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Ancestry adds North Yorkshire parish records

Family history website Ancestry (ancestry.co.uk) has added parish records from North Yorkshire.

The sets are 'North Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1558-1812’ (2,678,402 records); ‘North Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1921’ (1,432,220 records); ‘North Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937’ (791,373 records); and ‘North Yorkshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995’ (411,099 records).

Parish records can establish your ancestors’ dates and places of birth, marriage and death, as well as additional details such as the names of their parents and any spouses.

The records were added in partnership with North Yorkshire County Record Office. They include digitised images and transcriptions that can be searched.

They include the details of many famous historic figures who lived in North Yorkshire.

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