Acklam, Yorkshire Genealogy

Parish History
ACKLAM (St. John the Baptist), a parish, in the union of Malton, wapentake of Buckrose, East Riding of York; containing the townships of Acklam-with-Barthorpe, and Leavening, 7¼ miles S from Malton. The church, rebuilt in 1790, is a neat structure with a square tower. There are places of worship for Primitive Methodists and Wesleyans.

East Acklam (St John the Baptist) should not be confused with West Acklam, Yorkshire

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
Acklam parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

This ancient parish (AP) was created before 1813. Church of England records began in 1716.

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