Crayke Genealogical Records
Crayke 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, essentially recording births, but may also include places of residence and occupations.
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.
Browsable images of summaries of registers of baptisms, marriages and burials.
Crayke 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.
Banns registers record details of those who wished to marry. They sometimes contain information not listed in marriage registers, notably the bride and groom's parish of residence. Banns also record marriages that were intended that did not go ahead and serve as a filler when a marriage register has been lost or damaged.
An index to marriages recorded by the church, listing the date of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.
An index to over 150,000 licences to marry applied for from the Diocese of York.
Crayke 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.
Digital images of burial registers, searchable by a name index. They may detail the deceased's name, residence and age. Some records may contain the names of relations, cause of death and more.
Burial records covering those buried at St Cuthbert, Crayke_. This resource is an index and may not include all the details that were recorded in the burial registers from which they were extracted.
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.
An index to 968,658 burials, linked to images of the original registers. These records will provide age, residence and occasionally other details.
Crayke 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 tax on the county's wealthier residents, ordered by wapentake or liberty and settlement.
A name index to records recording taxes levied against owners of hearths in County Durham.
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 Crayke
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.
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.
A regional newspaper including news from the Yorkshire district, business notices, family announcements, legal & governmental proceedings, advertisements and more.
Crayke 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 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.
Transcripts of several hundred wills, contains an index to people named within.
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.).
Crayke 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.
Crayke Military Records
A history of the militia, supplemented by lists of its officers.
A general history of the regiment, including biographies of its colonels.
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.
A general history of the militia preceded by an overview of Yorkshire's military history since the conquest.
Crayke 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.
A list of people executed in the county, including the date of the execution and details of their crime.
Records of over 300,000 prisoners held by quarter sessions in England & Wales. Records may contain age, occupation, criminal history, offence and trial proceedings.
Crayke Taxation Records
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.
A tax on the county's wealthier residents, ordered by wapentake or liberty and settlement.
Crayke Land & Property Records
Extracts for North 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.
Crayke 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..
Crayke Cemeteries
Photographs and descriptions of North 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.
Photographs and descriptions of Durham's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
An index to vital details engraved on 1000s of gravestones and other monuments across the county of Durham.
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.
Crayke 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.
Crayke Histories & Books
A general history of the area and its divisions.
Extracts for North 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.
Photographs and images of churches in North Yorkshire.
Crayke 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.
Crayke Occupation & Business Records
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.
Short histories of former public houses, with photographs and lists of owners or operators.
Photographs and other images of Northumberland & Durham collieries.
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.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Crayke
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
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.
Crayke Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
Photographs and descriptions of North 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.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Crayke Church Records
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.
Browsable images of summaries of registers of baptisms, marriages and burials.
Documentation for those baptised, married and buried at Durham. Parish registers can assist tracing a family back numerous generations.
Documentation for those baptised, married and buried at England. Parish registers can assist tracing a family back numerous generations.
Biographical Directories Covering Crayke
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.
Crayke Maps
Digital images of maps covering the county.
Profiles of settlements in Northumberland and Durham. Includes detailed modern maps and several different series of OS maps.
Digital images of maps covering the county.
An early 19th century map depicting settlements, major roads and rivers.
Details of archaeological sites in Durham and Northumberland. Includes information on trades, weapons, social history etc.
