Brandsby, Yorkshire Family History Guide

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Brandsby is an Ancient Parish in the county of Yorkshire.

Other places in the parish include: Stearsby.

Alternative names: Brandsby cum Stearsby, Brandsby with Stearsby, Bransby with Stearsby

Parish church: All Saints

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1575
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1631

Nonconformists include: Roman Catholic

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

BRANDSBY (All Saints), a parish, in the union of Easingwould, wapentake of Bulmer, N. riding of York, 14 miles (N. by W.) from York; containing with Stearsby, 304 inhabitants.

The parish is situated on the road from York to Helmsley, and comprises 3048a. 20p., of which 1425 acres are arable, 1169 pasture, 219 woodland, and 165 moor: the soil varies in different situations, being rich in the vale, and light on the hills; the surface is undulated, and the scenery picturesque. Good limestone is quarried for building and other purposes.

The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s books at £9. 8. 11½., and in the patronage of F. Cholmeley, Esq.: the tithes have been commuted for £588, and there are 68 acres of glebe. The church, which is surmounted by a handsome cupola, was erected in the year 1770.

There is a Roman Catholic chapel at Brandsby Hall.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Yorkshire, Brandsby-with-Stearsby – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Monumental inscriptions Brandsby All Saints
Author:    City of York & District Family History Society

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

England, Yorkshire, Brandsby-with-Stearsby – Church records ( 5 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Brandsby-with-Stearsby, 1631-1888
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Brandsby-with-Stearsby (Yorkshire)

Church records for the Catholic Church in Brandsby Hall, 1820-1840
Author:    Catholic Church. Brandsby Hall (Brandsby-with-Stearsby, Yorkshire)

Church records for the Catholic Church in Brandsby Hall, 1820-1840
Author:    Catholic Church. Brandsby Hall (Brandsby-with-Stearsby, Yorkshire)

England, Yorkshire, Brandsby, parish registers
Author:    University of York. Borthwick Institute

England, Yorkshire, Brandsby-with-Stearsby, parish registers, 1876-2000
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Brandsby-with-Stearsby (Yorkshire); University of York. Borthwick Institute

England, Yorkshire, Brandsby-with-Stearsby – Church records – Indexes ( 3 )
Computer printout of Brandsby or Bransby, Bransby Hall Catholic, Yorks., Eng

Computer printout of Brandsby, Yorks., Eng

Parish register printouts of Brandsby-cum-Stearsby, York, England (Catholic, Bransby Hall) ; christenings, 1820-1840
Author:    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Administration

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