Kilnwick

England Yorkshire Yorkshire Parishes K-R  East Riding of Yorkshire  Kilnwick on the Wolds

Parish History
KILNWICK (All Saints), and also known as Kilnwick on the Wolds, was created a parish, in the union of Beverley, Bainton-Beacon division of the wapentake of Harthill, E. riding of York. It comprises the townships of Beswick, Bracken, Kilnwick, Wilfholme, and part of Lockington. The parish is situated at the foot of the Wolds.

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.

Online 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. Church of England records began in 1575.

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