Birdsall Genealogical Records
Birdsall 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.
A name index attached to original images of baptism registers. Records document parents' names, date of baptism and/or birth, residence, occupations and more.
Transcriptions of registers recording baptisms. Records may include parents' names, date of baptism, date of birth, place of residence and father's occupation.
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.
An index to 1,250,301 baptisms, linked to images of the original registers. These records will provide parents' names, residences, occupations and occasionally other details.
Birdsall 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. They are the primary marriage document before 1837. They typically record residence and marital status, though may contain age, father's name and other details.
Transcriptions of registers recording marriages. Records may include the bride and groom's: names, their marital status, their place of residence and other details.
Banns registers list the names of people who intended to marry by the system of calling banns, in which the bride and groom's name were called for three weeks at church. At these callings objections could be made to a marriage. Thus they record any intended marriages that didn't occur.
An index to over 150,000 licences to marry applied for from the Diocese of York.
Birdsall 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.
Transcriptions of registers recording burials. Records may include deceased's name, date of burial, date of death, place of residence and age.
An index of burials recorded at St Mary, Birdsall_. The index includes the name of the deceased, the date of burial, age (where available) and occasionally other notes.
A growing index of deaths registered in the county. Records include a reference to the sub-registration district, making it easier to order the correct certificate.
Birdsall 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 Birdsall
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.
Birdsall 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.
Birdsall 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.
Birdsall 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.
Birdsall 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.
Birdsall 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.
Birdsall 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.
Birdsall 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..
Birdsall 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.
Birdsall 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.
Birdsall 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.
Birdsall 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.
Birdsall 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 Birdsall
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.
Birdsall 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.
Birdsall Church Records
The parish registers of Birdsall are a collection of books essentially documenting births, marriages and deaths. Their records can assist tracing a family as far back as 1754.
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.
Documentation for those baptised, married and buried at England. Parish registers can assist tracing a family back numerous generations.
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.
Biographical Directories Covering Birdsall
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.
Birdsall 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.
Birdsall 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.
Civil & Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
Historical Description
BIRDSALL is a civil parish and pleasantly situated village, about 3 miles south from North Grimston station on the Malton and Driffield branch of the North Eastern railway and 5 south-east from Malton, in the Buckrose division of the Riding, Buckrose wapentake and petty sessional division, Malton union and county court district, rural deanery of Settrington, archdeaconry of the East Riding and diocese of York. The church of St. Mary, built in 1825 at the cost of Henry, 6th Baron Middleton, and standing on an eminence within the Park, is a building of stone in the Gothic style, consisting of chancel, nave, south porch and a lofty embattled western tower with pinnacles, containing 3 bells; the lower stage of the tower forms the principal entrance: in the chancel is an ancient recumbent effigy in stone, removed from the old church, and there are several handsome marble monuments, including one by Rysbrach to Thomas Southeby esq. and another by Westmacott to the founder, Baron Middleton, who died 19th June, 1835: the stained east window was erected to the memory of the late Lord Middleton, d. 19 Dec. 1877, and there are two others to his widow, Julia Louisa (Bosville), d. 1904: a carved oak screen was erected in 1901 as a memorial to the Hon. Mrs. W. Bethell, of Rise Park, Beverley: on the exterior, over the south doorway, are the arms of the founder, in bronze: the church was thoroughly restored in 1878: there are sittings for about 350 persons. The register dates from the year 1811. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £60, with 10 acres of glebe, in the gift of Lord Middleton, and held since 1885 by the Rev. Lawrence Stafford Gresley M.A. of Exeter College, and domestic chaplain to Lord Middleton. Of the ruins of the old church, four arches are remaining, and a portion of the tower mantled with ivy; on one of the walls is a crest with the date “1601,” and the letters “T. S.” There are the remains of a Danish encampment at Aldro, with several tumuli. Here are the kennels of Lord Middleton’s hounds. Malton, Pocklington and York are convenient places for hunting visitors. Birdsall House, the seat of Lord Middleton D.L., J.P. is a mansion built of stone, standing in a park of 160 acres and approached on one side through a noble avenue of trees. Lord Middleton is lord of the manor and chief landowner. The ancient Rectorial or Birdsall Manor, now occupied by Capt. Lumley Hodgson, is a mansion of stone, the property of Lord Middleton. The soil is various; the subsoil is chalk on the hill and clay on the low land. The chief crops are turnips, barley, oats and wheat. The area is 4,027 acres of land and 4 of water; rateable value, £3,206; the population of the parish in 1911 was 347.
