Bedale Genealogical Records

Bedale Birth & Baptism Records

England & Wales Birth Index (1837-2006)

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.

Bedale Baptisms (1560-1912)

Digital images of baptism registers, searchable by a name index. They list parents' names - their occupations, residence and sometimes other details.

Diocese of Chester Bishop's Transcripts Baptisms (1576-1906)

A searchable database of 964,765 records, linked to original images of baptism registers. The records provide proof of parentage, occupations, residence and other details.

Diocese of Chester Baptisms (1538-1911)

Digital images of baptism registers that can be searched by name. They record baptisms, which typically occur shortly after birth, and list the baptised's name, date of birth and/or baptism and parents' names. They may also list where the parents lived, their occupations and occasionally other details.

Yorkshire Birth Index (1837-2010)

A growing index of births registered in the county. Records include a reference to the sub-registration district, making it easier to order the correct certificate.

Bedale Marriage & Divorce Records

England & Wales Marriage Index (1837-2008)

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.

Bedale Marriages (1560-1930)

Digital images of marriage registers, searchable by a name index. These records may help trace a family as far back as 1560.

Bedale Banns (1653-1930)

Banns registers give details of parties 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.

Bedale Marriage Index (1651-1653)

Marriage records from people who married at the church between 1651 and 1653.

Diocese of Chester Bishop's Transcripts Marriages (1576-1906)

A searchable database of over 380,000 marriages, linked to original images of marriage registers. The records may include fathers' names, age, residence, occupations and more.

Bedale Death & Burial Records

England & Wales Death Index (1837-2006)

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.

Bedale Burials (1560-1968)

Digital images of burial registers, searchable by a name index. Lists the deceased's name, residence and age. Some records may contain the names of relations, cause of death and more.

St Gregory, Bedale Burial Records (1750-1865)

Burial records covering those buried at St Gregory, Bedale_. This resource is an index and may not include all the details that were recorded in the burial registers from which they were extracted.

Diocese of Chester Bishop's Transcripts Burials (1576-1906)

A searchable database of 720,459 records, linked to original images of burial registers. The records may include date of burial and/or death, residence, age and other details.

Diocese of Chester Burials (1538-1911)

Digital images of burial registers that can be searched by name. They contain records of burials, which typically occur a few days after death, and record the name of the deceased and date of death and/or burial. They may also list where the deceased lived, their age, names of relations, occupation and occasionally other details.

Bedale Census & Population Lists

1939 Register (1939)

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.

England, Wales, IoM & Channel Islands 1911 Census (1911)

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.

Yorkshire Lay Subsidy (1301)

A tax on the county's wealthier residents, ordered by wapentake or liberty and settlement.

1901 British Census (1901)

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.

1891 British Census (1891)

The 1891 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 Bedale

Yorkshire Evening Post (1890-1903)

This fully searchable newspaper will provide a rich variety of information about the people and places of the Yorkshire district. Includes family announcements.

Northern Echo (1870-1900)

Britain's most popular provincial newspaper, covering local & national news, family announcements, government & local proceedings and more.

The Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer (1866-1953)

An illustrated, conservative newspaper with a national focus.

Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer (1866-1953)

A regional newspaper including news from the Yorkshire area, family announcements, business notices, advertisements, legal & governmental proceedings and more.

Yorkshire Gazette (1819-1867)

A regional newspaper including news from the Yorkshire district, business notices, family announcements, legal & governmental proceedings, advertisements and more.

Bedale Wills & Probate Records

England & Wales National Probate Calendar (1858-1966)

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.

Lancashire Wills Proved At Richmond (1457-1812)

An index to 38,107 wills, searchable by name and including the testor's residence and occupation. The wills are from the records of Amounderness, Furness, Kendal and Lonsdale deaneries, within the Archdeaconry of Richmond.

Chester Diocese Probate Images & Index (1492-1857)

A searchable index of testators connected to original images of their will and any probate documents. These records can help trace your Cheshire ancestors back to the 15th century.

Chester Diocese Probate, Admons & Depositions (1487-1620)

A calendar of probate, admon and testamentary depositions from Chester Diocese. The latter, deposition, are sworn statements at testamentary trials.

York Peculiar Probate Records (1383-1883)

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.

Bedale Immigration & Travel Records

Passenger Lists Leaving UK (1890-1960)

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.

UK Incoming Passenger Lists (1878-1960)

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.

