| HACKNESS (St. Peter), '''a parish,''' in the union of Scarborough, liberty of Whitby-Strand, N. riding of York; containing, with the townships of Broxa, and Suffield with Everley, and the chapelry of HarwoodDale with Silpho, 714 inhabitants, of whom 182 are in the township of Hackness, 6 miles (W. by N.) from Scarborough. <ref> Samuel A. Lewis, ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50995 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 362-366. Date accessed: 22 November 2013</ref> | | HACKNESS (St. Peter), '''a parish,''' in the union of Scarborough, liberty of Whitby-Strand, N. riding of York; containing, with the townships of Broxa, and Suffield with Everley, and the chapelry of HarwoodDale with Silpho, 714 inhabitants, of whom 182 are in the township of Hackness, 6 miles (W. by N.) from Scarborough. <ref> Samuel A. Lewis, ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50995 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 362-366. Date accessed: 22 November 2013</ref> |
| 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]. |