Religious lists vary in their content, from listing clergy through to listing Confirmations.
Classification: | Religious Lists / Records |
Title: | Ancestry's West Yorkshire records |
Link: | Ancestry's West Yorkshire records |
Description: | Ancestry's West Yorkshire records |
Extra Info: | Includes West Yorkshire Confirmations for 1859-1915. |
Classification: | Religious Lists / Records |
Title: | Baptism Register and History of Upper Chapel, Sheffield |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/historyofupperch00mann |
Description: | History of Upper Chapel, Sheffield |
Extra Info: | Online book. Includes list of key people associated with the chapel. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | BREW One Name Study |
Link: | http://brew.clients.ch/BrewONS.htm |
Description: | BREW One Name Study |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, Tithe Records, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | Bubwith : A One-Place Study |
Link: | http://bubwith.net/ |
Description: | Bubwith : A One-Place Study (Yorkshire) |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
Title: | Calverley Information and Historical Data |
Link: | http://www.calverley.info |
Description: | Calverley, Farnley and Hampsthwaite Village Records |
Extra Info: | Includes maps, trade directories, |
Classification: | Religious Lists / Records |
Title: | Catholic Family History |
Link: | https://catholicfhs.wordpress.com/2019/12/17/marga... |
Description: | The Margaret Higgins Database of Catholics in England and their Friends 1607-1840 |
Extra Info: | See if your ancestors were recusant Catholics using a downloadable PDF or spreadsheet. |
Classification: | Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Catholic Record Society - Miscellanea Vol 1 |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/publicationscat45britgo... |
Description: | Catholic Record Society - Miscellanea Vol 1 |
Extra Info: | Online book. List prisoners for religion 1562-1580, papers relating to Catholics in the reign of Charles I and more. |
Classification: | Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Catholic Record Society - Miscellanea Vol 3 |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/publicationscat04britgo... |
Description: | Catholic Record Society - Miscellanea Vol 3 |
Extra Info: | Online book. Includes recusants of Masham in Yorkshire, letters about the treatment of Catholic prisoners in Cambridgeshire and more. |
Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Religious Lists / Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
Title: | Catholic Record Society - Miscellanea Vol 4 |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/publicationscat01britgo... |
Description: | Catholic Record Society - Miscellanea Vol 4 |
Extra Info: | Online book. Includes notes on Lord Burghley's map of Lancashire 1590, Catholic chaplaincies and families in the eighteenth century, the KNIGHT family of Lincolnshire, nuns from the institute of Mary in York and more. |
Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni, Religious Lists / Records, Minute Books / Meeting Books |
Title: | Catholic Record Society - Miscellanea Vol 8 |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/miscellaneaviii08cathuo... |
Description: | Catholic Record Society - Miscellanea Vol 8 |
Extra Info: | Online book. Includes a list of boys at the Liege Academy for Theology. Also the minute book of the Roman Catholic club, and more. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Newspapers, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
Title: | CHITTENDEN One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.chittenden.com.au/ |
Description: | CHITTENDEN One Name Study |
Classification: | Religious Lists / Records |
Title: | Clergy of the Church of England Database |
Link: | https://theclergydatabase.org.uk/ |
Description: | Clergy of the Church of England Database |
Extra Info: | Searchable database by name or location, also lists source documents and for some lists their education. |
Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | Cleveland Family History Society |
Link: | https://clevelandfhs.org.uk |
Description: | Cleveland Family History Society |
Extra Info: | Click on free online lists for many local names. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Poor Rate |
Title: | CLUETT / CLEWETT Records and One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.cluett.org.uk/ |
Description: | CLUETT / CLEWETT Records and One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Part way down the home page is the Search link. |
Classification: | Newspapers, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Connected Histories |
Link: | https://www.connectedhistories.org/ |
Description: | British History Sources, 1500-1900 |
Extra Info: | From the Universities of London, Hertfordshire, and Sheffield. Burney collection of newspapers, British History Online, the Charles Booth Archive, Old Bailey Online and much more... |
Classification: | Religious Lists / Records |
Title: | English Catholic Nonjurors of 1715 |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/englishcatholicn00estcu... |
Description: | English Catholic Nonjurors of 1715 |
Extra Info: | Online book. A summary of the register of their estates, with genealogical and other notes. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Religious Lists / Records |
Title: | Gisburn Parish Website |
Link: | https://www.gisburn.org.uk/ |
Description: | Gisburn Parish Website |
Extra Info: | Lots of information about the village and its history. |
Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni, Religious Lists / Records, Other Records, Journals / Diaries |
Title: | Grewelthorpe Village Website |
Link: | https://www.grewelthorpe.org.uk/ |
Description: | Grewelthorpe Village Website |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
Title: | HEALD One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.healds.org.uk/ |
Description: | HEALD One Name Study |
Classification: | Religious Lists / Records |
Title: | Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain |
Link: | https://www.jgsgb.org.uk/ |
Description: | Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain |
Classification: | Religious Lists / Records |
Title: | Methodists - Wesleyan Methodists |
Link: | https://www.mywesleyanmethodists.org.uk/ |
Description: | Wesleyan Methodists - Resources and History |
Extra Info: | Photos, memories, stories and research relating to the Wesleyan strand of Methodism. Look under topics and also research Historic Rolls, newspaper cuttings and more. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Religious Lists / Records, Information, Other Records |
Title: | Open Library |
Link: | http://openlibrary.org/ |
Description: | Open Library - Scanned Books Online |
Extra Info: | Use the search facility and select e-books only. Some English trade directories, journals, historic accounts of counties and more. |
Classification: | Religious Lists / Records |
Title: | Parish Clerk Index (PCI) |
Link: | https://www.dands.uk/pci/ |
Description: | Parish Clerk Index (PCI) |
Extra Info: | Includes Churchwardens, Sextons and more. |
Classification: | Religious Lists / Records, Other Records |
Title: | Parish of Bishopthorpe and its Manor - A History |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/historyparishan00purego... |
Description: | Parish of Bishopthorpe and its Manor - A History |
Extra Info: | Online book. Includes a list of vicars and patrons, also many local names. |
Classification: | Religious Lists / Records |
Title: | Parish of Ecclesfield, St Mary's, Yorkshire |
Link: | https://stmarysecclesfield.org.uk/ |
Description: | Parish of Ecclesfield, St Mary's, Yorkshire |
Extra Info: | Click on Church History for a list of Vicars and Churchwardens past and present. |
Classification: | Religious Lists / Records, Other Records |
Title: | Parish of Hemingbrough - Its History and Antiquities |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/heminbrough00burt |
Description: | Parish of Hemingbrough - Its History and Antiquities |
Extra Info: | Online book. Includes a list of chaplians, curates and vicars, also many local families. |
Classification: | Religious Lists / Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
Title: | Parish Registers of Batley and Other Records |
Link: | Batley Records |
Description: | Parish Registers of Batley and Other Records |
Extra Info: | Includes information on surveyors and constables, overseers of the poor, schools and more. |
Classification: | Religious Lists / Records |
Title: | Parish Registers of Burnsall-in-Craven, Yorkshire |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/parishregisterof00burn |
Description: | Parish Registers of Burnsall-in-Craven, Yorkshire |
Extra Info: | Online book. Includes a list of clergy of the parish. |
Classification: | Religious Lists / Records |
Title: | Parish Registers of Burnsall-in-Craven, Yorkshire |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/parishregisterof03burn |
Description: | Parish Registers of Burnsall-in-Craven, Yorkshire |
Extra Info: | Online book. Includes biographies of many clergy of the parish. |
Classification: | Religious Lists / Records |
Title: | Parish Registers of Ecclesfield Parish Church, Yorkshire |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/firstbookofmarri00ecclr... |
Description: | Parish Registers of Ecclesfield Parish Church, Yorkshire |
Extra Info: | Online book. Churchwarden accounts from 1520-1546 and includes many local names. |
Classification: | Religious Lists / Records |
Title: | Parish Registers of Felkirk, Yorkshire |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/registersofparis00felk |
Description: | Parish Registers of Felkirk, Yorkshire |
Extra Info: | Online book. Includes a catalogue of vicars of the parish as well as some accounts and mentions of people of the area. |
Classification: | Religious Lists / Records |
Title: | Parish Registers of Kildwick-in-Craven, Yorkshire (2, 3) |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/parishregisterso472kild |
Description: | Parish Registers of Kildwick-in-Craven, Yorkshire Vol 2 and 3 |
Extra Info: | Online book. Includes names of churchwardens of the parish, also some church officers at then end of the book. |
Classification: | Religious Lists / Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
Title: | Parish Registers of Kildwick-in-Craven, Yorkshire (4, 5, 6) |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/parishregisterso473kild |
Description: | Parish Registers of Kildwick-in-Craven, Yorkshire Vol 4, 5 and 6 |
Extra Info: | Online book. Includes names of churchwardens, church officers and other occupations at then end of the book. |
Classification: | Religious Lists / Records, Other Records |
Title: | Parish Registers of Whitkirk, Leeds, Yorkshire |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/recordsparishwh00morkgo... |
Description: | Parish Registers of Whitkirk, Leeds, Yorkshire |
Extra Info: | Online book, published 1892. Includes churchwarden accounts, people of the parish, information about the halls and manors of the area, some family pedigrees and more. |
