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Wales Hardwicke Marriage Index |
The ParishThe parish of Whitby sits on the east coast (North Sea) of North Yorkshire, Whitby is one of Yorkshire major ports and market towns and is also a seaside resort of some repute. Whitby is a large and fairly compact town & port divided by the course of the River Esk, modern Whitby has spread rather more to the north and east than in former times when the river roughly divided the old town into two halves. Whitby is located roughly 25 miles east of the industrial town & port of Middlesborough (Teeside) and 13 miles north of the seaside resort of Scarborough. Whitby has a long and ancient history dating back to the 7th century, the foundation of Whitby Abbey lead to its initial growth from small fishing port but its great growth came with the discovery of the local alum deposits which grew trade significantly. It had a large fishing fleet which apart from being a major centre for herring as well as cod, haddock & various flat fish also held a substantial whaling fleet traveling as far as Iceland & Greenland in pursuit of their prey. To support the fishing trade Whitby was also a shipbuilding centre, it's ships famously providing Captain Cook with sturdy vessels for his discoveries. Nowadays Whitby is a visitor attraction of great importance, both for its history & culture as well as its northern beaches, perhaps more famous for its wonderful fish & chip restaurants and its literary connection with Bram Stoker's Dracula than anything else. The River Esk, swift and fast flowing from its short journey from the North York Moors runs through the heart of the town and of course that heart is sited at close to 0 metres above the sea, modern Whitby spreads up both sides to some 40 metres higher. Whitby parish is large, typical of northern English parishes and also contains the licensed chapelry of Eskdaleside, it covered some 5,100 acres and supported a population of almost 12,000 parishioners most of whom were in the town itself. In Domesday times Whitby was a relatively small place, held by Earl Hugh of Chester it could offer just 9 ploughs (although expansion to 39 was available) as well as small meadows & woods plus a mill. |
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Register No | Covering Dates | Deposited With | Register Style | Quality Standard | Comments |
1 | 10th April 1754 - 6th December 1763 | North Yorkshire Record Office - Reference -
PR/WH/1/23 |
Standard preprinted and self-numbered combined Banns & Marriage register with 4 entries per page | Grade 3 Register - there are sufficient quality issues with this register to indicate that some misreads will occur albeit few in number | Fading of this register may result in one or two misreads |
2 | 6th December 1763 - 27th December 1779 | North Yorkshire Record Office - Reference - PR/WH/1/24 | Standard preprinted and self-numbered combined Banns & Marriage register with 4 entries per page | Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads | None |
3 | 30th December 1779 - 24th January 1795 | North Yorkshire Record Office - Reference - PR/WH/1/25 | Standard preprinted and self-numbered Marriage register with 4 entries per page | Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads | None |
4 | 3rd February 1795 - 1st March 1812 | North Yorkshire Record Office - Reference - PR/WH/1/26 | Standard preprinted and self-numbered Marriage register with 4 entries per page | Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads | None |
5 | 1st March 1812 - 31st December 1812 | North Yorkshire Record Office - Reference - PR/WH/1/27 | Standard preprinted and self-numbered Marriage register with 4 entries per page | Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads | None |
6 | 7th January 1813 - 22nd February 1821 | North Yorkshire Record Office - Reference - PR/WH/1/28 | Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register | Grade 1 Register - Few issues noted and a low likelihood of misreads | None |
7 | 25th February 1821 - 5th March 1831 | North Yorkshire Record Office - Reference - PR/WH/1/29 | Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register | Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads | None |
8 | 13th March 1831 - 27th June 1837 | North Yorkshire Record Office - Reference - PR/WH/1/30 | Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register | Grade 1 Register - Few issues noted and a low likelihood of misreads | None |
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Egton St Hilda
Eskdaleside St John the Evangelist |
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Goathland
St Mary
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Sneaton St
Hilda
Fylingdales St Stephen |
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St Stephen
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