Faceby, Yorkshire Genealogy

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Parish History
Faceby St Mary Magdalene was formed in 1792 from a chapelry in Whorlton, Yorkshire Ancient parish

FACEBY, a chapelry, in the parish of Whorlton, union of Stokesley, W. division of the liberty of Langbaurgh, N. riding of York, 4½ miles (S. W. by S.) from Stokesley; containing 145 inhabitants. This place appears from Domesday Book to have been an inheritance of the crown, and soon after the Conquest was granted by the king to Robert de Brus, lord of Skelton, with whose family it continued for some time, until, male issue failing, the estate passed to the family of de Roos, and thence to the Thwengs, Nevilles, and others. It is in the district called Cleveland, and situated on a branch of the river Leven, near the road from Stokesley to Thirsk, and on the eastern side of Whorl Hill. The chapelry comprises by computation 1370 acres; a considerable portion of the land was undivided common till about 1749, when it was inclosed. The village is small, and irregularly built. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of G. W. Sutton, Esq., with a net income of £52: the chapel, dedicated to St. Mary, is a plain edifice.

From: A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 206-209. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50954 Date accessed: 29 April 2011.

Civil Registration
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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.

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Poor Law Unions
Stokesley 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
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Web sites
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