Public Elementary Schools (mixed), erected in 1871, with master’s residence, by Julia, dowager Lady Middleton, at a cost of about £1,000, for 80 children; average attendance, 50.
Most Common Surnames in Birdsall
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Buckrose Wapentake |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harland | 13 | 1:25 | 1.04% | 402 |
| 2 | Adamson | 12 | 1:27 | 0.99% | 420 |
| 2 | Crosier | 12 | 1:27 | 16.90% | 4,108 |
| 4 | Smith | 11 | 1:29 | 0.02% | 1 |
| 5 | Weatherill | 10 | 1:32 | 1.91% | 932 |
| 6 | Clarkson | 8 | 1:40 | 0.30% | 156 |
| 6 | Cryer | 8 | 1:40 | 1.74% | 1,048 |
| 6 | Dowson | 8 | 1:40 | 1.46% | 891 |
| 6 | Etty | 8 | 1:40 | 7.48% | 3,175 |
| 10 | Hill | 7 | 1:46 | 0.09% | 41 |
| 10 | Thornton | 7 | 1:46 | 0.13% | 65 |
| 10 | Tilburn | 7 | 1:46 | 8.64% | 3,792 |
| 10 | Teller | 7 | 1:46 | 100.00% | 18,720 |
| 14 | Hardy | 6 | 1:54 | 0.19% | 129 |
| 14 | Radford | 6 | 1:54 | 1.78% | 1,355 |
| 14 | Garwood | 6 | 1:54 | 7.50% | 3,820 |
| 14 | Whitwell | 6 | 1:54 | 2.55% | 1,826 |
| 18 | Mitchell | 5 | 1:64 | 0.05% | 23 |
| 18 | Cook | 5 | 1:64 | 0.11% | 86 |
| 18 | Carr | 5 | 1:64 | 0.12% | 89 |
| 18 | Avery | 5 | 1:64 | 4.07% | 2,923 |
| 18 | Parke | 5 | 1:64 | 8.33% | 4,566 |
| 18 | Kilvington | 5 | 1:64 | 1.08% | 1,040 |
| 18 | Touse | 5 | 1:64 | 23.81% | 9,004 |
| 25 | Wilson | 4 | 1:80 | 0.02% | 3 |
| 25 | Scott | 4 | 1:80 | 0.06% | 47 |
| 25 | Harrison | 4 | 1:80 | 0.03% | 10 |
| 25 | Dawson | 4 | 1:80 | 0.06% | 46 |
| 25 | Burton | 4 | 1:80 | 0.12% | 120 |
| 25 | Botterill | 4 | 1:80 | 1.03% | 1,206 |
| 25 | Heseltine | 4 | 1:80 | 0.90% | 1,082 |
| 32 | Johnson | 3 | 1:107 | 0.02% | 12 |
| 32 | Barlow | 3 | 1:107 | 0.26% | 444 |
| 32 | Newby | 3 | 1:107 | 0.49% | 800 |
| 32 | Barford | 3 | 1:107 | 12.00% | 8,077 |
| 32 | Pride | 3 | 1:107 | 8.11% | 6,259 |
| 32 | Foxton | 3 | 1:107 | 0.87% | 1,327 |
| 32 | Rex | 3 | 1:107 | 2.88% | 3,241 |
| 32 | Spavin | 3 | 1:107 | 2.56% | 3,012 |
| 32 | Wadds | 3 | 1:107 | 50.00% | 21,121 |
| 41 | Marshall | 2 | 1:161 | 0.02% | 24 |
| 41 | Adams | 2 | 1:161 | 0.09% | 208 |
| 41 | Banks | 2 | 1:161 | 0.11% | 283 |
| 41 | Kirk | 2 | 1:161 | 0.09% | 213 |
| 41 | Kirby | 2 | 1:161 | 0.10% | 227 |
| 41 | Blades | 2 | 1:161 | 0.38% | 916 |
| 41 | Hugill | 2 | 1:161 | 0.37% | 910 |
| 41 | Ringrose | 2 | 1:161 | 0.82% | 1,774 |
| 41 | Ludlam | 2 | 1:161 | 0.93% | 1,976 |
| 41 | Goodwill | 2 | 1:161 | 0.53% | 1,242 |
| 41 | Magson | 2 | 1:161 | 0.76% | 1,667 |
| 41 | Wildon | 2 | 1:161 | 1.55% | 2,835 |
| 41 | Megginson | 2 | 1:161 | 1.77% | 3,059 |
