Scruton, Yorkshire Genealogy

England Yorkshire  North Riding  Scruton



Parish History
Scruton St Radegund is an Ancient Parish in North Yorkshire.

SCRUTON (St. Radegund), a parish, in the union of Bedale, wapentake of Hang-East, N. riding ofYork, 4¼ miles (N. E. by N.) from Bedale; containing410 inhabitants. This parish extends from the river Swale on the east, to the old Roman road, now called Leeming-lane, on the west; and comprises about 1800acres of land, chiefly the property of Henry Coore, Esq.,who is lord of the manor. One-third of the area is meadow and pasture, and the remainder arable; the surface is flat, and the scenery destitute of interest, but the soil is fertile, and the arable lands produce abundant crops. Scruton Hall, the seat of Mr. Coore, is a handsome spacious mansion, situated in a demesne embellished with plantations. The living is a rectory,valued in the king's books at £14. 0. 5., and in the patronage of Mr. Coore: the tithes have been commuted for £422. 6., and the glebe comprises 81 acres.The church is an ancient structure in the Norman style,with a tower. Thomas Gale, Dean of York, known for his literary and antiquarian researches, was born herein 1636.

From: A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 34-36. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51260 Date accessed: 08 May 2011.

Civil Registration
Records from the Northallerton registration district held at the North Yorkshire Registration Service are included in the online index available at Yorkshire BMD for post 1837 events; view the coverage table to check progress on the availability of index search.

Marriages include


 * Church of England marriages.
 * Civil Marriages at register offices, or non-conformist churches where a registrar was required to be present at the ceremony.
 * Authorised Person marriages. These cover the non-conformist places of worship which applied to keep their own registers as a result of the Marriage Act, 1898 (bringing them into line with Jewish and Quaker marriages which had this status since 1837). In such cases an 'Authorised Person' (usually the minister or priest) recorded the ceremony instead of the registrar. Earlier weddings in these places would be included with civil marriage registers.

A secondary index of Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD however this secondary index may omit the event and may not contain the detail of the Yorkshire BMD index

Church records
To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes. This ancient parish (AP) was created before 1813. Church of England records began in date.

Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, nonconformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. Add links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection.

Census records
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Poor Law Unions
Bedale Poor Law Union, Yorkshire

Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Yorkshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Maps and Gazetteers
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.


 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Web sites
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