Crayke 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
CRAYZE, or Craike, is a parish, township and beautiful village, 2 ½ miles east-north-east from Easingwold terminal station on a branch from Alne of the North Eastern railway, and 13 north from York, in the Thirsk and Malton division of the Riding, Bulmer wapentake, petty sessional division of Bulmer West, Easingwold union and county court district, rural deanery of Easingwold, archdeaconry of Cleveland and diocese of York. Crayke was formerly in Durham, but was annexed to the North Riding by the Acts 2 & 3 William IV. cap. 64, and 7 and 8 Vict. cap. 61. The village stands on a hill, and is supplied with water of icy coldness by means of old draw-wells, some of which have a depth of 140 feet or more. At the foot of the hill, in different places, are several chalybeate springs. The church of St. Cuthbert, standing on the top of a hill near the eastern extremity of the plateau, was erected about the period of Henry VII. and is an edifice of stone, in the Late Perpendicular style, consisting of chancel, nave, aisle, south porch and an embattled western tower, with pinnacles, containing a clock and 3 bells: the south porch has a Sun.-dial: the chancel was restored and an aisle added in 1868 by the late Ven. Archdeacon Churton, which is adorned with screens of wood and has a stained east window: the monuments include one with recumbent effigy to Sir John Gibson and his wife, who died in the reign of Queen Elizabeth: the pulpit of carved oak is dated 1637, and has a sounding board on which is the following carved inscription:-“Shew me Thy ways O Lord, and teach me Thy paths”: there is also a carved screen of the Tudor period: the seats are mostly Jacobean, and afford about 300 sittings. The register dates from the year 1558. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £460, with residence, in the gift of the Crown, and held since 1901 by the Rev. Arthur Westcott M.A. of Pembroke College, Cambridge. There are Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist chapels. The local charities amount to about £40 yearly. Crayke Castle, the property of Stephen Cliff esq. of Wortley, Leeds, now (1913) unoccupied, stands on a commanding hill to the west of the village, and the view obtained from its lofty summit is one of vast extent and picturesque grandeur.
It is stated that a castle existed here in the Saxon times, and that Egfrid, King of Northumbria, in the year 685, granted it to St. Cuthbert, that he might have a resting place on his journeys to and from the city of York; and it is also on record that the Saxon Prince Ella held it in the 9th century as a hunting seat: the ruins indicate a fortress of considerable extent and immense strength, most probably erected by Hugh Pudsey, sixth of the Norman Bishops of Durham, to which see Crayke formerly belonged, and whose successive prelates were the occupiers at various periods prior to the Reformation: in the year 1317 King Edward II. lodged here, and on the 19th of October issued a