Halifax parish registers, Sowerby Chapelry: Dates and current locations etc.

Halifax parish registers, Sowerby Chapelry: Dates and current locations etc.

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The place:

A Chapelry in the parish of Halifax, Morley division of Agbrigg and Morley, Liberty of Wakefield; 3 miles from Halifax, 9 from Huddersfield. Population 6,890. The Chapel, built in 1763, is a perpetual curacy, dedicated to St. Peter.

Deposited Registers (West Yorkshire Archive Service, Wakefield)

• Baptisms: 1668-1908
• Marriages: 1711-1753, 1838-1970
• Burials: 1643-1644, 1648-1954

Bishop's Transcripts:

• 1664, 1672, 1675, 1683, 1684, 1689, 1692, 1693*, 1694*, 1695, 1696*,1697, 1699-1709, 1711-1713, 1716-1719, 1721-1764, 1766-1837, (1848- 1850#)
  * With Halifax; # At West Yorkshire Archive Service, Leeds

IGI Coverage:

• C 1724-1837;
• M 1730-1753

Transcripts and Indexes:

1. M 1820-1837; Manuscript transcript, no index; Loomes' Yorkshire Marriage Index; Society of Genealogists

Please note: For an explanation of the abbreviations and the meaning of those dates which are in italics, please see the Yorkshire Parish Registers main page.

The above register information was correct when the book was published (1998). However registers may be moved from one Register Office to another. If you know that any of the above data is incorrect, please drop me a line via the link at the bottom of this page.

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