Aughton Genealogical Records
Aughton Birth & Baptism Records
An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Digital images of baptism registers, searchable by a name index. These records may help trace a family as far back as 1611.
Digital images of baptism registers, searchable by a name index, essentially recording births, but may also include places of residence and occupations.
A searchable transcript of Aughton baptism registers. The transcriptions essentially record births in and around Aughton between 1602 and 1813.
A searchable transcript of Aughton baptism registers. The transcriptions essentially record births in and around Aughton between 1610 and 1812. Details may include residence, father's occupation and more.
Aughton Marriage & Divorce Records
An index to marriages registered throughout England & Wales. This is the only national marriage index that allows you to search by both spouse's names. Provides a reference to order copies of marriage certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Digital images of marriage registers, searchable by a name index. Details may include residence, marital status, parents' names and witnesses.
Digital images of marriage registers, searchable by a name index. Details may include residence, marital status, parents' names and witnesses.
The Banns register of Aughton gives details on those who intended to marry. They record an individual's real parish of residence if they moved to a parish temporarily for the purpose of a marriage.
Registers of those who intended to marry. An intended marriage was called for three weeks at church, so parishioners could voice objection to the marriage. Contains details on an individual's parish of residence.
Aughton Death & Burial Records
An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
A name index linked to digital images of the burial registers of the church. Records document an individual's date of death and/or burial, age and residence. Some records may contain the names of relations, cause of death and more.
Digital images of burial registers, searchable by a name index. They may include the deceased's name, residence and age. Some records may contain the names of relations, cause of death and more.
A searchable transcript of Aughton burial registers. They may list the age of the deceased, their residence and name of relations.
A searchable transcript of burials in the churchyard of Aughton. These records essentially record deaths in and around Aughton between 1610 and 1812.
Aughton Census & Population Lists
An index to and digital images of records that detail 40 million civilians in England and Wales. Records list name, date of birth, address, marital status, occupation and details of trade or profession.
The 1911 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
A name index to records recording taxes levied against owners of hearths in the North Riding of Yorkshire.
A tax on the county's wealthier residents, ordered by wapentake or liberty and settlement.
The 1901 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
Newspapers Covering Aughton
A searchable newspaper providing a rich variety of information about the people and places of the York district. Includes obituaries and family announcements.
This fully searchable newspaper will provide a rich variety of information about the people and places of the Yorkshire district. Includes family announcements.
Britain's most popular provincial newspaper, covering local & national news, family announcements, government & local proceedings and more.
An illustrated, conservative newspaper with a national focus.
A regional newspaper including news from the Yorkshire area, family announcements, business notices, advertisements, legal & governmental proceedings and more.
Aughton Wills & Probate Records
Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Names of relations may be given.
Digital images, indexed by testor's name, of 28,716 wills, administrations, inventories and other probate documents. The records can shed light on an individual’s relations, possessions, land holdings, legal agreements and more. They cover various jurisdictions throughout the north of England.
An index to 263,822 wills, administrations and other probate documents proved by an ecclesiastical court in York. The index included the testor's name, residence, year of probate, type of document and reference to order copies of the referenced document(s.).
An index to 10,195 wills, administrations and other probate documents proved by an ecclesiastical court in York. The index included the testor's name, residence, occupation, will & probate year, language, type of document and reference to order copies of the referenced document(s.).
An index to wills, proved by the Derby Probate Registry. Index includes name, residence and year of probate. Contains entries for Yorkshire, Cheshire, Lancashire, Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and other counties.
Aughton Immigration & Travel Records
A name index connected to original images of passenger lists recording people travelling from Britain to destinations outside Europe. Records may detail a passenger's age or date of birth, residence, occupation, destination and more.
A full index of passenger lists for vessels arriving in the UK linked to original images. Does not include lists from vessels sailing from European ports. Early entries can be brief, but later entries may include dates of births, occupations, home addresses and more. Useful for documenting immigration.
An index to and images of documents recording over 1.65 million passengers who arrived in Victoria, Australia, including passengers whose voyage was paid for by others.
Details on over 600,000 non-British citizens arriving in England. Often includes age and professions. Useful for discerning the origin of immigrants.
Details on thousands of 17th century British immigrants to the U.S., detailing their origins and nature of their immigration.
Aughton Military Records
A general history of the regiment, including biographies of its colonels.
