These Yorkshire parish records, including baptisms, marriages and burials, will help you trace your ancestors back to the 1500s. Many records are free.
- Yorkshire Baptisms 1538-1914
- Yorkshire Marriages 1539-1930
- Yorkshire Burials 1538-1989
- FreeReg – Search parish registers for the UK
- Yorkshire Banns
Over 625,000 records of people who declared their intention to marry. Details include the parish, names and marital status.
Yorkshire Bishops Transcripts
Bishop’s transcripts were abbreviated copies of the parish records sent to the Diocesan bishop several times a year. They can be an invaluable source of genealogical information when the original record has not survived. There are over 5 million records in the following collections.
Many of the following records are from parish register books which were printed in the early 1900s. The books are now available to view and search online. You can browse the pages of the books or search for names from within your browser.
- Ackworth St. Cuthbert
- Adel Baptisms 1606-1654, 1655-1679, 1680-1729, 1730-1782, 1783-1812
- Adel Marriages 1606-1654, 1655-1679, 1680-1753, 1754-1812
- Adel Burials 1606-1655, 1656-1679, 1680-1782, 1783-1812
- Birstall Baptisms 1687-1696
- Birstall Marriages 1687-1709
- Blacktoft 1700-1812
- Bolton-by-Bowland Parish Registers 1558-1724, 1725-1812
Bolton-by-Bowland has been in Lancashire since 1974 - Bramley Zion Baptist Church Records
- Calverley Parish Church Records
- Dewsbury Parish Registers 1538-1653
- Dewsbury Baptisms 1844-1866
- Dewsbury Burials 1813- Jan 1822
- Doncaster Marriages 1557-1784 and 1785-1837
- Farnham Parish Registers 1569-1812
- Farsley St John’s Parish Church Records
- Gargrave Parish Registers 1558-1812
- Grewelthorpe Baptisms 1850-1880
- Great Ayton Parish Registers
- Great Ayton Burials 1773-1812
- Grewelthorpe Baptisms 1762-1804
- Grinton Parish Registers 1640-1807
- Grinton Baptisms 1640-1807 (xls file)
- Halifax St. Johns Baptisms 1666-1699
- Halifax St. Johns Marriages 1593-1599
- Halifax Baptisms 1538-1593
- Headingley Baptisms 1764-1840
- Headingley Burials 1764-1828
- Healaugh Baptisms (some)
- Hampsthwaite Parish Church Records
- Hartshead Burials 1692-1812
- Horbury Baptisms, Marriages, Burials 1770-1812
- Howden 1725-1770
- Huggate Parish Registers 1539-1812
- Idle Parish Church Records
- Leeds St. Peter’s Burials 1769-1819
- Leyburn Baptisms
- Lunds Baptisms
- Lunds Burials
- Mirfield Parish Registers 1559-1700
- Northowram
- Otley Parish Registers 1562-1672, 1672-1753,
- Pickhill-cum-Roxby 1567-1812
- Pudsey All Saints Chapel & St Lawrence Baptisms
- Pudsey St Lawrence Parish Church Marriages
- Pudsey All Saints Chapel & Parish Church Burials
- Pudsey Nonconformist Church Records
- Ripon 1574-1628
- Rodley St Andrews Church Baptisms
- Rodley St Andrews Church Marriages
- Rotherham Marriages 1540-1837
- Rothwell Parish Registers 1538-1689
- Rothwell Parish Registers 1690-1812
- Rothwell Parish Births & Burials 1763-1812
- Salton Parish Records
- Sheffield Parish Records by Sheffield Indexers. There is a search facility at the top of the page which shows results from the available online content.
- Stanningley St Thomas Parish Church Baptisms
- Stanningley St Thomas Parish Church Marriages
- Stanningley St Thomas Parish Church Burials
- Terrington 1599-1812
- Wakefield Baptisms
- Wakefield Marriages
- Wakefield Burials
- Wetherby Burials 1848-1866, 1869, 1871
- Windhill Christ Church Parish Records
- York, St. Michael le Belfrey, 1653-1778