Selby, Yorkshire Genealogy: Difference between revisions

Selby, Yorkshire
Type	Ancient Parish
Civil Jurisdictions
Hundred	Barkstone-Ash
County	Yorkshire
Poor Law Union	Selby
Registration District	Selby
Records begin
	Parish registers: 1579
	Bishop's Transcripts: 1746
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Rural Deanery	New Ainsty
Diocese	York
Province	York
Legal Jurisdictions
Probate Court	Court of the Peculiar of Selby
Location of Archive
	Yorkshire Record Office
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England

Yorkshire

Yorkshire Parishes S-Y

West Riding of Yorkshire

Selby

Guide to Selby, Yorkshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Parish History

SELBY (St. Mary and St. German), a market-town and parish, and the head of a union, in the Lower division of the wapentake of Barkstone-Ash, W. riding of York, 14½ miles (S. by E.) from York, and 177 (N. by W.) from London. There are places of worship for the Society of Friends, Independents, Wesleyans, and Unitarians; and a Roman Catholic chapel.^[1]

This ancient parish was created before 1813. Church of England records began in 1579.

Resources

Find Neighboring Parishes

Use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map

Type the name of the parish in the search bar
Click on the location pin on the map
Choose Options from the pop up box
Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes

Civil Registration

Church Records

The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor.
Non-Conformist refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.

Church of England

Due to the increasing access of online records:

Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified

Dates in the following table are approximate

Hover over the collection's title for more information

Selby Online Parish Records
Collections	Baptisms		Marriages		Burials
	Indexes and images	Indexes only	Indexes and images	Indexes only	Indexes and images	Indexes only
FamilySearch Collections-Yorkshire	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s	-
FamilySearch Parish Registers-Yorkshire	1500s-2000s	-	1500s-2000s	-	1500s-2000s	-
Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog	1700s-1800s	-	1700s-1800s	-	1700s-1800s	-
FreeREG	-	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s
Findmypast-Yorkshire ($)	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1800s	-
Findmypast Banns-Yorkshire ($)	-	-	1600s-1800s	-	-	-
Ancestry Church of England (Early)-West Riding ($)	1500s-1800s	-	1500s-1800s	-	1500s-1800s	-
Ancestry Church of England (Late)-West Riding ($)	-	1800s-1900s	-	1800s-1900s	-	1800s-1900s
Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)	-	1500s-1900s 1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s 1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s
Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage
Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)	-	-	-	1500s-1800s	-	-
National Burial Index-FMP (Free)	-	-	-	-	-	1600s-1900s

Other Websites These databases have incomplete parish coverage.

Joiner Marriage Index - West Riding of Yorkshire ($)
The Genealogist Parish Registers - Yorkshire ($)
1611-1861 Archdeaconry of Richmond, England, Church of England Marriage Bonds, 1611-1861 at Ancestry – index & images ($)
UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records

Nonconformist Records

"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.

1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast ($), index and images (coverage may vary)

Census Records

Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a FamilySearch Center or at the FamilySearch Library.

References

↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England(1848), pp. 44-48. Date accessed: 18 October 2013.

Bibiography

Genealogy and History Websites

[1] Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England(1848), pp. 44-48. Date accessed: 18 October 2013.

