Stillington, Yorkshire Genealogy

England Yorkshire  North Riding  Stillington



Parish History
Stillington St Nicholas is an Ancient Parish. STILLINGTON (St. Nicholas), a parish, in the union of Easingwould, wapentake of Bulmer, N. riding of York, 10 miles (N.) from York; containing 748 inhabitants. This parish, the surface of which is rather elevated, consists of 2013a. 1r. 24p., and is watered on the east by the Foss. Stillington Park, the seat of Col. Croft, is a beautiful residence, standing on high ground near the right bank of the river. The living is a discharged vicarage, in the patronage of the Dean and Chapter of York, valued in the king's books at £4. 15. 5.; net income, £120; impropriator, Col. Croft. The great tithes have been commuted for £5. 14., and the vicarial for £41; the glebe comprises 8½ acres, with a good house. The present church, which is in the early English style, with a square tower, was built in 1841, at a cost of £800, and is conveniently situated in the centre of the pleasing and rural village. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans; also a national and an infants' school. The celebrated Laurence Sterne held this living, and resided at Sutton in the neighbourhood.From: A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 205-207. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51303 Date accessed: 28 April 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.

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Census records
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Poor Law Unions
Easingwold Poor Law Union, Yorkshire

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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