Wakefield St Andrew Yorkshire Family History Guide

Wakefield St Andrew is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Yorkshire, created in 1844 from Wakefield All Saints Ancient Parish.

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1845
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: None

Nonconformists include: 

Adjacent Parishes

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Parish History

See Wakefield Yorkshire Family History Guide

Parish Records

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England, Yorkshire, Wakefield – Archives and libraries ( 1 )
The West Riding Registry of Deeds : an introductory guide
Author:    Nussey, J. T. M.; Yorkshire Archaeological Society. Family History Section

England, Yorkshire, Wakefield – Archives and libraries – Inventories, registers, catalogs ( 1 )
Finding aids
Author:    West Yorkshire Record Office

England, Yorkshire, Wakefield – Cemeteries ( 3 )
Unitarian Burial Ground, Westgate End, Wakefield, Yorks.

Wakefield corporation act, 1938 … : schedule of graves and tombstones in that portion of the Vicars Croft Closed Burial Ground, The Springs, Wakefield, to be appropriated and excavated in connection with the widening and improvement of Westmorland Street and the Springs
Author:    Wakefield (Yorkshire)

Wakefield West Parade Wesleyan Chapel : interments 1829-1915
Author:    Sowerby, Cathie; Smith, Joan P.; Wakefield and District Family History Society; Wesleyan Church. West Parade (Wakefield, England)

England, Yorkshire, Wakefield – Census ( 5 )
Census returns for Alverthorpe and Thornes, 1841-1891
Author:    Great Britain. Census Office

Census returns for Stanley cum Wrenthorpe, 1841-1891
Author:    Great Britain. Census Office

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

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

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

England, Yorkshire, Wakefield – Church history ( 4 )
Church records, 1782-1941
Author:    George Street Chapel (Wakefield, Yorkshire : Zion United Reformed)

A history of Wakefield Cathedral : with a description of the eastern extension and and account of its consecration and octave
Author:    Gray, F. S.; Walker, John William, 1859-1953

The history of Wakefield, in the county of York : the rectory manor with biographical and other notices of some of the persons connected therewith
Author:    Taylor, Thomas

Zion United Reformed Church, Wakefield, 1782-1982 : a historical sketch
Author:    Goodchild, John; Gilbey, John

England, Yorkshire, Wakefield – Church records ( 41 )
All Saints parish church, Wakefield : baptisms
Author:    Cook, Dorothy; Smith, Joan P.; Wakefield and District Family History Society; Church of England. Parish Church of Wakefield (Yorkshire)

All Saints’ parish church, Wakefield : marriages
Author:    Cook, Dorothy; Smith, Joan P.; Wakefield and District Family History Society; Church of England. Parish Church of Wakefield (Yorkshire)

Baptisms of Wakefield, Catholic Church, 1828-1840
Author:    Catholic Church. St. Austin’s Chapel (Wakefield, England)

Baptisms, marriages & burials of Holroyd, Oldroyd, Holdroyd, etc. : taken from the parish registers of Wakefield Diocese, ca. 1650-1920
Author:    Ford, Jean Clark, 1923-; Halifax Antiquarian Society (England)

Births, baptisms and burials of Wakefield, Independent Church 1782-1837
Author:    New Chapel (Wakefield, Yorkshire : Independent)

Births, baptisms and burials of Wakefield, Independent Church, 1830-1834
Author:    Quebec Chapel (Wakefield, Yorkshire : Independent)

Births, baptisms and burials of Wakefield, Presbyterian Church, 1761-1837
Author:    Presbyterian Church. West Gate Chapel (Wakefield, England)

Births, baptisms and burials, 1799-1837
Author:    Salem Chapel (George Street, Wakefield : Independent)

Births, baptisms, and burials of Wakefield Wesleyan Church, 1797-1837
Author:    Wesleyan Church. West Parade (Wakefield, England)

Births, marriages and burials, 1702-1818
Author:    Society of Friends. Wakefield Preparative Meeting (England)

Bishop’s transcripts for Alverthorpe, 1825-1868
Author:    Church of England. Chapelry of Alverthorpe (Yorkshire)

Bishop’s transcripts for Holy Trinity, Wakefield, 1847-1855
Author:    Church of England. Holy Trinity Church (Wakefield, Yorkshire)

Bishop’s transcripts for Horbury, 1600-1861
Author:    Church of England. Chapelry of Horbury (Yorkshire)

Bishop’s transcripts for Horbury, 1815
Author:    Church of England. Chapelry of Horbury (Yorkshire)

