Whenby Yorkshire Family History Guide

Whenby is an Ancient Parish in the county of Yorkshire.

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1556
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1600

Nonconformists include: Roman Catholic 

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

WHENBY, a parish in Easingwold district, N. R. Yorkshire; 5 miles S by E of Gilling r. station. Post town, Easingwold. Acres, 1,010. Real property, £1,905. Pop., 109. Houses, 25. The manor belongs to W. Garforth, Esq. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, £121. Patron, W. Garforth, Esq. There is a parochial school.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Yorkshire, Whenby – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Monumental inscriptions : Dalby St. Peter & Whenby St. Martin
Author:    City of York & District Family History Society

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

England, Yorkshire, Whenby – Church records ( 4 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Whenby, 1600-1863
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Whenby (Yorkshire)

England, Yorkshire, Whenby, parish registers, 1813-1981
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Whenby (Yorkshire); University of York. Borthwick Institute

Parish register transcripts, 1724-1982
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Whenby (Yorkshire)

Parish registers for Whenby, 1556-1901
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Whenby (Yorkshire)

England, Yorkshire, Whenby – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Computer printout of Whenby, Yorks., Eng

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