Ergham Yorkshire Family History Guide

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Ergham or Argam was an Ancient Parish in the county of Yorkshire. It was abolished in 1935 to enlarge Grindale parish.

Alternative names: Argam, Argham

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: None
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: None

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

ARGAM, or Ergham, a parish in Bridlington district, E. R. Yorkshire; on the Wolds, 2½ miles WSW of Speeton r. station, and 5 NW of Bridlington. Post-town, Grindale under Hull. Acres, 510. Real property, £798. Pop., 27. Houses, 4. The living is a sinecure rectory. Value, £21. Patron, Grimston, Esq.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Yorkshire, Argam – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Argam, 1841-1891
Author:    Great Britain. Census Office

England, Yorkshire, Argam – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments for Argam, 1783-1832
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Yorkshire)

Maps

Old maps of Britain and Europe from A Vision of Britain Through Time

Administration

  • County: Yorkshire
  • Civil Registration District: Bridlington
  • Probate Court: Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
  • Diocese: York
  • Rural Deanery: Dickering
  • Poor Law Union: Bridlington
  • Hundred: Dickering
  • Province: York