charter, dated from Crayke, granting permission to the prior and convent of Durham to elect a successor to the deceased Bishop Kellaw; in 1587 Queen Elizabeth leased the castle of the Diocesan and granted it to Sir Francis Walsingham; but it was dismantled during the Civil Wars, and remained in that state, with but little alteration, until the time of its present owner, who has effectively restored a portion of the fortress, and adapted it to the requirements of a modern residence. Stephen Cliff esq. who is lord of the manor, is chief landowner. The soil is sandstone formation, on the hill; and in the valley, very strong light sandy, but varying throughout the parish. The chief crops are wheat, barley, oats, beans and seeds. The acreage is 2,876; rateable value, £3,741; the population in 1911 was 412.
Public Elementary school (mixed), erected in 1845, for 80 children; average attendance, 60.
Most Common Surnames in Crayke
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Bulmer Wapentake |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson | 21 | 1:24 | 0.15% | 12 |
| 2 | Smith | 19 | 1:26 | 0.04% | 1 |
| 3 | Ellis | 18 | 1:28 | 0.23% | 33 |
| 4 | Brown | 17 | 1:29 | 0.10% | 7 |
| 5 | Clark | 15 | 1:33 | 0.20% | 40 |
| 6 | Scobey | 14 | 1:36 | 77.78% | 9,914 |
| 7 | Hodgson | 11 | 1:46 | 0.14% | 37 |
| 7 | Knowles | 11 | 1:46 | 0.45% | 184 |
| 9 | Davies | 10 | 1:50 | 0.58% | 289 |
| 9 | Hood | 10 | 1:50 | 1.42% | 688 |
| 9 | Roe | 10 | 1:50 | 1.38% | 668 |
| 9 | Kilvington | 10 | 1:50 | 2.16% | 1,040 |
| 9 | Beedham | 10 | 1:50 | 6.94% | 2,616 |
| 14 | Dennis | 9 | 1:56 | 1.10% | 592 |
| 14 | Bilton | 9 | 1:56 | 1.71% | 924 |
| 14 | Winterbourne | 9 | 1:56 | 27.27% | 6,714 |
| 17 | Newton | 8 | 1:63 | 0.25% | 127 |
| 17 | Shepherd | 8 | 1:63 | 0.29% | 149 |
| 17 | Lealman | 8 | 1:63 | 28.57% | 7,499 |
| 17 | Lemprire | 8 | 1:63 | 100.00% | 16,907 |
| 21 | Wright | 7 | 1:72 | 0.06% | 14 |
| 21 | Robson | 7 | 1:72 | 0.30% | 199 |
| 21 | Dobson | 7 | 1:72 | 0.18% | 95 |
| 21 | Buckle | 7 | 1:72 | 0.78% | 550 |
| 21 | Bywater | 7 | 1:72 | 1.21% | 850 |
| 21 | Rickaby | 7 | 1:72 | 7.61% | 3,487 |
| 21 | Humprey | 7 | 1:72 | 70.00% | 14,395 |
| 21 | Gilleard | 7 | 1:72 | 13.73% | 5,054 |
| 21 | Stanbrough | 7 | 1:72 | 100.00% | 18,720 |
| 30 | Pearson | 6 | 1:84 | 0.07% | 29 |
| 30 | Metcalfe | 6 | 1:84 | 0.16% | 97 |
| 30 | Garbutt | 6 | 1:84 | 0.48% | 393 |
| 30 | Snowball | 6 | 1:84 | 2.76% | 1,956 |
| 34 | Wilson | 5 | 1:100 | 0.02% | 3 |
| 34 | Rhodes | 5 | 1:100 | 0.08% | 52 |
| 34 | Lobley | 5 | 1:100 | 1.44% | 1,315 |
| 34 | Hildred | 5 | 1:100 | 4.76% | 3,218 |
| 34 | Belt | 5 | 1:100 | 4.00% | 2,891 |
| 34 | Toase | 5 | 1:100 | 11.11% | 5,518 |
| 34 | Colpitt | 5 | 1:100 | 100.00% | 24,127 |
| 41 | Jackson | 4 | 1:125 | 0.02% | 8 |
| 41 | Russell | 4 | 1:125 | 0.21% | 258 |
| 41 | Atkinson | 4 | 1:125 | 0.04% | 21 |
| 41 | Daniel | 4 | 1:125 | 0.46% | 564 |
| 41 | Grainger | 4 | 1:125 | 0.57% | 690 |
| 41 | Sturdy | 4 | 1:125 | 0.78% | 956 |
| 41 | Remmer | 4 | 1:125 | 9.09% | 5,597 |