Bishop’s transcripts for St. John’s Church, Wakefield, 1798-1848
Author:    Church of England. St. John’s Church (Wakefield, Yorkshire)

Bishop’s transcripts for St. Mary’s Church, Wakefield, 1845-1868
Author:    Church of England. St. Mary’s Church (Wakefield, Yorkshire)

Bishop’s transcripts for Stanley, 1824-1859
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Stanley (Yorkshire)

Bishop’s transcripts for the parish church, Wakefield, 1600-1857
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Wakefield (Yorkshire); Church of England. Chapelry of Thornes (near Wakefield, Yorkshire)

Bishop’s transcripts for Thornes, near Wakefield, 1831-1840
Author:    Church of England. Chapelry of Thornes (near Wakefield, Yorkshire)

Church records, 1782-1941
Author:    George Street Chapel (Wakefield, Yorkshire : Zion United Reformed)

Church records, 1876-1940
Author:    Westfield Chapel (Horbury, Yorkshire : Congregational)

Church records, 1882-1959
Author:    John Street Chapel (Wakefield, Yorkshire : Zion United Reformed)

Historic sketch of the parish church, Wakefield
Author:    Sisson, J. L.

Parish chest materials, 1603-1970
Author:    Church of England. Chapelry of Horbury (Yorkshire)

Parish register transcripts for Wakefield, 1600-1812
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Wakefield (Yorkshire)

Parish register transcripts, 1795-1812
Author:    Church of England. St. John’s Church (Wakefield, Yorkshire)

Parish registers for Alverthorpe, 1825-1924
Author:    Church of England. Chapelry of Alverthorpe (Yorkshire)

Parish registers for Holy Trinity Church, Wakefield, 1678-1920
Author:    Church of England. Holy Trinity Church (Wakefield, Yorkshire)

Parish registers for Horbury, 1598-1920
Author:    Church of England. Chapelry of Horbury (Yorkshire)

Parish registers for Horbury-Bridge, 1868-1954
Author:    Church of England. Chapelry of Horbury-Bridge (Yorkshire)

Parish registers for St. Andrew’s Church, Wakefield, 1845-1971
Author:    Church of England. St. Andrew’s Church (Wakefield, Yorkshire)

Parish registers for St. John’s Church, Wakefield, 1795-1938
Author:    Church of England. St. John’s Church (Wakefield, Yorkshire)

Parish registers for St. Mary’s Church, Wakefield, 1845-1912
Author:    Church of England. St. Mary’s Church (Wakefield, Yorkshire)

Parish registers for St. Michael’s Church, Wakefield, 1862-1910
Author:    Church of England. St. Michael’s Church (Wakefield, Yorkshire)

Parish registers for Stanley, 1824-1947
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Stanley (Yorkshire)

Parish registers for Thornes, near Wakefield, 1831-1976
Author:    Church of England. Chapelry of Thornes (near Wakefield, Yorkshire)

Record of members for the Wakefield branch, 1843-1915
Author:    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Wakefield Branch (Yorkshire)

The registers of the chapel of Horbury in the parish of Wakefield in the county of York, 1598-1812
Author:    Church of England. Chapelry of Horbury (Yorkshire); Charlesworth, John

St. Peter & St. Leonard’s parish church, Horbury : marriages 1754-1812
Author:    Whitaker, Joan M.; Church of England. Chapelry of Horbury (Yorkshire); Wakefield and District Family History Society

Westgate Unitarian Chapel, Wakefield : baptisms 1761-[1835]
Author:    Arthur, Rosemary; Whitaker, Joan M.; Wakefield and District Family History Society; Westgate Chapel (Wakefield, Yorkshire : Unitarian)

Westgate Unitarian Chapel, Wakefield : burials 1785-1835
Author:    Arthur, Rosemary; Whitaker, Joan M.; Wakefield and District Family History Society; Westgate Chapel (Wakefield, Yorkshire : Unitarian)

England, Yorkshire, Wakefield – Church records – Indexes ( 31 )
All Saints parish church, Wakefield : baptisms
Author:    Wood, Phyl; Whitaker, Joan M.; Wakefield and District Family History Society; Church of England. Parish Church of Wakefield (Yorkshire)

Computer printout of Horbury, Yorkshire, England

Computer printout of Thorns by Wakefield, Yorks., Eng

Computer printout of Wakefield, All Saints, Yorkshire, England

Computer printout of Wakefield, New or Zion Chapel Independent, Yorks., Eng

Computer printout of Wakefield, Quebec Independent, Yorks., Eng

Computer printout of Wakefield, Salem Chapel George Street Independent, Yorks., Eng

