Selby parish

Selby parish registers: Dates and current locations etc.

The place:

A parish and market town, in the wapentake of Barkston Ash, a part in the Liberty of St. Peter; 8 miles from Snaith, 10 from Howden, 11 from Ferrybridge, 12½ from Tadcaster, 14 from Pontefract, 15 from York, 18 from Market Weighton, 20 from Leeds, 183 from London. Population 4,097. The Church, a peculiar of the Selby Court, is a vicarage, dedicated to St. Mary and St. Germain, in the deanery of the Ainsty.

Deposited Registers (BIHR)

• Baptisms: 1579-1686, 1688-1993
• Marriages: 1583-1645, 1653-1657, 1662-1716, 1721-1986
• Burials: 1581-1645, 1650-1686, 1689-1962

Bishop's Transcripts:

• 1746, 1760, 1780, 1782, 1785-1857, 1859, 1860

IGI Coverage:

• C 1746, 1760, 1780-1860;
• M 1746, 1760, 1793-1837

Transcripts and Indexes:

1. M 1754-1785; TI; BIHR
2. B 1620-1642; TNI; YAS

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.