Skipton Christchurch Yorkshire Family History Guide

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Skipton Christchurch is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Yorkshire, created in 1840 from Skipton Ancient Parish.

Alternative names: Skipton Christ Church, Skipton in Craven Christchurch

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1839
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1839

Nonconformists include: 

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

See Skipton Yorkshire Family History Guide

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Yorkshire, Skipton – Cemeteries ( 3 )
Draughton Wesleyan Methodist Chapel : a brief history of the chapel with the memorial inscriptions & abstract of the burial register, 1847-1956
Author:    Clayton, Brian

Memorial inscriptions of Beamsley Methodist Church, Grassington Congregational Church, Hebden St. Peter’s Church
Author:    Wharfedale Family History Group

The Priory Church at Bolton Abbey, memorial inscriptions
Author:    Hartley, John R.

England, Yorkshire, Skipton – Census ( 9 )
Census returns for Beamsley, 1841-1891
Author:    Great Britain. Census Office

Census returns for Bolton Abbey, 1841-1891
Author:    Great Britain. Census Office

Census returns for Draughton, 1841-1891
Author:    Great Britain. Census Office

Census returns for Embsay with Eastby, 1841-1891
Author:    Great Britain. Census Office

Census returns for Grassington, 1841-1891
Author:    Great Britain. Census Office

Census returns for Halton East, 1841-1891
Author:    Great Britain. Census Office

Census returns for Hazlewood With Storiths, 1841-1891
Author:    Great Britain. Census Office

Census returns for Skipton, 1841-1891
Author:    Great Britain. Census Office

Census returns for Stirton with Thorlby, 1841-1891
Author:    Great Britain. Census Office

England, Yorkshire, Skipton – Church history ( 3 )
Draughton Wesleyan Methodist Chapel : a brief history of the chapel with the memorial inscriptions & abstract of the burial register, 1847-1956
Author:    Clayton, Brian

History of independency in Skipton, from 1770 to 1890
Author:    Dawson, William Harbutt

A short history and guide to Skipton parish church and castle
Author:    Wiseman, Joe

England, Yorkshire, Skipton – Church records ( 16 )
Baptisms and burials, 1783-1837
Author:    Zion Chapel (New Market Street, Skipton, Yorkshire : Independent)

Births and baptisms of Skipton, Wesleyan Church, 1807-1837
Author:    Wesleyan Church (Skipton, England)

Births and baptisms, 1807-1837
Author:    Skipton Circuit (Yorkshire : Wesleyan)

Births, baptisms and burials, 1783-1857
Author:    Zion Chapel (New Market Street, Skipton, Yorkshire : Independent)

Bishop’s transcripts for Bolton-Abbey, 1632-1861
Author:    Church of England. Chapelry of Bolton-Abbey (Yorkshire)

Bishop’s transcripts for Christ Church, Skipton, 1839-1881
Author:    Church of England. Christ Church (Skipton, Yorkshire); Church of England. Parish Church of Skipton (Yorkshire)

Bishop’s transcripts for Embsay-with-Eastby, 1855-1865
Author:    Church of England. Chapelry of Embsay-with-Eastby (Yorkshire)

Bishop’s transcripts for Skipton, 1600-1857
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Skipton (Yorkshire)

Bolton Abbey parish registers : “some earlier years” prior to 1689
Author:    Clayton, Brian; Church of England. Chapelry of Bolton-Abbey (Yorkshire)

Chapel register, 1783-1945
Author:    St. Andrew’s Chapel (Skipton, Yorkshire : United Reformed)

Churchwardens’ accounts and poor law records, 1654-1900
Author:    Skipwith (Yorkshire)

England, Yorkshire, Skipton, Christ Church, parish registers, 1839-1924
Author:    Church of England. Christ Church (Skipton, Yorkshire); North Yorkshire County Record Office (Northallerton, Yorkshire)

England, Yorkshire, Skipton, Holy Trinity Church, parish registers, 1592-1958
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Skipton (Yorkshire); North Yorkshire County Record Office (Northallerton, Yorkshire)

Marriages, births and burials, 1655-1829
Author:    Society of Friends. Skipton Preparative Meeting (England)

The parish of Holy Trinity, Skipton : including baptisms 1813-1885, burials 1813-1864 and marriages 1813-1893
Author:    Wharfedale Family History Group

The parish register Skipton-in-Craven, 1592-1812
Author:    Stavert, W. J. (William James); Stavert, W. J. (William James)

England, Yorkshire, Skipton – Church records – Indexes ( 8 )
Computer printout of Skipton in Craven, Christ Church, Yorks., Eng

Computer printout of Skipton in Craven, Yorkshire, England

Computer printout of Skipton or Skipton in Craven, New Market Street Zion Chapel Independent, Yorks., Eng

Computer printout of Skipton or Skipton in Craven, Wesleyan, Yorks., Eng

Holy Trinity, Skipton, burials
Author:    Walsh, J. (Josie); Church of England. Parish Church of Skipton (Yorkshire)

Holy Trinity, Skipton, marriages, 1745-1771, 1771-1791
Author:    Walsh, J. (Josie)

Parish register printouts of Skipton, Yorkshire, England (Independent Church Zion Chapel, New Market Street) ; christenings, 1783-1857
Author:    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Skipton, Yorkshire, England (Wesleyan) ; christenings, 1806-1837
Author:    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

England, Yorkshire, Skipton – Directories ( 2 )
A. Craven’s commercial and general directory of Keighly, Bingley, Skipton and surrounding districts

General and commercial directory for Keighley, Bingley, and Skipton

England, Yorkshire, Skipton – Genealogy ( 1 )
Embsay and Skipton (Yorkshire) pedigrees, genealogical notes and deeds
Author:    Preston, W. E. (William Easterbrook)

England, Yorkshire, Skipton – History ( 7 )
The ancient Free Grammar School of Skipton in Craven : a study in local history
Author:    Gibbon, A. M.

The book of Skipton
Author:    Rowley, R. Geoffrey

History of Skipton
Author:    Dawson, William Harbutt

Loose leaves of Craven history

Skipton : a photographic history of your town
Author:    Hudson, Phil; Hudson, Rita

Skipton and the Craven Dales
Author:    Mitchell, W. R.

Skipton, a pictorial recollection
Author:    Ellwood, J. K.

England, Yorkshire, Skipton – Maps ( 1 )
Skipton & Bradford
Author:    Great Britain. Ordnance Survey

England, Yorkshire, Skipton – Minorities ( 1 )
History of independency in Skipton, from 1770 to 1890
Author:    Dawson, William Harbutt

England, Yorkshire, Skipton – Schools – History ( 2 )
The ancient Free Grammar School of Skipton in Craven : a study in local history
Author:    Gibbon, A. M.

Parish church school : 200 years of education
Author:    Warren, Isabel

England, Yorkshire, Skipton – Taxation ( 7 )
Land tax assessments for Barden township, 1782-1832
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Yorkshire)

Land tax assessments for Beamsley township, 1782-1832
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Yorkshire)

Land tax assessments for Draughton township, 1782-1832
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Yorkshire)

Land tax assessments for East Halton township, 1782-1832
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Yorkshire)

Land tax assessments for Embsay-with-Eastby township, 1782-1832
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Yorkshire)

Land tax assessments for Skipton township, 1781-1831
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Yorkshire)

Land tax assessments for Stirton-with-Thorlby township, 1781-1831
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:    Claro; Staincliff and Ewcross
  • Province:    York