Settrington |
The parish of Settrington lies in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in the Deanery of Buckrose, and the village is distant four miles from Malton.
The Settrington Registers commence, nominally, in the year 1560, but it is the marriages only that begin in that year ; the baptisms and burials date from October in the preceding year, 1559. They are in fair condition and contain but few difficulties; there is, however, a gap of ten years in the burials, between August 24th, 1678, and March 30th, 1688 ; and in the marriages of thirteen years, between January 28th, 1715, and February 16th, 1728, one leaf which should contain the marriages between these dates is missing.
Volume I. contains the baptisms and burials from October, 1559, to November, 1653, and the marriages from October, 1560, to October, 1652.
In Volume II. the marriages commence in December, 1653, and terminate in April, 1688. The births, which from March, 1660, are continued as baptisms, date from November, 1653, to June, 1687, and the burials from October, 1653 to August 1678. - It is here that the gap mentioned above exists.
Volume III. commences with the burials, which extend from 1688 to 1757. The baptisms and marriages, which in the earlier part of this volume are somewhat mixed up, commence in 1689, the former terminate in 1757, and the latter in 1754. - It is in this volume that there is one leaf missing which is alluded to above.
The marriages from May, 1754 to December, 1812, are continued in the usual printed paper volume, issued, by Act, for that purpose, and which, as it is unnumbered, is here numbered Volume IV.-1 for convenience. The baptisms and burials are continued in a parchment volume herein numbered Vol. IV. - -2 ; the former run from May, 1757, to December, 1812, and the latter from April, 1757, to July, 1812.
The Society has to thank the Rector, the Rev. Arthur Johnson, for allowing this Register to be transcribed and printed. F. C.
Upon Consederacon of a Certificate bearinge date the 28th day of
November 1653 in these words folowinge. These are to Certifye unto
those whome it may Concerne that wee the Inhabitants of the Parysh of
Settrington have accordinge to an Act of Parliament made the fower &
twentyth Day of August 1653 Elected & Chosen Henry Dodsworth of
Settrington in the County of Yorke yeoman to execute the office of
Register wthin the said Parysh of Settrington for Registringe of all Marines
Births & Burialls accordinge to the said Act, In true testimony whereof
wee under written have hereunto subscribed our names the eight &
twentyth day of november 1653. Alexander Metcalf, Pastor, Jo. Peirson,
Tho. Peirson, Lan. Cowlby, Tho. Bell, Willm. Temple, Christop. Abbatt,
Andrew Key, Bar. Key, Rich. Blackwell, Ro. Joy, Hugh Peacocke, Willm.
Palmer, Math. Dodsworth, Tho. Cowlby, Jo. Cowlby, Peter Key, Willm.
Key, John Taite, James Swinburn, Jo. Blackwell, Jo. Johnson, Mar.
Frear, Matthew Abbatt jur.
I Christop. Percehay Esqr one of the Justices of the Peace for the
County of Yorke doe hereby Authorize & approue of Henry Dodsworth
abouesaid to be Register as is desired And I doe hereby acknowledge that
the said Henry Dodsworth was this day sworne before me well & truely to
execut the place of Parysh Register wthin the Parysh of Settrington
accordinge to the Intent of the Act of Parliament in that behalfe made.
Chr: Percehay.
I doe thinke it very Fittyng and convenient to be don, and noe place so convenient as yt place By me Robt. Berryman.
June 18th-71
Collected ye day & year above written in ye Church of Settrington by vertue of a brief foe a fire in ye town of Halton in ye County of Yo. ye sume of one shilling six pence halph peny
Jhn. Harrington Cur. ib.
Churchwardens
Will Welborn
Roger Whitwell
Sep. 3d-71
Collected ye day & year above written by vertue of a brief for a fire at
Knazebrough in ye County of Yorke ye sume of two shillings
Jhn. Harrington
Churchwardens
Roger Whitwell
Watkinson Pearson