Marton in Craven Yorkshire Family History Guide

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Marton in Craven is an Ancient Parish in the county of Yorkshire.

Other places in the parish include: West Marton, Marton Scars, Ingthorpe Grange, and East Marton.

Alternative names: Marton, Martons Both, Marton Both

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1548
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1600

Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist 

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

MARTON, or MARTONS-BOTH, a parish in Skipton district, W. R. Yorkshire; 2 miles WNW of Elslack r. station, and 5¾ WSW of Skipton.

It contains the villages of East Marton and West Marton, about a mile asunder, each with a post office under Skipton; and contains also the hamlet of Marton-Scars. Acres, 2,793. Real property, £4,537. Pop. in 1851,341; in 1861, 256. Houses, 62. The manor, with Gladstone House, belongs to the Rev. D. R. Roundell. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York. Value, £200. Patron, the Rev. D. R. Roundell. The church is old but good; and consists of nave, aisle, and chancel, with porch and tower. There is an endowed school with £25 a year.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Yorkshire, Marton-in-Craven – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Computer printout of Marton in Craven, Yorks., Eng

England, Yorkshire, Marton-in-Craven – Genealogy ( 1 )
Arnold family of Marton-in-Craven (Yorkshire)
Author:    Preston, W. E. (William Easterbrook)

Use for:
England, Yorkshire, Martons-Both

England, Yorkshire, Marton (near Skipton) – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Marton in Craven, 1841-1891
Author:    Great Britain. Census Office

England, Yorkshire, Marton (near Skipton) – Church records ( 2 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Marton, near Skipton, 1600-1853
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Marton (near Skipton, Yorkshire)

England, Yorkshire, Marton (near Skipton), parish registers, 1548-1984
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Marton (near Skipton, Yorkshire); North Yorkshire County Record Office (Northallerton, Yorkshire)

England, Yorkshire, Marton (near Skipton) – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments for Martons township, 1782-1832
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Yorkshire)

Administration

  • County:    Yorkshire
  • Civil Registration District:    Skipton
  • Probate Court:    Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
  • Diocese:    Post-1835 – Ripon, Pre-1836 – York
  • Rural Deanery:    Craven
  • Poor Law Union:    Skipton
  • Hundred:    Staincliff and Ewcross
  • Province:    York