Parish records of Everingham

Includes register of christenings, 1653-1992; register of marriages, 1653-1979; register of burials, 1653-1992 (note this register uses the Dade registration scheme for the years 1789-1812, causes from 1806 only); register of banns, 1824-1953; register of services, 1913-1969; churchwardens’ records, including accounts, 1831-1849, 1863-1928, 1932-1948, and fabric papers, 1936-1937; records of incumbents, including parsonage house papers, 1931, 1975-1978, and statistical returns, 1956, 1958; overseers’ records, including accounts, 1805-1910; records concerning parish rooms and societies, including Garden Fete papers, 1956-1959, 1963; surveyors’ records, including accounts, 1885-1895, rates, 1883-1886, and papers, 1866-1880; Vestry/Parochial Church Council records, including minutes of meetings, 1850, 1853, 1932-1948, 1951-1962, and magazines, 1904.
Unlisted material, 1950-2016.

Although no church is recorded at Everingham in Domesday, it has been suggested as the site of the eighth century convent of St Everilda of Wessex, from whom it supposedly derived its name. An alternate explanation for the name is that it derives from the Anglo-Saxon name ‘Eofer’, meaning ‘place of Eofer’s people.’
The present parish church dates to the thirteenth century and was originally dedicated to St Mary, but by the nineteenth century at least it was commonly known by St Emeldis or St Everilda. Today it is dedicated to St Everilda.
The nave and chancel of the medieval church were rebuilt in the late seventeenth century and the whole church was rebuilt in 1763 by the lord of the manor, William Haggerston-Constable, to a design by architect John Carr of York. In 1871 the roof was replaced.
Today Everingham is part of the Holme and Seaton Ross group of parishes.

This arrangement was designed to reflect the principal activities of the parish and its associated organisations, and to aid researchers in identifying the records these activities generate. This arrangement was introduced in 2020. Records are arranged within the following alphabetical series but retain their original archival reference at file/item level:
A: Parish Registers
B: Church Ceremonial
C: Parish Clergy
D: Property - Religious
E: Property - Secular
F: Parish Administration and Officers
G: Parish Social and Evangelical Activities
H: Overseer of the Poor and Parish Charity
J: Schools
K: Promotional and Informational Material

Records are open to the public, subject to the overriding provisions of relevant legislation, including data protection laws. 24 hours' notice is required to access photographic material.

The archive was deposited at the Borthwick Institute in 1978. Further additions were made to the archive in 1984, 1985, 1992 and 2019.

Although no church is recorded at Everingham in Domesday, it has been suggested as the site of the eighth century convent of St Everilda of Wessex, from whom it supposedly derived its name. An alternate explanation for the name is that it derives from the Anglo-Saxon name ‘Eofer’, meaning ‘place of Eofer’s people.’
The present parish church dates to the thirteenth century and was originally dedicated to St Mary, but by the nineteenth century at least it was commonly known by St Emeldis or St Everilda. Today it is dedicated to St Everilda.
The nave and chancel of the medieval church were rebuilt in the late seventeenth century and the whole church was rebuilt in 1763 by the lord of the manor, William Haggerston-Constable, to a design by architect John Carr of York. In 1871 the roof was replaced.
Today Everingham is part of the Holme and Seaton Ross group of parishes.

A typescript finding aid, to file level, is available for consultation in the searchroom of the Borthwick Institute. This includes all material received up to and including 1992.

Selected records, including registers of christenings, 1653-1992, marriages, 1653-1900, burials, 1653-1992, and banns, 1824-1900, and churchwardens' accounts, 1831-1900, are also available on microfilm at the Borthwick Institute (References: MF 682, 882, 1752-1753, 1772-1773).
Our collection of parish baptism, marriage and burial registers has been digitised by both Ancestry and Find My Past. Copies of digitised records can be viewed online on Ancestry or Find My Past, as part of larger UK-wide parish registers datasets. You can find out more about these record sets, and how to find our registers, here: https://borthcat.york.ac.uk/index.php/are-you-looking-for-parish-registers.

Created by S. A. Shearn, 10.02.16.
Revised (Schema arrangement and retroconversion) 01.2021 by N Adams

A reprographics service is available to researchers subject to the access restrictions outlined above. Copying will not be undertaken if there is any risk of damage to the document. Copies are supplied in accordance with the Borthwick Institute for Archives' terms and conditions for the supply of copies, and under provisions of any relevant copyright legislation. Permission to reproduce images of documents in the custody of the Borthwick Institute must be sought.

Further accruals are expected.

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