GENUKI: Hawnby

The Ancient Parish of HAWNBY

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"HAWNBY, a parish in the wapentake of Birdforth; 6 miles NW. of Helmsley. The church is dedicated to All Saints (see Churches for photograph), the living is a rectory, in the patronage of the Cavendish family; and the Rev. Godfrey Wolley, is the incumbent. Population, 286."

Information on the following places in this Parish is contained on a supplementary page.

Arden
Bilsdale West Side
Bumper Castle
Dale Town

Easterside
Limekiln House
Rainsdale Graven
Snilesworth

Census

Haydn Scott has transcribed the following population censuses for Hawnby parish:
- The 1841 census for Bilsdale. This file is in pdf (Acrobat) format.
- The 1841 census for Hawnby. This file is in pdf (Acrobat) format.
- The 1851 census for Hawnby.
- The 1871 census for Hawnby.
- The 1881 census for Hawnby.
- The 1881 census for Arden.
- The 1881 census for Daletown hamlet.
- The 1881 census for Snilesworth.

Churches

Here is a photograph of All Saints' Church, Hawnby. (The smoke is due to wood being burnt nearby).

Church History

Transcript of the entry for Hawnby in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".

Church Records

Justine Cornforth has transcribed the following from the BTs for Hawnby 1723 to 1853:
- Births/Christenings.
- Marriages.
The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Hawnby.
The List of Rectors on a plaque inside the Church.

Directories

Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory of 1823, of the North Riding.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the White's Directory of 1840, Yorkshire section.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Bulmers Directory of 1890. of the North 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 1890 History and Directory of the North 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 Memorial plaque inside Hawnby Parish Church.

Societies

This parish is covered (or partly covered) by the following Societies:
- Cleveland FHS
- The Ryedale Family History Group

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