Beverley, Yorkshire Genealogy

Yorkshire East Riding of Yorkshire  Beverley

Parish History
BEVERLEY, a borough, market-town, and the head of a union, in the E. riding of York, 9 miles (N. W.) from Hull, 29 (E. S. E.) from York, and 183 (N.) from London; comprising the parishes of St. John, St. Martin, St. Mary, and St. Nicholas, the first of which includes the townships of Aike, Eske, Molescroft, Storkhill with Sandholme, Thearne, Tickton with Hull-Bridge, Weel, and Woodmansey with Beverley-Park. The town is the capital of the East riding of Yorkshire. The church, formerly belonging to the monastery of St. John, is now the parochial church of the united parishes of St. John and St. Martin. There are places of worship in the town for Baptists, the Society of Friends, Independents, and Primitive and Wesleyan Methodists. Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 223-228. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=507953#s5

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 (AP) was created before 1813. Church of England records began in 1561. 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.

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

Web sites
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Parish History
The ancient parish (AP) of Beverly, St. Mary was created before 1813. Church of England records began in 1561.