Parish Records of York, St.Martin cum Gregory,Micklegate

Finding Aid

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Now Deanery of City of York

1 - 11 Parish Registers

tc-\,\A3 1 Register 1530-1652 (baptisms begin in 1t540)

‘)T- NA-Ok )2 Register 1653 - 1734

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Register baptisms 1735 - marriages 1735 1754 burials 1735 -

pm-rt. :4 Register marriages 1724 - 1777 (banns to 1788)

sa.- TIC> Register baptisms and burials 1781 - 1813

- k.00X-A3 Registermarriages 1777-1812

7 Register baptisms 1813-1878

■ 8 Register marriages 1813-1827

I ~~~~sc pt 0 Register burials 1812-1854

10 'Register marriages 1837-1939

11 Register baptisms 1879-1930

19 -14 indexes to Registers

12 index to baptisms 1540-1893

13 Index to Marriages 1539-1898

14, index to burials 1539-1.:35;-

15. - 17. Register of banns

1824-1863

16 1866-1806

17 1397-1953

18 Wok of• briefs 1706-1739

- 21 Churchwardens' accounts a

19• 156/-1669 •

20 1670-1754

.21 1797-1851

-22 • Churchwardens' accounts and vestry minutes 19337-1954

Feoffees' accounts 1656-1863

Sacrament collections accounts 1720-1783 (book entites 'Register of Strange Preachers')

Sacrament money accounts 1822-1829 and vestry meetings 1823-1359

Churchwardens' accounts of collections for choir and church expenses 1843-1885.

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Minutes oS Church Restoration Committee 1874-1875; of trustee meeting for moving organ 1880; of parish meeting re parish room 18891 fhe end of book has parish accounts 1375-1935

Poor Stock charity aCcount 1910-.1918

69 Minutes of parochial church council 1922-1053

A0 Overseers of the Poor accounts 1834-1838; vestry meetings 1850-1922; parochial church council 1923-. 1938; churchwardens t accounts 1881• 1,933

31 Folder contining

terrier. 1900

/2 - plan and elevations of proposed parish room. t889

6" O-S. map (sheet LKXNVI NY) showing charity lands'in Bedale

4 6 M. map shoring Peacock glebe farm and lands in Wilberfoss

5 6" M. map shoring glebe lands. at Drax. and Nov/lam-1_

0 6" 0.S0 map showing globe land at Carfhor-oe

8 6"- O.7. maps shoring glebe lands at -Drax

Rough transcripts of and notes on the parish registers.

transcripts of baptisms 1734-1780, 1795-1812 transcripts of burials 1734-1812 transcrip0 of marriages 177p-1812

• •2 1 Terrier 1777.

2 Faculty to repair tower and belfrey

3 List and description of church plate: taken from tThe Yo.rk Church Plate', by T.M. Fallow in Yorkshire Archaeologicol Journal 1883

4. List of emblem on chancel .roof_

34 - Papers relating to clergy

1 Letter from Archbishop Nerring to the Rev. Mr. Garforth about the administration of charity money 17,Pgly 1746

2 Petition of the Rev, Philemon Mars1.1 and churchwardens' and inhabitants to the Archbishop of York•for the dismissal of Thomas Hall an unsatisfactory .curate: 1.783

3 Archbishop's • leave of absence ..or y4ars to the Rev. Jonas Tompson on account of illness 17 Jan. 1814

4 Archbimhop's licence to th.1-11pv. Thomts Jesson as curate

13 Sep-1816

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Pa., ' relat4no. to clergy (continued)

Three papers relating to 1937 vacancy and the institntion.•of Canon A.R. Lee as 11..c.tor

1, Sept, 1938

Four papers relating to the vacnncy Feb.- Apr. 1047 6

7 Three letters relating to the institution of the Rov. B.A.. Smith - Nay 1.047

35 Printed notiees including special Forms of Service 1809, 1900, 1901-A002, 1914-1918; Laster offerings 1305. 1896; the Appeal Fund; 'fork Coronation. Festivities, 1902; the Sale of Work, .1903

36

Visitors' Book 1908-1916 '

Legal paners in the case of Charles Chernock. and James Mason, churchvardens, C® Robert Oates, gentleman, of Water Vu:Iford, for an assessment (the case went to Wing's Bench- and was finally arbitrated by the Archbishop) 17161722. •

38 Miscellaneous legal papers

1. The Rev, Philemon M.arh c. Thomas and others: damage by trespass and rights of

1.764

John Hartley and others. c. Robert Hartley 1782 .

