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Airton

AIRTON, a township in that part of the parish of KIRKBY in MALHAM-DALE which is in the western division of the wapentake of STAINCLIFFE and EWCROSS,West riding of the county of YORK, 6.5 miles (S. E. by E.) from Settle, containing 187 inhabitants. In this township is a twist manufactory : there is also a free school, with a small endowment.

Samuel Lewis "Topographical Dictionary of England" 1831


Maps & Topography  
 
1st series OS map: circa 1853 - 6 inch to the mile
Jefferys map
: 1771 - 1 inch to 1 mile
Aerial photograph dating from 1999 (external link)
Modern OS map
Aerial photograph using FlashEarth.com which doesn't require special software. This uses the 1999 Millenium map images taken from a plane and is user friendly but needs a broadband connection. (external link)
Scheduled monuments in Malhamdale : Overlaid map from the Government's countryside GIS mapping service, MAGIC. Needs a broadband connection. (external link)
Malhamdale Satellite Images : Our own highly detailed Google Earth map page, which displays satellite and map images dating from 2002. Zoom in and search any part of Malhamdale and also find the co-ordinates for features. This map doesn't require any additional software to be loaded onto your PC, however it helps to have a broadband connection. If you require more features on your map, you can download a free copy of the Google Earth Viewer for Mac or Windows PCs. (external link)
People & Families  

Census
1881 Census:
An alphabetical list of Malhamdale residents (external link)
Airton 1841 Census transcript
: HO107/1321/1 fo.3b-7b
Airton 1851 Census transcript : HO107/2277 fo 466-471
Airton 1861 Census transcript : RG9/3180 fo.26-29b
Airton 1871 Census transcript
: RG10/4257 fo.24-28
Airton 1881 Census transcript
: RG11/4300 fo.20-24
Airton 1891 Census transcript
: RG12/3495 fo.20-23
Airton 1901 Census transcript
: RG13/4023 fo.20-23b
A Vision of Britain
: View population statistics, historical gazetteer entries, Civil Parish changes and more for Airton (external link)
People Finder : A searchable database of all those people reported to have been born, or were living in Malhamdale in the 1841-1901 Census returns.
 
Directories
The Craven Household Almanack Directory of 1911
: Transcript of "professions and trades" for Malhamdale (external link)
Baines's Directory and Gazetteer 1822 : Transcript of "professions and trades" for Malhamdale (external link)
West Riding Trade Directories: More references to townships and people in the area can be found on the free Historical Directories website run by the University of Leicester. (external link)

Parish Records
Parish Church Records: The whereabouts of the registers and copies for St Michael the Archangel, Kirkby Malham.
Parish map: Showing Kirkby Malhamdale and the townships and the old Ecclesiastical parishes surrounding it.
Quaker Records : List of Burials at the Airton Friends Meeting House Burial ground (1669 - 1994) and where to locate the other Airton Quaker records.
 
Land, Tax, Probate etc.
Return of Owners of Land 1873 : Land held in the West Riding of Yorkshire by Malhamdale residents.
Subsidy Roll 1379 - poll tax listing for Malhamdale, with names, relationships and occupations. For other Craven townships see the lists on GENUKI (external link)
Register of Electors 1834 : Transcript of the published list for the local townships.
Malhamdale Wills : Where and how to find them. Includes an Index of Canterbury (PCC) wills and Death Duty Register entries in the National Archives online collections.
Wills proved at York (1389-1688): Index with over 350 Malhamdale entries of the 16th & 17th centuries.

Feet of Fines : Records of land transactions in Tudor Malhamdale (1486-1603)
Brother Ditton's Compotus
1455 : The accounts of St Michael's Church, Kirkby Malham, submitted to the Abbot of West Dereham.
Memorials of the Abbey of St Mary of Fountains Vol.1 : PDF copy of the book published by the Surtees Society in 1863 which includes many mentions of the lands held by the Abbey in Malhamdale. You can also find fully searchable PDF versions of Vol.2 and Vol. 3. (external links)
Craven Legion 1803 : With a list of Malhamdale subscribers to this Napoleonic Yeomanry.
Serjeantson of Hanlith Deeds : An index of land deeds relating to the Serjeantson family, many are missing, but those remaining are in Skipton Library.
Raistrick Papers : An index to the Malhamdale documents (mainly land transactions) deposited by the late Dr Arthur Raistrick at Skipton Library.
Poll Book 1848 : Listing those Malhamdale who voted in the 1848 election for the WRY representative in Parliament.
Poll Book 1741 : Listing the Freeholders of Malhamdale who voted in the election for an MP for Yorkshire.

 

Genealogy & Biography
Virtual War Memorial : Details of those who died in the two World Wars plus Rolls of Honour listing those who served in the Forces.
Craven's Part in the Great War : An extended online version of the Roll of Honour commissioned by Walter Morrison and published in 1919. The online version also includes material from local newspapers and war memorials. (external link)
The Life and Correspondence of William and Alice Ellis
: Full version of the book about the Airton Quakers who built Airton Meeting House. Written by James Backhouse and first published in 1846. (external link)
Buildings & Places  
 
Listed Buildings in Malhamdale Where to find details of listings and surveys.
Churches and Chapels: Places of worship in Malhamdale with pictures and brief details.
Airton School: Part of the Malhamdale Local History Group Education Project
Airton cotton mill : A brief illustrated history

Photographs

 
 
Artists and photographers in Malhamdale : Early scenes of Malhamdale before and after the birth of photography. Find images captured in paint and print plus archive photographs other than those in the KirkbyMalham.info archive.
Geograph : A collaborative project aiming to collect geographically representative photographs and information for every square kilometre of the UK. Search for any of Malhamdale townships to see over 1400 recent photographs, taken within a 10Km radius
. (external link)

Other Resources

 
 
Lancashire Textile Project: With the closure of the Malhamdale cotton mills at the beginning of the 20th century, many workers moved to Lancashire where the industry continued into the latter part of the 20th Century. This sites collection of 500 photographs and 190 transcribed interviews with individuals who worked in the industry, give some idea of what Airton Mill would be like just before its closure.(external link)
Bibliography : Listing of books old and new (mainly old) which are about or refer to the Malhamdale area and its residents. We also have a Family & Local History Bookshop in association with Amazon.co.uk where you can find other books about the Yorkshire Dales, History and Genealogy.
Agriculture in the Dales and Industry in the Dales are links to pages on the National Park's Out Of Oblivion website. (external links)
Newspapers: Where to find past articles about the people and places in Malhamdale.
GENUKI : Malhamdale pages on the UK genealogy site. (external link)
Curious Fox :
Organised by village, Curious Fox is a useful message board if you are seeking or sharing information about your family and local history. Free to sign up and post messages, you need to become a full paying member to make contact with people submitting posts. (external link)
Malhamdale Archive Index : An index to the holdings of the Malhamdale Local History Group, containing many photographs, maps documents and other material relating to the area.

 

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