Welwick Genealogical Records
Welwick 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. They list parents' names - their occupations, residence and sometimes other details.
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.
A collection of indexes and transcripts of birth and baptism records that cover over 250 million people. Includes digital images of many records.
Welwick 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 typically the record marital status and residence of the bride and groom and may contain other details.
An index to over 150,000 licences to marry applied for from the Diocese of York.
A growing index of marriages registered in the county. Records include a reference to the sub-registration district, making it easier to order the correct certificate.
An index to 585,995 marriages, linked to images of the original registers. These records will provide parents' names, residences, occupations, ages and other details.
Welwick 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 record the date someone was buried, their age & residence.
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.
Transcripts of Anglican burial registers from over 100 churches in Yorkshire.
Welwick 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 Welwick
A local paper including news from the Kingston upon Hull area, legal & governmental proceedings, family announcements, business notices, advertisements and more.
A searchable newspaper providing a rich variety of information about the people and places of the Kingston upon Hull 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.
Welwick 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.
Welwick 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.
Welwick 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.
Welwick 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.
Welwick 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.
Welwick 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.
Welwick 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..
Welwick 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.
Welwick 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.
Welwick 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.
Welwick 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.
Welwick 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 Welwick
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.
Welwick 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.
Welwick 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.
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.
Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.
Biographical Directories Covering Welwick
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.
Welwick 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.
Welwick 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
WELWICK is a township, parish and pleasant village, 1 ½ miles from the Humber, 2 ½ south-east from Patrington station on the Hull and Withernsea branch of the North Eastern railway, 12 south-east from Hedon and 17 south-east from Hull; it is in the Holderness division of the Riding, South division of the wapentake of Holderness, South Holderness petty sessional division, union of Patrington, county court district of Hedon, rural deanery of Hedon, archdeaconry of the East Riding and diocese of York. The church of St. Mary is an ancient edifice of stone and brick, in the Gothic style, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, south porch and a western tower containing one bell, recast in 1902: the stained east window is a memorial to Dinah Fewson, d. 16th December, 1877, and was erected by her mother, Mrs. Ansley: the north aisle was new-roofed in 1886 at a cost of £100: in the south aisle is a low arched recess, richly canopied, within which is a species of altar tomb, adorned with tracery and Evangelistic symbols and bearing the effigy of a priest vested in alb and cope; the tomb, moved here from some other site, probably dates from the middle of the 14th century, and on the wall above are the arms of Edward the Confessor, the royal shield of the Plantagenets and that of the Percys: on the floor of the north aisle is a brass, with effigies and arms to William Wryght of Plowland esq. ob. 23 August, 1621, and Ann his wife, ob. 28 Dec. 1618: within a niche in the porch is a mutilated figure of the Virgin Mary; the eagle lectern of oak was presented in 1900, as a memorial to Mr. David S. Burnham, of Plowland, and Sarah, his wife: in 1904 the church was largely restored, including a new oak roof to the nave, at a cost of over £1,500; a 15th century screen, which had been partly destroyed, was also beautifully restored, at a cost of over £100: there are 100 sittings. The register dates from the year 1650. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value about £65, including 52 acres of glebe, in the gift of the Lord Chancellor, and held since 1899 by the Rev. Doveton Vincent Stoddart, of Turrell's Hall, Oxford, who is also rector of and resides at Holmpton. The impropriate tithe amounts to £25. There is a Wesleyan chapel, built in 1849, and a Primitive Methodist chapel, erected in 1911 at a cost of £500. Thomas Wright by will in 1838 left £100, the interest to be spent in coals to be divided amongst the poor of Welwick, at Christmas or Easter, and Thomas Bylish Baron in 1869 also bequeathed £100 for educational purposes. The Rev. Edward Mansfield Clements B.A. rector of Barkston. Grantham, who is lord of the manor of Welwick Provost; Mrs. Thompson, who is lady of Welwick Kelk manor; W. H. Fewson, T. Baron and H. Lamplugh esqrs. the mortgagees of the late Robert Lambert and the Crown are the principal landowners. The soil is mixed; subsoil, strong clay marl. The chief crops are wheat, beans, oats and barley. The area is 3,625 acres of land, 2 of water, 569 of tidal water and 918 of foreshore; rateable value, £3,561; the population in 1911 was 322.