39 Parish assessments

1. churchwardens' assessment of narish 1742.

2-3 'window tax assessments and notices 1765-1766 4-5 land tax. assessments 1766 6 land tax assessment. 1775

40 - 44 Overseers' of.tbe Poor papers .

0 correspondence, receipts and. miscellaneous • • . papers 1743-1833

41. .settlement papers. 1.717-1.836

4r>. bastardy papers 1.7d8-J832

43 apprenticeship indentures

1749-1857

44 papers relating to. the establishment of the work house 1 7 44-1747

45 - 62 Papers and accounts relating to glebe property

• 45 - Glebe lands: general deeds and papers

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Glebe lands: general deeds and papers (cont.)

1 Trust deed Giles Earle of Beningbrough Hall and the Rev. James Willoughby of Hutton, co. York, to William Earle of Beningbrough- Hall and Henry Willoughby of Hutton, co. York. The advowson - of St. Martin's Micklegate and lands in Newland, Dram, Carlton, Wilberfoss and Newton. on Der vent in trust to stated uses 8 November 1799

2 2 papers re Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Act 1901

3 Notes from the parish book' on repairs at Wiiberfoss and Newland c.1912

4 :Returns of Duties on Land Values 1910

5 Lands Improvement Company remittances and receipts

1905-1917

O Correspondence between the Rev. G.C. Beach • and the Diocesan Registrar on the .sale of glebe lands • 1019-1921

Report on an inspection of glebe farms at- ..Wilberfoss and Newland- 1901

8 rough notes and sketch plans relating to glebe property.

Memoranda and returns relating to the Tithe Act - 1946-1953

1.0 Correspondence with the InSpector of Tames 1939, 1.058

40 Accounts and rentals of glebe lands

1 The Rev, Thomas Richardson's accounts 1858-1889 2 The Rev. E.S. Carter's accounts 1881-1883 3 - half yearly rentals 187771892 4 half yearly rentals 1801-1893

47 Glebe land. in Dram and Newland.

1 lands at Newland intendi.ng to be warped. .Aug. 1870

survey of Drax globe lands a.e.

3 Mr Glutton's report on Newland globe 23 Dec. 1891

4 specification, plans and solicitors' account for- farm buildings at Newland near Dram 1001

5 report on inspection of glebe at Drax and Newland 1920

6 consent to electric power lines being laid across glebe land at Dram 1W01:

correspondence with the various tenants of the glebe, with adjoining land-owners, and with land-agents on rents shooting-rights, excllang,cs of land, game,'warping, land-tames and tith ,, rents etc. • 1875-1899

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C(./Flit Glebe land in .Drax and Newland (continued)

8 Archbishop's authority for the removal of a glebe cottage at Newland and corresponenc,...

1900-1903

9 letter and map concerning Drax drainage. and two further maps showing drainage and warping

n10-1913'

10 letters and plans concerning- new farm buildings at Newland 191_3 -

11 correspondence between Canon A.R. Lee R„iehard Pratt, estate agent, and H. Lancaster concerning the reclamation of Ormerly Cnrr glebe land

1939-1940

1 .9 correspondence between the Church Co7Pnissionerg,

T. Yalight, the Rev. B.A. Smith and Richard Pratt estate agent, concerning Orrierly Carr woodland and shootin rights 1949-1059

13 correspondence between T. Toni ht, G.C.S. Stones, U. Lancaster and the Rev. TI.A. Smith concerning the provision of new gates and posts 1950

14 corresT)onderce '.:,etreen Canon Lee, the Rev. B.A. G.C. Stones end L. Durmhy estate agent

concerning rents for Nel,tnd 1948-1056

40 Glebe farm at Carthorpe, Bumeston nr. Dedale

1 particulars of lands at „„arthorpe 189j

o a repOrt on the farm

1809.

letter, specifications, Plans and bills for.a npv covhonse and stable . 1909

• 4 bill for fencing 1.914

rf co'rrespon'9ence between the Rev. .J.C. Beach and various•tenaats and would—be teneditS con-cerning.the lense Of the glebe land over which there were consirlorable.difficulties with. unsatisfactory tenants 1918-19M.

