North Ferriby, Yorkshire Genealogy

England Yorkshire Yorkshire Parishes K-R  East Riding  North Ferriby

Parish History
This ancient parish (AP) was created before 1813. Church of England records began in 1561.

FERRIBY, NORTH (All Saints), a parish, in thecounty of the town of Hull, union of Sculcoates, E. riding of York; containing 935 inhabitants, of whom 479 are in the township of North Ferriby, 5¼ miles(S. E.) from South Cave. A priory of Knights Templars founded here by Lord Eustace de Vesci, of Bromfleet, was, at the suppression of that order, converted into a priory of Augustine canons, whose revenue at the Dissolution was valued at £95. 11. 7. The parish includes the township of North Ferriby, and part of that of Swanland; and comprises about 3760 acres, of which 1610 are in North Ferriby. Several of the proprietors of land possess hand some mansions in the village. The Hull and Selby railway has a station here. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king'sbooks at £8. 13. 4.; net income, £135; patron and impropriator, W. W. Wilkinson, Esq. The church, which appears to be part of a more spacious structure, has a low massive tower at the west end, and contains some ancient monuments; it was thoroughly repaired in1829. The Primitive Methodists have a place of worship; and there is a free school.

From: Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 230-232. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50961 Date accessed: 22 September 2011.

Civil Registration
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Church records
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Census records
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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.

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