| 48 | Robinson | 3 | 1:167 | 0.01% | 4 |
| 48 | Anderson | 3 | 1:167 | 0.10% | 133 |
| 48 | Barker | 3 | 1:167 | 0.03% | 19 |
| 48 | Lambert | 3 | 1:167 | 0.10% | 131 |
| 48 | Hogg | 3 | 1:167 | 0.37% | 601 |
| 48 | Waite | 3 | 1:167 | 0.17% | 290 |
| 48 | Britton | 3 | 1:167 | 0.38% | 622 |
| 48 | Spirit | 3 | 1:167 | 25.00% | 12,789 |
| 48 | Cookshaw | 3 | 1:167 | 17.65% | 10,286 |
| 48 | Woodcliffe | 3 | 1:167 | 42.86% | 18,720 |
| 58 | Turner | 2 | 1:251 | 0.02% | 20 |
| 58 | King | 2 | 1:251 | 0.05% | 106 |
| 58 | Dawson | 2 | 1:251 | 0.03% | 46 |
| 58 | Dixon | 2 | 1:251 | 0.03% | 56 |
| 58 | Hudson | 2 | 1:251 | 0.03% | 44 |
| 58 | Carr | 2 | 1:251 | 0.05% | 89 |
| 58 | Hutchinson | 2 | 1:251 | 0.04% | 77 |
| 58 | Swan | 2 | 1:251 | 0.92% | 1,946 |
| 58 | Prince | 2 | 1:251 | 0.24% | 584 |
| 58 | Earnshaw | 2 | 1:251 | 0.09% | 218 |
| 58 | Horsley | 2 | 1:251 | 0.25% | 622 |
| 58 | Bateson | 2 | 1:251 | 0.24% | 594 |
| 58 | Musgrave | 2 | 1:251 | 0.31% | 763 |
| 58 | Binks | 2 | 1:251 | 0.25% | 604 |
| 58 | Agar | 2 | 1:251 | 0.38% | 916 |
| 58 | Elmer | 2 | 1:251 | 2.02% | 3,338 |
| 58 | Train | 2 | 1:251 | 1.00% | 2,074 |
| 58 | Melson | 2 | 1:251 | 6.90% | 7,307 |
| 58 | Midgely | 2 | 1:251 | 7.41% | 7,669 |
| 58 | Leif | 2 | 1:251 | 100.00% | 35,728 |
| 58 | Cairiss | 2 | 1:251 | 40.00% | 24,127 |
| 79 | Taylor | 1 | 1:501 | < 0.01% | 2 |
| 79 | White | 1 | 1:501 | 0.01% | 43 |
| 79 | Scott | 1 | 1:501 | 0.01% | 47 |
| 79 | Cook | 1 | 1:501 | 0.02% | 86 |
| 79 | Parker | 1 | 1:501 | 0.01% | 39 |
| 79 | Simpson | 1 | 1:501 | 0.01% | 27 |
| 79 | Marshall | 1 | 1:501 | 0.01% | 24 |
| 79 | Foster | 1 | 1:501 | 0.01% | 35 |
| 79 | Gibson | 1 | 1:501 | 0.02% | 75 |
| 79 | Booth | 1 | 1:501 | 0.01% | 32 |
| 79 | Wells | 1 | 1:501 | 0.05% | 221 |
| 79 | Armstrong | 1 | 1:501 | 0.07% | 335 |
| 79 | Stevenson | 1 | 1:501 | 0.07% | 365 |
| 79 | Slater | 1 | 1:501 | 0.03% | 142 |
| 79 | Jennings | 1 | 1:501 | 0.05% | 229 |
| 79 | Barnett | 1 | 1:501 | 0.13% | 641 |
| 79 | Dale | 1 | 1:501 | 0.05% | 212 |
| 79 | Nichols | 1 | 1:501 | 0.09% | 441 |
| 79 | Burnett | 1 | 1:501 | 0.10% | 516 |
| 79 | Horner | 1 | 1:501 | 0.04% | 176 |
| 79 | Easton | 1 | 1:501 | 0.24% | 1,153 |
| 79 | Cuthbert | 1 | 1:501 | 0.21% | 1,021 |
| 79 | Thorp | 1 | 1:501 | 0.08% | 417 |
| 79 | Burn | 1 | 1:501 | 0.23% | 1,093 |
| 79 | Hedley | 1 | 1:501 | 0.58% | 2,299 |
| 79 | Beal | 1 | 1:501 | 0.14% | 702 |
| 79 | Shipley | 1 | 1:501 | 0.19% | 940 |
| 79 | Blakey | 1 | 1:501 | 0.10% | 486 |
| 79 | Maskell | 1 | 1:501 | 1.01% | 3,338 |
| 79 | Farrer | 1 | 1:501 | 0.17% | 828 |
| 79 | Rawling | 1 | 1:501 | 0.22% | 1,046 |
| 79 | Muncaster | 1 | 1:501 | 4.35% | 8,503 |
| 79 | Ruffles | 1 | 1:501 | 5.88% | 10,286 |
| 79 | Sivers | 1 | 1:501 | 9.09% | 13,541 |
| 79 | Mapletoft | 1 | 1:501 | 7.69% | 12,159 |
| 79 | Leckonby | 1 | 1:501 | 1.67% | 4,566 |
| 79 | Larkinson | 1 | 1:501 | 100.00% | 40,917 |
| 79 | Scoby | 1 | 1:501 | 3.03% | 6,714 |
| 79 | Darfield | 1 | 1:501 | 5.88% | 10,286 |
| 79 | Lawlie | 1 | 1:501 | 100.00% | 40,917 |