HIGH MELTON, ST JAMES PARISH RECORDS

This material is held atDoncaster Archives

Scope and Content

Comprising: Registration: Registers of Baptisms 1538-1980, Registers of Marriages 1538-1987, Registers of Burials 1538-1980, Registers of Banns 1839-1982, Registers of Services 1887-1983; Incumbent 1887-1949; churchwardens: terriers (8) 1764-1962 and other records 1898-1965; PCC minutes 1952-1977, accounts 1927-1966 and other records 1896-1964; township book with accounts of officers 1822-1922; charities 1905-1906; tithe apportionment and map (1847) in a copy of 1910;

Administrative / Biographical History

This parish was also known as Melton on the Hill (in Latin, as Melton super Montem)

Arrangement

The collection is divided into eight series as follows:

P19/1: Registration, Church Services, and Worship

P19/2: Incumbent

P19/3: Churchwardens

P19/4: Vestry and Parochial Church Council

P19/6: Township Records

P19/7: Fountayne Charity

P19/9: Tithe Award

P19/10: Printed Works

Access Information

Open

Private (Church of England)

Access will be granted to any accredited member of Doncaster Libraries

Related Material

Also available: Index: Bapt 1538-1837 Marr 1538-1836 Bur 1538-1980; Bishop's transcripts 1600-1881 (on microfilm)