6 two insurance ropers for farm buildings 1932, 1952

50 Glebe lands at Scrayirrham

correspondence between aepheason, & Son estate Agents, the Rev. B.A. Smith, the Diocesan Registrar, the National anti cultural Advisory Service and 11. Dawson the tenant, on. the rent, drainaga ar.d improment of Blaborry Cloe IM8-1040

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Glebe lands at Serayingham (continued) •

9 letter and. sketeh map asking on behalf of the Aldby Park Estate if the field is for

sale 1057

3 correspondence between H. Dawson, the Rev. B.C.

Norris, Byron and Granger land-agents, the 1.Zev. B.A. Smith and the Diocesan Registrar 611 the. sale

of the land at Sorayingham 1000-1931-

51 Glebe lands at Wilberfoss - Peacock Fe_rm

ta-A receipt 1885

particulars of glebe land nt Wilberfess 1891 .

specifications, rerlaris and bills on various repairvork carried out 1897-1014

Miscellaneous correspondence concerning tenants, shooting rights, repairs, rents and valuations

- 1881-1921

52 • Water Fulford Tithe

1 account vith Francis Carr, Lane.-agent 1877-

2 Agreement to lease the Rev. Edward Buimer OrnF1 Edward Carey for

2 . acres of grass-land in Water Fulford - 1802

3 2 solicitors' letters to the Rev.• Edward BuLmer on the Water. Fulford Tithe • 102, 1904

4 certificate of redemption of rent charge .with 2 accomDanying pa-pers. 1904

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5 agreement to lease the Rev. Edward Bulmer and Harry Dawksley or 2 acres of grass land in Water Fulford 1914

J. Pilmoor estate-agent's accounts for tithe rent on Fulford lags • 19201921

Papers, deeds and correspondence concerning the

- Feoffees alarl• the parish charities

Feoffees: miscellaneous papers

parchment document reciting the various charitable donations to the parish and re-orderin• the proper keeping of a register

2 notes on money lent by feoffees • 1727--1731

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MG ri Feoffees: miscellaneous papers (continued)

3 receipt for the deeds and• bonds box and register book • 1752

4 2 receipts to the feoffees

1768, 1841 •

claim of exemption from nroperty and income tax . 1843.

6 notes 'from the parish records on administration of the parish charities

1822-1877

7 York City and County Banking

bank book - of feoffees 1872-1875

54 Parish houses in Micklegate

•Pond, Samuel Neville of York, merchant, to repay to feoffees 521— at a rate of Gd a veek

25 May 1.700

2 Nortgage. Philip Wright, churchwarden, to- Samuel Dawson and other feoffees; property. in Mieklegate for 40 years to Secure. loan of ":2,20 from the poor sock. for the repair of the .church 1 May 170C)

Winding lease. Peter Atkinson and other feoffees to Joshua 0171field for plot of laud on the corner of Barker .lane and Miekiegate for 50 years at a rent of £8 a year (plan in margin) 24 April

4 Mortgage for securing S':,700 and interest. Churchwardens and overseers to Messrs Mill, Gray and Swann 12 January 1875

5 Appointment of new trustee;-", - 28 Sep. 1894

6 Mortgage for securing and interest. The rector and churchwardens to H.J. Ware. end others, Numbers 74, 75, 76 Micklegate. Also letter and receipts 12 October 1894

7 Counterpart lease. .The Rev. Ed.-..aard Buimer and others to C.W. Botwood,. No. 74 Micklegate for 7 years at a rent of £40 20 Aug. 1808 -

8 Counterpart lease. The Rev. Edward Palmer and others to the Misses E. and C. pale. No. 76 Micklegate far 7 years at a. yearly rent of £40

24 Sept. 1903

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9 Counterpart. lease. The Rev. EdwArd Bulmar and others to C.W. 13otwood. No. 74 Micklogate for 7 years at a yearly rent of V50.• 13 Jan. 1905

10 Counterpart lease. The Teoffees to A.G. Rayner. No. 75 Nichierl.ate for 7 years•ar a yearly rent. of t:',50. 18 Sep. 1905

11 Mortgage for securing £150 and interest. - The rector and churchvardens to James Yeirooe. Nos. 74, 75 and' 76 fickle ,ate 19 Oct. 1905

