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GARFORTH, WEST (St. Mary), a '''parish''', in the Lower division of the wapentake of Skvrack, W. riding of the county of York, 7 miles (E.) from Leeds; containing, with part of the township of Austhorpe, 1220 inhabitants. The parish includes the villages of East, West, Church, and Moor Garforth, A new '''church''' was consecrated in November 1845. There is a place of worship for '''Wesleyans'''.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A.,''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50976 A Topographical Dictionary of England]''(1848), pp. 275-279. Date Accessed: 7 November 2013</ref> | GARFORTH, WEST (St. Mary), a '''parish''', in the Lower division of the wapentake of Skvrack, W. riding of the county of York, 7 miles (E.) from Leeds; containing, with part of the township of Austhorpe, 1220 inhabitants. The parish includes the villages of East, West, Church, and Moor Garforth, A new '''church''' was consecrated in November 1845. There is a place of worship for '''Wesleyans'''.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A.,''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50976 A Topographical Dictionary of England]''(1848), pp. 275-279. Date Accessed: 7 November 2013</ref> | ||
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=== Civil Registration === | |||
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD]. | Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD]. | ||
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