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This page contains links to information relating to the township of :
Kirkby Malham
KIRKBY in MALHAM-DALE, a parish comprising the township of Calton
in the eastern division, and the townships of Airton, Hanlith, Kirkby
in Malham-Dale, Malham, Malham-Moor, Otterburn, and Scosthorpe, in the
western division, of the wapentake of STAINCLIFFE and EWCROSS, West
riding of the county of YORK, and containing 1005 inhabitants, of which
number, 204 are in the township of Kirkby in Malham- Dale, 5 miles (E.
S. E.) from Settle. The living is a vicarage, in the archdeaconry and
diocese of York, rated in the King's Books at £6. 13, 4., endowed
with £200 private benefaction, £400 royal bounty, and £1200
parliamentary grant, and in the patronage of the Duke of Devonshire.
A free grammar school was founded here, in 1606, by John Topham, who
endowed it with certain lands which, with subsequent bequests, produce
an income of £21 a year, for which, and moderate quarterages,
from twenty to thirty children receive an English education; but the
classics are taught free to those who apply.
Samuel Lewis "Topographical Dictionary of England" 1831
| Maps & Topography |
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1st series OS map : circa 1853 - 6 inch to the mile
Aerial photograph : dating from 1999 (external link)
Modern OS map
Jefferys' map : 1771 - 1 inch to 1 mile
1907 Ordnance Survey map
Aerial photographs 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. Try a close-up view. (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) |
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Census
1841 Census : Kirkby Malham HO107 / 1321/03 fo.3-6
1851 Census : Kirkby Malham HO107 / 2277 fo.476-480
1861 Census : Kirkby Malham RG9 / 3180 fo.15-17
1871 Census : Kirkby Malham RG10 / 4257 fo.14-17
1881 Census : Kirkby Malham RG11 / 4300 fo.11-14
1891 Census : Kirkby Malham RG12 / 3495 fo.13-14
1901 Census : Kirkby Malham RG13/4023 fo.13-14
A Vision of Britain: View population statistics, historical gazetteer entries, Civil Parish changes and more for Kirkby Malham.(external link)
1881 Census: An alphabetical list of Malhamdale residents (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.
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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. |
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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)
National Farm Survey 1941 : Extract of the returns for farms in the village of Kirkby Malham.
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. |
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Genealogy & Biography
Magnall Genealogy : One-name study run by Paul Magnall.(external link) Includes Fred Magnall and his sister Mary Maud from the Victoria Hotel.
Oliver Cromwell : Article reproduced with permission from issue 29 of Your Family Tree magazine, about the signatures in the Kirkby Malham Parish Registers. (PDF file)
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) |
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Photographs |
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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) |
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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 Scalegill Mill may have been like in the 19th Century.(external link)
The Legend of the Banquet of the Dead : There really was a young man called Kitchin living in the Dale at the time, but the rest is surely just legend? This is the only source I have found for this ghostly legend of Kirkby Malham churchyard which has been repeated elsewhere. (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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