Marr Yorkshire Family History Guide

Marr is an Ancient Parish in the county of Yorkshire.

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1729
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1600

Nonconformists include: Primitive Methodist and Wesleyan Methodist.

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

MARR, a village and a parish in Doncaster district, W. R. Yorkshire. The village Stands 4 miles WNW of Doncaster r. station, and has a post office under Doncaster. The parish comprises 1,807 acres. Real property, £2,117. Pop., 222. Houses, 41. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to S. A. Thellusson, Esq. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, £163. Patron, S. A. Thellusson, Esq. The church is early English, in good condition; consists of nave, aisles, chancel, and porch, with tower and small spire; and contains an ancient font, chests, and monuments of the Lewises. Charities, £11.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Yorkshire, Marr – Cemeteries ( 1 )
St. Helen’s Church, Marr, Yorkshire, England : cemetery records
Author:    Smith, Frank, 1917-1990

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

England, Yorkshire, Marr – Church records ( 5 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Marr, 1600-1840
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Marr (Yorkshire)

England, Yorkshire, Marr, parish registers, 1729-1978
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Marr (Yorkshire); Doncaster Council Archives (Yorkshire); University of York. Borthwick Institute

Hickleton & Marr St Helen baptisms, burials and more–
Author:    Doncaster & District Family History Society

Parish register transcripts, 1729-1978
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Marr (Yorkshire)

Parish registers for Marr, 1729-1909
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Marr (Yorkshire)

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

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

Land tax assessments, Marr, 1801-1819, 1829-1900
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