Collingham Genealogical Records
Collingham 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.
Baptism registers record the baptism of those born in and around St Oswald, Collingham and were subsequently baptised in an Anglican place of worship. They are the primary source of birth details before 1837, though are useful to the present. Records can include name of child, parents' names, residence, occupations and more.
Baptism registers record the baptism of those born in and around St Oswald, Collingham and were subsequently baptised in an Anglican place of worship. They are the primary source of birth details before 1837, though are useful to the present. Records can include name of child, parents' names, residence, occupations and more.
A name index linked to images of birth and baptism registers from West Yorkshire non-conformist churches. These records document the birth or baptism of over 275,000 people.
A searchable database containing transcriptions of the baptism registers of Collingham. These records may help trace a family as far back as 1597.
Collingham 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.
Details on those who married at St Oswald, Collingham between 1813 and 1935. Information given may include parents' names, ages, marital status, abode and more.
Marriage registers record Anglican marriages in St Oswald, Collingham. They are the primary marriage document before 1837 and contain the same details as marriage certificates from then on. They typically record residence and marital status, though may contain ages and father's names.
A name index linked to images of marriage registers from West Yorkshire non-conformist churches. These records document the marriage of over 250,000 people.
A searchable transcript of marriages solemnised at Collingham between 1597 and 1837.
Collingham 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.
Name index linked to original images of the burial registers of St Oswald, Collingham. 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.
Burial registers are the primary source for death documentation before 1837, though are relevant to the present. They record the date someone was buried, their age & residence.
A name index linked to images of burial registers from West Yorkshire non-conformist churches. These records document the death and burial of over 170,000 people.
A searchable transcription of the burial registers of Collingham. Burials are the primary source for pre-1837 death documentation. They may record the date and or death of the deceased, their age, residence, name of a relations and more.
Collingham 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.
Digital images, searchable by a name index, of records recording over 600,000 properties in West Yorkshire, their owner, occupier, description and details of their taxable value.
An index to and images of registers listing over 22.5 million names of those who were registered to vote. The records list name, address and qualification to vote.
Digital images, searchable by a name index, of registered recording almost 4 million tax payments on properties. They record land owners, occupiers, taxable value and sometimes a description of the property.
Newspapers Covering Collingham
A searchable newspaper providing a rich variety of information about the people and places of the Bradford district. Includes obituaries and family announcements.
A local paper including news from the Huddersfield area, legal & governmental proceedings, family announcements, business notices, advertisements and more.
Local news; notices of births, marriages and deaths; business notices; details on the proceedings of public institutions; adverts and a rich tapestry of other local information from the Bradford district. Every line of text from the newspaper can be searched and images of the original pages viewed.
This fully searchable newspaper will provide a rich variety of information about the people and places of the Leeds district. Includes family announcements.
Fully text-searchable articles from a local newspaper covering the Leeds district. It includes family announcements, obituaries, court proceedings, business notices and more.
Collingham 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.
Collingham Immigration & Travel Records
An index to and images of over 14,000 records detailing the removal and settlement of people between parishes in West Yorkshire.
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.
Collingham Military Records
Three books detailing the unit's history from the period before and during WWI. Also contains a list of members, with dates of service and a roll of honours and awards.
Digital images of records that record those serving in and assessed for service in the militia and details of payments for the militia. The records can be searched by a name index.
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.
Collingham Court & Legal Records
An index to and images of registers listing over 22.5 million names of those who were registered to vote. The records list name, address and qualification to vote.
Digital images of various documents, searchable by an index of over 335,000 names. The records include registers that record prisoners' names, ages, occupation, crimes, criminal history, education, religion, genealogical information and more.
Records of over 14,000 illegitimate births, which will typically name the child's father.
Digital images, searchable by a name index, of registers recording over 19,000 deaths deemed suspicious or otherwise worth investigating.
Records details of the distribution of funds to the poor, churchwardens' records, maintenance for illegitimate child and other similar records.
Collingham Taxation Records
Digital images, searchable by a name index, of records recording over 600,000 properties in West Yorkshire, their owner, occupier, description and details of their taxable value.
A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.