An inventory of memorials commemorating those who served and died in military conflicts.
A chronicle of happenings in the counties of Northumberland, Durham and Yorkshire relating to the war in Europe. Contains much detail on ship building.
Lists of officers by rank, regiment and name.
Biographies of hundreds of men who served as officers in The Green Howards, an infant regiment in the King's Division. Details given include parentage, date of birth, military career and later professional career.
Aughton Court & Legal Records
Abstracts of records that detail land conveyances.
Transcriptions of pleas brought before a court. They largely concern land disputes.
Transcripts of 17,368 admission records, including name, gender, age, occupation, date of admission, cause of insanity, outcome of incarceration, date of leaving the institution and more.
Records of over 300,000 prisoners held by quarter sessions in England & Wales. Records may contain age, occupation, criminal history, offence and trial proceedings.
Over 175,000 records detailing prisoner's alleged offences and the outcome of their trial. Contains genealogical information.
Aughton Taxation Records
A name index to records recording taxes levied against owners of hearths in the North Riding of Yorkshire.
A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.
A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.
A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.
A transcription of the Lincolnshire section of the Domesday Book, which records land ownership, use and value in the late 11th century; and similar survey completed in 1118.
Aughton Land & Property Records
Extracts for East Riding settlements found in the Domesday book. Includes the modern & 11th century place name, land owners and details of later history.
A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.
A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.
A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.
Abstracts of records that detail land conveyances.
Aughton Directories & Gazetteers
A directory of settlements in the riding detailing their history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents.
A directory of the riding detailing its history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents.
A directory outlining the history of settlements in the North and East Ridings and listing their commercial, private and professional residents.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key historical and contemporary facts. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions. Also contains a list of residents and businesses for each place.
Descriptions of physical and geological landmarks, a listing of government offices and descriptions of the villages & parishes, including a list of the private Descriptions of physical and geological landmarks, a listing of government offices and descriptions of the villages & parishes, including a list of the private residents..
Aughton Cemeteries
Photographs and descriptions of East Riding's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
An index to close to 150,000 names listed on gravestones in Yorkshire.
Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Profiles of several hundred mausolea found in the British Isles.
Aughton Obituaries
The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.
A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.
A collection of 364 obituaries of Quakers from the British Isles. The volume was published in 1849 and includes obituaries of those who died in late 1847 through 1848.
This transcribed and searchable work by Sir William Musgrave contains 10,000s of brief obituaries. The work is a reference point for other works containing information on an individual.
A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.
Aughton Histories & Books
A general history of the area and its divisions.
Extracts for East Riding settlements found in the Domesday book. Includes the modern & 11th century place name, land owners and details of later history.
An English translation of Yorkshire domesday records. This transcripts details the county's landowners in 1086.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
A chronicle of happenings in the counties of Northumberland, Durham and Yorkshire relating to the war in Europe. Contains much detail on ship building.
Aughton School & Education Records
A name index connected to digital images of registers recording millions of children educated in schools operated by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more.
A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.
A name index linked to original images of short biographies for over 120,000 Oxford University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
A transcript of a vast scholarly work briefly chronicling the heritage, education and careers of over 150,000 Cambridge University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
A searchable database containing over 90,000 note-form biographies for students of Cambridge University.
Aughton Occupation & Business Records
Profiles of collieries in the north of England, with employment statistics, profiles of those who died in the mines and photographs.
Reports of mining distastes, includes lists of the deceased and photographs of monuments.
An introduction to smuggling on the east coast of England, with details of the act in various regions.
Abstract biographies of people connected with mining in the North of England.
A searchable book detailing the Yorkshire Rugby Football Union around the time of the Great War. Contains the names of many players and other persons associated with the sport.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Aughton
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Aughton Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
Photographs and descriptions of East Riding's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Pedigrees compiled from a late 16th century heraldic visitation of Yorkshire. This work records the lineage, descendants and marriages of families who had a right to bear a coat of arms.
Pedigrees compiled from a early 17th century heraldic visitation of Yorkshire. This work records the lineage, descendants and marriages of families who had a right to bear a coat of arms.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
Aughton Church Records
The primary source of documentation for baptisms, marriages and burials before 1837, though extremely useful to the present. Their records can assist tracing a family back numerous generations.