Victoria Assisted & Unassisted Passenger Lists (1839-1923)

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.

Alien Arrivals in England (1810-1869)

Details on over 600,000 non-British citizens arriving in England. Often includes age and professions. Useful for discerning the origin of immigrants.

17th Century British Emigrants to the U.S. (1600-1700)

Details on thousands of 17th century British immigrants to the U.S., detailing their origins and nature of their immigration.

Bedale Military Records

The History of the North York Militia (1650-1900)

A history of the militia, supplemented by lists of its officers.

19th Foot Regiment (North Riding) Historical Records (1688-1844)

A general history of the regiment, including biographies of its colonels.

North East War Memorials (1882-1951)

An inventory of memorials commemorating those who served and died in military conflicts.

North-East Diary (1939-1945)

A chronicle of happenings in the counties of Northumberland, Durham and Yorkshire relating to the war in Europe. Contains much detail on ship building.

Roll of Officers of the York and Lancaster Regiment (1756-1884)

Lists of officers by rank, regiment and name.

Yorkshire Feet of Fines (1486-1503)

Abstracts of records that detail land conveyances.

Eyre Rolls for Yorkshire (1218-1219)

Transcriptions of pleas brought before a court. They largely concern land disputes.

South Yorkshire Asylum Admission Records (1872-1910)

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.

Home Office Prison Calendars (1868-1929)

Records of over 300,000 prisoners held by quarter sessions in England & Wales. Records may contain age, occupation, criminal history, offence and trial proceedings.

Central Criminal Court After-trial Calendars (1855-1931)

Over 175,000 records detailing prisoner's alleged offences and the outcome of their trial. Contains genealogical information.

Bedale Taxation Records

Poll Book for Yorkshire (1868)

A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.

Poll Book for Yorkshire (1807)

A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.

Poll Book for Yorkshire (1741)

A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.

Lincolnshire Domesday & Lindsey Survey (1066-1118)

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.

Yorkshire Lay Subsidy (1301)

A tax on the county's wealthier residents, ordered by wapentake or liberty and settlement.

Bedale Land & Property Records

North Riding Domesday Extracts (1066)

Extracts for North Riding settlements found in the Domesday book. Includes the modern & 11th century place name, land owners and details of later history.

Poll Book for Yorkshire (1868)

A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.

Poll Book for Yorkshire (1807)

A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.

Poll Book for Yorkshire (1741)

A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.

Yorkshire Feet of Fines (1486-1503)

Abstracts of records that detail land conveyances.

Bedale Directories & Gazetteers

Kelly's Directory of North & East Ridings (1937)

A directory of settlements in the riding detailing their history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents.

Kelly's Directory of North & East Ridings (1925)

A directory of the riding detailing its history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents.

Directory of the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire (1913)

A directory outlining the history of settlements in the North and East Ridings and listing their commercial, private and professional residents.

Kelly's Directory of N & E Ridings of Yorkshire (1913)

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.

Kelly's Directory of North & East Ridings (1909)

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..

Bedale Cemeteries

Bedale Memorial Inscriptions (1800-1906)

An index to vital details from monuments found at the church.

St Gregory, Bedale Monumental Inscriptions Records (1700-1980)

Vital details extracted from tombstones and other monuments at St Gregory, Bedale.

North Riding Church Monuments (1300-1900)

Photographs and descriptions of North Riding's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.

Yorkshire Graves Index (1408-2003)

An index to close to 150,000 names listed on gravestones in Yorkshire.

Deceased Online (1629-Present)

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.

Bedale Obituaries

iAnnounce Obituaries (2006-Present)

The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.

United Kingdom and Ireland Obituary Collection (1882-Present)

A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.

Quakers Annual Monitor (1847-1848)

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.

Musgrave's Obituaries (1421-1800)

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.

British Medical Journal (1849-Present)

A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.

Bedale Histories & Books

History of the East and North Ridings (1840)

A general history of the area and its divisions.

North Riding Domesday Extracts (1066)

Extracts for North Riding settlements found in the Domesday book. Includes the modern & 11th century place name, land owners and details of later history.

Yorkshire Domesday Records (1086)

An English translation of Yorkshire domesday records. This transcripts details the county's landowners in 1086.

Victoria County History: Yorkshire (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

North-East Diary (1939-1945)

A chronicle of happenings in the counties of Northumberland, Durham and Yorkshire relating to the war in Europe. Contains much detail on ship building.

