Yorkshire Church Records

England Yorkshire  Church Records

Parish Registers
Images of many of Yorkshire's parish registers are available online at Ancestry (West Riding) and FamilySearch.

Baptisms

371,661 Yorkshire entries are included in England &amp; Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed. Coverage.

Marriages

608 Yorkshire parishes are indexed in Joiner's Marriage Index (£). Coverage.

229 Yorkshire parishes are indexed in Boyd's Marriage Index (£). Coverage. Popular places to marry included the towns of Bradford, Calverley, Doncaster, Elland, Howden, Leeds, Rotherham, Rothwell, Sheffield, Wakefield, and York.

94,468 Yorkshire entries are included in England &amp; Wales Marriages, 1538-1940 at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed. Coverage.

Burials

Burials from 635 Yorkshire places (1,776,993 entries) are included in the National Burial Index (£). Coverage.

Marriage Licences
Online


 * 1613-1839 - York Marriage Bonds and Allegations Index 1613-1839 at Origins.net (£). 150,000+ The Dean and Chapter of York Marriage Bonds and Allegations.


 * 1567-1630 - Paver's Yorkshire Marriage Licenses in Yorkshire Archaeological Journal:


 * 1567-1592 - Part I Vol. 7:289-304
 * 1592-1595 - Part II Vol. 9:55-70
 * 1595-1597 - Part III 362-379
 * 1597-1599 - Part IV Vol. 10:35-50
 * 1599-1602 - Part V Vol. 10:169-204
 * 1602-1604 - Part VI Vol. 10:445-460
 * 1604-1609 - Part VII Vol. 11:209-245
 * 1609-1610 - Part VIII Vol. 12:116-122
 * 1610-1612 - Part IX Vol. 12:143-158
 * 1612-1613 - Part X Vol. 12:269-284
 * 1614-1615 - Part XII Vol. 13:371-386 (pages out of order)
 * 1615-1617 - Part XIII Vol. 14:220-238
 * 1617-1620 - Part XIV Vol. 14:458-506
 * 1622-1625 - Part XV Vol. 16:1-37
 * 1626-1628 - Part XVI Vol. 17:155-191
 * 1628-1630 - Part XVII Vol. 20:


 * 1630-1645 - Paver's Yorkshire Marriage Licenses Vol. 1 at Internet Archive - free.


 * 1660-1674 - Paver's Yorkshire Marriage Licenses Vol. 2 at Internet Archive - free.


 * 1674-1714 - Paver's Yorkshire Marriage Licenses Vol. 3 at Internet Archive - free.


 * 1667-1819 - provided by FamilySearch. Description.

Printed Indexes


 * 1613-1839 - An Index of Marriage Bonds and Allegations in the Peculiar Jurisdiction of the Dean and Chapter of York, 1613-1839. . Also available online at Origins.net - (£).


 * 1660-1839 - An Index to the Archbishop of York's Marriage Bonds and Allegations..