Bramham, Yorkshire Family History Guide
Bramham is an Ancient Parish in the West Riding of the county of Yorkshire.
Other places in the parish include: Oglethorpe and Bramham cum Oglethorpe.
Status: Ancient Parish
Parish church: All Saints
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1586
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1633
Nonconformists include: Primitive Methodist and Wesleyan Methodist.
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Adjacent Parishes
- Barwick in Elmet
- Newton Kyme
- Collingham
- Aberford
- Thorp Arch
- Stutton with Hazlewood
- Boston Spa
- Bardsey
- Tadcaster
- Clifford
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
BRAMHAM, a township, a parish, and a subdistrict, in Tadcaster district, W. R. Yorkshire.
The township bears the name of Bramham-cum-Oglethorpe; lies 2½ miles SW of Newton-Kyme r. station, and 4 W of Tadcaster; and has a post office, of the name of Bramham, under Tadcaster. Acres, 3,971. Real property, £6,007. Pop., 1,331. Houses, 265.
The parish contains also the township of Clifford-cum-Boston. Acres, 5,462. Real property, £15,152. Pop., 3,484. Houses, 721. The property is much subdivided.
Bramham Park, now the property of G. Lane Fox, Esq., belonged formerly to the Lords Bingley; was built in the time of Queen Anne; consists of centre and wings, in the Græco-Italian style; contained till recently a portrait of Queen Anne, given by her in acknowledgment of her being entertained; and was visited by George IV. The proprietor of it has abandoned it as a residence, but maintains the grounds around it in good order, and resides in a handsome neighbouring mansion.
Bramham moor has large remains of Watling-street; and is a resort of sportsmen. Excellent limestone is quarried; and coal is found. Sir Thomas Rokeby, in 1408, on the part of Henry IV., fought and defeated the Earl of Northumberland at Bramham.
The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, £300. Patron, Christ Church, Oxford. The church consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with tower and short spire; and has a fine pointed doorway.
The vicarages of Boston Spa and Clifford are separate benefices.
Bramham college, a fine building amid ornate grounds, is an educational institution for young gentlemen.
There are two Methodist chapels, an endowed school, and charities £28.
The subdistrict contains three parishes, parts of three others, and an extra-parochial tract. Acres, 17,659. Pop., 4,990. Houses, 1,038.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales 1850
Bramham, 3½ m. W. Tadcaster. P. 2760
Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850.
Parish Records
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Bramham
Bramham with Oglethorpe
Poll Books
Bramham-cum-Oglethorpe Poll Book W.R. Yorkshire 1841
Poll Book of the West-Riding Election, July 1841 for Two Knights of the Shire for the West-Riding of Yorkshire.
Aberford Polling District
Bramham-cum-Oglethorpe Township
N. В. The o after an Electors name, signifies that he is a yearly occupier at a rental of £50.
Name of Electors | Residence |
---|---|
Abbott William | Boston |
Allen John | Bramham |
Armitage John | Ingmanthorp |
Beal James | No. 1, Tavistock street, Bedford square, London |
Blaydes John | Bramham |
Booker James | Bishopthorpe |
Bownas Samuel | Bramham |
Bradley John | Bramham |
Bulmer William | Precentor’s court, York |
Burnan Robert | Star Inn |
Burton John | Shaley house, Holmfirth |
Chambers John | Bramham |
Chambers William | Bramham |
Dodgson John | Spen Farm |
Eamonson Rev. Benj. | Collingham |
Fawsit Thomas | Bramham |
Fox George Lane | Bramham |
Gibson Francis | Headley Hall |
Gibson Jonathan | Headley |
Grimston Ralph | Clifford |
Grimston Robert | Clifford |
Grimston Thomas | Clifford Mill |
Harper James | Bramham |
Hartley Thomas | No. 45, Rathbone Place London |
Hick Tlhomas | Bramham |
Holmes, Ralph | Bramham |
Huddleston Abraham, o | Low Mills |
Jackson John, o | Bramham |
Jenkinson Edward, o | Bramham |
Jenkinson William | Bramham |
Kitchen George | Bramham |
Lee Burley Paul | Bramham |
Milthorp William | Bramham |
Moon Thomas | Bramham |
Noble Matthew | Bramham |
Pawson John | Bramham |
Payler John o | Bramham |
Pottage John | Bramham |
Radcliffe Rev. John | Oxford |
Ramsden Jas. Henry | Bramham Biggin |
Rhodes Mark | Bramham |
Smith Charles | 7, Elmwood street, Leeds |
Smith William o | Bramham |
Smyth John, | Bowcliffe |
Sparling Joseph o | Bramham |
Stubbs John | Bramham |
Suttle Matthias | Bramham |
Varley Brian o | Bramham |
Whitaker James o | Bramham |
Whitlay John | Bramham |
Wilkinson John o | Well Hill |
Wilson Joseph Bilton | 13, High Ousegate, York |
Wilson Samuel | Warter, near Pocklington |
Wilson Thomas Wood | Fulford |
Winn James | Bramham |
Wormald Joseph | Bramham (dead) |
Wright Charles | Oglethorpe |
Wright John | Bramham |
Wright John o | Bowcliffe |
Wright Samuel | Bramham |
Wright Thomas | Bramham |
Maps
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Administration
- County: Yorkshire
- Civil Registration District: Tadcaster
- Probate Court: Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York
- Diocese: York
- Rural Deanery: New Ainsty
- Poor Law Union: Barwick Gilbert Union
- Hundred: Barkstone Ash
- Province: York