Bedale School & Education Records

National School Admission & Log Books (1870-1914)

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.

Teacher's Registration Council Registers (1870-1948)

A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.

Oxford University Alumni (1500-1886)

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.

Cambridge University Alumni (1261-1900)

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.

Cambridge Alumni Database (1198-1910)

A searchable database containing over 90,000 note-form biographies for students of Cambridge University.

Bedale Occupation & Business Records

Collieries of The North (1869-1991)

Profiles of collieries in the north of England, with employment statistics, profiles of those who died in the mines and photographs.

Northern Mining Disasters (1705-1975)

Reports of mining distastes, includes lists of the deceased and photographs of monuments.

Smuggling on the East Coast (1600-1892)

An introduction to smuggling on the east coast of England, with details of the act in various regions.

Who's Who in Northern Mining (1852-1910)

Abstract biographies of people connected with mining in the North of England.

Yorkshire Rugby Union Commemoration Book (1914-1919)

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 Bedale

Victoria County History: Yorkshire (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

British & Irish Royal & Noble Genealogies (491-1603)

Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

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.

Debrett's Peerage (1923)

A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.

Dod's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage of Britian (1902)

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Bedale Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

North Riding Church Monuments (1300-1900)

Photographs and descriptions of North Riding's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.

Victoria County History: Yorkshire (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

The Visitation of Yorkshire: 1584-5 (1000-1585)

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.

The Visitation of Yorkshire: 1612 (1000-1612)

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.

British & Irish Royal & Noble Genealogies (491-1603)

Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.

Bedale Church Records

Diocese of Chester Parish Registers (1538-1911)

Digital images of registers that record baptisms, which typically occur shortly after birth; marriages and burials. The registers can be searched by name and can help establish links between individuals back to the 16th century.

Cheshire Clergy List (1541-1542)

A list of 16th century Anglican clergy in the Diocese of Chester.

Chester Diocese Ordination Book (1542-1558)

A transcription of a book recording early ordinations in the Diocese of Chester.

Yorkshire Parish Registers & Bishop's Transcripts (1538-2001)

Digital images of baptism, marriage and burial registers from Church of England places of worship in Yorkshire.

West Yorkshire Confirmations (1859-1915)

Records recording teens and young adults commitment to the Christian faith.

Biographical Directories Covering Bedale

Yorkshire Who's Who (1912)

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.

Officers of The Green Howards (1688-1931)

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.

Who's Who in Northern Mining (1852-1910)

Abstract biographies of people connected with mining in the North of England.

Debrett's Peerage (1923)

A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.

Dod's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage of Britian (1902)

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Bedale Maps

Maps of Yorkshire (1407-1922)

Digital images of maps covering the county.

Collery Maps of The North (1807-1951)

A number of maps of northern England with the locations of collieries plotted.

UK Popular Edition Maps (1919-1926)

Detailed maps covering much of the UK. They depict forests, mountains, larger farms, roads, railroads, towns, and more.

Ordnance Survey 1:10 Maps (1840-1890)

Maps showing settlements, features and some buildings in mainland Britain.

Tithe Apportionments (1836-1856)

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.

Bedale Reference Works

England Research Guide (1538-Present)

A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.

Parish Register Abstract (1538-1812)

Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.

Building History Research Guide (1066-Present)

A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.

Surname Origins (1790-1911)

A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.

British Family Mottoes (1189-Present)

A dictionary of around 9,000 mottoes for British families who had right to bear arms.

Historical Description

Bedale, a small market-town, situate on a rivulet that runs into the river Swale, near Galenby. This place is famous for the breed of horses. The market is on Tuesday.

Topography of Great Britain (1829) by George Alexander Cooke

BEDALE is a union and market town, township and parish, in a rich valley, on the south side of a stream or rivulet called Bedale Beck, which flows into the river swale, having a station on the Leyburn and Bedale branch of the North Eastern railway, 6 miles north-north-east from Masham, 8 south-west from Northallerton, 30 northwest from York, 12 north-north-west from Ripon, 12 south-east from Richmond, 10 east from Leyburn, 16 north-west from Thirsk and 223 from London, and is in the Richmond division of the Riding, wapentake and petty sessional division of Hang East, county court district of Northallerton, rural deanery of East Catterick, archdeaconry of Richmond and diocese of Ripon. The town is lighted with gas from works established in 1836. The Bedale and Aiskew Water Works were opened by Lady Beresford-Peirse on 2 March, 1911; the available supply is 90,460 gallons per day, and the consumption about 6,500 gallons per day.

