Romaldkirk, Yorkshire Genealogy

England Yorkshire  North Riding  Romaldkirk



Parish History
Romaldkirk is an Ancient Parish in the county of Yorkshire. Other places in the parish include: Bowbank, Birtle, Carbeck, Corn Park, Cotherston, Cotherstone, Grasholme, Holwick, Hunderthwaite, Hurry, Laith, Lartington, Lonton, Loup House, Lunedale, Mickleton, Nabby and Towler Hill, Newhouses, Thorngate Hill, Thwing Garth, Thwingarth, Unthank, Wemergill, Wooden Croft, Baldersdale, and Briscoe

ROMALD-KIRK (St. Romald), a parish, in the union of Teesdale, wapentake of Gilling-West, N. riding of York; containing, with the townships of Cotherstone, Holwick, Hunderthwaite, Lartington, Lune, and Mickleton, 2379 inhabitants, of whom 338 are in Romald-Kirk township, 6 miles (N. W.) from BarnardCastle. This is a very extensive parish, occupying the extreme north-western portion of Yorkshire, bounded on the north-east by the county of Durham, and on the south-west by that of Westmorland. It stretches from the immediate vicinity of Barnard-Castle, along the bank of the Tees, to the source of that river; the district embraces numerous romantic features, and is diversified by lofty acclivities and pleasant streams. The township of Romald-Kirk comprises about 1470 acres of land, mostly cultivated. The village is neat, built round a verdant green, and is a polling-place for the election of the parliamentary representatives of the riding. Cattle-fairs are held on the first Thursday in April and in September. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £58. 14. 2.; net income, £773, with a handsome rectory-house; patron, J. Bowes, Esq. The tithes were commuted for land, under an inclosure act, in 1811. The church is an ancient cruciform structure, with a large square tower crowned by pinnacles, and contains several monuments. There is a chapel at Laith-Kirk. John Parkin, in 1682, bequeathed £300, now producing £20 per annum, for instruction; and in 1698, an hospital for six pensioners was founded by William Hutchinson.

From: 'Roehampton - Romsey', A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 690-695. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51243 Date accessed: 31 March 2011.

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
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.

FamilySearch Historical Records contains images of the Durham Bishop's transcripts entries for the Burial Ground Register Transcripts Cotherstone Friends (in Romaldkirk parish,Yorkshire) 1876-1878 The original transcripts are at Durham University Library (DUL) Archives and Special Collections reference DDR/EA/PBT/2/262.

Census records
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Poor Law Unions
Teesdale Poor Law Union, Durham

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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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
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Web sites
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