Low Bentham parish

Low Bentham parish registers: Dates and current locations etc.

The place:

A parish town, in the wapentake of Ewcross; 4 miles from Ingleton, 9 from Kirby Lonsdale (Westmoreland), 12 from Settle, 15 from Lancaster, 71 from York. Population 2,102. The Church is a rectory, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, in the deanery of Kirby Lonsdale, and diocese of Chester.

Deposited Registers (NYRO)

• Baptisms: 1673-1987
• Marriages: 1669-1958
• Burials: 1666-1987

Bishop's Transcripts:

• 1676, 1690, 1692, 1697, 1699, 1701-1708, 1710-1712, 1714-1728,1730-1849, 1851, 1852, 1855-1863, 1894 (All at WYAS, Leeds)

IGI Coverage:

• C 1673-1812;
• M 1668-1812

Transcripts and Indexes:

1. CMB 1666-1812; PTI; YPRS 91; YAS
2. M 1668-1837; 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.