Horsehouse, Yorkshire Genealogy

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Parish History
Horsehouse St Botoolph is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Yorkshire, created in 1735 from Coverham, Yorkshire Ancient Parish.

HORSEHOUSE, a chapelry, in the parish of Coverham, union of Leyburn, wapentake of Hang-West, N.riding of York, 8 miles (S. W.) from Middleham; containing 385 inhabitants. This chapelry derives its name from the place having originally been the site of stabling or sheds for horses used in hunting. It is co-extensive with the district of Carlton-Highdale, and is situated on the river Cover, and upon the road between Middlehamand Kettlewell: the hamlet of Horsehouse comprises 425a. 3r. 9p., and forms only a small part of the chapelry. The living is a perpetual curacy, with a net income of £75, in the patronage of the Tomlinson family.The chapel, dedicated to St. Botolph, and bearing the date 1607 over the door, is a plain edifice with a tower,and has undergone considerable repairs within the last half century; when it was erected, is uncertain. The chapel yard was consecrated in 1763. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.

From: A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 550-553. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51045 Date accessed: 09 May 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.

This ancient parish (AP) was created before 1813. Church of England records began in date.

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Poor Law Unions
Leyburn 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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