Huddersfield and District Baptisms
- Transcription and conventions used
- Coverage
- Checking
- Grouping
- Abbreviations and codes
- Contact details
- How to buy
- Copyright
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Transcription and conventions used
This database records 157,041 baptisms from eight parishes in and around Huddersfield.
The baptismal records include:
- Birth Date - often omitted.
- Register Date - date of baptism
- Name of person baptised.
- Name and occupation of father, if given.
- Name of mother
- Address within parish
- Parish name
Note: the father and mother have been indexed as 'other family'.
Coverage
The following table gives the number of baptisms and range of years covered for each of the three parishes.
| Parish | No. of entries | Year range |
|---|---|---|
| ALMONDBURY ALL HALLOWS | 40186 | 1703-1911 |
| BATLEY ALL SAINTS | 13626 | 1699-1836 |
| BIRSTALL ST PETER | 23661 | 1738-1817 |
| EMLEY ST MICHAEL | 12689 | 1601-1918 |
| HUDDERSFIELD ST PETERS | 18732 | 1749-1819 |
| KIRKHEATON ST JOHN | 17095 | 1653-1822 |
| MIRFIELD ST MARY | 15054 | 1559-1826 |
| SLAITHWAITE ST JAMES | 15998 | 1684-1845 |
| Total (8) | 157041 | 1559-1918 |
Checking
This database has been transcribed, checked and corrected.
Grouping
There is no grouping appropriate for these baptisms.
Abbreviations and Codes
Abbreviations used in the Age column of the index: h = hours; d = days; w = weeks; m=months; y = years.
(SW) following the mother's name indicates that she is a single woman and the child is illegitimate. The name of the presumed father may be given in brackets.
How to buy
These baptismal registers and several others are available on CD-ROM from the Huddersfield and District Family History Society, web site www.hdfhs.org.uk.
Contact details
Huddersfield and District Family History Society. Web: www.hdfhs.org.uk.
Copyright and disclaimer
© Trustees of the Huddersfield and District Family History Society.
Every care has been taken in the preparation of this Index. However, users are advised to view the original registers, or images thereof, to confirm the information given.
The Huddersfield and District Family History Society accepts no liability for any errors or omissions that remain (although they would welcome notification of alternative interpretations after the searcher has viewed the parish registers).
