Holme on the Wolds, Yorkshire Genealogy

England Yorkshire  Yorkshire Parishes A-I East Riding of Yorkshire  Holme on the Wolds

Guide to Holme on the Wolds, Yorkshire family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Parish History
HOLME-ON-THE-WOLDS (St. Peter), a parish, in the union of Beverley, Bainton-Beacon division of the wapentake of Harthill, E. riding of York, 6¼ miles (N. W.) from Beverley. The village is contiguous to the road from Beverley to Malton. The church is a small ancient edifice, with a low tower. Church of England records began in 1654.

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.

Online Records
Online data content from chapelry registers of Holme on the Wolds exists at some of the following websites and for the specified ranges of years:

For a full list of all those chapels surrounding Warrington-Padgate Christ Church and comprising the whole ancient parish of Holme on the Wolds to which it was attached, be certain to see "Church Records" on the HOLME ON THE WOLDS PARISH  page.

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.

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