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Guide to '''Pontefract All Saints, Yorkshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.  
Guide to '''Pontefract All Saints, Yorkshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.  


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


PONTEFRACT (St. Giles), a '''borough''', '''market town''', and '''parish''', in the Upper division of the wapentake of Osgoldcross, W. riding of York.The old '''parochial church''', dedicated to '''All Saints''', now a district church, was nearly demolished in the parliamentary war. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A.,[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51218#s14 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 586-593. Date accessed: 23 October 2013.</ref><br> Pontefract All Saints is an '''Ecclesiastical Parish '''in the county of Yorkshire, created in 1838 from Pontefract Ancient Parish.  
PONTEFRACT (St. Giles), a '''borough''', '''market town''', and '''parish''', in the Upper division of the wapentake of Osgoldcross, W. riding of York.The old '''parochial church''', dedicated to '''All Saints''', now a district church, was nearly demolished in the parliamentary war. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A.,[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51218#s14 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 586-593. Date accessed: 23 October 2013.</ref><br> Pontefract All Saints is an '''Ecclesiastical Parish '''in the county of Yorkshire, created in 1838 from Pontefract Ancient Parish.  


=== Resources  ===
== Resources ==
=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===


==== Civil Registration  ====
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>


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].
=== Civil Registration ===


==== Church records  ====
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.<br>
*''See [[England Civil Registration]] for online resources and information''.<br><br>


===== '''Online Records''' =====
=== 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.


{{PAGENAME}} parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:
==== Church of England ====
 
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*Dates in the following table are approximate </font><br>
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{| class="wikitable" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
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| bgcolor="#b6cee2" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''Pontefract All Saints 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" | '''IARC = '''[http://www.archive.org Archive.org]
| 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" | '''FS = '''[https://familysearch.org FamilySearch.org]
| 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" | '''AC = ''' [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry - (£)]<ref>[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=2256 'West Yorkshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812,'] ''Ancestry,'' accessed 10 May 2014.</ref>
| 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" | '''HATH = '''[http://www.hathitrust.org/ HathiTrust.org]
| 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" | '''JOIN = '''[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/search JoinerMarriageIndex.co.uk - (£)]
|}


{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center"
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"|Findmypast Banns-Yorkshire ($)
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/yorkshire-banns 1600s-1800s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''PONTEFRACT ALL SAINTS ECCLESTISIAL PARISH (1***) Online Records'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry Church of England (Early)-West Riding ($)
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2256/ 1500s-1800s]  </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</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 ($)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2252/ 1800s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |  <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2253/ 1800s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2254/ 1800s-1900s]</center>  
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | '''Indexes'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | '''Images'''
| 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" | '''Indexes'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | '''Images'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9852/ 1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1352/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | '''Indexes'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | '''Images'''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9840/ 1500s-1900s]<center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FS'''
| 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="#ccffcc" | None<br>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''JOIN'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | None
| 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="#ccffcc" | None
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''AC'''
| 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="#ccffcc" | None<br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/national-burial-index-for-england-and-wales 1600s-1900s]</center>  
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''HATH'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | None<br>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | None<br>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | None<br>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''IARC'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | None<br>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | None<br>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | None<br>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <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 Pontefract All Saints to which it was attached, be certain to see "Church Records" on the Pontefract All Saints page.<br>  
====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>
To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ 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.
*'''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'')
 
<br>


==== Census records  ====
=== Census Records ===


{{British Census|464267}}  
{{British Census|464222}}  


==== Genealogy  ====
==== Genealogy  ====


==== Probate records ====
=== Probate Records ===


Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Yorkshire Probate Records|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.  
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Yorkshire Probate Records|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  ==
== Maps and Gazetteers  ==
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Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br>  
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br>  


*[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851]  
*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]


== Websites  ==
== Websites  ==


{{expand section|any additional relevant sites that aren't mentioned above}}


== References  ==
== References  ==

Latest revision as of 20:40, 14 March 2024

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

Pontefract All Saints, Yorkshire
Type Ecclesiastical Parish
Civil Jurisdictions
Hundred Osgoldcross
County Yorkshire
Poor Law Union Pontefract
Registration District Pontefract
Records begin
Parish registers: 1842
Bishop's Transcripts: 1842
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Rural Deanery New Ainsty
Diocese York
Province York
Legal Jurisdictions
Probate Court Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
Location of Archive
Yorkshire Record Office

Parish History[edit | edit source]

PONTEFRACT (St. Giles), a borough, market town, and parish, in the Upper division of the wapentake of Osgoldcross, W. riding of York.The old parochial church, dedicated to All Saints, now a district church, was nearly demolished in the parliamentary war. [1]
Pontefract All Saints is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Yorkshire, created in 1838 from Pontefract Ancient Parish.

Resources[edit | edit source]

Find Neighboring Parishes[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.

Church Records[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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

Pontefract All Saints 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 ($)
1500s-1800s
-
1500s-1800s
-
1500s-1800s
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Ancestry Church of England (Late)-West Riding ($)
-
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.

Nonconformist Records[edit | edit source]

"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.

Census Records[edit | edit source]

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.


Genealogy[edit | edit source]

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.

Websites[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Lewis, Samuel A.,A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 586-593. Date accessed: 23 October 2013.