The church of St. Gregory is an ancient edifice of stone in the Early Decorated style, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, south porch and a massive embattled western tower with pinnacles, containing a clock and 8 bells: at the west end of the church, on the north side, are two recumbent effigies, one, in alabaster, of Sir Brian Fitz-Alan and the other, of stone, to his lady: on the south side are two other recumbent figures of stone in mailed armour: there as also, in a recess in the north aisle, a recumbent effigy, much decayed, representing Thomas Fitz-Alan, one of the earliest rectors of the parish: the stained east window was presented by the Rev. John Joseph Thomas Monson M.A. in memory of the 50 years spent here by himself and his father as rectors of the parish, and there are memorial windows to the Hon. and Rev. Thomas Monson, rector, d. 3 April, 1843, William Henry Buckle R.N. d. 1855, the Rev. J. J. T. Monson M.A. rector and chaplain to the late Queen Victoria, d. 31 July, 1861, and to Elizabeth Ann Monson, his wife; to Henry Dover esq. and to Ann Gibson Firth, d. 29 May, 1890 the stained west window was presented in 1855 by Admiral Octavius Vernon Harcourt and Anne Danby Harcourt, his wife, and there are many other stained windows: in the sanctuary are marble tablets to the Monson family, and others in the south aisle belonging to the Peirse and Beresford families, besides a handsome marble monument with figures, by Westmacott, to the late Henry Peirse esq. of Bedale, and his daughter, Harriet Elizabeth, wife of Vice-admiral Sir J. P. Beresford K.C.B., G.C.H., d. 1825. The church was restored in 1854 and again in 1908, and the tower and bells in 1874, at a cost of £600: oak screens were erected by the parishioners in 1901 in the north and south arches of the chancel, at a cost of £150, in memory of the Rev. John George Beresford, rector, 1861-09, and a brass lectern was presented in March, 1900, by Mrs. Beresford-Peirse, in memory of her husband and three sons: a carved oak pulpit was added in 1908, and in 1912 a reredos and altar of carved oak; in the same year the eastern walls of the chancel were cavered with 16th century carved pannelling: an addition to the churchyard was also made in 1900 by Sir Henry Beresford-Peirse bart.: the church affords 800 sittings. The registers date from the year 1560. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £830, including 200 acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of sir H. Monson de la Poer Beresford-Peirse bart. and held since 1899 by the Rev. Windham de la Poer Beresford-Peirse M.A. of Keble College, Oxford, who is also hon. chaplain to the Bedale union, and surrogate.

The Wesleyan chapel here was erected in 1888, at a cost of £1,700, and has 300 sittings. The Baptist chapel was erected in 1878 at a cost of about £1,500.

The Town Hall, erected in 1840, comprises a large room, now used for entertainments.

The Public Assembly Room occupies the upper floor of a substantial edifice of red brick, with stone dressings, erected in 1862, and will hold about 280 persons; it is now the property of Sir H. M. de la Poer Beresford-Peirse bart.

There is a Young Men’s Institute, supported by subscription, with an attached library of nearly 3,000 volumes.

The market is held on Tuesday for corn, meat, poultry, butter, vegetables &c. and is well attended, and on alternate Tuesdays a cattle market and fat stock sale, established in 1837.

The charities include a hospital for six poor men, founded in 1698 by Peter Samwaies D.D. a former rector of the parish; this hospital has an endowment of 68 6s. yearly. There is also a hospital for three poor widows, founded in 1667 by Richard and Thomas Young, with an endowment of 23 14s. yearly. The yearly amount of charities arising from other benefactions for the township is £70 5s. 8d.; and there is one for the parish in general of £1 12s.

Bedale Hall, the property of Sir Henry Monson de la Poer Beresford-Peirse bart. now the residence of Sir Arthur Tredgold Lawson bart. is a mansion of stone, containing among other apartments a fine drawing-room, added in 1738, 60 feet long, 30 wide and 30 feet high, the walls and ceiling of which are richly embellished with ornamental work in has-relief: the mansion stands in a park of upwards of a hundred acres, abounding with fine specimens of lime, beech and oak, and has an avenue of old walnut trees: there are also well laid out pleasure grounds.

Sir H. M. de la Poer Beresford-Peirse bart. is lord of the manor and principal landowner.