12 Advance of further g.,150 by the Yorkshire Insurauce Company on the seeurity of a house in Micklegate 12 Oct. lon5

13 T,eel charge. The Pe-. G. 0a Beach and others. to the Yorkshire Insurance Company. Nos. 80, 9."! and 84 Miciclegata for ,000 an interest

5 March 1.234

14 Further legal charge and copy. The rector and churchvarOens to the Yorkshire InsuranceCompany Ltd, . Nos. 80, SO end. 81 1,acklepte fora • TurtheT....Ej0 ard interest 4 June 1040-

15 Conveyance in trust. rDd'i,dn. Story to Canon A P Lee and oters. Nos. 8,0, 82 and 84 Mj cid egate

17.0ct, 190 trus to. stated use-s 4

16 List of deeds relAing:to Micklegate propertr 1024.

17 '',otes on the parish property in Micklegate corapiled• -by the Rev. Ed-iv,trd Bulmer C. 1901

1.8 Receipt from York Courant for advertising. • building land in Mickiegate 1871

19 DescriPtiOn (from a terrier?) of a piece of uraund in Gregory Lane be_lorging to the parish

• 20 Corresondence concerning the. lease of 74 Micklegate 1808-1908.:

21 Correspondence concerning. the loose of 75 Micklegate 1876

22 Correspondence cecerningthe lease of and repairs and alterations to 76 (late• 84) Nicklegate 1875-4021.

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54 Parish houses in Michlegate (continued)

23 Correspondence concerning the redemption of the rent—charge and the ground rent of the . Crown Hotel, Micklegate n75-1927

Rent—charge from lands at Osgodby

1 Conveyance: Jeremiah Smith of Osgodhy and Mary his wife to the feoffees. A yearly rent charge of 50/— from a messuage in Osgodby ih trust to Stated uses 29 April 1700

Letters concerning the rent—charge of 50/— 1036

56 Te.riqh. land in Church. lane

correspondence between I, Dunphy, surveyor, J, Garnett, corn and forage dealer and the 11,73v. B.A. Smith over the sale of a plot of land in St Martin's Lane

1948

eo'cregimti 57 TheIparish chari. 1Fs, and the Charity Commissioners

s. Charity Commissioners' approval of new trustee

25 Feb. A898.

Charity Commissioners' approval of new trustee 18 July 1879

3 Correspondence between - the Buimer Ana J.G. Butcher concerning the new•schemc for the administration of the parish charity 190571906

4• Correspondence between the Rev. E. Bulmer and the Charity Commissioners concerning the proposed scheme 1905-1919

5 Draft and two copies of the Charity Cm.maissioners' approved scheme for the Poor Stock 1005

Three copies of finally approved. scheme 23. Jam. 1906

7 Letters from the Town. Clerk appointing 4. representative trustees 1906,1910,1919

A Notice from District Valuer eneluiring about trustees

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9 Forms and a letter concerning accounts from Charity Commissioners 193-10n

10 Approved scheme for the Church Estate by the Charity Commissioners 1966

PARIS P. MCOPDS (on deposit) (continued)

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/MG 58 Benefice Papers

T. Receipts for interest in consolidated £`.;;o annuities, prvroti op A. 1813-1851' " Pam' C'totk" pcafts.A Va. viavc..

2 Letter acknowledging receipt of money-clue to the late Rev., T. Richardson

20 JWLy 1877

Two letters concerning financial • matters - 1913

4 Two notices under the Ecclesiastical Dilapiciations Act .

5 Evidence of Life for payment to the Rev. E. Bulcior 1913

Sri Insurance Papers

Insurance for g:1500 on Nos. 74, '5 and 76 Micklegate 1872

insurance -for. £1300 on Nos. 74, 75 and 76 Miclegate 1891

3 Receiptsfor _ire iL1suran.0 e premiums 1903-1918

• 4 Receipts for premiumsfor Government War Risks Insurance 1918

5 Receiptfor premiumfor Workmen's Compensation Insurance 1936

6. Notice of expiry of.accident policy 1948

7 Two letters.concerning fire insurance of the parsonage horse 1937, 1953

60 Letters and notice concerning the union. o the benefices of Holy Trinity with St John Micklegate and St Martin and St Gregory Micklegate

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61 Letter from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners enclosing copy conveyance of the former parsonage house of St John in Nanthorpe Avenue as the •• parsonage house of St Martin cum Gregory; with plan 18 July 1935

02 - 68 Specifications, bills and correspondence relating •to alterations, repairs and restoration of church fabric and of churchyard .