| 41 | Barugh | 2 | 1:161 | 2.86% | 4,156 |
| 41 | Nalton | 2 | 1:161 | 3.92% | 5,054 |
| 41 | Bringham | 2 | 1:161 | 66.67% | 32,016 |
| 57 | Taylor | 1 | 1:321 | < 0.01% | 2 |
| 57 | Walker | 1 | 1:321 | 0.01% | 5 |
| 57 | Clark | 1 | 1:321 | 0.01% | 40 |
| 57 | Hall | 1 | 1:321 | 0.01% | 17 |
| 57 | Jackson | 1 | 1:321 | 0.01% | 8 |
| 57 | Turner | 1 | 1:321 | 0.01% | 20 |
| 57 | Cooper | 1 | 1:321 | 0.01% | 42 |
| 57 | Morris | 1 | 1:321 | 0.04% | 182 |
| 57 | Anderson | 1 | 1:321 | 0.03% | 133 |
| 57 | Parker | 1 | 1:321 | 0.01% | 39 |
| 57 | Richardson | 1 | 1:321 | 0.01% | 30 |
| 57 | Ellis | 1 | 1:321 | 0.01% | 33 |
| 57 | Gray | 1 | 1:321 | 0.03% | 123 |
| 57 | Barnes | 1 | 1:321 | 0.04% | 202 |
| 57 | West | 1 | 1:321 | 0.05% | 211 |
| 57 | Davidson | 1 | 1:321 | 0.15% | 748 |
| 57 | Watts | 1 | 1:321 | 0.10% | 478 |
| 57 | Sharp | 1 | 1:321 | 0.02% | 75 |
| 57 | Bird | 1 | 1:321 | 0.10% | 487 |
| 57 | Nicholson | 1 | 1:321 | 0.02% | 71 |
| 57 | Parsons | 1 | 1:321 | 0.19% | 944 |
| 57 | Harper | 1 | 1:321 | 0.05% | 231 |
| 57 | Stephenson | 1 | 1:321 | 0.02% | 58 |
| 57 | Coleman | 1 | 1:321 | 0.17% | 816 |
| 57 | Woodward | 1 | 1:321 | 0.11% | 538 |
| 57 | Munro | 1 | 1:321 | 0.88% | 3,047 |
| 57 | Dale | 1 | 1:321 | 0.05% | 212 |
| 57 | Mathews | 1 | 1:321 | 0.24% | 1,139 |
| 57 | Wallis | 1 | 1:321 | 0.10% | 493 |
| 57 | Ireland | 1 | 1:321 | 0.18% | 900 |
| 57 | Fell | 1 | 1:321 | 0.13% | 629 |
| 57 | Rawlinson | 1 | 1:321 | 0.34% | 1,547 |
| 57 | Carrington | 1 | 1:321 | 0.48% | 2,016 |
| 57 | Dunning | 1 | 1:321 | 0.23% | 1,117 |
| 57 | Messenger | 1 | 1:321 | 0.74% | 2,742 |
| 57 | Snowdon | 1 | 1:321 | 0.23% | 1,102 |
| 57 | Kitching | 1 | 1:321 | 0.11% | 527 |
| 57 | Calver | 1 | 1:321 | 2.27% | 5,597 |
| 57 | Hindmarsh | 1 | 1:321 | 4.35% | 8,503 |
| 57 | Boys | 1 | 1:321 | 0.58% | 2,299 |
| 57 | Earp | 1 | 1:321 | 2.13% | 5,342 |
| 57 | Forth | 1 | 1:321 | 0.36% | 1,604 |
| 57 | Charter | 1 | 1:321 | 1.19% | 3,704 |
| 57 | Reynard | 1 | 1:321 | 0.28% | 1,305 |
| 57 | Whitson | 1 | 1:321 | 100.00% | 40,917 |
| 57 | Shepherdson | 1 | 1:321 | 0.36% | 1,617 |
| 57 | Hotham | 1 | 1:321 | 0.45% | 1,918 |
| 57 | Ianson | 1 | 1:321 | 0.62% | 2,407 |
| 57 | Peckitt | 1 | 1:321 | 0.80% | 2,891 |
| 57 | Strangeways | 1 | 1:321 | 10.00% | 14,395 |
| 57 | Pipes | 1 | 1:321 | 1.92% | 4,997 |
| 57 | Akins | 1 | 1:321 | 5.88% | 10,286 |
| 57 | Goodwell | 1 | 1:321 | 4.76% | 9,004 |
| 57 | Futty | 1 | 1:321 | 5.88% | 10,286 |
| 57 | Settler | 1 | 1:321 | 100.00% | 40,917 |
| 57 | Woodlin | 1 | 1:321 | 100.00% | 40,917 |