Normanby, Yorkshire Genealogy

England Yorkshire Yorkshire Parishes K-R  North Riding  Normanby



Parish History
NORMANBY, a parish, in the union of Pickering, wapentake of Ryedale, N. riding of York; containing,with Thornton-Risebrough township, 245 inhabitants,of whom 212 are in the township of Normanby, 6 miles(W. S. W.) from Pickering. This parish, which is supposed to have derived its name from one of its ancient proprietors, comprises 2300 acres, where of two-thirds are arable,and the remainder, including about 15 acres of woodland, meadow and pasture; the surface is undulated,and the scenery richly diversified. The small village is situated on the road from Malton to Kirkby-Moorside,and very near the river Seven, which falls into the Ryea little above Newsham bridge. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at £9. 12. 6.; patron, R. Hill, Esq.: the tithes of the parish have been commuted for £490, and the glebe consists of 10 acres.The church is an ancient structure in the Norman style, with a low tower. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans. In the parish is a sulphureous mineral spring, the water of which contains carbonic acid and a small portion of neutral salt.

From: Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 421-423. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51182 Date accessed: 20 September 2011.

Normanby-in-Cleveland is an Ancient Parish in the county of Yorkshire.Other places in the parish include: Rook Barugh, Thornton Risebrough, and Thornton Riseborough.

NORMANBY-IN-CLEVELAND, a township, in the chapelry of Eston, parish of Ormesby, union of Guisborough, E. division of the liberty of Langbaurgh, N. riding of York, 5¾ miles (W. N. W.) from Guisborough; containing 134 inhabitants. At the time of the Domesday survey, lands were held here by the king, the Earl of Morton, and the family of Mallet; amongst the proprietors since that date, occur the families of Brus, Thweng, Morley, and Pennyman. The township comprises 1640 acres: the river Tees runs at a short distance to the north. The village, which is small, is situated close to Eston, and on the road from Yarm to Kirk-Leatham. The tithes have been commuted for £179, payable to the Archbishop of York.

From: A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 421-423. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51182 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.

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Census records
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Poor Law Unions
Kirkby Moorside Poor Law Union, Yorkshire

Middlesbrough Poor Law Union, Yorkshire from 1876

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
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Web sites
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