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PONTEFRACT (St.Giles), '''a borough, market town, and parish''', in the Upper division of the wapentake of Osgoldcross, W. riding of York; comprising the townships of Carleton, East Hardwick, Monkhill, Pontefract, and Tanshelf, and the chapelry of Knottingley; and containing 9851 inhabitants, of whom 4669 are in the borough, 23 miles (S.S. W.) from York, and 177½ (N. N. W.) from London. '''There are places of worship for the Society of Friends, Independents, Primitive Methodists, and Wesleyans, and a Roman Catholic chapel.'''<ref> Lewis, Samuel A., ''A Topographical Dictionary of England'' (1848), pp. 586-593. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51218 </ref> | PONTEFRACT (St.Giles), '''a borough, market town, and parish''', in the Upper division of the wapentake of Osgoldcross, W. riding of York; comprising the townships of Carleton, East Hardwick, Monkhill, Pontefract, and Tanshelf, and the chapelry of Knottingley; and containing 9851 inhabitants, of whom 4669 are in the borough, 23 miles (S.S. W.) from York, and 177½ (N. N. W.) from London. '''There are places of worship for the Society of Friends, Independents, Primitive Methodists, and Wesleyans, and a Roman Catholic chapel.'''<ref> Lewis, Samuel A., ''A Topographical Dictionary of England'' (1848), pp. 586-593. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51218 </ref> | ||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
==== Civil Registration ==== | ==== Civil Registration ==== | ||
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==== Church records ==== | ==== Church records ==== | ||
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| bgcolor="#cc99ff" align="center" colspan="20" | <center><font size="+1">'''Online {{PAGENAME}} Parish Register Images and Indexes'''</font></center> | |||
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| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>'''Baptisms'''</center> | |||
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>'''Marriages'''</center> | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>'''Burials'''</center> | |||
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| bgcolor="#cc99ff" align="center" colspan="2" | '''Earliest''' | |||
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>1544</center> | |||
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>1544</center> | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>1544</center> | |||
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| bgcolor="#cc99ff" align="center" colspan="2" rowspan="2" | '''Images''' | |||
| bgcolor="#cc99ff" align="center" colspan="18" | <center>1544-1812 [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2256 Ancestry] baptisms, marriages, and burials<ref>[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2256 West Yorkshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1512-1812] at [http://www.ancestry.co.uk/ Ancestry] (£). Described as Pontefract, St Giles and St Mary. Partially indexed.</ref></center> | |||
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To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes. | To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes. | ||
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{{expand section|any additional relevant sites that aren't mentioned above}} | {{expand section|any additional relevant sites that aren't mentioned above}} | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Yorkshire]] [[Category:West_Riding_of_Yorkshire_Parishes]] | [[Category:Yorkshire]] [[Category:West_Riding_of_Yorkshire_Parishes]] | ||