Hull History Centre: Parish Records for the East Riding of

U PR Parish Records for the 1659-1896

Description: This is an artificial collection made up of several deposits of parish records catalogued together in 1964. The records are largely overseers' of the poor account books as well as constables' and churchwardens' accounts, though there are also some estate records. Papers for Fridaythorpe (1811-1830) are about enclosure; papers for South Frodingham (1742-1811) include a few farming accounts of the Smales family with prescriptions for diseased animals; papers for Sproatley (1771-1824) include 'Anthony Chambers Book' 1781-1824 made up of farming and other accounts; papers for Welwick with Weeton and Plowland (1659-1745) include the 'Town's Book' 1659-1671 which incorporates servants' wages and farming accounts and papers for (1703-1896) include some rentals for , South Frodingham, Waxholme and Owthorne.

Extent: 0.5 linear metres

Related Material: Parish records for the East Riding of Yorkshire are mainly held at the East Riding of Yorkshire Archives Service and the Borthwick Institute for Archives, University of York

Access Conditions: Access will be granted to any accredited reader.

U PR/1 Fridaythorpe. Copy (20th century) of accounts of 1811 - 1830 Inclosure Commissioners 1 bundle

U PR/2 Halsham. Overseers of the Poor Account Book 1772 - 1811 Including a Return of Charities, 11 October 1786 1 volume

U PR/3 Owthorne. Overseers of the Poor Account Book 1706 - 1785 Including Churchwardens' Accounts (loose), 1730 - 1739 1 volume

U PR/4 Owthorne. Overseers of the Poor Account Book, 1819 – 1809 - 1835 1835 including: a) Constables' Accounts, 1809 - 1818 b) Schedule of estates at inclosure, [1815] 1 volume

U PR/5 Owthorne. Glebe terrier 25 Jul 1809 1 item

page 1 of 2 Hull History Centre: Parish Records for the East Riding of Yorkshire U PR/6 South Frodingham. Overseers of the Poor Account Book 1742 - 1811 including: a) Miscellaneous farming accounts (of Smales family?) b) Prescriptions for diseases of animals 1 volume

U PR/7 Sproatley. Overseers of the Poor Account Book 1771 - 1812 including Prescriptions for diseases of animals 1 volume

U PR/8 Sproatley. 'Anthony Chamber's Book. 1781' 1781 - 1824 Mainly farming accounts, but also contains accounts of overseers of the poor, churchwardens and constables 1 volume

U PR/9 Thearne. Overseers of the Poor Account Book 1757 - 1828 'Sometime in possession of Gillyatt Sumner' 1 volume

U PR/10 Welwick with Weeton and Plowland. 'Town's Book' 1659 - 1745 Including: a) Servants' wages, 1659 - 1671 b) Farming accounts, 1661 - 1663 c) Survey of West Field, 1662 d) Note of those charged for foot soldiers, 1663 e) Superscriptions for letters, circa 1665 f) Accounts - repair of banks, 1665 - 1709 g) Memorandum (of lands allotted in open fields?), 1668; 1674 h) Sheep taken in, 1668 - 1699 i) Customs and pains, 1669 - 1726 j) Agreement relating to Weeton Wheatholm, 1722 k) Agreement relating to stocking the Marr, 1739 l) Repair of churchyard walls, 1729 m) Constables' accounts, 1729 - 1745 1 volume

U PR/11 Withernsea. Overseers of the Poor Account Book, 1703 1703 - 1896 - 1837 Including: a) Rentals of Rimswell, South Frodingham, Waxholme and Owthorne, 1802 onwards : b) Memorandum relating to lands at the inclosure [1794] and their occupants, 1837 c) Voters' list, 1837 d) Miscellaneous memoranda (Town's stock; church; pier; entry in Domesday Book; Poor Law; chapel at Out Newton; Hollym; a curious fish; wreck of the `Home' etc.), 1839 - 1896 1 volume

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