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The Ancient Parish of HAWNBY

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"HAWNBY, a parish in the wapentake of Birdforth; 6 miles NW. of Helmsley. The church is dedicated to All Saints (see Churches for photograph), the living is a rectory, in the patronage of the Cavendish family; and the Rev. Godfrey Wolley, is the incumbent. Population, 286."

Information on the following places in this Parish is contained on a supplementary page.

Arden Bilsdale West Side Bumper Castle Dale Town

Easterside Limekiln House Rainsdale Graven Snilesworth

Census

• Haydn Scott has transcribed the following population censuses for Hawnby parish:
  • The 1841 census for Bilsdale. This file is in pdf (Acrobat) format.
  • The 1841 census for Hawnby. This file is in pdf (Acrobat) format.
  • The 1851 census for Hawnby.
  • The 1871 census for Hawnby.
  • The 1881 census for Hawnby.

Churches

• Here is a photograph of All Saints' Church, Hawnby. (The smoke is due to wood being burnt nearby).

Church Records

• Justine Cornforth has transcribed the following from the BTs for Hawnby 1723 to 1853:
  • Births/Christenings.
  • Marriages.
• A look up is offered for the Hawnby Parish Register Transcripts. Please see the North Riding Look-up Exchange, remembering to read the instructions.
• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Hawnby.
• A transcription of the List of Rectors on a plaque inside the Church.

Directories

• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Baines's Directory of 1823.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in White's Directory of 1840.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Bulmers Directory of 1890.

Gazetteers

• There is further information about this parish from National Gazetteer 1868 Yorkshire extracts.
• There is further information about this parish from Bulmer's 1890 History and Directory of the North Riding.

Maps

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• For a more detailed map of the parishes in the riding please see the Yorkshire parish maps page.
• For a more detailed map of the county please see the Yorkshire map page.
• Here is a map showing the wapentakes for the county.
• View maps of Hawnby and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Memorial Inscriptions

• A transcription of the Memorial plaque inside Hawnby Parish Church.

Societies

• This parish is covered (or partly covered) by the following Societies:
  • Cleveland FHS
  • The Ryedale Family History Group