Penistone parish

Penistone parish registers: Dates and current locations etc.

The place:

A parish and market town, in the wapentake of Staincross, Liberty of Pontefract; 5 miles from Barnsley, 12¾ from Huddersfield, 13¾ from Sheffield, 14 from Wakefield, 15 from Rotherham, 26 from Stockport (Cheshire), 45 from York, 176 from London. Population 645. The Church is a vicarage, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, in the deanery of Doncaster.

Deposited Registers (West Yorkshire Archive Service, Wakefield)

• Baptisms: 1644-1944
• Marriages: 1644-1974
• Burials: 1644-1977

Bishop's Transcripts:

• 1600, 1601, 1603-1607, 1609, 1610, 1612, 1616, 1617, 1619, 1620,1623, 1624, 1627, 1628, 1630-1640, 1664-1669, 1671-1673, 1675, 1676, 1683, 1688, 1689, 1691, 1692, 1694-1699, 1701-1717, 1719-1812, 1814-1846, (1847-1859*)
  * At West Yorkshire Archive Service, Leeds

IGI Coverage:

• C 1643-1844;
• M 1643-1785, 1815-1837

Transcripts and Indexes:

1. C 1643-1801; M 1734-1849; B 1733-1843; Typed transcript, no index; Yorkshire Archaeological Society
2. C 1844-1862; Typed transcript, no index; West Yorkshire Archive Service Wakefield, Ref: D28/4
3. M 1800-1837; Index only, 4 vols; Barnsley Family History Society (purchase)
4. B 1800-1852; Index only, 5 vols; Barnsley Family History Society (purchase)

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.