Yorkshire Church Records

Parish Registers
Images of many of Yorkshire's parish registers are available online at Ancestry (West Riding) and FamilySearch.
 * 1603 - 1910 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1639-1919 Durham Diocese Bishops Transcripts at findmypast ($) Images

Baptisms

371,661 Yorkshire entries are included in England &amp; Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed. Coverage.

Marriages

608 Yorkshire parishes are indexed in Joiner's Marriage Index (£). Coverage.

229 Yorkshire parishes are indexed in Boyd's Marriage Index (£). Coverage. Popular places to marry included the towns of Bradford, Calverley, Doncaster, Elland, Howden, Leeds, Rotherham, Rothwell, Sheffield, Wakefield, and York.

94,468 Yorkshire entries are included in England &amp; Wales Marriages, 1538-1940 at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed. Coverage.

1594-1815 Durham Diocese, Calendar Of Marriage Bonds & Allegations 1594-1815 at findmypast ($)

Burials

Burials from 635 Yorkshire places (1,776,993 entries) are included in the National Burial Index (£). Coverage.

Marriage Licences
Online


 * 1613-1839 - York Marriage Bonds and Allegations Index 1613-1839 at Origins.net (£). 150,000+ The Dean and Chapter of York Marriage Bonds and Allegations.


 * 1567-1630 - Paver's Yorkshire Marriage Licenses in Yorkshire Archaeological Journal:


 * 1567-1592 - Part I Vol. 7:289-304
 * 1592-1595 - Part II Vol. 9:55-70
 * 1595-1597 - Part III 362-379
 * 1597-1599 - Part IV Vol. 10:35-50
 * 1599-1602 - Part V Vol. 10:169-204
 * 1602-1604 - Part VI Vol. 10:445-460
 * 1604-1609 - Part VII Vol. 11:209-245
 * 1609-1610 - Part VIII Vol. 12:116-122
 * 1610-1612 - Part IX Vol. 12:143-158
 * 1612-1613 - Part X Vol. 12:269-284
 * 1614-1615 - Part XII Vol. 13:371-386 (pages out of order)
 * 1615-1617 - Part XIII Vol. 14:220-238
 * 1617-1620 - Part XIV Vol. 14:458-506
 * 1622-1625 - Part XV Vol. 16:1-37
 * 1626-1628 - Part XVI Vol. 17:155-191
 * 1628-1630 - Part XVII Vol. 20:73-97


 * 1630-1645 - Paver's Yorkshire Marriage Licenses Vol. 1 at Internet Archive - free.


 * 1660-1674 - Paver's Yorkshire Marriage Licenses Vol. 2 at Internet Archive - free.


 * 1674-1714 - Paver's Yorkshire Marriage Licenses Vol. 3 at Internet Archive - free.


 * 1667-1819 - provided by FamilySearch. Description.

Printed Indexes


 * 1613-1839 - An Index of Marriage Bonds and Allegations in the Peculiar Jurisdiction of the Dean and Chapter of York, 1613-1839. . Also available online at Origins.net - (£).


 * 1660-1839 - An Index to the Archbishop of York's Marriage Bonds and Allegations..