Whitby parish

Whitby parish registers: Dates and current locations etc.

The place:

A parish and market in the wapentake of Whitby Strand; 20 miles from Scarborough, 21 from Pickering and Guisborough, 22 from Redcar, 28 from Stokesley, 48 from York, 246 from London. Population 8,697. The Church, a specimen of the early Norman architecture, which intervened between the Saxon and Gothic, is a perpetual curacy, dedicated to St. Mary, in the deanery of Cleveland.

Deposited Registers (NYRO)

• Baptisms: 1608-1874
• Marriages: 1608-1945
• Burials: 1608-1946

Bishop's Transcripts:

• 1600, 1609, 1622, 1628, 1631-1637, 1639, 1640, 1661-1663, 1665-1669,1671-1673, 1689, 1691-1700, 1703-1862

IGI Coverage:

• C 1600-1676, 1749-1862;
• M 1608-1676, 1749-1837

Transcripts and Indexes:

1. CMB 1600-1676; PTI; YPRS 84; YAS
2. CMB 1676-1837, 14 vols; TI; CA
3. CMB 1608-1837; CONSI, Coastal; NYRO
4. C 1600-1820; TI; NYRO
5. C 1660-1812; MB 1676-1812; TI; YAS
6. MB 1600-1812; TI; NYRO
7. M 1676-1739; TI; BMI; SOG, YCL
8. M 1745-1760; MSTNI; LYMI; SOG
9. M 1813-1837; I; JMI
10. M 1848-1864; TI; NYRO
11. B 1813-1816; I; NYRO

Please note: For an explanation of the abbreviations and the meaning of those dates which are in italics, please see the Yorkshire Parish Registers main page.

The above register information was correct when the book was published (1998). However registers may be moved from one Register Office to another. If you know that any of the above data is incorrect, please drop me a line via my error reporting form.