Digital images, searchable by a name index, of registered recording almost 4 million tax payments on properties. They record land owners, occupiers, taxable value and sometimes a description of the property.
A transcription of records naming those who had taxes levied against them for the privilege of owning a hearth.
A name index to records recording taxes levied against owners of hearths in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Collingham Land & Property Records
Digital images, searchable by a name index, of records recording over 600,000 properties in West Yorkshire, their owner, occupier, description and details of their taxable value.
A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.
Digital images, searchable by a name index, of registered recording almost 4 million tax payments on properties. They record land owners, occupiers, taxable value and sometimes a description of the property.
Extracts for West 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.
Collingham Directories & Gazetteers
A directory of settlements in the riding detailing their history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents.
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..
A directory of the riding detailing its history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents.
A directory of residents and businesses; with a description of each settlement, containing details on its history, public institutions, churches, postal services, governance and more.
An exhaustive gazetteer, containing details of settlement's history, governance, churches, postal services, public institutions and more. Also contains lists of residents with their occupation and address.
Collingham Cemeteries
Photographs and descriptions of West 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.
Collingham 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.
Collingham Histories & Books
Various articles of history from the Lower Wharfdale area of Yorkshire.
Extracts for West 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.
Collingham School & Education Records
Digital images, searchable by a name index, of registers recording admission, residence and discharges for schools that aimed to reform criminal youths. A great deal of detail may be gleaned on over 9,000 individual, including genealogical details, employment record and photographs.
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.
Collingham Occupation & Business Records
Digital images of registers recording appointments, promotions, disciplinary actions, transfers, applications, injuries and more. The records can be searched by an index of over 32,000 names.
An index to and images of occupational records. They may list name, residence, age, birth date, occupation, date of employment, employer, and marital status. Certificates of fitness for employment can include parents’ names.
An index to and images of over 75,000 alehouse licences, listing name of the person who held the licence, the name and location of the public house, dates the licence was issued and renewed, and whether the licence was transferred.
An index to and images of around 7,000 apprenticeship records. They may list name, age, parents' names, master's name, trade, date, residence, terms of apprenticeship and more.
Profiles of collieries in the north of England, with employment statistics, profiles of those who died in the mines and photographs.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Collingham
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.
Collingham Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
Photographs and descriptions of West 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.
Collingham 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 as far back as 1579.
