Samples from Society publications

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Bradford 1841 Census	Name Index to Bradford P.C. Burials, 1681-1837
CD of the 1851 Census for Bradford	Bradford P.C. Graveyard Transcriptions, 2001
Bradford 1861, '71, '91 Censuses and Bingley 1841, '51, '61, '71 & '91 Censuses	Wilsden St Matthews Baptisms
	Wilsden St Matthews Marriages
	Wilsden St Matthews Burials
	Wesley Place, Low Moor Burials

Surname Indexes to Bradford 1861, '71, '91 Censuses and Bingley 1841, '51, '61, '71 & '91 Censuses

The indexes are of SURNAMES only, as stated in the title. Forenames or ages are not included.

The following is an extract from the Surname Index of the 1861 Census for the sub-district of Bowling, Bradford

(N.B. the colours have been added here in order to make the explanation easier to follow.)

The meaning of this is as follows:-

At least one person with the surname PARKER can be found in Piece Number 3314 on folios 5, 13, 14, 25 and 95.

At least one person with the surname PARKIN can be found in Piece Number 3313 on folio 119, and in Piece Number 3314 on folios 50 and 51.

This same format is to be found in the following Surname Index publications:

Please note: The format is NOT the same for the 1841 Census for Bradford, (see below)

Surname Index to Bradford 1841 Census

The index is of SURNAMES only, as stated in the title. Forenames or ages are not included.

The following is an extract from the Surname Index of the 1841 Census for the sub-district of Horton, Bradford

(N.B. the colours have been added here in order to make the explanation easier to follow.)

The meaning of this is as follows:-

At least one person with the surname OLIVER can be found in Piece Number 1296/1, Enumeration District No. 2, on page 5

and in Piece Number 1296/10, Enumeration District No. 24, on page 16.

At least one person with the surname ORMAND can be found in Piece Number 1296/7, Enumeration District No. 14, on pages 18 and 19.

Please note: Only in the Surname Index for the 1841 Census for Bradford do the numbers which appear after the Piece Number refer to Enumeration District and pages.

Name Index to Bradford P.C. Burials, 1681-1837

ALL the information in the burial register, except for the clergyman performing the ceremony, is included.

The information is indexed by SURNAME, FORENAME

Please note  1. AGE was rarely given before 1812

                   2. If an ABODE is given in the burial register a colon, ":", has been placed immediately before the ABODE in the transcription.

The following is an extract taken from the Name Index to Bradford Parish Church Burials, 1681-1837.

(N.B. the colours have been added here in order to make the interpretation easier to follow.)

The IN EC at the end of the personal details of CLAPHAM, THOMS. means that he was buried "In Ecclesia", i.e. in the church.

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Bradford Parish Church Graveyard Transcriptions, 2001

The following is an extract taken from the Bradford Parish Church Graveyard Transcriptions, 2001.

(N.B. the colours have been added here in order to make the interpretation easier to follow.)

MA 157	BBN: Entry 894, Page 565
Cracked stone
	IMO Abraham CRABTREE, farmer of Heaton Syke, bachelor, WDTL Oct 30 1832 aged 72 years {PRS: OK} {BBN: "aged __ years"} + IMO Martha wife of John FIRTH and sister to TA WDTL Mar 15 1838 aged 71 years

The meaning of this is as follows:-

First Line.

MA 157 is the headstone reference number. The headstone can be found in the Main Area (MA) and is number 157 on the maps provided in the publication.

BBN: Entry 894, Page 565 indicates that the transcription can be found in the Blackburn Registers for Bradford parish church, entry number 894 on page 565.

Second Line.

Cracked stone - the headstone was cracked at the time of this project.

Inscription.

{PRS: OK} after the details for Abraham CRABTREE means that Abraham's burial was found in the "Name Index to Bradford Parish Church Burials 1681-1837" published by Bradford Family History Society in 1997, and the details agree basically with the monumental inscription. Had there been a discrepancy it would have been stated instead of OK. N.B. the details for Martha, who died in 1838, will not be found in the Name Index because only burials up to and including 1837 are included in the Name Index.

{BBN: "aged __ years"} after the end of Abraham's details indicates that in the Blackburn Registers Abraham's age could not be deciphered by Arthur Blackburn.

There is a list of abbreviations used, such as  +   IMO  and  WDTL, in the publication.

1851 Census for Bradford

On the CD there are about 5,150 pages such as the one shown below.

This image is of one of the pages for the Census Registration Sub-district of Bradford, West End, Piece No. 2308, ED 15. It shows the entries for Folio No. 271 (Schedule Nos. 10 - 13,part) and Folio No. 272 (Schedule Nos. 13,contd. - 15).

Wilsden St. Matthews Baptisms

The following is an image taken from the Vol. 2, Wilsden St. Matthews Baptisms 1826-1905 (Surnames L - Y)

Wilsden St. Matthews Marriages

The following is an image taken from the Vol. 3, Wilsden St. Matthews Marriages.

NB. Entries are indexed on both the groom's and the bride's surnames
(eg. see Jonas White and Sarah Whitaker)

The following is an image taken from the Vol. 4, Wilsden St. Matthews Burials 1827-1985 (Surnames A - K)

The following is an image taken from the Vol. 3, Wesley Place, Low Moor Burials 1809-1975 (Surnames R - Z)