Parish Records of Escrick Finding Aid
PARISH RECORDS (on deposit) ESCRICK Bulmer Deanery (E.R.) Now deanery of Escrick ESC 1-11 Parish registers [see also,22-23, 115-116,140;143] 1 Register 1617-1653 2 Register 1653-1687 3 Register 1719-1776 (marriages to 1754 only) (copies of terrier for 1770) 4 Register baptisms and burials 1.777-1812 5 Register marriages 1754-1812 6 Register baptisms 1813-1845 7 Register marriages 1813-1837 [no number 8] 9 Register marriages 1837-1952 1.0 Register burials 1813-1874 11 Register baptisms 1845-1877 1.2 Terriers 1 1764, 1777 2 1.865 13 Conveyance (copy) of land in Escrick for a site for the parsonage house by way of gift under the Parsonage Act, 1865 6 Sept. 1951 14 Parish account book 1654-1770 (includes summaries of constables' assessments and accounts 1660-1770; summaries of overseers' and churchwardens' joint assessments and accounts 1662-1770; notes of assessments for maintenance of the army and for royal aids 1654-1601; notes of apprenticing costs 1670-1671; vestry appointment of feoffees for parish property and also a note of charitable bequests 1671; five copies of various orders of petty sessions for constables concerning vagabonds, apprentices, wage rates etc. 1688-1602; list of churchwardens 1739-1769; 1.670s list of parishioners excused the hearth tax; note of contributors to a brief for the church of St Albans n.d.) extracts from and selective index (comp.1891)
ESC 15 Parish account book 1771-1894 (includes summaries of constables' accounts 1771-1797; summaries of overseers' and churchwardens' joint accounts 1771-1797; summaries of overseers' accounts 1804-1835; overseers' accounts 1797.-1802; churchwardens' accounts 1805-1894 with vestry minutes concerning churchwardens from 1862; vestry minutes concerning sexton 1804; note of charitable bequest given over the parish clerk's salary) [note: overseers' accounts 1752-1816 with list of overseers 1673-1812, is deposited in the Humberside County Record Office, Beverley DDFA/5/9] 16 Register of services 1857-1907 [see also 24-25,142] 17 Permission of inhabitants for proposed rebuilding of church 10 Oct. 1780 18 Draft agreement as to corn-rents consequent upon commutation of tithes on some lands in Escrick under act of Parliament 21 Geo. III for rebuilding church 1802 19 Bond to trustees of Escrick poor 4 Dec. 1648 20 Manor court of Escrick, pains book 1753-1774 21 Statistical summary of parochial work, organisation and finance 1899-1900, 1903-1905, 1908-1909 22-23 Parish registers [see also 1-11, 115-116, 140,143] 22 baptisms 1811-1812 (includes terriers 1817, 1825) 23 marriages 1952-1974 24-25 Service registers [see also 16,142] 24 1942-1952 25 1952-1970 (with list of rectors 1848-1961) 26 Ordination and institution papers of Rev. S.W. Lawley, rector of Escrick 1848-1868 27 An Act for building a new church and rectory house at Escrick and for exonerating certain lands from tithe, 1781 (includes weekly acreage prices for wheat at York market 1816-1823) 28 Annual vestry book 1895-1961 29-31 PCC minute books 29 1935-1948 3o 1948-1958 31 1959-1970 continued
ESC 32 Parochial account book 1963-1967 33 Parochial balance sheets 1951-1973 34 Deeds of covenant 1963-1967 35 Banns register 1892-1936 36-38 Service registers 36 1907-1918 37 1918-1929 38 1930-1941 39-45 Church and church fabric [see also 60-91] 39 church account book 1890-1899 (includes account of dole money 1890-1895) 40 churchwardens' annual accounts 1895, 1912, 1913, 1915-1946 41 faculty to replace chancel fittings destroyed by fire, to insert stained glass windows in the apse, to insert a new organ and to hang a ring of eight bells 17 Feb. 1925 42 architect's report concerning fire damage and bill for restoration work undertaken 1923-1925 43 architect's report and correspondence concerning state of church roof 1939 44 terrier and inventory 1900 45 insurance policies 46-54 Glebe [see also 97-110] 46 report of sanitations of vicarage 1889 47 engineers' report and plan of drains for vicarage 1900 48 plan and consent for demolition of part of glebe buildings 1909 49 miscellaneous invoices and receipts 1943-1946 50 Glebe Farm, account book for farm labour June 1848- Sep. 1849 (gives details of labour employed and work done on a daily basis) 51 corn rent certificates 1862, 1883, 1886 52 correspondence and papers concerning land tax and valuation on glebe farm 1910-1922 53 correspondence with the Ministry and Drainage Company about draining of Glebe Farm 1910-1911 54 tenancy agreement with C. Westaby for Glebe Farm 30 Nov. 1939 for twelve months' lease 55-58 Charities 55 opinion concerning the claims of Escrick in a charity established by Frances, Dowager Lady Howard 1862 56 plan of trustees for the distribution of coals under charity of L ady Howard continued O*06.0