A name index linked to images of birth and baptism registers from West Yorkshire non-conformist churches. These records document the birth or baptism of over 275,000 people.
Tens of thousands of entries from non-conformist records detailing churches' membership. Records can include details such as date & place of birth, residence, familial relations and occupations. Records are indexed by name and connected to original images.
The parish registers of Collingham provide details of births, marriages and deaths from 1597 to 1837. Parish registers can assist tracing a family back numerous generations.
Prior to civil registration in 1837, the parish registers of Collingham are the most common place to turn for details on births, marriages and deaths.
Biographical Directories Covering Collingham
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.
Collingham 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.
Collingham 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
COLLINGHAM is a parish, and comprises the townships of Collingham and Micklethwaite, 2 miles south-west from Wetherby and 10 north-east of Leeds, in the Eastern division of the Riding, petty sessional division of Wetherby, partly in the upper division of the wapentake of Barkstone Ash and partly in the lower division of the wapentake of Skyrack, Wetherby union, county court district of Tadcaster, rural deanery of Wetherby, archdeaconry of Craven and diocese of Ripon, situated on the southern bank of the river Wharfe, with a station on the North Eastern railway. The church of St. Oswald is an ancient building of stone, partly Norman and partly Perpendicular in style, consisting of chancel, nave, south aisle, and tower containing a clock and 3 bells, dated respectively 1650, 1679 & 1731: the whole of the windows in this church are stained, the east window being a memorial by the present vicar to his father, the Rev. Henry Arthur Beckwith. late vicar of Collingham, and Mary, his wife; the south window was a gift to the church on its restoration in 1870, and in the aisle are two lancet windows commemorating Joseph Benyon, of Boston spa (1871), and the Rev. B. Eamson Clerk M.A. twenty-eight years vicar of this parish (1867); and a third in the south wall of the chancel, to Ann, his wife (1860); the north wall contains four windows, three of which are memorials respectively to Edith Hand Gunter (1849); Robert Gunter and Fanny, his wife (1835—52); and Ann Gunter and Caroline, her sister (1861—66); a small window being placed over the north door to the memory of James Gunter (1879): the church also contains monumental tablets with Latin inscriptions, to the Beilby and Micklethwaite families, dating from 1658, and under the tower two venerable stones of the Runic and Saxon periods, whose history is unknown: on the south wall of the chancel remains a brass, undated, bearing an inscribed injunction to the incumbent, and erected by the Right Hon. Lady Elizabeth Hastings: the main portion of the church was restored in 1841 at a cost of £700, and in 1870 £600 was expended in providing a new roof for the chancel, reseating the church, and making other repairs. The register dates from the year 1579 and is in very fair condition. The living is a discharged vicarage, yearly value £400 with residence, in the gift of Charles Wheler esq. and held by the Rev. George Langton Beckwith M.A. of All souls College, Oxford. The Wesleyans have a small chapel here. Dawson’s charity amounts to £33 yearly. The trustees of Lady Hastings are lords of the manor, and George. Lane Fox esq. and Col. Gunter are the principal landowners. The soil is marl and gravel; the subsoil is clayey rock. The chief crops are wheat, barley, oats and turnips. The area of the parish is 2,595 acres; rateable value £2,598; the population in 1871 was 389; the area of the township is 2,595 acres; the population in 1871,318.
