Keyingham, Yorkshire Genealogy

England Yorkshire  East Riding  Keyingham

Parish History
This ancient parish (AP) was created before 1813. Church of England records began in 1604.

Here is an excellent 1848 historical perpsective by the famous topographer, Samuel Lewis:

"KEYINGHAM (St. Nicholas), a parish, in the union of Patrington, S. division of the wapentake of Holderness, E. riding of York, 5 miles (S. E. by E.) from Hedon; containing 728 inhabitants. The parish is on the road between Hedon and Patrington; it includes Salthaugh-Grange, and comprises 3300 acres, a large portion of which is marshy land, much improved and fertilized by drainage. The soil on the more elevated grounds is a marly clay, interspersed at intervals with sand and gravel; in the low marshes it is a deep warp clay, formed by a deposit from the river Humber. The village is pleasantly situated on an eminence commanding extensive views of the Humber, the Lincolnshire coast, and the Yorkshire wolds; there are some remains of an ancient cross, consisting of the lower part of the shaft, elevated on three steps. The living is a discharged curacy, valued in the king's books at £12; net income, £92; patron and appropriator, the Archbishop of York. The tithes of the titheable property have been commuted for a rent-charge of £409. 13. 8., and the appropriator has a tithe farm, assigned at the inclosure of certain lands. The church is one of the few in this district with a spire; the font is very ancient. There are places of worship for Wesleyans and Ranters."

From: Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 663-667. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51073 Date accessed: 17 August 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 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.

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Census records
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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
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