Acklam, Yorkshire Genealogy

England Yorkshire  East Riding of Yorkshire  Acklam

Parish History
ACKLAM (St. John the Baptist), a parish, in the union of Malton, wapentake of Buckrose, E. riding of York; containing the townships of Acklam-with-Barthorpe, and Leavening, 7¼ miles (S.) from Malton. The church, rebuilt in 1790, is a neat structure with a square tower. There are places of worship for Primitive Methodists and Wesleyans.

East Acklam (St John the Baptist) should not be confused with West Acklam, Yorkshire

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
This ancient parish (AP) was created before 1813. Church of England records began in 1716. Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, nonconformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. Add links to the FamilySearch Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection.

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
 * Vision of Britain