England, Yorkshire Parish Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records

Why Should I Look at This Collection?
Parish registers have been kept at the local level across England since the mid-1500s. Due to this long and relatively stable tradition, these records are central to English genealogical research as they are often one of the only sources for finding families and individuals in England before the start of civil registration in 1837.

What is in This Collection?
This collection consists of parish registers from the North Riding of Yorkshire for the years 1537-1900. It contains an index to and images of baptismal, marriage, and burial records. FamilySearch filmed the records at the North Yorkshire Record Office and BrightSolid created the index.

Image Visibility
Whenever possible, FamilySearch makes images of digitized records available for all users. However, the rights to view images on this website are ultimately granted by the record custodians. Due to their restrictions, the images in this collection are not available for general viewing, but may be accessed at a local FamilySearch center, at the FamilySearch Library, or online by members of the supporting organization(s). For additional information about image restrictions, please see the Restrictions for Viewing Images in FamilySearch Historical Record Collections page.

Collection Content
For additional details about these records and help using them see England Parish Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

Search the Index
England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1537-1900

England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016

View the Images
England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1537-1900

I Found the Person I Was Looking for, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * If available, check the image for additional information
 * Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family
 * If available, look for the individual in census and civil registration records.

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking for, What Now?

 * Try searching by surname only
 * The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
 * Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century
 * Search the records of nearby parishes. While a person normally never lived more than 20 miles from their place of birth, moves within this distance were common. For this collection, nearby parishes could fall in the bordering counties of Durham and Northumberland to the north, Cumberland to the northwest, Westmorland and Lancashire to the west, or Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, and Lincolnshire to the south.
 * The individual might not have records in the Church of England at all, but rather might have belonged to a nonconformist denomination. See the England Nonconformist Church Records page for more information.

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in Yorkshire.
 * Yorkshire Guided Research
 * England Record Finder
 * England Research Tips and Strategies

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

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