The parish registers of Aughton are a collection of books essentially documenting births, marriages and deaths. Their records can assist tracing a family back numerous generations.
The parish registers of Aughton are a collection of books essentially documenting births, marriages and deaths from 1602 to 1808.
Digital images of baptism, marriage and burial registers from Church of England places of worship in Yorkshire.
Records recording teens and young adults commitment to the Christian faith.
Biographical Directories Covering Aughton
A listing of the prominent residents of the county of Yorkshire, giving details on family, education, careers, hobbies, associations and more. Also includes details on the county's government officials, military officers, members of parliament, religious leaders and demographics.
Biographies of hundreds of men who served as officers in The Green Howards, an infant regiment in the King's Division. Details given include parentage, date of birth, military career and later professional career.
Abstract biographies of people connected with mining in the North of England.
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Aughton Maps
Digital images of maps covering the county.
A number of maps of northern England with the locations of collieries plotted.
Detailed maps covering much of the UK. They depict forests, mountains, larger farms, roads, railroads, towns, and more.
Maps showing settlements, features and some buildings in mainland Britain.
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
Aughton Reference Works
A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.
Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.
A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.
A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.
A dictionary of around 9,000 mottoes for British families who had right to bear arms.
Historical Description
AUGHTON is a parish, township and village, on the east side of the river Derwent, 2 miles north from Bub-with station and 2 ½ north from Highfield station, both on the Selby and Market Weighton branch of the North Eastern railway, and 8 north-west from Howden, in the Howdenshire division of the Riding, petty sessional division of Holme Beacon, Harthill wapentake, Howden union and county court district, rural deanery of Weighton, archdeaconry of the East Riding and diocese of York. The church of All Saints is a building of stone, chiefly in the Norman style, consisting of chancel, nave, and an embattled western tower with pinnacles, containing 2 bells: between the nave and the chancel is a fine Norman arch, and in the chancel is a brass, with effigies, of the 15th century to Richard Aske esq. and his wife: the church was thoroughly restored in 1891 at a cost of about £1,200, and affords 250 sittings. The register dates from the year 1610. The living is a discharged vicarage, with the curacy of Cottingwith annexed, joint net yearly value £120, including 52 acres of glebe and residence, in the gift of Thomas Henry Newsome esq. of Dewsbury, and held since 1911 by the Rev. Ernest Jesse Inman B.A. of Emmanuel College, Cambridge and B.Sc. of London University. There is a small farm at Bubwith producing about £30 yearly for the maintenance of the church fabric. The trustees of the late J. E. Newsome esq. of Staincliffe, Dewsbury, are lords of the manor and principal landowners. The soil is loamy and clayey, and the subsoil, clay. The chief crops are wheat, oats, barley, potatoes, turnips and seeds. The area of the township, 1,947 acres of land and 4 of tidal water; rateable value, £1,708; the population in 1911 was 122 in the township and 473 in the ecclesiastical parish.
