Aberford parish

Aberford parish registers: Dates and current locations etc.

The place:

A parish and market town, wapentakes of Skyrack, (lower division) and Barkston Ash, Liberties of Pontefract and St. Peter; 6 miles from Tadcaster, 8 from Wetherby, 9 from Ferrybridge, 11 from Leeds and Pontefract, 14 from Selby, 16 from York, 186 from London. Population, Lotherton with Aberford 427, Aberford 579, total 1,006. The Church is a rectory, dedicated to St. Richard, in the deanery of the Ainsty.

Deposited Registers (BIHR)

• Baptisms: 1540-1884
• Marriages: 1540-1936
• Burials: 1540-1946

Bishop's Transcripts:

• 1601, 1604, 1631, 1633, 1635, 1637-1641, 1663, 1665-1673, 1675,1677-1690, 1692-1694, 1696-1710, 1712-1714, 1716-1866, 1870-1883

IGI Coverage:

• C 1813-1875, 1875-1885;
• M 1540-1812, 1813-1851, 1851-1886

Transcripts and Indexes:

1. CMB 1540-1812; PTI; Thoresby Society, Vol 36; YAS, BIHR
2. M 1813-1837; TI; LYMI; SOG

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.