Deighton, Yorkshire Genealogy

England    Yorkshire  West Riding  Deighton

Parish History
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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
The Bishop's Transcripts collection of Durham Bishop's transcripts are available free online at Record Search Deighton (in Northallerton Yorkshire) Parish register Transcripts Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections DDR/EA/PBT/2/74 Bishop's Transcripts Image only Collection Record Search [March 1661]-March [?1663] May 1673-May 1674 March 1715-March 1716 1718- [April 1719] In addition some transcripts for Deighton appear in the Northallerton parish series in Durham_Bishop's_Transcripts:_The_Howe_Manuscript_Collection reference HBT 25-27

25 March 1714-25 March 1715 [25 March] 1727- 25 March 172[8], 25 March 1729- 25 March-1731, (Deighton transcript [25 March] 1727 – [25 March] 1728 in included with Northallerton transcripts)

Census records
Contributor: Include an overview if there is any unique information, such as the census for X year was destroyed. Add a link to online sites for indexes and/or images. Also add a link to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection.

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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