Parish Records of York, St. Martin, Coney Street Finding Aid PARISH RECORDS (on deposit) YORK ST MARTIN, CONEY STREET Now Deanery of City of York PR.Y/MCS 1-11 Parish registers. 1 Baptisms, marriages and burials 1557-1686. 2 Baptisms, marriages and burials 1653-1680. 3 Baptisms, marriages and burials 1557-1763. 4 Baptisms, burals 1764-1806. (includes (rev) terriers 1764, 1786, 1809, 1817) 5 Baptisms 1806-1812, burials (rev.) 1806-1811. 6 Baptisms, 1813-1941. 7 Marriages 1754-1801. 8 Marriages 1801-1812. 9 Marriages 1813-1837. 10 Marriages 1837-1942. 11 Burials 1813-1851. 12 Ms. index to parish registers, 1557-1812. 13 Banns, 1823-1884. 14 Overseers of the poor: accounts, 1765-1801. 15 Overseers of the poor: collections, 1782-1801. see also 47-50] PARISH RECORDS (on deposit) YORK ST MARTIN, CONEY STREET (continued) PR.Y/MCS 16-19 Churchwardens' accounts (occasionally including vestry minutes). 16 1552-1586. 17 1586-1637. 17a Bill of discharge by churchwardens for 1640 to churchwardens of 1639 [found in account book 1586-1637], Apr. 1640. 18 1725-1776 (includes minutes of vestries and charity trustees 1726- 1777). 19 1777-1851 (includes vestry minutes 1788 & 1784-1817). 20-22 Churchwardens' accounts. [see also 31 and 52] 20 1851-1880. 21 1880-1916. 22 1916-1938. 23-24 Vestry minutes. 23 1863-1901. 24 1901-1940. 25 Sacrament collections, 1806-1861; briefs after visitations, 1812-1820; music at services (rev.), [1834]-1835. 26-27 Registers of services. 26 1845-1861 PARISH RECORDS (on deposit) YORK ST MARTIN, CONEY STREET (continued) PR.Y/MCS 26-27 Registers of services. (continued) , 27 1925-1935. 28 An act for paving, lighting ... the City of York ...' (printed) 1825. 29 Register of services, 1890-1900. 30 Estimate for mosaic fittings, 1890. 31 Churchwardens' accounts, 1938-1970. [see also 16-22, 52] 32-34 Registers of services (with St Helen's). 32 1900-1925. 33 1935-1949. 34 1949-1954. 35 Register of baptisms, 1942. 36 Petty cash book, 1937-1976. 37 Donations' account cheque book, 1941-1959 and two bank books, 1955- 1973. 38 Marriage licence issued by the Archbishop of Canterbury: Hon..R.W.E. Beckett and Mary Alice Archdale Aug. 1914. 39 Photograph of the altar in the bombed church, 1942. 40 Four photographs of the statue of the naval officer (clock) before and after restoration. PARISH RECORDS (on deposit) YORK ST MARTIN, CONEY STREET (continued) PRYIMCS 41 Note by Canon F._Harrison that he has removed the early churchwardens' accounts 1553-1635, 1725-1851 and the collection of medieval feoffees' deeds to the minster library for safekeeping, 1942. 42 Report by G.G. Pace about the rebuilding of the church placed before the feoffees, Apr. 1960. 43 Manuscript volume giving details of benefice property and church goods and a list of parochial property and charities, compiled after 1888. 44 Order in Council: Pastoral Scheme for the Union of the parish of All Saints, Pavement with St Crux, York and the parish of York, St Mary, Castlegate with York, St Michael, Spurriergate to form the new parish of All Saints, Pavement with St Crux and St Michael, Spurriergate, York; the redundancy of the parish of St Michael, Spurriergate, York; and the appropriation of the parish church of St Michael, Spurriergate to St Michael le Belfrey, York, 21 July 1987. 45 Papers relating to the restoration, alteration and repair of the church. /1 Architects' and builders' reports, estimates and accounts. /2 Minute book of the restoration committee, 1854. /3 List of subscriptions towards the restoration, 1854. 14 Plans of the porch, 1854. /5 List of subscriptions to a fund for a screen for the church door, 1891. /6 Receipt for £2.15.0 collected for a cross and to be used to buy sundry articles for the church, 4 July 1891. /7 Copy of a letter to the Dean and Chapter of York Minster concerning repairs to the fabric of the church, 30 Dec. 1901. PARISH RECORDS (on deposit) YORK ST MARTIN, CONEY STREET (continued) PR.Y/MCS 45 Papers relating to the restoration, alteration and repair of the church. (continued) /8 Estimates for a lightening conductor, 1911. 46 Notebook containing details and some sketched of stained glass in the church, late 19' cent. 47 Settlement Papers. /1 1724-1749. /2 1750-1775. /3 A promise by John Shepherd of Masham to pay the churchwardens of St Martin £5 as an indemnity for granting his son a settlement certificate for 18 months, 22 Jan. 1754. 48 Papers relating to the payment of relief to Charles Rutherford of St Nicholas, Newcastle, by the Overseers of St martin, Coney Street, Apr.-May 1754. 49 Apprenticeship indenture, 1723. (2 copies). 50 Bastardy bonds, 1748-1805. (16 items). 