Sedbergh Genealogical Records

Sedbergh 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.

West Yorkshire Non-conformist Baptisms (1646-1910)

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.

Sedbergh Baptism Records (1605-1800)

A searchable transcript of the baptism registers of Sedbergh. Baptisms are the primary source for birth documentation before 1837. They may record the date a child was baptised, their parents' names, occupations, residence and more.

Sedbergh Baptism Records (1594-1800)

A printed book recording baptisms held in the church of Sedbergh. These records essentially record births in and around Sedbergh between 1594 and 1800. Details may include residence, father's occupation and more.

West Yorkshire Baptisms (1813-1910)

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.

Sedbergh 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.

West Yorkshire Non-conformist Marriages (1659-1935)

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.

Sedbergh Marriage Records (1565-1800)

A searchable transcript of marriages from the parish registers of Sedbergh. They may list residence, marital status, witnesses and more.

Sedbergh Marriages (1565-1800)

A transcript of marriage registers, searchable by a name index. They typically record marital status and residence. Details may also be given on a party's parents, age and parish of origin.

Sedbergh Marriage Records (1594-1800)

A printed book recording marriages solemnised at Sedbergh between 1594 AND 1800. Details may include residence, marital status and witnesses.

Sedbergh 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.

West Yorkshire Non-conformist Burials (1646-1985)

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.

Sedbergh Burial Records (1595-1800)

A searchable transcript of burials recorded at Sedbergh. These records essentially record deaths in and around Sedbergh between 1595 and 1800. Details may include the age of the deceased, their residence and name of relations.

Sedbergh Burial Records (1594-1800)

A printed register documenting the burial of people in Sedbergh churchyard. They may list the age of the deceased, their residence and name of relations.

West Yorkshire Burials (1813-1985)

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.

Sedbergh 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.

West Yorkshire Tax Valuation (1910)

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.

West Yorkshire Electoral Registers (1840-1962)

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.

West Yorkshire Land Tax Records (1704-1932)

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 Sedbergh

Kendal Mercury (1834-1869)

A record of births, marriages, deaths, legal, political, organisation and other news from the Kendal area. Original pages of the newspaper can be viewed and located by a full text search.

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.

Sedbergh 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.

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.

York Prerogative & Exchequer Court Probate Index (1688-1858)

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.).

York Prerogative & Exchequer Court Probate Index (1267-1500)

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.).

Derbyshire Will Index (1858-1928)

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.

Sedbergh Immigration & Travel Records

West Yorkshire Removal & Settlement Records (1689-1866)

An index to and images of over 14,000 records detailing the removal and settlement of people between parishes in West Yorkshire.

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.

Sedbergh Military Records

West Riding Yorkshire Territorials in the Great War (1908-1919)

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.

West Yorkshire Militia Records (1779-1826)

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.

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.

West Yorkshire Electoral Registers (1840-1962)

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.

West Yorkshire Prison Records (1801-1914)

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.

West Yorkshire Bastardy Records (1690-1914)

Records of over 14,000 illegitimate births, which will typically name the child's father.

West Yorkshire Coroners Notebooks (1852-1909)

Digital images, searchable by a name index, of registers recording over 19,000 deaths deemed suspicious or otherwise worth investigating.

West Yorkshire Poor Law Records (1663-1914)

Records details of the distribution of funds to the poor, churchwardens' records, maintenance for illegitimate child and other similar records.

Sedbergh Taxation Records

West Yorkshire Tax Valuation (1910)

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.

West Riding of Yorkshire Poll Book (1835)

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

West Yorkshire Land Tax Records (1704-1932)

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.

West Riding of Yorkshire Hearth Tax (1672)

A transcription of records naming those who had taxes levied against them for the privilege of owning a hearth.

West Riding of Yorkshire Hearth Tax (1672)

A name index to records recording taxes levied against owners of hearths in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Sedbergh Land & Property Records

West Yorkshire Tax Valuation (1910)

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.

West Riding of Yorkshire Poll Book (1835)

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

West Yorkshire Land Tax Records (1704-1932)

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.

West Riding Domesday Extracts (1066)

Extracts for West 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.

Sedbergh Directories & Gazetteers

Kelly's Directory of West Riding (1927)

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

Kelly's Directory of West Riding (1908)

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..

Kelly's Directory of West Riding (1897)

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

Kelly's Directory of West Riding (1893)

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.

Kelly's Directory of West Riding of Yorkshire A-K (1881)

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.

Sedbergh Cemeteries

West Riding Church Monuments (1300-1900)

Photographs and descriptions of West 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.

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

Mausolea and Monuments (1500-Present)

Profiles of several hundred mausolea found in the British Isles.

Sedbergh 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.

