BARNBURGH, ST PETER PARISH RECORDS

Scope and Content

Comprising: Registration: Registers of Baptisms 1557-1962, Registers of Marriages 1559-1983, Registers of Burials 1558-1981, Registers of Banns 1906-1941, Registers of Confirmation 1888-1954, Registers of Services 1876-1976; Incumbent 1848-1976; churchwardens: terriers, 1781, 1825, accounts 1869-1956 and other records 1904-1964; vestry minutes 1920-1967, accounts 1916-1964 and other records 1920-1964; Township book and accounts of churchwardens, constables and overseers 1697-1739; Charities 1879-1964; Schools (miscellaneous) 1840-1841, 1939, 1951; Tithe award and map 1839; Other records 1813-1972, including sale particulars of Barnburgh Hall estate 1859 and Melton Hall estate 1927-1928 and J Stanley Large, 'A History of Barnburgh' (Mexborough, 1952)

Arrangement

The collection is divided into ten series as follows:

P3/1: Registration, Church Services, and Worship

P3/2: Incumbent

P3/3: Churchwardens

P3/4: Vestry and Parochial Church Council

P3/5: Auxiliary Organisations

P3/6: Township

P3/7: Charities

P3/8: Schools

P3/9: Statutory Deposits

P3/10: Miscellaneous Papers

Access Information

Open

Private (Church of England)

Access will be granted to any accredited member of Doncaster Libraries

Related Material

Also available: Index: Bapt 1561-1861 Marr 1561-1837 Bur 1561-1884; Bishop's transcripts 1600-1837 (on microfilm)