51 Bonds for the repayment of loans of 40 shillings made from a sum of El 0 left by Anthony Geldart in his will to the minister, churchwardens and feoffees of St Martin, Coney Street, for the purpose of making loans. /1 Bond dated 8 October 1663 for repayment on 7 October 1664. /2 Bond dated 7 June 1669 for repayment on 1 June 1670. /3 Bond dated 21 October 1679 for repayment on 21 October 1682. PARISH RECORDS (on deposit) YORK ST MARTIN, CONEY STREET (continued) PR.Y/MCS 52 Churchwarden's receipts. [see also 6-22,.31] /1 1776-1782. /2 1809-1846. /3 1851-1860. /4 1861-1866. /5 1883-1918. 53 Papers relating to the Parishioners' Dinner, 1856-63. 54 Papers relating to the glebe land at Nun Monkton. [see also P11/3/2] /1 Bargain and sale from John Raper and John Graves to the feoffees of a close at Nun Monkton for the augmentation of the vicarage, 3 April 1763. /2 Plan of glebe land at Nun Monkton, March 1809. /3 Circular letter concerning the valuation of the benefice, 4 October 1808, and draft of vicar's reply. /4 Five letters from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to the vicar concerning an increase in his living, Mar.-May 1844. /5 Papers relating to the drainage of the glebe land and an application under the Drainage Act to the Inclosure Commission for a loan of £164, May 1853 - August 1855. PARISH RECORDS (on deposit) YORK ST MARTIN, CONEY STREET (continued) PR.Y/MCS 54 Papers relating to the glebe land at Nun Monkton. (continued) /6 Mortgage granted to the Governors of Queen Anne's Bounty for securing £350 with interest, 6 Nov.1872, and correspondence related to the mortgage and its repayment, 1872-87. /7 Correspondence and papers relating to tenants, rents and taxes, 1892-1913, and three tenancy agreements, all 30 May 1912. 55 Papers relating to the organ and choir including lists of subscriptions to organ and choir funds, 1857-93. 56 Day book of Rev. Canon Machell including: plans and descriptions of the vicarage; details of parish property; accounts of charities, the church and the vicar; details of the choir and organist; minutes of vestry meetings; parish information from the 1891 census, 1890-97. 57 Bill recording the delivery by the former churchwardens of all the things belonging to the church and usually in their custody to the new churchwardens, 10 April 1635. 58 Papers relating to the church clock, 18-19th cent. 59 Papers relating to the bells and bell-ringers, 19th cent. 60 Papers relating to special services in the church, 1890-99. 61 Plans of the church showing the pews, numbered and named, 1859. 62 Papers relating to offertories, 1879-93. 63 Papers relating to the Land Tax and Duties on Land Values, 1806-1915. 64 Insurance policies for the church and vicarage, 1853-1918. PARISH RECORDS (on deposit) YORK ST MARTIN, CONEY STREET (continued) PRY/MCS 65 Letter from M.R.Bresher, vicar, to the churchwardens concerning his appointment, 29 Sept. 1858 66 Papers relating to a commission to inquire into the property of recusants, Aug.-Sept.1635. 67 Incumbents' correspondence and papers. /1 Canon Machell, 1890-93. /2 Rev. Trundle, 1909-11. 68 Correspondence relating to the ending of burials in the churchyard, Aug.- Oct.1854. 69 CHARITIES [see also Feoffees papers Y/MCS/F1-11] 1 Papers relating to administration and organisation. /1 List of benefactions to the parish, 18th cent. /2 Letter from the Charity Commission concerning the parish's failure to return the charity accounts for 5 years, 10 Sept.1858. /3 Order by the Charity Commission for a new scheme for the administration of 10 parish charities, 7 Dec.1973. 2 Papers relating to Dr Beckwith's Charity, including a description of the charity, lists of recipients and individual tickets for free coals, 1848-65, and an indenture appointing new trustees, 25 Nov.1948. [see also 69/4] PARISH RECORDS (on deposit) YORK ST MARTIN, CONEY STREET (continued) Now Deanery of City of York PR.YIMCS 69 CHARITIES. (continued) 3 Papers relating to Ann Wright's charity,[see also F/5/61] /1 Extract from Ann Wright's will, 22 April 1670. /2 Lists of recipients and quantities of tea and money distributed, 1861-1865. 4 Papers relating to Leonard Thompson's charity. [see also F/8] /1 Notice of a meeting to consider complaints of the underletting of the charity estates, 12 Sept.1789 /2 Orders for new schemes for the charity by the Master of the Rolls, 20 Dec.1819, and the Charity Commissioners, 19 Nov.1869. /3 Papers relating to apprentices, Dec.1876. 14 Agenda for a meeting about the charity and an estimate for repairs at Wells Farm, 19th cent. /5 Papers relating to investments in War and Consolidated Stocks, 1951-1958.