Parish Records Available

Parish Registers

The parish registers of Bubwith down to 1812 have been published by the Yorkshire Archaeological Society:

The Parish Registers of Bubwith, Part I
Yorkshire Parish Register Society, Vol. XCIX

Baptisms: 1600, 1601, 1623-1767
Marriages: 1600, 1601, 1624-1753
Burials: 1600, 1601, 1624-1767

The earliest registers have been lost, and the start date for the earliest surviving register is 1623. The volume contains the only two surviving Bishops' Transcripts prior to 1623, i.e. 1600 and 1601.

This volume is now out of print, but can be bought on CD from the society from their website:


Despite the title (Part I), Part II was never published in book form by the Society, although they had a manuscript transcript for the following periods:

Baptisms: 1768-1813
Marriages: 1754-1812
Burials: 1768-1813

Happily, that transcript has now been published on CD and is available from their website:


The period from 1813-1837 has yet to be attempted by anyone.

Banns
Borthwick Reference: PR.BUB/11, 24, 81, 82, 
1795-1804, 1806, 1810; Banns Books: 1823-1847, 1847-1886, 1886-1991

It should also be remembered that parts of Willitoft and Spaldington lay within detached parts of the parish of Aughton, and these registers should also be consulted. The registers have been published by the same Society, as follows:

The Parish Register of Aughton in the County of York
Yorkshire Parish Register Society, Vol. LXXXVI

Baptisms, Marriages, Burials: 1610-1812

Despite the title the volume also contains earlier surviving Bishops' Transcripts, for the years - 1602, 1605, and 1607-8.

This volume is now also out of print, but can be bought on CD from the society from their cdsales website above.


Monumental Inscriptions
The monumental inscriptions for Bubwith churchyard, including the churchyard extension, have been published by the East Yorkshire Family History Society, as No. 134 in their series, and is still available from this link:


The War Memorial in the churchyard was not covered in the above booklet, but photographs of the memorial and the names on it are cuurently on the Yorksgen website, at:


and also at the Roll of Honour website, at:


Again, remember that parts of Willitoft and Spaldington lay within detached parts of the parish of Aughton, and the tenants in these places would go to Aughton to bury their dead, so the MIs for Aughton should also be checked. Fortunately, the monumental inscriptions for Aughton are included in the Bubwith booklet from the East Yorkshire Family History Society.

Some ancient Inscriptions from inside Bubwith Church were recorded in Aug 1877 by Thomas Brooke, F.S.A., and are preserved at the Yorkshire Archaeological Society, Claremont, Leeds, under reference, MS 306, as follows:

Within altar rails:
In hoc tumulo Reconditum
Ossa Thomae Vavasour de
Spaldington Armiger qui
obiit decimo quarto die
Februarii Anno D. 1679
Annoque aetatis 43

[ In this tomb are buried the
bones of Thomas Vavasour of
Spaldington, armiger, who
died the fourteenth day of
February, A.D. 1679
In the year of his age 43]


In front of altar rails
Hic jacet corpus
Elizabethae Vavasour
Uxoris Petri Vavasour
Obiit 25th Aprilis
An. 1715, Aetat. 36

[Here lies the body of
Elizabeth Vavasour
wife of Peter Vavasour
Died 25th April
A.D. 1715, aged 36]


Hic jacet corpus
Elizabethae Vavasour
Uxoris Dui Gualteri Vavasour
de Haselwood
Obiit 2nd die Augti. An. 1733
Aetat. 30

[Here lies the body of
Elizabeth Vavasour
worthy wife of  Walter Vavasour
of Hazelwood
Died 2nd day of August A.D. 1733
Aged 30]


Hic jacet corpus Petri Vavasour
Generosi qui obiit 7th die
Maii An. 1732, Aetat. 53

[Here lies the body of Peter Vavasour
gentleman, who died the 7th day of
May A.D. 1732, aged 53]


....oriar
... jacet
...hannis Vavasour
de Willitoft in
bello civili pro
Rege Carolo
primo equitune
Subtribunus
Obiit Anno Domini 1692
Aetatisque suo 72

[...oriar
(here) lies
(the body of John) Vavasour
of Willitoft Lt. Col. of horse in the
civil war for King Charles I
Died A.D. 1692 (P. Reg.: buried 13th Sep)
His age 72]


Hic jacet Georgius Vavasour Filius
Johannes Vavasour de Willitoft
Obit Aug 24, An. D. 1696
Aetatis 46

[Here lies George Vavasour son of
John Vavasour of Willitoft
Died 24th August A.D. 1696
Aged 46]


Lt. Gen. Sir H.M. M. V. Bt.
Obit 4 Jan 1838


Hic ... Johes Aikeroyd
....erthorpe Armiger
qui obit decimo nono die
Decembris ano. D. 1673
Annoque aetatis 61

[Here (lies) John Aikeroyd
of (Harl)erthorpe, armiger
who died the 19th day of 
December A.D. 1673
In the year of his age 61]


Here lieth Interred the Body
of the Rev. Mr. Robt. Taylor late
Minister of this Church, ob.
Dec 1st, A.D. 1729, aet. 45


Churchwardens Accounts
Borthwick Reference: PR.BUB/16-18
1714-1920

Overseers of the Poor Accounts
1837-1931 
[Note: these are the dates as noted in the Archbishop's survey of 1835, and at that time they were in the custody of the Parish Council, so did not find their way in the Diocesan Archives, and are consequently not held by the Borthwick. It is possible that they are still being held by the Parish Council].

Terriers
1764, 1770, 1778, 1786, 1817, 1825, 1853, 1857