Most Common Surnames in Aughton
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Harthill Wapentake |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dove | 11 | 1:19 | 1.75% | 777 |
| 2 | Smith | 8 | 1:26 | 0.02% | 1 |
| 3 | Harrison | 7 | 1:29 | 0.05% | 10 |
| 3 | Reynolds | 7 | 1:29 | 0.44% | 321 |
| 3 | Hare | 7 | 1:29 | 1.10% | 770 |
| 3 | Bristow | 7 | 1:29 | 3.15% | 1,912 |
| 3 | Collings | 7 | 1:29 | 4.76% | 2,570 |
| 3 | Falkingham | 7 | 1:29 | 2.55% | 1,617 |
| 9 | Nickson | 6 | 1:34 | 16.67% | 6,368 |
| 9 | Longhorn | 6 | 1:34 | 2.86% | 2,001 |
| 9 | Brabbs | 6 | 1:34 | 7.14% | 3,704 |
| 12 | Wilson | 5 | 1:41 | 0.02% | 3 |
| 12 | Thompson | 5 | 1:41 | 0.03% | 9 |
| 12 | Simpson | 5 | 1:41 | 0.06% | 27 |
| 12 | Lee | 5 | 1:41 | 0.06% | 31 |
| 12 | Nutt | 5 | 1:41 | 2.60% | 2,144 |
| 12 | Exelby | 5 | 1:41 | 3.40% | 2,570 |
| 12 | Tanfield | 5 | 1:41 | 4.03% | 2,908 |
| 12 | Catfield | 5 | 1:41 | 100.00% | 24,127 |
| 20 | Mason | 4 | 1:51 | 0.09% | 88 |
| 20 | Blanshard | 4 | 1:51 | 1.72% | 1,844 |
| 20 | Nickolson | 4 | 1:51 | 5.06% | 3,841 |
| 20 | Gravel | 4 | 1:51 | 50.00% | 16,907 |
| 24 | Young | 3 | 1:68 | 0.09% | 125 |
| 24 | Batty | 3 | 1:68 | 0.13% | 190 |
| 24 | Graves | 3 | 1:68 | 0.72% | 1,134 |
| 24 | Garbutt | 3 | 1:68 | 0.24% | 393 |
| 24 | Howden | 3 | 1:68 | 0.66% | 1,068 |
| 24 | Glew | 3 | 1:68 | 1.05% | 1,577 |
| 24 | Precious | 3 | 1:68 | 0.77% | 1,203 |
| 31 | Johnson | 2 | 1:103 | 0.01% | 12 |
| 31 | Robinson | 2 | 1:103 | 0.01% | 4 |
| 31 | Robson | 2 | 1:103 | 0.09% | 199 |
| 31 | Todd | 2 | 1:103 | 0.08% | 185 |
| 31 | Slack | 2 | 1:103 | 0.25% | 610 |
| 31 | Midgley | 2 | 1:103 | 0.07% | 135 |
| 31 | Etherington | 2 | 1:103 | 0.42% | 1,028 |
| 31 | Nappy | 2 | 1:103 | 5.26% | 6,158 |
| 39 | Hill | 1 | 1:205 | 0.01% | 41 |
| 39 | Ward | 1 | 1:205 | 0.01% | 15 |
| 39 | Cook | 1 | 1:205 | 0.02% | 86 |
| 39 | Marshall | 1 | 1:205 | 0.01% | 24 |
| 39 | Foster | 1 | 1:205 | 0.01% | 35 |
| 39 | Dawson | 1 | 1:205 | 0.01% | 46 |
| 39 | Hawkins | 1 | 1:205 | 0.12% | 586 |
| 39 | Walsh | 1 | 1:205 | 0.05% | 224 |
| 39 | Cartwright | 1 | 1:205 | 0.07% | 330 |
| 39 | Hope | 1 | 1:205 | 0.16% | 770 |
| 39 | Spence | 1 | 1:205 | 0.05% | 235 |
| 39 | Appleby | 1 | 1:205 | 0.12% | 573 |
| 39 | Edgar | 1 | 1:205 | 0.47% | 1,993 |
| 39 | Compton | 1 | 1:205 | 2.63% | 6,158 |
| 39 | Blanchard | 1 | 1:205 | 0.25% | 1,169 |
| 39 | Hatfield | 1 | 1:205 | 0.17% | 833 |
| 39 | Emerson | 1 | 1:205 | 0.64% | 2,454 |
| 39 | Dykes | 1 | 1:205 | 0.79% | 2,877 |
| 39 | Lowther | 1 | 1:205 | 0.20% | 962 |
| 39 | Ranson | 1 | 1:205 | 0.83% | 2,973 |
| 39 | Wardell | 1 | 1:205 | 0.22% | 1,075 |
| 39 | Anson | 1 | 1:205 | 0.37% | 1,628 |
| 39 | Dales | 1 | 1:205 | 0.29% | 1,342 |
| 39 | Hazlewood | 1 | 1:205 | 1.25% | 3,820 |
| 39 | Leaman | 1 | 1:205 | 1.96% | 5,054 |
| 39 | Vause | 1 | 1:205 | 0.38% | 1,679 |
| 39 | Eland | 1 | 1:205 | 0.72% | 2,710 |
| 39 | Brownbridge | 1 | 1:205 | 0.64% | 2,454 |
| 39 | Kilham | 1 | 1:205 | 1.67% | 4,566 |
| 39 | Howdle | 1 | 1:205 | 1.28% | 3,871 |
| 39 | Brewins | 1 | 1:205 | 2.78% | 6,368 |
| 39 | Broader | 1 | 1:205 | 3.70% | 7,669 |
| 39 | Biset | 1 | 1:205 | 16.67% | 21,121 |