GENUKI: Carnaby

The Ancient Parish of CARNABY

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"CARNABY, a parish in the wapentake of Dickering; 2½ miles SW. of Bridlington. Here is a Church of the Establishment (see Churches for photograph), dedicated to St. John the Baptist, of which the Rev. T. Simpson, vicar, is the incumbent, and Sir G. Strickland, Bart. patron. Pop. 130"

"AUBURN, in the parish of Carnaby, and wapentake of Dickering; 2¼ miles SE. of Carnaby, 3½ miles S. of Bridlington. Population included with Fraisthorpe."

"BRACKENDALE, in the parish of Carnaby, and wapentake of Dickering; 1¼ miles S. of Carnaby, 4½ miles SSW. of Bridlington."

"DEMMING, a farm house in the parish of Carnaby, wapentake of Dickering; 2¼ miles SSW. of Carnaby, 4 miles SSW of Bridlington."

"FRAISTHORPE, in the parish of Carnaby, and wapentake of Dickering; 2½ miles S. of Carnaby, 5 miles SSW. of Bridlington."

"KINGSFIELD, (North and South), 2 farm houses in the township of Fraisthorpe, and parish of Carnaby, & wapentake of Dickering; 2 miles S. of Carnaby, 4 miles SSW. of Bridlington."

Cemeteries

Photographs of over 180 gravestones and plaques at Carnaby church with linked surname index..

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches in the parish:
- St. John The Baptist's Church, Carnaby (view 1).
  - Internal view looking down the aisle
  - The font
- St. John The Baptist's Church, Carnaby (view 2).
- St. Edmund's Church, Fraisthorpe.
  - Internal view looking down the nave
  - The font

Church History

Transcript of the entry for Carnaby in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
Transcript of the entry for Fraisthorpe with Auburn in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Auburn.
The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Carnaby.
The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Fraisthorpe.

Directories

Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory of 1823, of the East Riding.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Bulmers Directory of 1892. of the East Riding.

Gazetteers

There is further information about this parish from the National Gazetteer 1868, Yorkshire extracts.
There is further information about this parish from the Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1835, Yorkshire extracts.
There is further information about this parish from the Bulmer's 1892 History and Directory of the East Riding.

Maps

For a detailed map of this parish see this parish boundaries map.
For a more detailed map of the parishes in the riding please see the Yorkshire parish maps page.
For a more detailed map of the county please see the Yorkshire map page.
Here is a map showing the wapentakes for the county.

Memorial Inscriptions

The 1914-1919 Memorial Plaque in Carnaby Church.
The WWI Memorial plaque in Carnaby church.

Monumental Inscriptions

Photographs of over 180 gravestones and plaques at Carnaby church.

Societies

This parish is covered by the following Society:
- East Yorkshire FHS

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