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+| link1=[[England Genealogy|England]]
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+| link5=[[Selby, Yorkshire Genealogy|Selby]]
+}}
+Guide to '''Selby, Yorkshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
-== Parish History  ==
+{{Infobox England Jurisdictions
+| image =
+| caption =
+| Type = [[Ancient Parish]]
+| County = Yorkshire
+| Hundred = Barkstone-Ash
+| Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Selby/ Selby]
+| Registration District = Selby
+| PRbegin = 1579
+| BTbegin = 1746
+| Province = York
+| Diocese = York
+| Archdeaconry =
+| Archdeaconries =
+| Rural Deanery = New Ainsty
+| Parish =
+| Peculiar =
+| Chapelry =
+| Probate Court = Court of the Peculiar of Selby
+| Archdeaconry Court =
+| Bishops Court =
+| Prerogative Court =
+| Archive = [[Yorkshire Record Office]]
+}}
+== Parish History ==
 SELBY (St. Mary and St. German), '''a market-town and parish''', and the head of a union, in the Lower division of the wapentake of Barkstone-Ash, W. riding of York, 14½ miles (S. by E.) from York, and 177 (N. by W.) from London. '''There are places of worship for the Society of Friends, Independents, Wesleyans, and Unitarians; and a Roman Catholic chapel.'''<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51263#s12  A Topographical Dictionary of England]''(1848), pp. 44-48.  Date accessed: 18 October 2013.</ref>
-== Neighboring Parishes  ==
+This ancient [[England Church Records|parish]] was created before 1813.  Church of England records began in 1579.
 == Resources  ==
+=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===
+Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]
+::*Type the name of the parish in the ''search bar''
+::*Click on the location ''pin'' on the map
+::*Choose ''Options'' from the pop up box
+::*Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes<br>
 === Civil Registration  ===
 === Church Records  ===
+''The Church of England'' (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor. <br>
+''Non-Conformist'' refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.
-==== Online Records  ====
+==== Church of England ====
+<font color=blue> Due to the increasing access of online records:</font><br>
-'''''Online data content from chapelry registers of Selby exists at some of the following websites and for the specified ranges of years:'''''<br>
+*<font color=blue>Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified<br>
+*Dates in the following table are approximate </font><br>
-{| width="300" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
+'''''Hover over the collection's title for more information'''''
+{| class="wikitable" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
+|-
+| bgcolor="#b6cee2" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''Selby Online Parish Records'''
+|-
+| bgcolor="#efdcc3" | <center>'''''Collections'''''</center>
+| bgcolor="#d9bfbf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>
+| bgcolor="#bfd9bf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>
+| bgcolor="#cac4d4" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>''Indexes only''</center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Collections-Yorkshire
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=0&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CYorkshire 1500s-1900s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=1&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CYorkshire 1500s-1900s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=2&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CYorkshire 1500s-1900s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | <sub>'''AO = '''[http://www.archive.org Archive.org]</sub>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Parish Registers-Yorkshire
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{RecordSearch|4439317|1500s-2000s}}</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{RecordSearch|4439317|1500s-2000s}}</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{RecordSearch|4439317|1500s-2000s}}</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | <sub>'''FS = '''[http://familysearch.org FamilySearch.org]</sub>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | <sub>'''ANC = ''' [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/CardCatalog.aspx#ccat=hc%3D25%26dbSort%3D1%26sbo%3D1%26title%3Dyorkshire%26keyword%3D%26 ancestory.co.uk (£)]</sub>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FreeREG
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | <sub>'''HATH = '''[http://www.hathitrust.org/ HathiTrust.org]</sub>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Findmypast-Yorkshire ($)
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/yorkshire-baptisms 1500s-1900s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/yorkshire-marriages 1500s-1900s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/yorkshire-burials 1500s-1800s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | <sub>'''JMI = '''[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/search JoinerMarriageIndex.co.uk]</sub>
-|}
-{| width="500" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center"
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"|Findmypast Banns-Yorkshire ($)
-|-
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
-! bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''SELBY PARISH (1664) Online Records'''
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/yorkshire-banns 1600s-1800s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry Church of England (Early)-West Riding ($)
-| bgcolor="#ffcccc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2256/ 1500s-1800s]  </center>
-| bgcolor="#ccffcc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2256/ 1500s-1800s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2256/ 1500s-1800s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry Church of England (Late)-West Riding ($)
-| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | '''Indexes'''
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
-| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | '''Images'''
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2252/ 1800s-1900s] </center>
-| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | '''Indexes'''
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
-| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | '''Images'''
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |  <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2253/ 1800s-1900s] </center>
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" | '''Indexes'''
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" | '''Images'''
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2254/ 1800s-1900s]</center>
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FS'''
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
-| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://familysearch.org '''1746-1901''']<br>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
-| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9841/  1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1351/ 1500s-1900s]</center>
-| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://familysearch.org '''1664,1676-1900''']<br>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
-| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |  <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9852/ 1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1352/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [http://familysearch.org '''1776-1901''']<br>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9840/ 1500s-1900s]<center>
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''JMI'''
+| bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | ''Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage''
-| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | None<br>
-| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>
-| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | None<br>
-| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" | None<br>
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''ANC (£)'''
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
-| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | None<br>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
-| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
-| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | None<br>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
-| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/england-boyds-marriage-indexes-1538-1850 1500s-1800s]</center>
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" | None<br>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''HATH'''
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
-| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | None<br>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
-| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
-| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | None<br>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
-| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" | None<br>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/national-burial-index-for-england-and-wales 1600s-1900s]</center>
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''AO'''
-| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | None<br>
-| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>
-| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | None<br>
-| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" | None<br>
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
 |}
+'''''Other Websites'''''
+These databases have incomplete parish coverage. <br>
+*[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/West-Riding-of-Yorkshire/ Joiner Marriage Index - West Riding of Yorkshire] ($)
+*[https://parishregister.co.uk/online/yorkshire-parish-records The Genealogist Parish Registers - Yorkshire] ($)
+*'''1611-1861''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62138/ Archdeaconry of Richmond, England, Church of England Marriage Bonds, 1611-1861] at Ancestry – index & images ($)
+*[http://www.dustydocs.com/ UK Websites for Parish Records] - Links to online genealogical records
+*[https://ogindex.org/ Online Genealogical Index] -  Links to online genealogical records
-For a full list of all those chapels surrounding **Chapelry** and comprising the whole ancient parish of Selby to which it was attached, be certain to see "Church Records" on the Selby page.
+====Nonconformist Records====
+"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.<br>
-=== Cemeteries  ===
+*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at Findmypast ($), index and images (''coverage may vary'')
-=== Parish Records  ===
+=== Census Records ===
-This ancient [[England Church Records|parish]] was created before 1813.&nbsp; Church of England records began in 1579.
-==== Census Records  ====
 {{British Census|464273}}<br>
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 === Genealogy and History Websites  ===
-{{Yorkshire}}
-[[Category:West_Riding_of_Yorkshire_Parishes]]
+{{Yorkshire}}
+[[Category:West_Riding_of_Yorkshire_Parishes]][[Category:Yorkshire Parishes]]