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62 Alterations and repairs 1821-1804

1 Smith &' Armstrong bill l'or removing botterstand and repairs and alterations to walling and_ to chancel 1821

2 Yorkshire Banking Co. Bank Book: church restoration fund 1875-1878

3 Balance sheet money spent on. church restoration 1874-1875

4 Correspondence with Robert Mosley about gravestones in the churchyard laid in recent improVements November 1876

5 Letter from the York United Gas Light Company about a faulty gas meter 'in. the Church 14 Decenher

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Bills for repairs. and alterations. to church; also some letteTs to the Feoffees concerning variouS financial matters connected with the Mickjegate property 1894

• GP, SpecifiCations, bills, letters and bank book of the organ fund, for a new organ erected

in 1:890 • •

54 Accounts for repairs and alterations to the church in 1855 and 1896: George Benson. architect also accournbs for. stone wor

and repairs to windorS 1899 •

65 Bills for restoration of clerestory anfl work on nove

it 1002-1004

05 Bills and correspondence cc new boiler ho se

and heating system 1905-1007 correspondence and tenders for new hot

- water boiler 1015

• 57 Agreement to - allow- Mrs Ann Dunn llan'iman to insert fall pipe in drain. ia. the chur.chyaz'd • 1.9 November 18V

bills for repairs to walls and railings of 1.900 churchyard

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68 Dills and accounts for work 1028-194

1 York lectric Lightino: Depart-, ment: plan tender and corres- pondence 1928-1031

2 John Dousfield, Bar Ironworks: bills 1928

R.C. Cutting Co: correspondence and bills for installation of lightning conductors 1929

4 Linowles es Sons,: reports on condition and tenders .for restoration. of windows 1031-193,1

5 SurHIntc„>rs and Barnes: 2 letters and estimc te. for contract tuning of ovgnn 1933

. 89 Churchwardens: miscellaneous bills and parish papers •

1 Copy of churchwardens' accounts for 1.830/1 ordered to be sent to the House of Commons 1821

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2 nirk Improvement'Aet: instructions for the election of commissioners 1831.

0 Orders in Council' respecting the.ehOlera 1832

4 The Constable's account • .1796

Miscellaneous receipted bills - 1740-1033

6 Parochial statistics 1937

• 7 Applications for enrolment on electoral roll 1929

Parish accounts-

70 Sequestration accounts 1920.

71 Chnrehwardens' receipted 1017-1918

72 Churchwardens' receipted bills. 1918-1019

73 ChnrellwaraensT receipted bills 1919-1920 ..

74 Churchwardens' receiptea bills 1020-1921

- 75 Churehvardens' receipted bills 1091-1022

76 Receipts for pariSh msgazine 1030, 1031

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70-83 Parish Accounts (continued)

77 Folder containing:

1 rough accounts, c. 1933 2 centenary fund accounts, 1930 3 charity accounts, 1922-1947 4 balance sheet

78 PCC receipts and expenditure, 1952

79 PCC receipts and expenditure, 1953

80 PCC receipts and expenditure, 1954

81 PCC receipts and expenditure, 1955

82 PCC receipts and expenditure, 1956

83 Bank Statements: parochial Church Council, 1945-1956

84 — 87 Poor rate assessments

84 1812-1817

85 1826-1833

86 1837 —1842

87 1843 — 1848

88. Church rate assessment, 1841-1867

89 Newspaper reports of the death and funeral of Rev. T. Richardson, 1877,

Nos. 1-88 deposited Jan. 1967, 89 deposited June 2000.

Borthwick Institute of Historical Research, York

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90 Vouchers and balance sheets for PCC 1946-50

91 Church history booklets, pamphlets, drawings, etc.

92 War memorial -Pre

93 Printed copies of parish registers, parts I-IV, 1586-1777 — / r7rioS )14;ckiepie

94 History of the Church

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Scrapbook, mid. 19th c. 1950s, includes drawings, news clippings, information on faculties, vaults, memorials, glebe land, memorandums, list of rectors, c. 1230 +

/2 Correspondence and notes on history of church, mid. 19th c. — 1950s

95 900th celebration flyers, programmes, promotional material, advertisements for events

96 photos — 900th celebration events