Parish records of Yapham cum Meltonby

Includes register of christenings, 1707-1988 (note this register uses the Dade registration scheme for the years 1779-1812); register of marriages, 1734-1754, 1757-1802, 1804-1836, 1838-1961; register of burials, 1654-1811, 1837-1988 (note this register uses the Dade registration scheme for the years 1779-1811); register of banns, 1824-1943; register of services, 1909-1916, 1939-1963; other registration material, 1914; charity records, including schedule of land and notes of Yapham charity, 1863-1865, and Yapham Church, School and Poor Charity papers, 1822-1955; churchwardens’ records, including accounts, 1882, 1923-1985, and fabric papers, 1902-1979; school records, including register, 1864-1867, managers’ correspondence, 1949-1970, and papers, 1864-1968; Vestry/Parochial Church Council records, including enclosure award, 1733, and correspondence regarding common land and Yapham pond, 1950-1968.

There was a church of Yapham cum Meltonby from at least the twelfth century, although the independent parish was only formed in 1989. Prior to this date, the church had been attached to that of Pocklington and the parish was described as a chapelry of Pocklington in 1892, subject to the same peculiar jurisdiction of the Dean of York until the 1840s. An exchange of parts of the parish with Barmby Moor took place on 8 April 1960.
The present parish church is dedicated to St Martin, although it had been dedicated to St Nicholas until the nineteenth century. It dates to the thirteenth century but was largely rebuilt in 1777-1778 and then restored c.1902 by architect William Anelay.
Today Yapham cum Meltonby parish is part of the Barmby Moor Group benefice, which also includes Barmby Moor, Fangfoss and Thornton on Spalding Moor.

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 1979 by the incumbent. Further additions were made to the archive in 1982, 1988 and 1989.

There was a church of Yapham cum Meltonby from at least the twelfth century, although the independent parish was only formed in 1989. Prior to this date, the church had been attached to that of Pocklington and the parish was described as a chapelry of Pocklington in 1892, subject to the same peculiar jurisdiction of the Dean of York until the 1840s. An exchange of parts of the parish with Barmby Moor took place on 8 April 1960.
The present parish church is dedicated to St Martin, although it had been dedicated to St Nicholas until the nineteenth century. It dates to the thirteenth century but was largely rebuilt in 1777-1778 and then restored c.1902 by architect William Anelay.
Today Yapham cum Meltonby parish is part of the Barmby Moor Group benefice, which also includes Barmby Moor, Fangfoss and Thornton on Spalding Moor.

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 1989.

Registers of christenings, 1707-1988, marriages, 1707-1836, burials, 1654-1811, and banns, 1824-1900, are also available on microfilm at the Borthwick Institute (References: MF 819, 1581, 1763).
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, 23.03.16.

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