1830
- Sheffield St Peter - 1560
- Sheffield St. Paul's Chapel - 1720 (FHL has from 1793 to 1825 only)
- Sheffield St. Philip Church - 1827
- Sheffield St Simon - 1867
- Sheffield St Stephen - 1858
The following district churches and chapels were built within Sheffield parish and they include the following:
- Attercliffe - 1694
- Brightside All Saint - 1869
- Brightside St Thomas - 1846
- Broomhall St Mark - 1867
- Carbrook -1874
- Crookes - 1840
- Darnall - 1844
- Dyers-Hill - 1865
- Ecclesall-Bierlow - 1784
- Eldon St Jude - 1850
- Fulwood - 1838
- Gillcar St Silas - 1866
- Gleadless - 1839
- Grimesthorpe - 1854
- Heeley - 1848
- Highfield - 1877
- Hill Top Chapel of Ease - see Attercliffe
- Hillsborough Military (barracks) Chapel - 1858
- Holliscroft - 1852
- Neepsend - 1867
- Nether Hallam - see Ecclesall Bierlow
- Olerton - 1858 - see also Ecclesfield Parish
- Park St John the Evangelist - 1840
- Pitsmoor Christchurch - 1846
- Shalesmoor - 1828
- Upper Hallam - see Fulwood & Ecclessall Bierlow
- Walkley - 1869
- Wicker Holy Trinity - 1847
In the town are eleven places of worship for various denominations of Methodists, six for Independents, and one each for Baptists, Quakers, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 9 Roman Catholics - 1781
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
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
- 1700-1860 Monumental Inscriptions, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, 1700-1860(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- 1714-1892 Monumental Inscriptions(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- 1723-1890 Monumental Inscriptions(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- 1750-1850 Monumental Inscriptions, ca. 1750-1850, at St. Paul's Church (Sheffield)(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- 1754-1853 Monumental Inscriptions, ca. 1754-1853(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- 1836-1838 Burials, 1836-1838(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- 1836-1838 Burials of the General Cemetery of Sheffield, 1836-1838(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- 1836-1978 Register of Burials at the Sheffield General Cemetery, 1836-1978(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- 1859-1897 Miscellaneous Church Records for Cemetery Road Church, 1859-1897(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- 1859-1995 Burial Register for the Attercliffe and Darnall Cemetery(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- 1862-1991 Burial Records for St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery, Rivelin Glen, Sheffield(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- 1880-1996 Burial and Graves Registers for Intake Cemetery, Sheffield(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- 1881-1996 Register of Burials in the City Road Cemetery, Sheffield,(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- 1882-1996 Register of Burials for Tinsley Park Cemetery, Sheffield(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- 1906-1996 Burial and Graves Registers for Crookes Cemetery, Sheffield(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- 1916-1996 Burial and Graves Registers for Abbey Lane Cemetery, Sheffield(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- 1927-1996 Burial and Grave Registers for Shiregreen Cemetery, Sheffield(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- 1933-1996 Register of Burials for Wisewood Cemetery, Sheffield(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- 1974-1996 Index to Cremations at Hutcliffe Wood Crematorium, Sheffield(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Disused Burial Ground - Queen Street, Removal of Tombstones, Memorials and Monuments(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Inscriptions on the Tombs and Tombstones in the Sheffield Parish Churchyard(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Jackson Collection Monumental Inscriptions(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Monumental Inscriptions in the Chapel of Ease, Attercliffe Parish(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Monumental Inscriptions, Sheffield, England(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Monumental Inscriptions, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- The Old Churchyards of Sheffield With a Brief Selection of Quaint Epitaphs Therein(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- The Town and Country Planning Act, 1962 ... Disused Burial Ground, Cathedral Churchyard, Church Street - Removal and Re-interment of Human Remains(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- The Town and Country Planning Act, 1962 ... Disused Burial Ground, Howard Street - Removal of Human Remains and Re-interment at Abbey Lane Cemetery(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- The Town and Country Planning Act, 1962 ... Disused Burial Ground, Owlerton Methodist Church, Penistone Road - Removal of Human Remains(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Town and Country Planning ... Regulations, 1950(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Town and Country Planning ... Regulations, 1950(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Town and Country Planning ... Regulations, 1950(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Church Records[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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
| Sheffield 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-Sheffield and Rotherham, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, ($) | 1800s-1900s |
1700s-1900s |
1800s-1900s |
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| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($) | 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 ($)
- UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
- Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records
Nonconformist Records[edit | edit source]
"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary
Census Records[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Bibiography[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
A rich website with several cemetery and churchyard burial grounds is found at:
Genealogy and History Websites[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England(1848), pp. 58-66.