Edlington, Yorkshire Genealogy

England Yorkshire  West Riding  Edlington

Parish History
Edlington St Peter is an Ancient Parish in the town of Edlington a civil parish to the South west of Doncaster. The northern part of the town is referred to as Old Edlington and that to the south New Edlington.

The redundant church of St Peter Old Edlington is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust and in fact became the first church to be supported by the Trust in 1971. The church was declared redundant in 1962.

The parish church of St Peter has been designated as a grade I listed building British listed building

From this parish was formed Edlington St John; for further history on the churches and places of worship in the town see Edlington wikipedia 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.

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 was created before 1813. Church of England records began in 1731.

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 Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection.

Census records
Contributor: Include an overview if there is any unique information, such as the census for X year was destroyed. Add a link to online sites for indexes and/or images. Also add a link to the Family History Library 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
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Web sites
Contributor: Add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above.