Here is a school for boys and girls; the number taught is about 60, 20 of whom are instructed free under a yearly endowment of £17, provided in 1738 by Lady Hastings, for that purpose, William Hume, master.
Most Common Surnames in Collingham
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Skyrack Wapentake |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Groves | 20 | 1:17 | 3.19% | 780 |
| 2 | Dalby | 16 | 1:21 | 1.62% | 502 |
| 3 | Johnson | 13 | 1:26 | 0.10% | 12 |
| 3 | Midgley | 13 | 1:26 | 0.44% | 135 |
| 5 | Fletcher | 12 | 1:28 | 0.23% | 66 |
| 5 | Booker | 12 | 1:28 | 1.89% | 769 |
| 7 | Brown | 11 | 1:30 | 0.06% | 7 |
| 8 | Lee | 10 | 1:33 | 0.12% | 31 |
| 9 | Webster | 9 | 1:37 | 0.15% | 55 |
| 10 | Hodgson | 8 | 1:42 | 0.10% | 37 |
| 10 | Noble | 8 | 1:42 | 0.32% | 177 |
| 12 | Wright | 7 | 1:48 | 0.06% | 14 |
| 12 | Scott | 7 | 1:48 | 0.10% | 47 |
| 12 | Ward | 7 | 1:48 | 0.06% | 15 |
| 12 | Whitehead | 7 | 1:48 | 0.16% | 81 |
| 12 | Calvert | 7 | 1:48 | 0.25% | 144 |
| 12 | Adkin | 7 | 1:48 | 6.42% | 3,137 |
| 18 | Mason | 6 | 1:56 | 0.14% | 88 |
| 18 | Shepherd | 6 | 1:56 | 0.22% | 149 |
| 18 | Hardcastle | 6 | 1:56 | 0.35% | 291 |
| 18 | Watkin | 6 | 1:56 | 1.99% | 1,501 |
| 18 | Thackray | 6 | 1:56 | 0.54% | 449 |
| 18 | Bootland | 6 | 1:56 | 5.83% | 3,257 |
| 24 | Reed | 5 | 1:67 | 0.27% | 280 |
| 24 | Dean | 5 | 1:67 | 0.19% | 160 |
| 24 | Hartley | 5 | 1:67 | 0.07% | 45 |
| 24 | Rhodes | 5 | 1:67 | 0.08% | 52 |
| 24 | Morley | 5 | 1:67 | 0.26% | 267 |
| 24 | Morrell | 5 | 1:67 | 0.57% | 555 |
| 24 | Furness | 5 | 1:67 | 0.65% | 638 |
| 31 | Allan | 4 | 1:83 | 0.46% | 566 |
| 31 | Parkinson | 4 | 1:83 | 0.14% | 148 |
| 31 | Margerison | 4 | 1:83 | 2.26% | 2,255 |
| 34 | Wilson | 3 | 1:111 | 0.01% | 3 |
| 34 | Morris | 3 | 1:111 | 0.12% | 182 |
| 34 | Nichols | 3 | 1:111 | 0.26% | 441 |
| 34 | Bullock | 3 | 1:111 | 0.36% | 586 |
| 34 | Beckwith | 3 | 1:111 | 0.51% | 828 |
| 34 | Gess | 3 | 1:111 | 100.00% | 32,016 |
| 34 | Gouthwaite | 3 | 1:111 | 11.54% | 7,853 |
| 41 | Clark | 2 | 1:167 | 0.03% | 40 |
| 41 | Thompson | 2 | 1:167 | 0.01% | 9 |
| 41 | Harrison | 2 | 1:167 | 0.01% | 10 |
| 41 | Briggs | 2 | 1:167 | 0.04% | 61 |
| 41 | Kitchen | 2 | 1:167 | 0.16% | 391 |
| 41 | Hume | 2 | 1:167 | 1.15% | 2,284 |
| 41 | Stiles | 2 | 1:167 | 5.71% | 6,480 |
| 41 | Ransom | 2 | 1:167 | 1.47% | 2,742 |
| 41 | Swale | 2 | 1:167 | 0.82% | 1,774 |
| 41 | Scatchard | 2 | 1:167 | 1.27% | 2,437 |
| 41 | Suttill | 2 | 1:167 | 2.78% | 4,080 |
| 41 | Gouldsbrough | 2 | 1:167 | 6.90% | 7,307 |
| 53 | Smith | 1 | 1:333 | < 0.01% | 1 |
| 53 | Walker | 1 | 1:333 | 0.01% | 5 |
| 53 | Robinson | 1 | 1:333 | < 0.01% | 4 |
| 53 | Young | 1 | 1:333 | 0.03% | 125 |
| 53 | Phillips | 1 | 1:333 | 0.07% | 334 |
| 53 | Barnes | 1 | 1:333 | 0.04% | 202 |
| 53 | Pearson | 1 | 1:333 | 0.01% | 29 |
| 53 | Hudson | 1 | 1:333 | 0.01% | 44 |
| 53 | Hewitt | 1 | 1:333 | 0.05% | 266 |
| 53 | Steel | 1 | 1:333 | 0.05% | 263 |
| 53 | Blackburn | 1 | 1:333 | 0.02% | 83 |
| 53 | Storey | 1 | 1:333 | 0.07% | 338 |
| 53 | Mortimer | 1 | 1:333 | 0.05% | 275 |
| 53 | Halliday | 1 | 1:333 | 0.08% | 392 |
| 53 | Fawcett | 1 | 1:333 | 0.03% | 132 |
| 53 | Coulson | 1 | 1:333 | 0.10% | 504 |
| 53 | Hague | 1 | 1:333 | 0.05% | 237 |
| 53 | Gledhill | 1 | 1:333 | 0.03% | 105 |
| 53 | Addison | 1 | 1:333 | 0.28% | 1,280 |
| 53 | Brogden | 1 | 1:333 | 0.27% | 1,258 |
| 53 | Lawn | 1 | 1:333 | 0.39% | 1,712 |
| 53 | Brewerton | 1 | 1:333 | 1.10% | 3,519 |
| 53 | Newsom | 1 | 1:333 | 1.10% | 3,519 |
| 53 | Wedgewood | 1 | 1:333 | 1.19% | 3,704 |
| 53 | Bisby | 1 | 1:333 | 0.64% | 2,454 |
| 53 | Beeforth | 1 | 1:333 | 2.17% | 5,439 |
| 53 | Casby | 1 | 1:333 | 100.00% | 40,917 |
| 53 | Bilner | 1 | 1:333 | 100.00% | 40,917 |
| 53 | Halloways | 1 | 1:333 | 4.76% | 9,004 |
| 53 | Burnan | 1 | 1:333 | 11.11% | 15,484 |
| 53 | Bowning | 1 | 1:333 | 33.33% | 32,016 |