Thornton le Street, Yorkshire Genealogy

England Yorkshire  North Riding  Thornton le Street

Parish History
Contributor: Add a general overview of the history of this parish.

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 neighboring 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.

The Bishop's transcripts can be searched free online at Record Search from the Durham Bishop's Transcripts at Thornton-le-Street (Yorkshire) Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections DDR/EA/PBT/2/252 Parish Register Transcripts Thornton-le-Street (Yorkshire)


 * [April 1669-April 1770]
 * April 1696-April 1697
 * March 1714-March 1715
 * [March] 1718- March [1720]
 * March 1721-March 1722
 * 1760-1812

Additional material is found in Durham_Bishop's_Transcripts:_The_Howe_Manuscript_Collection under reference HBT 51 for 25 March 1729- 25 March 1730.

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.