GENUKI: Wakefield

The Ancient Parish of WAKEFIELD

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"WAKEFIELD, a market and parish-town, in Agbrigg-division of Agbrigg and Morley, liberty of Wakefield, 5 miles from Dewsbury, 9 from Leeds and Pontefract, 10 from Barnsley, 13 from Huddersfield and Aberford, 15 from Bradford, 20 from Doncaster, 25 from York, 182 from London. Market, Friday. Fairs, July 4 and 5, for pedlary ware; November 11 and 12, for horses, horned cattle, &c. and every other Wednesday, for horned cattle. Bankers, Messrs. Leathams, Tew, Trueman, and Co. draw on Messrs. Dennison and Co, 106, Fenchurch Street; Messrs. Wentworth, Chaloner, and Rishworth, draw on Messrs. Wentworth, and Co. 25, Threadneedle Street. Principal Inns, White Hart, Strafford Arms, George, Black Bull, and Woodman Inn. Pop. 10,764. There are two Churches, the parish church is a vicarage, dedicated to All Saints, in the deanry of Pontefract, value, £20. 19s. 2d. Patron, the King. The other is called St. John's Church, value, p.r. £100. Patron, the Vicar of All-Saints." (There is further information for Wakefield).

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

Alverthorpe
Brandy Carr
Flanshaw
Hatfield Hall
Horbury
Lingwell Gate

Lupsett Hall
Moor House
Newton
Silcoates
Stanley
Stanley Hall

Thornes
Thorns House
Wakefield Lodge
West Hall
Wrenthorpe

Census

Angela Petyt has transcribed the census returns for Laycock, Volunteer and Albion Yards, Kirkgate, Wakefield for the years 1851-1891.
Carol Sklinar has transcribed the 1891 census returns for Wakefield Institutions (prison, asylum, workhouse etc.)

Charities

The List of Donations in Wakefield Cathedral.

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches within the Ancient Parish of Wakefield:
- The Church of England Churches.
- The Churches of other denominations.
Photographs and descriptions of churches in the Wakefield area
The new West Wakefield Methodist Church opened in 2003. This church is an amalgamation of Dewsbury Road (now demolished), Westgate End (now True Vine Christian Fellowship) and Wesley Hall (now demolished) Methodist churches.

Church History

A transcription of Wakefield Baptist Church History
A transcription of the Flanshaw Congregational Church History
A transcription of the Horbury Congregational Church History
A transcription of the Wakefield And Alverthorpe Congregational Church History
A transcription of the Wakefield-Zion Chapel Congregational Church History
A transcription of the Wakefield-Salem Chapel Congregational Church History
Transcript of the entry for Wakefield in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
Transcript of the entry for Wakefield St John in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
Transcript of the entry for Alverthorpe in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
Transcript of the entry for Horbury in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
Transcript of the entry for Stanley in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
Transcript of the entry for Thornes in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".

Church Records

Transcription of Horbury St. Peter and St. Leonard parish registers Baptisms and Burials 1770-1791
Transcription of Horbury St. Peter and St. Leonard parish registers Baptisms and Burials 1792-1798
Transcription of Horbury St. Peter and St. Leonard parish registers Baptisms and Burials 1799-1805
Transcription of Horbury St. Peter and St. Leonard parish registers Baptisms and Burials 1806-1812
Transcription of Horbury St. Peter and St. Leonard parish registers Marriages 1774-1812
The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Wakefield.
The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Alverthorpe.
The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Horbury.
The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Stanley.
The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Thornes.
The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Modern Parish of Wakefield St John.
The List of Vicars in The Cathedral, Wakefield.
Colin Hinson has transcribed the following:
- The Horbury baptisms for 1598-1739.
- The Horbury Baptisms for 1740-1789.
- The Horbury Baptisms for 1790-1812.
- The Horbury Marriages for 1598-1812.
- The Horbury Burials for 1598-1749.
- The Horbury Burials for 1750-1812.
- Miscellaneous Horbury PR entries.

Community Websites

The Outwood Community Video website covers Wrenthorpe, Stanley, Outwood, Lofthouse, Newton Hill, Alverthorpe and Kirkhamgate. History, Photos etc. are to be found here.

