Pontefract parish

Pontefract parish registers: Dates and current locations etc.

The place:

A parish and market town, in the wapentake of Osgoldcross, Liberty of Pontefract; 2 miles from Ferrybridge, 11 from Aberford, 9 from Wakefield, 13 from Leeds, 14 from Snaith, Barnsley, and Selby, 15 from Doncaster and Tadcaster, 17 from Wetherby, 20 from Rotherham and Thorne, 24 from York, 177 from London. Population 4,447. The Church is a vicarage, dedicated to All Saints, in the deanery of Pontefract. [Note: The parish Church of All Saints was so badly damaged during the Civil War, that the Chapel of St. Giles became the de facto parish Church].

Deposited Registers (WYAS, Wakefield)

• Baptisms: 1585-1641, 1647-1972
• Marriages: 1585-1641, 1647-1648, 1653-1965
• Burials: 1585-1642, 1647-1949

Bishop's Transcripts:

• 1598, 1600, 1601, 1603, 1604, 1610-1613, 1615-1617, 1619, 1622,1626, 1628-1640, 1664-1669, 1672, 1673, 1675, 1676, 1678, 1682-1684, 1692, 1694-1700, 1702-1878

IGI Coverage:

• C 1585-1642, 1721-1875;
• M 1585-1642, 1721-1837

Transcripts and Indexes:

1. CMB 1585-1641; PTI; YPRS 122; YAS
2. C 1647-1672; M 1647-1653; B 1647-1653; TI; SOG, WYAS Wakefield, Ref: C368/2
3. C 1751-1803; TNI; WYAS Wakefield, Ref: C803/6/1/1-2
4. C 1823-1835; TNI; WYAS Wakefield, Ref: D40/1/24-5
5. M 1760-1821; MSTNI; LYMI; SOG
6. M 1790-1812; TNI; WYAS Wakefield, Ref: C803/6/2/1-3
7. M 1826-1843; TNI; WYAS Wakefield, Ref: C803/6/2/4-5

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.

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