Bedale parish consists of the townships of Bedale, Aiskew, Burrill-with-Cowling, Crakehall (Great and Little), Firby, Langthorpe and East Brompton, also Rand Grange township, which was formerly extra-parochial. The townships of Crakehall and Langthorne-with-Brompton have been united into a chapelry, called Crakehall chapelry.

The Area of Bedale is 1,683 acres; rateable value, £5,888; the population in 1911 was 1,163, including 4 officers and 26 inmates in the workhouse, and in the ecclesiastical parish in 1911, 2,269.

Petty sessions are held at the Court house, Aiskew, every alternate Tuesday at 11 a.m.

The following places are included in the Petty sessional Division:-Ainderby-Miers-with-Holtby, Aiskew, Appleton East & West, Bedale, Brough-with-St. Giles, Burrill-with-Cowling, Burton-upon-Ure, Catterick, Clifton-upon-Ure, Colburn, Colsterdale, Crakehall, Ellingstring, Ellington (High & Low), Exelby-Leeming & Newton, Fearby, Firby, Hackforth, Healey-with-Sutton, Hornby, llton-cum-Pott, Killerby, Kirkby-Fleetham, Langthorne, Masham, Newton-with-Ruswick, Patrick-Brompton, Rand Grange, Rookwith, Scruton, Snape, Swinton-with-Warthermarske, Thirn, Thornton-Watlass, Tunstall, Well.

BEDALE UNION

Board day, every alternate Tuesday at the Board room at 1.30 p.m.

The union comprises thirty-three parishes & townships, viz.-Ainderby Miers-with-Holtby, Aiskew, Bedale, Burrill-with-Cowling, Burneston, Burton-upon-Ure, Carthorpe, Clifton-upon-Ure, Crakehall, Exelby, Leeming & Newton, Firby, Gatenby, Hackforth, Howgrave, Ilton-cum-Pott, Killerby, Kirklington-with-Upsland, Kirkby-Fleetham, Langthorne, Masham, Rand Grange, Rookwith, Scruton, Snape, Sutton-with-Howgrave, Swainby-with-Allerthorpe, Swinton-with-Warthermarske, East Tanfield, West Tanfield, Theakston, Thirn, Thornton Watlass & Well. The area of the union is 52,229 acres; rateable value at Michaelmas, 1 12, £72,372; the population in 1911 was 8,772.

The Workhouse, erected in 1839, is of stone, & will hold 100 inmates, but the average number is about 30.

PLACES OF WORSHIP, with times of services

St. Gregory’s Church, Rev. Windham de la Poer Beresford-Peirse M.A. rector; Rev. Maurice Henry Edwards B.A. & Rev. Arthur Thurston Pain, curates; 8 & 10.30 а.m. & 6.30 p.m.; daily, 8 a.m. & 7 p.m.

Chapel of Ease, Burrill; every other Sunday, 3 & 6.30 p.m. alternately & 10.30 a.m. once a month.

Chapel of Ease, Leeming Bar; every Sunday, 10.30 a.m.& 6.30 p.m SS. Mary & Joseph, Catholic, Aiskew; Rev. Richard Lewis, priest; Sundays, 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.

Baptist, Bedale, Rev. Edward Moore; 10.30 a.m. & 6 30 p.m.; Thur. 7.30 p.m.

Primitive Methodist, Aiskew; Rev. Jeremiah Hopkins, supt.; 10 a.m. & 2 & 6.30 p.m.; Tue. & Fri. 7.30 p.m.

Wesleyan Methodist; 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Thur. 7.30 & Fri. 8 p.m.

Wesleyan Methodist, Burrill; 2 & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.

SCHOOLS

The Grammar school, founded in 1584, and now a secondary school, was endowed by Queen Elizabeth with a sum of £6 7s. 4d. per annum. Frances Countess of Warwick & W. Heaton esq. augmented the endowment to the extent of £13 6s. 8d. The old building, situated within the churchyard, bears the date 1674, but in 1887 a new school in the Tudor Gothic style was erected by subscription in Wycar. The school is entitled to compete for the Ackroyd scholarship & for the Lady Elizabeth Hastings exhibitions at Queens College, Oxford. There are about 25 boys. The select vestry of Bedale are the governors, the rector being chairman.

Public Elementary schools

Erected in 1846, & enlarged in 1884 & 1897, for 311 children; average attendance, 240; the school has an endowment of £6 11s. 8d. arising out of land.

