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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Yorkshire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[North Riding of Yorkshire Parishes|North Riding]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Cold Kirby  
[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Yorkshire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[North Riding of Yorkshire Parishes|North Riding]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Cold Kirby  
[[Image:Cold_Kirby_St_Michael_Yorkshire.jpg|thumb|right|Cold Kirby St Michael]]


== Parish History  ==
== Parish History  ==


Cold Kirby is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Yorkshire, created in 1737 from chapelry in  [[Easingwold, Yorkshire]] Ancient Parish.  
Cold Kirby St Michael is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Yorkshire, created in 1737 from chapelry in  [[Easingwold, Yorkshire]] Ancient Parish.  


KIRBY, COLD, a parish, in the union of Helmsley, wapentake of Birdforth, N. riding of York, 7 miles (E. N. E.) from Thirsk; containing 182 inhabitants. It comprises by computation 2100 acres, of which about two-thirds are arable, and one-third pasture and meadow. The village is situated close to Hamilton Plain, and south of the Hamilton hills. The living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £63; patron, Thomas Duncombe, Esq., of Copgrove. The church was rebuilt in 1842, at the sole expense of the patron, who also presented a communion-service of plate.  
KIRBY, COLD, a parish, in the union of Helmsley, wapentake of Birdforth, N. riding of York, 7 miles (E. N. E.) from Thirsk; containing 182 inhabitants. It comprises by computation 2100 acres, of which about two-thirds are arable, and one-third pasture and meadow. The village is situated close to Hamilton Plain, and south of the Hamilton hills. The living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £63; patron, Thomas Duncombe, Esq., of Copgrove. The church was rebuilt in 1842, at the sole expense of the patron, who also presented a communion-service of plate.  
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==== Poor Law Unions  ====
==== Poor Law Unions  ====


[[Helmsley Poor Law Union, Yorkshire]]
[[Helmsley Poor Law Union, Yorkshire]]  


==== Probate records  ====
==== Probate records  ====

Revision as of 23:15, 29 April 2011

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Cold Kirby St Michael

Parish History[edit | edit source]

Cold Kirby St Michael is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Yorkshire, created in 1737 from chapelry in  Easingwold, Yorkshire Ancient Parish.

KIRBY, COLD, a parish, in the union of Helmsley, wapentake of Birdforth, N. riding of York, 7 miles (E. N. E.) from Thirsk; containing 182 inhabitants. It comprises by computation 2100 acres, of which about two-thirds are arable, and one-third pasture and meadow. The village is situated close to Hamilton Plain, and south of the Hamilton hills. The living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £63; patron, Thomas Duncombe, Esq., of Copgrove. The church was rebuilt in 1842, at the sole expense of the patron, who also presented a communion-service of plate.

From: A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 687-689. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51080 Date accessed: 29 April 2011.


Resources[edit | edit source]

Civil Registration[edit | edit source]

Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

Church records[edit | edit source]

To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use 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.

This ancient parish (AP) was created before 1813.  Church of England records began in 1749.

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Census records[edit | edit source]

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Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]

Helmsley Poor Law Union, Yorkshire

Probate records[edit | edit source]

Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Yorkshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

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Web sites[edit | edit source]

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