Sedbergh Histories & Books

Sedbergh History (1675-2003)

A short history of Sedbergh, including contemporary photographs and a map.

Sedbergh Photographs (1900-1935)

Photographs of the streets of Sedbergh.

West Riding Domesday Extracts (1066)

Extracts for West 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.

Sedbergh School & Education Records

West Yorkshire Reformatory School Records (1856-1914)

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.

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.

Sedbergh Occupation & Business Records

West Yorkshire Police Records (1833-1914)

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.

West Yorkshire Occupation Records (1793-1930)

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.

West Yorkshire Alehouse Licences (1771-1962)

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.

West Yorkshire Apprenticeship Records (1627-1894)

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.

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.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Sedbergh

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.

Sedbergh Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

West Riding Church Monuments (1300-1900)

Photographs and descriptions of West 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.

Sedbergh Church Records

West Yorkshire Non-conformist Parish Registers (1656-1985)

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.

Sedbergh Parish Registers (1565-1800)

The parish registers of Sedbergh provide details of births, marriages and deaths from 1565 to 1800. Parish registers can assist tracing a family back numerous generations.

West Yorkshire Non-conformist Membership Records (1772-1973)

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.

Sedbergh Parish Registers (1594-1800)

Baptism, marriage & burial records transcribed from the registers of Sedbergh presented in the form of a printed book.

West Yorkshire Bastardy Records (1690-1914)

Records of over 14,000 illegitimate births, which will typically name the child's father.

Biographical Directories Covering Sedbergh

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.

Sedbergh 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.

Sedbergh 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

SEDBERGH is a small market and union town, township, a polling place for the Northern division of the Riding, and parish, consisting of four hamlets, viz. Howgill with Bland, Frostrow with Soolbank, Cautlby with Dowbiggin and Marthwaite; it is in the western division of Staincliff and Ewcross wapentake, county court district of Kirkby Lonsdale, rural deanery of Clapham, archdeaconry of Richmond and diocese of Ripon. The town is situated in a pleasant, secluded valley, surrounded by lofty moors and fells, at the north-west extremity of the West Riding, on the borders of Westmorland, on the old coach road between Lancaster and Newcastle, about 10 miles east from Kendal, 11 north from Kirkby Lonsdale, 256 from London and 3 north-east from the confluence of the rivers Rathay and Lune. The station on the Lancaster, Carlisle and Ingleton line of the North Western railway is about a mile from the town. The church of St. Andrew is a very old stone building, chiefly in the Later Norman style, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, two porches and a tower containing a clock and 3 bells, in scribed respectively “Haec Campana sacra Fiat Trinitati Beatae;” “Coelorum Xte placeat tibi rex Sonus iste;” and the third “Concipiens X. pla Virgo Coelum rega;” there are three stained windows and an alms-chest 200 years old: the font is of polished granite, ancient and very beautiful, and has been lately restored at the expense of the vicar: there is a monumental bust of Dr. Dawson, the mathematician, dated 1820; and a memorial tablet to “St. John Ottway, vice-chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Chancellor of ye County Pale, of Durham, 1693.” The register dates for burials and marriages from the year 1594 and for baptisms from 1605, but the early portion is in bad condition through damp. The living is a vicarage, yearly value £400, in the gift of Trinity College. Cambridge, and held by the Rev. George Platt M.A. of that college, honorary canon of Ripon. The Wesleyan chapel, erected in 1864, is a stone structure octagonal in plan. The Congregationalists, Wesleyan Methodists and Baptists have each chapels in the township, and there is a meeting house for the society of Friends. There are charities of about £150 yearly value, distributed among poor householders not receiving parochial relief, and almshouses for six poor widows, erected and endowed by the late Thomas Palmer esq. The market is held on Wednesday and is of small importance, but has a considerable trade in butter. Fairs are held on the 26th of February, 20th of March, 28th of April and 29th of October for cattle; and pleasure fairs on the Wednesday in Whitsun week and the first Wednesday after the 3rd of October. In the township are three small woollen mills. The public hall, erected in 1865, at a cost of about £700, is a building of stone calculated to hold about 400 persons, and is used for public meetings, concerts and lectures; the county magistrates also hold their sittings here every alternate Wednesday. A police station was built in 1864. The Market House and Reading Room was erected in 1858, by the Rev. John Harrison Evans M.A. formerly headmaster of the Grammar school, the cost being in part defrayed by a fund raised by his former pupils, to present him with a testimonial of their esteem and regard and applied at his request to this purpose. The Sedbergh Agricultural society holds its meetings annually on or about the 4th of October; and there is also a Horticultural society holding yearly exhibitions; an old established book club, and a lending library for the use of the working classes. The Gas works were established in 1851. Ingmire Hall, the seat of C. Upton-Cottrell-Dormer esq. J.P. Standing in a large park, about 1 ½ miles from the town, is a large castellated building, partly ancient, but considerably enlarged in 1838—40, the interior of which is fitted with oak and contains a large and fine collection of old china. About miles north-north-east from the town on the borders of Westmorland, is Cautley spout, a waterfall of nearly 70 feet. Charles Walter Strickland esq. is lord of the manor, for which courts are held triennially. The principal landowners are the Earl of Bective M.P. C. Upton-Cottrell-Dormer esq. Robert Willan esq. William Henry Wakefield esq. and Thomas Hewetson esq. The land is chiefly pasture. The area of the township is 19,603 acres; rateable amount £12,974; and of the parish, 52,665 acres; the population of the township in 1871 was 1,983; parish 4,990.