Leeming Bar (mixed), to hold 80; average attendance, 63.

Kelly's Directory of the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire (1913)

Most Common Surnames in Bedale

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Hallikeld Wapentake
1Pearson601:370.73%29
2Metcalfe411:541.07%97
3Nicholson401:550.84%71
4Horner381:581.51%176
5Hodgson341:650.44%37
6Johnson301:740.22%12
7Smith271:820.06%1
8Barker231:960.22%19
8Hudson231:960.32%44
10Brown221:1010.13%7
10Braithwaite221:1011.83%425
12Watson201:1110.19%18
12Caygill201:1119.48%1,993
14Wilson181:1230.08%3
14Walker181:1230.09%5
14Morton181:1230.60%134
17Hall171:1300.16%17
18Simpson161:1380.18%27
18Spence161:1380.79%235
18Eden161:1384.61%1,317
18Beresford-Peirse161:138100.00%10,667
22Mattison151:14811.19%2,769
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24Bell141:1580.21%49
24Wake141:1583.23%1,103
24Outhwaite141:1583.38%1,139
27Robinson131:1700.06%4
27Richardson131:1700.16%30
27Holmes131:1700.14%25
27Benson131:1700.66%244
27Whitton131:1704.41%1,528
27Stapelton131:17072.22%9,914
33Lambert121:1840.39%131
33Pybus121:1842.50%1,010
33Alton121:1849.38%2,848
33Plews121:1843.58%1,367
33Dobby121:1847.10%2,327
38Wright111:2010.09%14
38Jackson111:2010.07%8
38Firth111:2010.14%36
38Buckle111:2011.23%550
38Masterman111:2013.20%1,327
43Atkinson101:2210.10%21
43Williamson101:2210.34%140
43Hutchinson101:2210.22%77
43Lamb101:2210.63%321
43Park101:2211.40%676
43Kitchen101:2210.79%391
43Flower101:2212.52%1,181
43Mudd101:2212.08%1,009
43Pape101:2212.66%1,234
43Garthwaite101:2214.61%1,956
43Megson101:2213.03%1,382
43Palliser101:2214.26%1,826
43Mickle101:22129.41%6,597
43Meson101:22132.26%6,995
43Handsom101:22176.92%12,159
58Anderson91:2460.30%133
58Wilkinson91:2460.07%13
58Fowler91:2460.41%216
58Kay91:2460.36%172
58Barnett91:2461.18%641
58Bland91:2460.55%311
58Metcalf91:2460.46%246
58Dent91:2460.77%435
58Wray91:2460.52%292
58Harland91:2460.72%402
58Asquith91:2460.62%341
58Boddy91:2461.63%885
58Boynton91:2461.93%1,031
71Clark81:2770.11%40
71Thompson81:2770.05%9
71Ward81:2770.07%15
71Dawson81:2770.11%46
71Shepherd81:2770.29%149
71Porter81:2770.65%414
71Perry81:2771.41%862
71Clarkson81:2770.30%156
71Myers81:2770.23%114
71Pattison81:2770.81%501
71Chisholm81:27712.90%4,467
71Holroyd81:2770.31%167
71Hird81:2770.69%439
71Dinsdale81:2770.86%531
71Cargill81:27724.24%6,714
71Kettlewell81:2771.28%782
71Merryweather81:2774.44%2,237
71Eagling81:27724.24%6,714
71Coore81:27788.89%15,484
71Swarbreck81:27730.77%7,853
91Jones71:3160.10%50
91Green71:3160.08%26
91Hill71:3160.09%41
91Harrison71:3160.05%10
91Hunt71:3160.35%242
91Day71:3160.29%188
91Peacock71:3160.30%198
91Hobson71:3160.21%122
91Sadler71:3161.11%773
91Calvert71:3160.25%144
91Appleton71:3160.87%608
91Hewson71:3161.24%870
91Bickerdike71:3161.54%1,063
91Greathead71:3165.79%2,963
91Reynold71:31617.95%6,057
91Goldsbrough71:3162.99%1,836
91Corps71:31614.89%5,342
91Catterick71:3167.37%3,426
91McDonic71:316100.00%18,720
110Webster61:3690.10%55
110Knowles61:3690.25%184
110Tomlinson61:3690.24%170
110Archer61:3690.45%369
110Appleby61:3690.70%573
110Parish61:3691.52%1,185
110Henson61:3692.10%1,567
110Timms61:3696.00%3,318
110Cummins61:3693.57%2,332
110Petch61:3691.09%891
