Yorkshire Ancestors
THE PRIORY AND PECULIAR OF SNAITH
Snaith was a peculiar; that is, it had an Ecclesiastical Court of its own, exempt in many matters from the jurisdiction of the Bishop of the Diocese. The Court had jurisdiction over the townships of Snaith, Balne, Cowick, Gowdall, Heck, Hensall, Pollington, Carlton, Armin, Hook, Rawcliffe, Goole, Swinefleet, Reedness, Whitgift and Ousefleet. The Priory Church dated from the 11th century, but there...
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THE RUINED ABBEYS OF YORKSHIRE, by W.Chambers. Lefroy, F.S.A., first published in 1882, ours is a later edition, dated 1908.
Monastic antiquities described and illustrated....
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THE RURAL ECONOMY OF YORKSHIRE, 1788 - by Mr. Marshall
A complete journal of tenancy laws, domestic animal breeding, weaning, rearing, etc., dairy produce, domestic arrangements, husbandry, servants, markets, soil types, tillage, silage, drainage, crops grown, building types, building practices, timber types and uses and, finally, a little help with dialect speech in a chapter entitled 'Provincialisms' ..... everything you need to know about life in r...
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THE TRIAL OF JONATHAN MARTIN
A full and authentic report of the trial of the lunatic Jonathan Martin, who set York Minster on fire on February 2nd 1829; at the Castle of York on Tuesday, 31st March 1829...
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THE VILLAGE COOPER
The Memoirs of Francis Barr Memoirs of the life, character and labours of Francis Barr, local preacher, &c., Sheriff Hutton, Easingwold Circuit, in the County of York, by Willliam Smith. Written in 1869...
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THE VISITATION OF YORKSHIRE
The Visitation of Yorkshire. Made in the years 1584/5, by Robert Glover, Somerset Herald. Also the subsequent visitation made in 1612 by Richard St. George, Norroy King of Arms. With several additional pedigrees and indexes. The book on this CD is machine searchable...
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THE WEB OF AN OLD WEAVER by J. Keighley Snowden.
Printed 1896. An interesting account of the life of an old weaver with particular emphasis on the Kildwick area...
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THEY KEPT FAITH by John Rushton.
First published 1967. This edition, with foreword by the author, is specially made for publication on CD. A tremendous insight into the hearts and minds of the men and women of North East Yorkshire, who founded and attended the non-conformist churches and chapels. Hundreds of names listed in the congregation rolls. Fully searchable....
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THOROUGH GUIDE TO YORKSHIRE c1892
Part 1, The East Coast, York, and the Country between the N.E. Main Line and the Sea, also the Cathedral and Castle of Durham; Part 2, The West and Part of the North Riding and all Parts of the Country West of the N.E. Main Line also Barnard Castle. Illustrated with 28 maps and plans. The book on this CD is machine searchable...
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TOPCLIFFE AND MORLEY - THE CHAPEL REGISTERS Baptisms 1654-1830, Burials 1654-1888
Indexes of Places and Surnames from the registers of Topcliffe Congregational Chapel and Morley Old Chapel with Inscriptions in the Old Chapel Graveyard. (Please note: This Topcliffe is near Leeds, in the West Riding - not to be confused with Topcliffe, near Thirsk in the North Riding)...
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TOPOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF YORKSHIRE 1822
Thomas Langdale's work of 1822. Where to find places in Yorkshire's three Ridings. An alphabetical listing of all the towns, villages, hamlets, gentlemens' seats, &c., giving distances to market or post towns, brief histories of notable antiquities, and the names of magistrates,lieutenants and other officers of the County....
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TOURISTS’ GUIDE TO THE EAST AND NORTH RIDINGS OF YORKSHIRE 1884 With map and plan.
"All the favourite places of resort, both on the coast and inland" Giving a general description and detailed description of Road and Rail Excursions. First published 1884. Even though many of the railways featured in these excursions no longer exist, this guide will make you want to go there! The book on this CD is machine searchable....
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TRAMPS & DRIVES in the CRAVEN HIGHLANDS, written in 1895 by Harry Speight,
Historian and author of many Yorkshire books...
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WELTON & ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD
History of the parish of Welton, with adjacent places. Very rare publication...
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WENSLEYDALE AND THE LOWER VALE OF THE YORE by Edmund Bogg.
From Ouseburn to Lunds Fell. Includes 125 illustrations. The book on this CD is machine searchable...
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WHITBY AND ITS SHIPPING
A delightful book, featuring many histories of the ancient town and the ships, their owners, their voyages and their crews...
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WHITKIRK - RECORDS OF THE PARISH Parish Registers 1603-1700
A list of surnames in the registers, Churchwardens accounts 1653-4 to 1687-8. Some Family Histories. Historical notes on the Church and Churchyard, the Rectory and Vicarage, Parish Benefactors, Halton Feast, Templenewsam history, Austhorpe, Manston, Seacroft, Killingbeck, Whitebridge, Morwick, Scholes, Newland, Roundhay....
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YORK RECORDS OF THE FOURTEENTH, FIFTEENTH AND SIXTEENTH CENTURIES
Extracts edited in 1843, by Robert Davies F.S.A. "The Editor has selected such portions as he thought were best calculated to throw light upon the condition of the city, and the manners, customs, language, and domestic habits and circumstances of its inhabitants, during the period to which they relate, and to assist in the elucidation of historical events"...
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YORKSHIRE COATS OF ARMS
Coats of Arms of the Nobility and Gentry in Yorkshire, Part One of a work by J. Horsfall Turner, 1911. Giving references to the works where families and pedigrees are mentioned, and indicating where the arms are to be found—on buildings, tombs, windows &c., and also Heraldic descriptions. Machine searchable text....
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YORKSHIRE ILLUSTRATIONS OF ENGLISH HISTORY Written in 1865.
The history of Yorkshire, on this CD, from mysteries and fables, chronicles and ancient documents, shows the effects of various events in England’s history on the County of Yorkshire and its inhabitants. Battles, monks, monasteries, and manufacturing industries, from the dim twilight of the years B.C. to 1688A.D....
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YORKSHIRE LEADERS Published in 1908
Brief descriptions of life and works of prominent Yorkshiremen of the time, includes photographic portraits of many of the subjects....
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YORKSHIRE PLACE NAMES as recorded in the YORKSHIRE DOMESDAY BOOK, 1086
Written by historian, J. Horsfall Turner. Comprising references to nearly 5,000 places in the Three Ridings and North Lancashire with their modern names and suggested etymologies; the chief Lords and Tenants and 22 illustrations....
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YORKSHIRE POLL BOOK 1741
This book is a real delight! Not only is the original in beautiful condition, and leather bound, we found lots of our ancestors in it! Covering the whole of Yorkshire, this book is machine searchable, giving the names of the electors, their place of abode and the location of their freehold property. The candidates for election were George Fox and Cholmley Turner....
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YORKSHIRE PUDDING, by John Hartley.
A collection of stories in Yorkshire Dialect...
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YORKSHIRE: SCENES, LORE & LEGENDS Published in 1888.
Stories from around Yorkshire, with contour map, geology map, British & Roman Yorkshire map and maps showing river valleys. By F D King. The book on this CD is machine searchable....
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