Sedbergh Union

The union of Sedbergh comprises the three townships of Sedbergh, Dent and Garsdale; gross estimated rental £27,202; rateable value £27,795; and the population in 1871 was 4,990. The Workhouse, situated near the town, is a stone building, erected to hold 90 inmates.

Board day every alternate Wednesday.

Schools

Royal Free Grammar, founded by Roger Lupton D.D. provost of Eton in the reign of Henry VII.; the school property was seized by Henry VIII. but was restored & the school refounded by Edward VI. in 1552; the income, then about £1,000, being derived mostly from 500 acres & houses, a new scheme was issued by the Endowed schools Commission in 1874: the course of instruction includes classics, mathematics, modern languages & physical sciences; there are now six exhibitions of £33 6s. 8d. each per year, attached to St. John’s College, Cambridge, & limited to scholars educated at this school, which shares also in the privilege of sending candidates to compete for the valuable exhibitions founded by Lady Betty Hastings, at Queen’s College, Oxford; and has the second claim to a scholarship of about £30 at Christ’s College, Cambridge: new buildings have been erected at a cost of £22,000: the Earl of Bective M.P. is chairman of the governing body; Henry George Hart esq. M.A. late fellow of St. John’s College, Cambridge, headmaster; Rev. T. G. Hutt M.A. of Sidney College, Cambridge, second master; B. Wilson esq. B.A. Emmanuel College, Cambridge; T. Wells B.A. Queen’s College, Oxford; H. Heard, B.A. Corpus Christi college, Oxford; Mons. P. Aubrey, J. Aldous esq. & G. Turner esq. assistants.

National, Alfred Lishman, master.

British, Nathan Rowe, master; Mrs. Mary Mason, mistress.

Endowed, Howgill Giles Moorhouse, master.

Kelly's Directory of the West Riding of Yorkshire (1881)

Most Common Surnames in Sedbergh

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Staincliffe and Ewcross Wapentake
1Wilson701:320.32%3
2Handley691:338.68%616
3Metcalfe641:361.66%97
4Mason601:381.40%88
5Capstick501:4519.08%1,671
6Atkinson481:470.50%21
7Stainton451:5119.82%1,886
8Harper421:542.05%231
9Bracken391:5846.43%3,704
10Leighton371:6110.57%1,309
10Sedgwick371:615.54%734
12Robinson331:690.16%4
12Hall331:690.30%17
14Askew321:719.17%1,314
15Thompson291:780.18%9
16Nelson251:911.07%196
17Greenwood241:950.22%16
18Herd221:10327.16%3,792
19Braithwaite211:1081.75%425
19Punch211:10835.59%4,619
21Tebay201:11486.96%8,503
22Ellis191:1200.24%33
23Harrison181:1260.13%10
23Dawson181:1260.25%46
23Fawcett181:1260.60%132
23Iveson181:1264.03%1,078
23Woof181:12630.00%4,566
28Dover171:13412.14%2,678
29Knowles161:1420.66%184
30Taylor151:1520.07%2
30Allen151:1520.42%108
30Foster151:1520.19%35
30Gibson151:1520.32%75
30Airey151:1523.52%1,119
30Inman151:1521.44%477
36Richardson141:1620.17%30
36Cummings141:1626.48%1,961
36Fishwick141:1627.41%2,163
39Turner131:1750.13%20
39Martin131:1750.44%136
39Campbell131:1751.31%497
39Close131:1752.21%836
39Bragg131:1759.77%2,783
39Lowis131:17544.83%7,307
45Dent121:1891.02%435
45Bainbridge121:1891.70%685
45Bushby121:1896.03%2,084
45Peet121:18912.37%3,385
45Haygarth121:18911.32%3,191
45Haresnape121:189100.00%12,789
51Garnett111:2071.00%454
51Collinson111:2070.89%409
51Lund111:2070.64%295
51Farrer111:2071.85%828
51Birkbeck111:2075.61%2,110
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72Lambert81:2840.26%131
72Clayton81:2840.19%91
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