110Vasey61:3691.82%1,382
110McKeown61:36920.69%7,307
110Lye61:3697.23%3,737
110Allaway61:369100.00%21,121
110Elgie61:36910.17%4,619
110Cowd61:369100.00%21,121
110Strangwayes61:36954.55%13,541
110Wetheroup61:369100.00%21,121
128Parker51:4430.07%39
128Carter51:4430.10%63
128Graham51:4430.19%159
128Cameron51:4432.15%1,844
128Walton51:4430.11%85
128Slater51:4430.17%142
128Nelson51:4430.21%196
128Cartwright51:4430.33%330
128Gale51:4430.87%857
128Storey51:4430.34%338
128Bellamy51:4430.81%787
128Rouse51:4431.82%1,617
128Horsfield51:4430.46%462
128Fothergill51:4430.81%792
128Codling51:4435.15%3,385
128Haw51:4430.95%923
128Edmundson51:4433.57%2,678
128Smales51:4430.88%860
128Carling51:4431.60%1,455
128Capes51:4433.31%2,521
128Buckton51:4432.46%2,050
128Nevison51:4437.94%4,422
128Ascough51:4432.33%1,971
128Meynell51:4433.76%2,783
128Swinbank51:4436.85%4,038
128Rispin51:4433.18%2,454
154Lewis41:5530.25%319
154King41:5530.11%106
154Clarke41:5530.11%100
154Dixon41:5530.07%56
154Carr41:5530.09%89
154Robson41:5530.17%199
154Hartley41:5530.06%45
154Whittaker41:5530.26%325
154Bolton41:5530.22%279
154Shields41:5530.71%867
154Tuck41:5534.00%3,318
154Jessop41:5530.23%285
154Birkett41:5531.37%1,536
154Speight41:5530.23%286
154McConnell41:5535.88%4,221
154Bulmer41:5530.33%421
154Backhouse41:5530.46%564
154Beresford41:5531.91%2,010
154Kirkby41:5530.89%1,075
154Betteridge41:5537.69%4,997
154Towler41:5531.03%1,200
154Shutt41:5531.24%1,418
154Millen41:55340.00%14,395
154Barras41:5532.17%2,196
154Weatherall41:5533.57%3,077
154Langstaff41:5531.65%1,781
154Millburn41:55315.38%7,853
154Kerton41:55316.00%8,077
154Ianson41:5532.48%2,407
154Merrin41:55312.12%6,714
154Charlish41:553100.00%27,751
154Calthorpe41:55333.33%12,789
154Barrel41:55380.00%24,127
154Plackett41:55313.79%7,307
154Santon41:55311.43%6,480
154Trewhitt41:55312.90%6,995
154Broadwith41:5538.51%5,342
154Thornberry41:55380.00%24,127
154Tattersdale41:55350.00%16,907
154Suffil41:55350.00%16,907
194Wood31:7380.02%6
194McDonald31:7380.21%357
194Robertson31:7380.60%969
194Chapman31:7380.06%74
194Gibson31:7380.06%75
194Spencer31:7380.07%78
194Rose31:7380.23%378
194Stone31:7380.51%836
194Baxter31:7380.12%168
194Stephenson31:7380.05%58
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194Pratt31:7380.15%251
194Croft31:7380.20%326
194Dalton31:7380.21%353
194Fawcett31:7380.10%132
194Fryer31:7380.37%596
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194Butterfield31:7380.14%215
194Sayers31:7381.34%1,902
194Jameson31:7380.93%1,412
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194Dalby31:7380.30%502
194Etherington31:7380.64%1,028
194Broadley31:7380.29%481
194Mayer31:7386.98%5,692
194Place31:7380.77%1,203
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194Askey31:7382.63%3,047
194Gatenby31:7380.69%1,098
194Douthwaite31:7381.13%1,660
194Umpleby31:7380.66%1,058
194Geldart31:7382.03%2,559
194Hadwin31:7389.68%6,995
194Anton31:7386.98%5,692
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194Birchley31:738100.00%32,016
194Atley31:7388.82%6,597
194Iddison31:7385.88%5,054
194Baddiley31:7387.32%5,875
194Whorley31:73812.50%8,268
194McKown31:73830.00%14,395
194Almgill31:7386.12%5,204
194Blackborough31:73860.00%24,127