Plowland, now a farm house, occupied by Massrs George and Edward Burnham, was formerly a fortified residence, belonging to the Wryght family, of which were John and Christopher Wryght, two of the conspirators in the famous “Gunpowder Plot.” Some of the masonry of the old building still remains.
Council School (mixed), opened in 1905, for 70 children; average attendance, 60.
Most Common Surnames in Welwick
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Holderness Wapentake |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dibnah | 22 | 1:16 | 23.91% | 3,487 |
| 2 | Lambert | 11 | 1:31 | 0.36% | 131 |
| 3 | Crawforth | 10 | 1:34 | 7.04% | 2,648 |
| 4 | Fox | 9 | 1:38 | 0.19% | 70 |
| 5 | Wright | 8 | 1:43 | 0.06% | 14 |
| 5 | Butcher | 8 | 1:43 | 1.02% | 626 |
| 5 | Branton | 8 | 1:43 | 4.44% | 2,237 |
| 8 | Stephenson | 7 | 1:49 | 0.12% | 58 |
| 8 | Norris | 7 | 1:49 | 1.51% | 1,041 |
| 8 | Rider | 7 | 1:49 | 0.87% | 611 |
| 8 | Burnham | 7 | 1:49 | 4.00% | 2,276 |
| 8 | Suddaby | 7 | 1:49 | 2.19% | 1,427 |
| 8 | Medforth | 7 | 1:49 | 4.83% | 2,603 |
| 14 | Robinson | 6 | 1:57 | 0.03% | 4 |
| 14 | Jackson | 6 | 1:57 | 0.04% | 8 |
| 14 | Woodhouse | 6 | 1:57 | 0.41% | 336 |
| 14 | Garton | 6 | 1:57 | 1.94% | 1,468 |
| 14 | Sigsworth | 6 | 1:57 | 2.47% | 1,774 |
| 14 | Billany | 6 | 1:57 | 9.38% | 4,379 |
| 20 | Johnson | 5 | 1:68 | 0.04% | 12 |
| 20 | Thompson | 5 | 1:68 | 0.03% | 9 |
| 20 | Davis | 5 | 1:68 | 0.21% | 186 |
| 20 | Carter | 5 | 1:68 | 0.10% | 63 |
| 20 | Cross | 5 | 1:68 | 0.37% | 362 |
| 20 | Dickinson | 5 | 1:68 | 0.14% | 113 |
| 20 | Hyde | 5 | 1:68 | 0.75% | 736 |
| 20 | Garnett | 5 | 1:68 | 0.45% | 454 |
| 20 | Good | 5 | 1:68 | 1.77% | 1,585 |
| 20 | Sergeant | 5 | 1:68 | 3.47% | 2,616 |
| 20 | Waddingham | 5 | 1:68 | 4.24% | 3,003 |
| 20 | Hitching | 5 | 1:68 | 11.36% | 5,597 |
| 32 | Harrison | 4 | 1:85 | 0.03% | 10 |
| 32 | Sharp | 4 | 1:85 | 0.09% | 75 |
| 32 | Lockwood | 4 | 1:85 | 0.10% | 96 |
| 32 | Castle | 4 | 1:85 | 0.63% | 765 |
| 32 | Mitchinson | 4 | 1:85 | 3.88% | 3,257 |
| 32 | Hotham | 4 | 1:85 | 1.81% | 1,918 |
| 32 | Fussey | 4 | 1:85 | 2.80% | 2,631 |
| 32 | Leckonby | 4 | 1:85 | 6.67% | 4,566 |
| 32 | Laisby | 4 | 1:85 | 18.18% | 8,765 |
| 41 | Roberts | 3 | 1:114 | 0.04% | 51 |
| 41 | Wilkinson | 3 | 1:114 | 0.02% | 13 |
| 41 | Hodgson | 3 | 1:114 | 0.04% | 37 |
| 41 | Coleman | 3 | 1:114 | 0.50% | 816 |
| 41 | Adamson | 3 | 1:114 | 0.25% | 420 |
