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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Yorkshire]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Yorkshire Parishes K-R]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[West Riding of Yorkshire Parishes|West Riding]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Pontefract | [[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Yorkshire]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Yorkshire Parishes K-R]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[West Riding of Yorkshire Parishes|West Riding of Yorkshire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Pontefract | ||
== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
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., '' | 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., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51218 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 586-593. </ref> | ||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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| 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> | | 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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| bgcolor="#cc99ff" align="center" rowspan="5" colspan="2" | '''Indexes''' | | bgcolor="#cc99ff" align="center" rowspan="5" colspan="2" | '''Indexes''' | ||
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| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="2" | 1585-1642 | | bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="2" | 1585-1642 | ||
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="4" | [http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/ Joiner]<ref>[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/West-Riding-of-Yorkshire/ 'Search Marriage Records in West Riding of Yorkshire,'] ''The Joiner Marriage Index,'' accessed 2 October 2012.</ref> | | bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="4" | [http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/ Joiner]<ref>[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/West-Riding-of-Yorkshire/ 'Search Marriage Records in West Riding of Yorkshire,'] ''The Joiner Marriage Index,'' accessed 2 October 2012.</ref> | ||
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This ancient [[England Church Records|parish]] was created before 1813. Church of England records began in 1842. | This ancient [[England Church Records|parish]] was created before 1813. Church of England records began in 1842. | ||
Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, nonconformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. Add links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection. | Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, nonconformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. Add links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection. | ||
==== Census records ==== | ==== Census records ==== | ||
{{British Census|464267}} | {{British Census|464267}} | ||
==== Probate records ==== | ==== Probate records ==== | ||