Setting their hands: Making their Mark
A look at how people signed documents using their mark with examples from our collections. … Read More Setting their hands: Making their Mark
Tag: Parish Records
Focus on Middleham and Richard III: The Collegiate Church
This post by Gail Falkingham on the Collegiate Church is the first in a series exploring the connection of Richard III to Middleham in North Yorkshire.… Read More Focus on Middleham and Richard III: The Collegiate Church
Focus on Richmond records – Part 2
By Linda Turnbull, Archivist Parish Records (PR/RM) Parish registers The most well-known ecclesiastical records are probably the registers of the parish church, in which were recorded baptisms, marriages and burials. Our collections include some 50 registers of baptisms, marriages and burials conducted at Richmond parish church from 1556 to 2002 (baptisms), 2017 (marriages) and 2010… Read More Focus on Richmond records – Part 2
Focus on Richmond records – Part 1
By Linda Turnbull, Archivist Introduction May is Local History Month and the North Yorkshire County Record Office had been invited to do a pop-up archive at a number of libraries in North Yorkshire. Whilst we cannot fulfil these planned events, due to the coronavirus lockdown and temporary closure of the libraries (and the Record Office),… Read More Focus on Richmond records – Part 1
North Yorkshire County Record Office 