| 41 | Leonard | 3 | 1:114 | 0.42% | 683 |
| 41 | Boynton | 3 | 1:114 | 0.64% | 1,031 |
| 48 | Hill | 2 | 1:171 | 0.03% | 41 |
| 48 | Marshall | 2 | 1:171 | 0.02% | 24 |
| 48 | Foster | 2 | 1:171 | 0.03% | 35 |
| 48 | Hunter | 2 | 1:171 | 0.07% | 157 |
| 48 | Barr | 2 | 1:171 | 0.51% | 1,195 |
| 48 | Shields | 2 | 1:171 | 0.35% | 867 |
| 48 | Harman | 2 | 1:171 | 0.94% | 1,987 |
| 48 | Dales | 2 | 1:171 | 0.59% | 1,342 |
| 48 | Warriner | 2 | 1:171 | 0.75% | 1,660 |
| 48 | Longhorn | 2 | 1:171 | 0.95% | 2,001 |
| 48 | Haggitt | 2 | 1:171 | 3.92% | 5,054 |
| 48 | Winteringham | 2 | 1:171 | 3.08% | 4,339 |
| 48 | Grayburn | 2 | 1:171 | 3.85% | 4,997 |
| 48 | Walgate | 2 | 1:171 | 2.63% | 3,934 |
| 48 | Seele | 2 | 1:171 | 100.00% | 35,728 |
| 63 | Brown | 1 | 1:341 | 0.01% | 7 |
| 63 | Taylor | 1 | 1:341 | < 0.01% | 2 |
| 63 | Hall | 1 | 1:341 | 0.01% | 17 |
| 63 | Scott | 1 | 1:341 | 0.01% | 47 |
| 63 | Martin | 1 | 1:341 | 0.03% | 136 |
| 63 | Simpson | 1 | 1:341 | 0.01% | 27 |
| 63 | Price | 1 | 1:341 | 0.08% | 378 |
| 63 | Booth | 1 | 1:341 | 0.01% | 32 |
| 63 | Butler | 1 | 1:341 | 0.04% | 174 |
| 63 | Atkinson | 1 | 1:341 | 0.01% | 21 |
| 63 | Curtis | 1 | 1:341 | 0.09% | 465 |
| 63 | Douglas | 1 | 1:341 | 0.12% | 594 |
| 63 | Wallis | 1 | 1:341 | 0.10% | 493 |
| 63 | Finch | 1 | 1:341 | 0.47% | 1,993 |
| 63 | Myers | 1 | 1:341 | 0.03% | 114 |
| 63 | Sewell | 1 | 1:341 | 0.32% | 1,468 |
| 63 | Batty | 1 | 1:341 | 0.04% | 190 |
| 63 | Ramsey | 1 | 1:341 | 0.29% | 1,327 |
| 63 | Jefferson | 1 | 1:341 | 0.08% | 395 |
| 63 | Boyes | 1 | 1:341 | 0.07% | 355 |
| 63 | Sargeant | 1 | 1:341 | 0.93% | 3,175 |
| 63 | Baily | 1 | 1:341 | 0.86% | 3,026 |
| 63 | Cockerill | 1 | 1:341 | 0.22% | 1,055 |
| 63 | Ness | 1 | 1:341 | 0.67% | 2,546 |
| 63 | Jobling | 1 | 1:341 | 0.51% | 2,110 |
| 63 | Masterman | 1 | 1:341 | 0.29% | 1,327 |
| 63 | Outhwaite | 1 | 1:341 | 0.24% | 1,139 |
| 63 | Cawkwell | 1 | 1:341 | 0.51% | 2,110 |
| 63 | Hoyes | 1 | 1:341 | 2.04% | 5,204 |
| 63 | Prain | 1 | 1:341 | 100.00% | 40,917 |
| 63 | Hodgeson | 1 | 1:341 | 2.70% | 6,259 |
| 63 | Palframan | 1 | 1:341 | 1.05% | 3,426 |
| 63 | Fairbourn | 1 | 1:341 | 1.67% | 4,566 |
| 63 | Duglass | 1 | 1:341 | 12.50% | 16,907 |
| 63 | Briglin | 1 | 1:341 | 4.35% | 8,503 |
| 63 | Tasher | 1 | 1:341 | 100.00% | 40,917 |
| 63 | Jeneson | 1 | 1:341 | 14.29% | 18,720 |
| 63 | Martlock | 1 | 1:341 | 100.00% | 40,917 |