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== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
This ancient [[England Church Records|parish]] (AP) was created before 1813. Church of England records began in 1587.<br> | This ancient [[England Church Records|parish]] (AP) was created before 1813. Church of England records began in 1587.<br> | ||
LANGTON (St. Andrew), a '''parish''', in the union of Malton, wapentake of Buckrose, E. riding of York, 3½ miles (S. S. E.) from Malton. The parish includes the township of Kennythorpe. The church is a neat structure, built on the site of a more ancient edifice in 1820. There is a place of worship for '''Wesleyans'''.Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 25-28. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51093#s20 | |||
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. | |||
== 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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==== Census records ==== | ==== Census records ==== | ||
{{Expand section|any unique information, such as ''the census for X year was destroyed''}} | {{Expand section|any unique information, such as ''the census for X year was destroyed''}} | ||
==== Poor Law Unions ==== | ==== Poor Law Unions ==== | ||
[[Malton Poor Law Union, Yorkshire]] | [[Malton Poor Law Union, Yorkshire]] | ||
==== Probate records ==== | ==== Probate records ==== | ||