Honley with Brockholes, Yorkshire Genealogy

England Yorkshire   West Riding  Honley with Brockholes

Civil Registration
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.

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.

Honley Cemetery Monumental Inscriptions: Courtesy of Guy Etchells

Honley Cemetery Burial Book: Courtesy of Guy Etchells (Note this is a partial list-5661 names out of the 8000 in the actual book covering 1857-1930.

Census records
May, 1811 Census: Courtesy of Guy Etchells

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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