The Kirkby Malhamdale local and family history pages

This page contain links to information relating to all of the Parish rather than to any specific township, the links on the left of the page will take you to individual township information pages.

KIRKBY in MALHAM-DALE, a parish comprising the township of Calton in the eastern division, and the townships of Airton, Hanlith, Kirkby in Malhamdale, 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.

Maps & Topography
	Parish map: Showing Kirkby Malhamdale and the townships and the old Ecclesiastical parishes surrounding it. Jefferys map : 1771 - 1 inch to 1 mile 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. (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) Guide to the District of Craven and the Settle and Carlisle Railway : download this illustrated guide dating from 1879. (external link)
People & Families
	Census 1881 Census: An alphabetical list of Malhamdale residents (external link) You can find other transcripts of the census on the individual village pages. A Vision of Britain : View historical gazetteer entries and Civil Parish changes for Malhamdale. (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. Winterburn Chapel : Baptism transcript (1811-1826 & 1836) and history. 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) Bordley Wills and Probate : Procter family will transcripts. The will of Geoffrey Procter of Bordley 1524: Auditor to Henry, Earl of Northumberland, a position similar to that of a land agent to-day. Will abstract : Edmund Rimington, Winterburn, 1660. Knowles - Malham Wills: Several transcribed wills which mention both people and property around the village. One refers to a Maypole which once stood on the green. Knowles - Malham Moor Wills : Middle House, Malham Moor Ancient Petitions : The National Archives have free pdf downloads of some local documents. These are in Norman French and date from the early 15th cent, but the NA have provided fairly detailed detailed abstracts of their content, which includes the names of the people and places mentioned in the documents. Search for Eshton, Bordley, Otterburn or Fountains to find them. (external link) Craven Legion 1803 : With a list of Malhamdale subscribers to this Napoleonic Yeomanry. Giggleswick Wills : A project from the NCHR Group which contains transcripts of wills from 1389-1688. Many Giggleswick families have links to Malhamdale. (external link) 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. JW Morkill: Owner of Newfield Hall and author of the definitive local history of the Dale The Parish of Kirkby Malhamdale. 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) 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) Bill Wild : Malham blacksmith and artist. Some Craven Worthies : By WA Shuffrey, downloadable book which includes essays on Thomas Lister (1st Baron Ribblesdale) who owned the Malham Moor Estate before the Morrisons and General Lambert of Calton. (external link)
Buildings & Places
	Listed Buildings in Malhamdale: Where to find details of listings and surveys which have been carried out. Churches and Chapels: Places of worship in Malhamdale with pictures and brief details. Church Guide and History : A digitised version of the 2nd edition of the excellent little church guide by the Rev WRN Baron. St Michael the Archangel, Kirkby Malham : Brief history of the Parish Church taken from a church leaflet published in the 1980s. (external link)
Photographs
	Artists and Photographers in Malhamdale : Early scenes of Malhamdale before and after the birth of photography. Find images captured in paint and print, including 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
	The Dialect of Craven Vol 1 : links to a useful work on local dialect. Vol. 2. (external links) Agriculture in the Dales and Industry in the Dales are links to pages on the National Park's Out Of Oblivion website. (external links) 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. Newspapers: Where to find past articles about the people and places in Malhamdale. The Ancient Parish of Giggleswick : Thomas Brayshaw's book on the neighbouring parish includes various Malhamdale references.
	Archive Resources Access2Archives : Search for documents relating to Malhamdale townships and families in various archives around the country, including NYCRO at Northallerton and Lancs RO at Preston. A2A doesn't have complete catalogues for the Archives and new material is added frequently. Manorial Documents Register : Search the Historic Manuscript Commission's catalogue to find the whereabouts of documents relating to Malhamdale and the surrounding area. GENUKI : Malhamdale pages on the UK genealogy site. (external link) Skipton Library: Has an excellent local studies collection for the area. (external link) The National Archives : Search the National Archives catalogue for local material. (external link) The Bradfer-Lawrence Collection: An online catalogue with images of example of documents from Malhamdale of documents held at the Yorkshire Archaeological Society (YAS) at Leeds. The collection holds a lot of material which originally came from the Ribblesdale papers and so has good coverage of the Malham and Malham Moor areas.(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.