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