High Melton Yorkshire Family History Guide

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High Melton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Yorkshire.

Alternative names: Melton on the Hill

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1538
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1600

Nonconformists include: Independent/Congregational 

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

MELTON (HIGH), is a parish in Doncaster district, W. R. Yorkshire; 2 miles N of Conisbrough r. station, and 4½ WSW of Doncaster. Post town, Doncaster.

Acres, 1,464. Real property, £1,482. Pop., 109. Houses, 22. The property belongs to A. F. W. Montagu, Esq. Melton Hall is Mr. M.’s seat; contains fine paintings of the Fountaynes, the Wilsons, and the Montagus; commands an extensive prospect; and is situated in a well-wooded park. The Cliff commands a very extensive and charming view, including Rotherham and Sheffield.

The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, £97. Patron, A. F. W. Montagu, Esq. The church is ancient and of different periods, from Norman downward; consists of nave, S aisle, and chancel, with a tower; and contains monuments of the Fountaynes and the Wilsons.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Yorkshire, High Melton – Cemeteries ( 3 )
Monumental inscriptions in Yorkshire
Author:    Gardner, David Ensign, 1915-2007

Monumental inscriptions of St. James, High Melton, Yorkshire, England
Author:    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. British Mission

St. James Church, High Melton, Yorkshire, England, cemetery records
Author:    Smith, Frank, 1917-1990

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

England, Yorkshire, High Melton – Church records ( 4 )
Bishop’s transcripts for High Melton, 1600-1881
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of High Melton (Yorkshire)

England, Yorkshire, High Melton, St. James’ Church, parish registers, 1538-1980
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of High Melton (Yorkshire); Doncaster Council Archives (Yorkshire)

Marriage records, 1538-1836
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of High Melton (Yorkshire)

Parish registers for High Melton, 1538-1983
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of High Melton (Yorkshire)

England, Yorkshire, High Melton – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Computer printout of Melton on the Hill, Yorks., Eng

England, Yorkshire, High Melton – Taxation ( 2 )
Land tax assessments for Melton township, 1784-1832
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Yorkshire)

Land tax assessments, Melton, 1801-1819, 1829
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Yorkshire)

Administration

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