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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Yorkshire]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Yorkshire Parishes]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[West Riding of Yorkshire Parishes|West Riding]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Armthorpe  
[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Yorkshire]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Yorkshire Parishes]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[West Riding of Yorkshire Parishes|West Riding]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Armthorpe  


[[Image:Armthorpe_St_Mary_&_St_Leonard's_Doncaster_Yorkshire.jpg.jpg|thumb|right|Armthorpe St Mary and St Leonard]]
[[Image:Armthorpe St Mary & St Leonard's Doncaster Yorkshire.jpg.jpg|thumb|right]]  


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


Armthorpe St Mary is an Ancient Parish to the east of Doncaster and the civil parish of Armthorpe is within the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster.<br>
Armthorpe (St Mary) is an '''Ancient Parish''' in the union of Doncaster, West Riding Yorkshire containing the hamlet of '''Nutwell'''.&nbsp;There is a place of worship for '''Primitive Methodists'''.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., Topographical Dictionary of England, publ. London: 1831; see at http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=445</ref><br>
 
The parish church of St Mary which dates from the 11th century and was extended in 1885 has been designated as a grade II listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-334699-church-of-st-mary-armthorpe+ British listed building]<br>  
 
See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armthorpe+ Armthorpe Wikipedia] for description of the places of worship in this suburb of Doncaster and the year range of the surviving registers and an 1848 gazetteer description of the area Lewis, Samuel A., ''A Topographical Dictionary of England'' (1848), pp. 69-73. [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50759+ here] <br>  


== Resources  ==
== Resources  ==
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*Authorised Person marriages. These cover the non-conformist places of worship which applied to keep their own registers as a result of the Marriage Act, 1898 (bringing them into line with Jewish and Quaker marriages which had this status since 1837). In such cases an 'Authorised Person' (usually the minister or priest) recorded the ceremony instead of the registrar. Earlier weddings in these places would be included with civil marriage registers.
*Authorised Person marriages. These cover the non-conformist places of worship which applied to keep their own registers as a result of the Marriage Act, 1898 (bringing them into line with Jewish and Quaker marriages which had this status since 1837). In such cases an 'Authorised Person' (usually the minister or priest) recorded the ceremony instead of the registrar. Earlier weddings in these places would be included with civil marriage registers.


A secondary index of 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] however this secondary index may omit the event and may not contain the detail of the [[Yorkshire BMD]] index<br>  
A secondary index of 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] however this secondary index may omit the event and may not contain the detail of the [[Yorkshire BMD]] index<br>


==== Church records  ====
==== Church records  ====
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== Maps and Gazetteers  ==
== Maps and Gazetteers  ==


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]  
*[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]  
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