Classification: | Religious Lists / Records |
Title: | Parish Registers of York - Holy Trinity Church, Goodramgate, York |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/publications41yorkuoft |
Description: | Parish Registers of York - Holy Trinity Church, Goodramgate, York |
Extra Info: | Online book. Includes a list of rectors. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Other Records |
Title: | Redmire Township and the Surrounding Area in Wensleydale |
Link: | http://www.redmire.net/ |
Description: | Redmire Township and the Surrounding Area in Wensleydale |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Journals / Diaries |
Title: | Selected Genealogical Records |
Link: | http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mwi/filessection/ |
Description: | Selected Genealogical Records |
Extra Info: | A selection of transcriptions including extacts from Army lists, bankrupts, a list of people in Cornwall in past times, a list of coastguards in 1851, Hammermen and more. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., School / Educational Records / Alumni, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Poor Rate, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Sheffield Indexers |
Link: | http://www.sheffieldindexers.com/ |
Description: | Sheffield Indexers, including School Records, Workhouse and Directories |
Extra Info: | Many records have online searching by name and location. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Tithe Records, Valuation Books, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Religious Lists / Records |
Title: | South Bradford Local History Alliance |
Link: | http://www.sblha.com/ |
Description: | South Bradford Local History Alliance |
Extra Info: | Covers Low Moor, Wyke, Oakenshaw, Wibsey, Shelf, Bierley, Buttershaw and area. Include some pew rents for the church. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, Tithe Records, Register & Rent Rolls, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | STERRY One Name Study |
Link: | https://www.sterryworldwide.com/ |
Description: | STERRY One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Includes STERRY apprentices, London guilds, manorial records, newspaper extracts and more |
Classification: | Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Poor Rate, Other Records |
Title: | STRUDWICK One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.strudwicke.com/ |
Description: | STRUDWICK One Name Study |
Classification: | Religious Lists / Records |
Title: | The Churchwardens' Accounts of England and Wales |
Link: | https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/myparish/proje... |
Description: | The Churchwardens' Accounts of England and Wales |
Classification: | Religious Lists / Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
Title: | The Surman Index Online |
Link: | http://www.english.qmul.ac.uk/drwilliams/surman/in... |
Description: | Biographical Card Index of Congregational Ministers |
Classification: | Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Religious Lists / Records, Poor Rate, Other Records |
Title: | The Union, Parish and Public Health Officers Handbook and Almanac |
Link: | https://archive.org/details/unionsandparish00unkng... |
Description: | The Union, Parish and Public Health Officers Handbook and Almanac 1860 |
Extra Info: | Online book. Includes lists of parish officers, treasurers and officials for each county. Includes school board inspectors, a list of premises which accepted 'lunatics', workhouse masters and teachers and more. |
Classification: | Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Religious Lists / Records, Poor Rate, Other Records |
Title: | The Union, Parish and Public Health Officers Handbook and Almanac |
Link: | https://archive.org/details/unionsandparish01unkng... |
Description: | The Union, Parish and Public Health Officers Handbook and Almanac 1868 |
Extra Info: | Online book. Includes lists of parish officers, treasurers and officials for each county. Includes school board inspectors, a list of premises which accepted 'lunatics', workhouse masters and teachers and more. |
Classification: | Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Religious Lists / Records, Poor Rate, Other Records |
Title: | The Union, Parish and Public Health Officers Handbook and Almanac |
Link: | https://archive.org/details/unionsandparish02unkng... |
Description: | The Union, Parish and Public Health Officers Handbook and Almanac 1853 |
Extra Info: | Online book. Includes lists of parish officers, treasurers and officials for each county. Includes school board inspectors, a list of premises which accepted 'lunatics', workhouse masters and teachers and more. |
Classification: | Newspapers, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Other Records |
Title: | Whiston Web |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20130730061714/http://... |
Description: | Whiston Web (Yorkshire) |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site no longer active. Most information still seems to be available. May take a while to load. For newspaper extracts look under memories. |
Classification: | Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, Religious Lists / Records, Other Records |
Title: | York's Archbishops Registers Revealed |
Link: | https://archbishopsregisters.york.ac.uk/ |
Description: | Free access to over 20,000 images of Registers produced by the Archbishops of York, 1225-1650 |
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