Directories

Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory and Gazetteer, Vol I, West Riding.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Pigot's 1829 Directory, Yorkshire section.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Pigot's 1834 Directory, Yorkshire section.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the White's General and Commercial Directory, of Wakefield, Horbury, Alverthorpe, Sandal Magna, Stanley and Normanton - 1887

Gazetteers

There is further information about this parish from the Pigot's 1829 Directory, Yorkshire section.
There is further information about this parish from the Pigot's 1834 Directory, Yorkshire section.
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, Yorkshire extracts.
There is further information about this parish from the Stephen Whatley's Gazetteer 1750, Yorkshire extracts.
There is further information about this parish from the White's General and Commercial Directory, of Wakefield, Horbury, Alverthorpe, Sandal Magna, Stanley and Normanton - 1887

History

Wakefield District Council site - includes various local history information
'Twixt Aire and Calder - an online archive of digital images of old photographs, maps, prints and postcards from library collections across the Wakefield Metropolitan District.
Angela Petyt's History of Wakefield page - from prehistoric times to World War One.
Carol Sklinar's Wakefield Family History Sharing site - lots of local history, transcripts, photographs and a mailing list
Wrenthorpe history as found in old newspapers at the British Newspaper Archive.
The Manor and Lordship of Wakefield
Robin Hood of Wakefield - the famous outlaw's Yorkshire links
Horbury Hall, the oldest building in Horbury (1474), determined by dendrochronology.
A transcription of the Flanshaw Congregational Church History
A transcription of the Horbury Congregational Church History
A transcription of the Wakefield And Alverthorpe Congregational Church History
A transcription of the Wakefield-Zion Chapel Congregational Church History
A transcription of the Wakefield-Salem Chapel Congregational Church History

Land and Property

A list of people mentioned in deeds extracted from the Wakefield Registry, indexed under Pitchforth.

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

Photographs of gravestones at Thornes St James' Church
Photographs and transcriptions of the memorial benches in Thornes Park Wakefield
Transcription and photograph of the Central Wakefield War Memorial
Transcription and photograph of the Central Wakefield Memorial Garden
Transcription and photograph of the Wakefield Clayton Hosptial Memorial Plaque
Transcription and photograph of the Queen Elizabeth Grammar School War Memorial
Transcription and photograph of Wakefield St Austin's Roman Catholic Church War Memorial
Transcription and photograph of the West Riding Constabulary War Memorial
Transcription and photograph of the Thornes House School War Memorial
Transcription and photograph of Thornes St James' Church War Memorial
Transcription and photograph of the Horbury War Memorial
Transcription and photograph of the Horbury South African (Boer) War Memorial
Transcription and photograph of the Horbury Bridge War Memorial
Transcription and photograph of Outwood St Mary Magdalene Church War Memorial
Transcription and photograph of the Outwood Methodist Church War Memorial
Transcription and photograph of the Outwood Memorial Hall War Memorial
Transcription and photograph of the Stanley War Memorial
Transcription and photograph of Wrenthorpe St Paul's Church War Memorial
Transcription and photograph of the Wrenthorpe Colliery War Memorial
Transcription and photograph of the Lofthouse Colliery Disaster 1973 Memorial
The War Memorial Plaque on the side of St. Anne's Church, Wrenthorpe.
The War Memorial at Kirkhamgate.
The War Memorial on the wall of St. Peter's Church, Stanley.
The War Memorial at Wakefield.

Names, Geographical

The following places are within the boundaries of this (ancient) parish, but I have no further information on them other than the Ordnance Survey Landranger Grid reference shown:
- (SE301230) Beck Bottom
- (SE358248) Bottom Boat
- (SE314244) Carr Gate
- (SE338213) Eastmoor
- (SE303178) Horbury Junction
- (SE286181) Horbury Bridge
- (SE296228) Kirkhamgate
- (SE345250) Lee Moor
- (SE334245) Lofthouse Gate
- (SE312197) Lupset
- (SE330225) Newton Hill
- (SE326237) Outwood
- (SE320230) Snow Hill
- (SE354230) Stanley Ferry
- (SE347244) Stanley Lane Ends

Poor Houses, Poor Law, etc.

Wakefield Poor Law Union Accounts 1886 transcribed by Carol Sklinar
Overseers of the Poor in the Wakefield Union 1887 transcribed by Carol Sklinar

Societies

This parish is covered by the following Society:
- Wakefield and district FHS

Taxation

A list of those paying the 1379 Subsidy Rolls (Poll Tax) for this parish.

Voting Records

Transcription by Carol Sklinar of Wakefield Constituency Absent Voters List 1918 parts 1-3 (ongoing). Invaluable source for those ancestors who fought in World War 1.

This page is copyright. Do not copy any part of this page or website other than for personal use or as given in the conditions of use.
If you have any suggestions for links to other sites that may be useful to other researchers, please use this User Links page
Web-page generated by "DB2html" data-base extraction software ©Colin Hinson 2024