Computer printout of Wakefield, St. Austin’s Catholic, Yorks., Eng

Computer printout of Wakefield, West Gate Presbyterian, Yorks., Eng

Computer printout of Wakefield, West Parade Wesleyan, Yorks., Eng

Digest of marriages, Society of Friends (Quakers), Pontefract monthly meeting : incl. Holmfirth, Dewsbury, Wakefield, Barnsley & Penistone
Author:    Levon, Shirley; Reynolds, Jane; Smith, Joan P.; Wakefield and District Family History Society; Society of Friends. Pontefract Monthly Meeting (Yorkshire)

Parish register printouts of Wakefield, St. John, Yorkshire, England, christenings, 1795-1832

Parish register printouts of Wakefield, Yorkshire, England (Catholic Church, St. Austins Chapel) ; christenings, 1828-1840
Author:    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Wakefield, Yorkshire, England (Independent Church, Salem Chapel, George Street) ; christenings, 1799-1836
Author:    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Wakefield, Yorkshire, England (Independent, Quebec Chapel) ; christenings, 1830-1834
Author:    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Wakefield, Yorkshire, England (Presbyterian Church, West Gate Chapel) ; christenings, 1761-1837
Author:    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Wakefield, Yorkshire, England (Wesleyan Methodist Church, West Parade Chapel) ; christenings, 1797-1837
Author:    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Society of Friends (Quakers) Wakefield Meeting : births 1830-1907; burials 1828-1872
Author:    Smith, Joan P.; Levon, Shirley; Whitaker, Joan M.

St. James’ Parish Church, Thornes, Wakefield : baptisms
Author:    Wheeldon, Peter; Wakefield and District Family History Society; Greatorex, Penny; Church of England. Chapelry of Thornes (near Wakefield, Yorkshire)

St. James’ Parish Church, Thornes, Wakefield : index of marriages
Author:    Wheeldon, Peter; Wakefield and District Family History Society; Church of England. Chapelry of Thornes (near Wakefield, Yorkshire)

St. John’s Parish Church, Wakefield : baptisms 1795 – 1812
Author:    Pullan, Ron; Smith, Joan P.; Wakefield and District Family History Society; Church of England. St. John’s Church (Wakefield, Yorkshire)

St. John’s Parish Church, Wakefield : burials
Author:    Pullan, Ron; Smith, Joan P.; Whitaker, Joan M.; Wakefield and District Family History Society; Church of England. St. John’s Church (Wakefield, Yorkshire)

St. John’s Parish Church, Wakefield : index of marriages 1795-1812
Author:    Pullan, Ron; Wakefield and District Family History Society; Smith, Joan P.; Church of England. St. John’s Church (Wakefield, Yorkshire)

St. Mary Magdalene’s parish church, Outwood
Author:    Cook, Dorothy; Church of England. St. Mary Magdalene’s Church (Outwood, Yorkshire); Whitaker, Joan M.; Wakefield and District Family History Society

St. Peter & St. Leonard’s Parish Church, Horbury
Author:    Hopkinson, Maureen; Whitaker, Joan M.; Church of England. Chapelry of Horbury (Yorkshire); Wakefield and District Family History Society

Wakefield All Saints parish church, (cathedral) : baptisms and burials 1811-1812
Author:    Smith, Joan P.; Wakefield and District Family History Society; Church of England. Parish Church of Wakefield (Yorkshire)

Wakefield All Saints’ parish church : burials
Author:    Cook, Dorothy; Whitaker, Joan M.; Church of England. Parish Church of Wakefield (Yorkshire); Wakefield and District Family History Society

Wakefield West Parade Wesleyan Chapel : baptisms 1838-1899
Author:    Welch, Joan; Brook, Pauline; Smith, Joan P.; Wakefield and District Family History Society; Wesleyan Church. West Parade (Wakefield, England)

Wakefield West Parade Wesleyan Chapel : burials 1829-1870
Author:    Piper, Eileen, -2003; Welch, Joan; Smith, Joan P.; Wakefield and District Family History Society; Wesleyan Church. West Parade (Wakefield, England)

Wakefield West Parade Wesleyan Chapel : interments 1829-1915
Author:    Sowerby, Cathie; Smith, Joan P.; Wakefield and District Family History Society; Wesleyan Church. West Parade (Wakefield, England)

Zion United Reformed Church, Wakefield : baptisms 1782-1852
Author:    Howgate, Jean; Wood, Phyl; Smith, Joan P.

