Yorkshire Parish Records
These baptisms, marriages and burials from across Yorkshire will help you trace your ancestors back to the 1500s. Many records are free.
Major Collections
Over 20 million records including Bishop’s transcripts: abbreviated copies of parish records sent to the Diocesan bishop. Invaluable when the original record has not survived.- Yorkshire Baptisms 1538-1914
- Yorkshire Marriages 1539-1930
- Yorkshire Burials 1538-1989
- Yorkshire Parish Registers 1538-2016
- Yorkshire Bishop’s Transcripts 1547-1957
- Yorkshire Marriage Bonds and Allegations 1613-1887
- FreeReg – Search parish registers for Yorkshire.
- Yorkshire Monumental Inscriptions & Burials – Search to see if your ancestor was buried in Yorkshire.
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
- Adel Marriages
- Adel Burials
- Birstall Baptisms 1687-1696
- Birstall Marriages 1687-1709
- Blacktoft 1700-1812
- Bolton-by-Bowland Parish Registers
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
- 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
Archived website; the file downloads still work as of July 2025. - Great Ayton Burials 1773-1812
- Grewelthorpe Baptisms 1762-1804
- Grinton Parish Registers 1640-1807
- Grinton Baptisms 1640-1807 (xls file)
- Halifax St. Johns Baptisms
- Halifax St. Johns Marriages
- Halifax Baptisms 1538-1593
- Headingley Baptisms 1764-1840
- Headingley Burials 1764-1828
- Healaugh Baptisms(some)
- Hampsthwaite Parish Church Records
- Hartshead Burials 1692-1812
- Horbury Chapel Registers 1598-1812
- 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
- Menston St. John the Divine
Burial registers contained in a PDF file in alphabetical order. - Mirfield Parish Registers 1559-1700
- Morley Wesleyan Chapel Baptisms
- Northowram
- Otley Parish Registers
- Pickhill-with-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 1540-1798
- Rotherham Marriages 1798-1837
- 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 Cathedral Church
Registers of baptisms, marriages and burials 1600-1604 - Wetherby Burials 1848-1866, 1869, 1871
- Windhill Christ Church Parish Records
- York, St. Michael le Belfrey, 1653-1778
Some links on this page are affiliate links. We may earn a commission if you buy through them, at no extra cost to you.