Parish records of Wighill

Includes register of christenings, 1717-1992 (note this register uses the Dade registration scheme for the years 1793-1812); register of marriages, 1717-1979; register of burials, 1717-1992 (note this register uses the Dade registration scheme for the years 1783-1812, ages only 1783-1793); register of banns, 1826-1946; register of services, 1866-1908, 1936-1984; records concerning benefice income, including glebe papers, 1910-1915; benefice meetings papers, 20102012; charity correspondence, 1928-1929; churchwardens’ records, including accounts, 1874-1903, 1908-40; restoration papers, 1911-1913 and pamphlet on restored church, 1912; fabric papers, 1873-1921; faculties, 1992-2015; quinquennial inspections and correspondence, 1960-1982; records of incumbents, including statistical returns, 1893-1895, 1910-1915, letter about union with Healaugh, 1927, and benefice papers, 1927; records concerning parish rooms and societies, including Wighill Fidelity Funeral and Brief Club accounts, 1856-1905; Vestry/Parochial Church Council records, including minutes of meetings, 1921-2014; annual accounts, 1985-2016; and school register, 1932-1988.

The present parish church of Wighill dates to the twelfth century. It was given to Healaugh Priory before 1228, and a vicarage subsequently ordained there. The living was augmented in 1764. In 1927 the benefice was united with that of Healaugh.
The church was restored in 1912-1913 by W. H. Brierley. Historically, the parish included East Follifoot and Wighill Park.

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 1976 by the Diocesan Registry. Further additions were made to the archive in 1978, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1992.

The present parish church of Wighill dates to the twelfth century. It was given to Healaugh Priory before 1228, and a vicarage subsequently ordained there. The living was augmented in 1764. In 1927 the benefice was united with that of Healaugh.
The church was restored in 1912-1913 by W. H. Brierley. Historically, the parish included East Follifoot and Wighill Park.

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, 1717-1885, marriages, 1717-1885, burials, 1717-1992, and banns, 1826-1900, churchwardens' accounts, 1843-1897, marriage licenses, 1803-1900, church rate book, 1865-1869, accounts, 1692-1809, list of pews, 1789, papers concerning parish lands, 1796-1820, and index of papers, 1714-1798, are also available on microfilm at the Borthwick Institute (References: MF 815, 1581, 1763, 1778).
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, 21.03.16.
Revised (Schema arrangement and retroconversion) 16.02.2021 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.

Papers concerning repairs and alterations to Wighill Church, 1830-1854, can be found in the York Family Papers.

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