Knaresborough parish

Knaresborough parish registers: Dates and current locations etc.

The place:

A parish and market town, in the lower division of Claro, Liberties of St. Peter and Knaresborough; 5 miles from Ripley, 7 from Boroughbridge and Wetherby, 11 from Hopper Lane Inn, 12 from Ripon, 13 from Otley, 18 from Leeds and York, 24 from Skipton, 201 from London. Population 5,283. The Church, a prebendal peculiar, is a vicarage, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, in the deanery of Boroughbridge, diocese of Chester.

Deposited Registers (NYRO, microfilm only)

• Baptisms: Registers with incumbent (Microfilm 1561-1933)
• Marriages: Registers with incumbent (Microfilm 1561-1912)
• Burials: Registers with incumbent (Microfilm 1561-1958)

Bishop's Transcripts:

• 1670, 1674, 1675, 1679-1682, 1684, 1686-1688, 1690, 1691, 1696,1698, 1699, 1702, 1705-1718, 1721, 1723, 1725-1728, 1731-1738, 1740-1933 (All at WYAS, Leeds, plus one other, undated, c. 1670)

IGI Coverage:

• C 1670-1764, 1765-1778, 1819-1833, 1835-1839;
• M 1670-1764, 1765-1778, 1819-1833, 1835-1836

Transcripts and Indexes:

1. CMB 1560-1753; PTI, EO; W. J. Kaye, 1922; YAS
2. M 1801-1840; TI; BMI; SOG, YCL

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.