Leeds St Thomas, Yorkshire Genealogy

England Yorkshire Yorkshire Parishes, K-R  West Riding of Yorkshire  Leeds St Saviour

Here is a Complete List of Leeds' chapels, district churches and chapelries for researchers.

Parish History
Leeds St Thomas' chapel was created in the year 1841 and stood within the ancient parish boundary of Leeds St Peter.

A History From: Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England(1848), pp. 46-55.

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
Leeds St Thomas Chapel has some baptisms accessible online for the following range of years:

The ancient parish of Leeds St Peter's has numerous additional chapelries subdividing its boundaries as follows:

To view a complete list of all those chapel of ease and district churches attached to residing within the ancient parish of St Peter's (Cathedrlal), be sure to visit the Leeds St Peter page.

To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ 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