England, Yorkshire, Wakefield – Correctional institutions ( 1 )
The annals of Wakefield house of correction for three hundred years : with notices of ancient prisons and obsolete punishments, embracing a general survey of the social and moral history of Yorkshire from the time of Queen Elizabeth to the demise of Queen Victoria
Author:    Turner, J. Horsfall (Joseph Horsfall)

England, Yorkshire, Wakefield – Court records ( 2 )
Court rolls of the Manor of Wakefield
Author:    Baildon, W. Paley (William Paley), 1859-1924; Lister, John

The court rolls of the manor of Wakefield
Author:    Manor of Wakefield. Court (Yorkshire)

England, Yorkshire, Wakefield – Description and travel ( 2 )
A Wakefield town trail
Author:    Goodchild, John

Walks about Wakefield
Author:    Banks, W. S.

England, Yorkshire, Wakefield – Directories ( 2 )
Wakefield (North), 1890
Author:    Great Britain. Ordnance Survey

Wakefield (South), 1890
Author:    Great Britain. Ordnance Survey

England, Yorkshire, Wakefield – History ( 8 )
Antiquarian notices of Lupset, the Heath, Sharlston and Ackton, in the county of York
Author:    Hunter, Joseph, 1783-1861

The history and topography of the parish of Wakefield and its environs
Author:    Hewitt, John

The history of the old parish church of All Saints, Wakefield, now the cathedral church of the diocese of Wakefield
Author:    Walker, John William, 1859-1953

The history of the old parish church of All Saints, Wakefield, now the cathedral church of the diocese of Wakefield
Author:    Walker, John William, 1859-1953

History of Wakefield and district

List of carriages in Wakefield in the year 1795
Author:    Burton, Irene

The Making of Wakefield, 1801-1900
Author:    Taylor, Kate

Wenthorpe : a history
Author:    Green, Edward J. (Edward John)

England, Yorkshire, Wakefield – Manors ( 2 )
The court rolls of the manor of Wakefield
Author:    Manor of Wakefield. Court (Yorkshire)

Rentals of Hipperholme, 1609
Author:    Manor of Wakefield. Court (Yorkshire)

England, Yorkshire, Wakefield – Maps ( 2 )
Wakefield (North), 1890
Author:    Great Britain. Ordnance Survey

Wakefield (South), 1890
Author:    Great Britain. Ordnance Survey

England, Yorkshire, Wakefield – Occupations ( 2 )
Wakefield and wool : a wool trail illustrating some aspects of the textile industries in Wakefield
Author:    Goodchild, John

Woollen manufacturing in Yorkshire : the memorandum books of John Brearley, cloth frizzer at Wakefield 1758-1762
Author:    Brearley, John; Smail, John

England, Yorkshire, Wakefield – Probate records ( 1 )
Testamenta leodiensia : wills of Leeds, Pontefract, Wakefield, Otley and district, 1539 to 1561
Author:    Lumb, George Denison, 1858-1939; York Probate Registry

England, Yorkshire, Wakefield – Schools ( 4 )
Admission registers, 1876-1926
Author:    St. Mary’s Church of England School (Wakefield, Yorkshire)

Admission registers, 1883-1926
Author:    Wakefield Wesleyan School (Wakefield, Yorkshire)

Admission registers, 1897-1927
Author:    Horbury Bridge Church of England School (Horbury Bridge, Yorkshire)

Girls’ admission registers, 1875-1900, 1911-1926
Author:    Horbury National School (Horbury, Yorkshire)

England, Yorkshire, Wakefield – Taxation ( 4 )
Land tax assessments for Alverthorpe-with-Thornes township, 1781-1832
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Yorkshire)

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

Land tax assessments for Stanley township, 1781-1832
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Yorkshire)

Land tax assessments for Wakefield township, 1751-1832
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Yorkshire)

England, Yorkshire, Wakefield – Vital records – Newspapers ( 1 )
Wakefield express, births, marriages and deaths, 1914-1918
Author:    Townend, Patricia; Townend, Jeffrey; Wakefield and District Family History Society

England, Yorkshire, Wakefield – Voting registers ( 2 )
Poll book of the Wakefield borough election : Wednesday, November 18th, 1808; contested by Somerset A. Beaumont, Esq. and T.K. Sanderson, Esq. : also the elections since 1832

West Riding poll book 1835 Wakefield polling district : (names of persons and how they voted)
Author:    Smith, Joan P.

Administration

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