Parish records of Bilton in Ainsty

Includes register of christenings, 1571-1803, 1813-1842; register of marriages, 1571-1837; register of burials, 1571-1803, 1813-1868; register of banns, 1799-1822; service registers, 1985-2017; names of godparents, 1571-1606/1607; records concerning benefice income, including tithe, 1924, sequestration, 1960 income and glebe papers, 1856, 1925-1931; churchwardens’ records, including briefs, 1602-1704, and meetings, 2006-2014; fabric papers, 1869-1994; quinquennial inspections, 1994, 2007-2012; faculties, 1999-2021; visitors' book, 1973-1984; records of incumbents; copies of London Gazette, giving notices concerning Bilton, 1867-1938; Vestry/Parochial Church Council records, including minute book and loose minutes, 1922-2018; annual accounts, 1998-2018; banks books and cash book, 1977; weekly offerings book, 1974-2001; electoral roll, 1948-1964; enclosure award and map, 1792; parish diary, 1826-1933; church history guides; Resurrection parish magazine, 1995; and transcript of war memorial, 2001-2002.

The church of St Helen at Bilton in Ainsty was erected in 1166, replacing an earlier Saxon structure. The patronage of the church was granted to the Prioress and Convent of Synningthwaite until 1293 when it became a peculiar of the newly constituted Prebendary of Bilton. A vicarage was ordained therein in 1295.
The parish historically included the villages of Bickerton and Tockwith. The vicarage was augmented in 1761 through Queen Anne’s Bounty, and again in 1817 by parliamentary grant.
St Helen’s Church was restored by George Gilbert Scott in 1869-1871. By the 1930s the patronage of the church had passed to the Dean and Chapter of Ripon. However the parish was transferred to the Dean and Chapter of York in 1938 in exchange for the benefice of Burton Leonard.
In 1867 Tockwith separated from Bilton in Ainsty to form its own parish. Today Bilton in Ainsty parish is known as Bilton with Bickerton.

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 1972 by the incumbent. Further additions were made to the archive in 1974, 1982, 1988, 1996, 2001, and 2002.

The church of St Helen at Bilton in Ainsty was erected in 1166, replacing an earlier Saxon structure. The patronage of the church was granted to the Prioress and Convent of Synningthwaite until 1293 when it became a peculiar of the newly constituted Prebendary of Bilton. A vicarage was ordained therein in 1295.
The parish historically included the villages of Bickerton and Tockwith. The vicarage was augmented in 1761 through Queen Anne’s Bounty, and again in 1817 by parliamentary grant.
St Helen’s Church was restored by George Gilbert Scott in 1869-1871. By the 1930s the patronage of the church had passed to the Dean and Chapter of Ripon. However the parish was transferred to the Dean and Chapter of York in 1938 in exchange for the benefice of Burton Leonard.
In 1867 Tockwith separated from Bilton in Ainsty to form its own parish. Today Bilton in Ainsty parish is known as Bilton with Bickerton.

A typescript finding aid, to file level, is available for consultation in the searchroom of the Borthwick Institute. This includes all material received up and including 2002.

Registers of christenings, 1571-1842, marriages, 1571-1837, burials, 1571-1868, and banns, 1799-1822, are also available on microfilm at the Borthwick Institute (References: MF 638, 1761).
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, 22.12.15.
Revised (Schema arrangement and retroconversion) 01.2021 by N Adams

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Further accruals are expected.

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