Scawton, Yorkshire Genealogy

England Yorkshire  North Riding  Scawton

Parish History
Scawton St Mary is an Ancient Parish.

SCAWTON (St. Mary), a parish, in the union ofHelmsley, wapentake of Ryedale, N. riding of York,4 miles (W.) from Helmsley; containing 139 inhabitants. The parish comprises 2768 acres, of which 985are common or waste. It is situated upon Hambleton,in the midst of open moorland scenery; about two-thirdsof its area are under tillage, and the remainder in pasture.Stone of good quality is quarried for building, and forburning into lime. The living is a discharged rectory,valued in the king's books at £2. 19. 2., and in the giftof Sir William Worsley, Bart.: the tithes have beencommuted for £148, and the glebe comprises 32 acres.The church is in the early English style.

From: A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 30-34. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51259 Date accessed: 29 April 2011.

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.

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
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.

Poor Law Unions
Helmsley 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
Scawton Village