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This ancient [[England Church Records|parish]] (AP) was created before 1813. Church of England records began in 1546.  
This ancient [[England Church Records|parish]] (AP) was created before 1813. Church of England records began in 1546.  


<br>LOWTHORP (St. Martin), '''a parish''', in the union of Driffield, wapentake of Dickering, E. riding ofYork, 5 miles (E. N. E.) from Driffield; containing 164 inhabitants..
LOWTHORP (St. Martin), '''a parish''', in the union of Driffield, wapentake of Dickering, E. riding of York, 5 miles (E. N. E.) from Driffield; containing 164 inhabitants. <ref> Lewis, Samuel A., ''A Topographical Dictionary of England ''(1848), pp. 182-186. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51122 </ref>  
 
From:&nbsp;Lewis, Samuel A.,&nbsp;&nbsp; ''A Topographical Dictionary of England ''(1848), pp. 182-186. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51122&nbsp; Date accessed: 08 September 2011.. <br>  


== Resources  ==
== Resources  ==
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[[Category:Yorkshire]] [[Category:East_Riding_of_Yorkshire_Parishes]]
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Parish History[edit | edit source]

This ancient parish (AP) was created before 1813. Church of England records began in 1546.

LOWTHORP (St. Martin), a parish, in the union of Driffield, wapentake of Dickering, E. riding of York, 5 miles (E. N. E.) from Driffield; containing 164 inhabitants. [1]

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.

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Census records[edit | edit source]

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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]

Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.

Web sites[edit | edit source]

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Reference[edit | edit source]

  1. Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 182-186. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51122