ESC 55-58 Charities (continued) 57 trust deed for the benefit of the poor of Escrick established by the Rev. James Palmer 26 Dec. 1891 58 draft scheme and scheme of Charity Commission for the Escrick Parochial Charities, sealed 29 May 1902 59 Order of Service for dedication of memorial tablet to the Barons Wenlock Oct. 1935 60-91 Architect's drawings by F.C. Penrose for new church 1856-1858 [see also 39-45] 60 first design for Escrick church (photocopy) 61 south elevation 62 north elevation 63 north elevation 64 north elevation 65 east elevation 66 east elevation 67 west elevation 68 elevation of north aisle as presently built 69 tower elevation 70 east elevation of tower 71 longitudinal section, looking south, with corbel details on reverse 72 longitudinal section from north side 73 longitudinal transverse section through chancel 74 transverse section looking west 75 transverse section looking east and west 76 transverse section looking towards baptistry 77 section through tower, towards west 78 section through tower, east to west 79 section through turret and staircase looking to vestry 80 half section and elevation of porch with plan of vestry and porch 81 plan of foundations 82 details of foundations, with section through stokery continued Nos. 1-13 deposited by the Rev. M.S. Walker, Escrick Rectory, York Nov. 1965 Nos. 14-15 deposited by the Rev. M.S. Walker, Escrick Rectory, York Sep. 1973 Nos. 17-20 deposited by the Rev. M.S. Walker, Escrick Rectory, York Nov. 1975 No. 21 deposited by York Minster Library, Dean's Park, York July 1978 Nos. 22-34 deposited by the Rev. K.P. Denton, Escrick Rectory, York June 1980 Nos. 35-59 deposited by the Rev. G.D. Harris, Escrick Rectory, York May 1981
ESC 60-91 Architect's drawings by F.C. Penrose (continiued) 83 ground plans 84 ground plans 85 ground plans 86 roof plan 87 plan of church and churchyard 88 sketch for new church (photocopy) 89 sketch for new church, interior (photocopy) 90 pencil sketch of church 91 pencil sketch of church with calculations on reverse 92-96 Other church plans and drawings 92 pencil sketch from north east of proposed choir vestry, F.C. Penrose Oct. 1895 93 plan with new choir vestry n.d. [c.18953 94 photocopy of design for west window, James Powell and Sons, London n.d. 95 two plans and elevations for new pulpit John Bilson, Hull 1924 96 engraving of church n.d. 97-110 Designs for new rectory by F.C. Penrose c.1848 [see also 46-543 97 site plan, old and new rectories 98 plan of possible alterations to old rectory 99 south and west elevations, with details 100 elevation of details of drawing room gable 101 elevation of details of kitchen gable 102 details of alterations to drawing room windows 103 details of windows 104 details of window shutters 105 front and side elevation, central chimney stack 106 elevation of chimneys, with plan of bases 107 chimney details 108 plan of chimney caps, looking downwards 109 elevations of stack of kitchen chimneys etc. 110 elevation details of coach house and stables 111 Plan and section of stable mangers and corn bin 112-114 Designs for new cottages in Escrick, F.C. Penrose c.1848 112 designs for cottages, west elevation, chamber, roof and chimney plans, sections 113 south, west and east elevations, plans of ground and first floors, sections 114 sections of possible roof trusses, perhaps for new cottages Nos. 60-114 deposited by Rev. G.D. Harris, The Rectory, Escrick, York May 1987
ESC 115-116 Parish registers [see also 1-11, 22-23, 140] 115 baptisms 1878-1982 (from 1978 gives godparents) confirmations 1962-1981 116 banns of marriage 1937-1986 117-120 Church fabric 117 fourth quinquennial inspection report 1977 118 correspondence relating to roof repairs, theft of lead and re-painting 1978-1980 119 faculties and related correspondence 1935-1977 120 lighting plan n.d. [? 1970s] 121-123 Churchyard 121 correspondence and faculties relating to reservations of grave spaces 1954-1977 122 notice of interment and certificates for disposal of cremated remains 1975, 1977 123 lease by churchwardens of land adjoining churchyard for use as a car park 1965 124 Correspondence and papers relating to pastoral measure for uniting benefices of Escrick and Stillington with Naburn 1979-1980 125 Photocopy of pastoral order altering boundaries of rural deaneries 1981 126 Returns of church membership 1977, 1979 127 General and cash accounts 1978 128 Insurance proposal for church building and contents n.d. [?1970s] 129 Church Commissioners' circular, with notes, relating to corn rents n.d. [? 1960s] 130 Photocopy of part of an agreement with National Coal Board relating to compensation in the event of damage to churches through mining subsidence July 1982 131-132 Glebe 131 notices from diocese showing acreage, rent, tenant and estate agent 1977 132 general synod circular on draft endowments and glebe measure, with notes 1975 133 Correspondence and specifications relating to redecoration and new central heating 1976 134 Two letters relating to new priest in charge 1976 135-137 Church plate 135 letter abput date of paten, with details of other plate, for YAJ article 1911 continued
Parish Records (on deposit) ESCRICK..ESC. 13 5-1 3 7 church plate (continued) 136 Photographs of altar cross and communion plate n.d. [?1970s] 137 Two letters relating to Lord Wenlock's bequest of communion set in case 1931 138 Church visitors' book 1973-1981 139 Parish magazines [see also 1441 Mar., Sep., Oct., Dec. 1956; Jan., Mar. Oct., Dec. 1957; Jan. Aug., Oct. Dec. 1958; Jan. Dec. 1960; Jan. May, Aug. Nov. 1961 140 Marriage register 1974-1992 [see also 1-11, 22-23, 115-1161 141 Confirmation register 1982-1983 142 Service register 1970-1983 [see also 16, 24-25] 143 Burial register 1874-1991 [see also 1-11, 22-23, 1401 144 Parish magazines [see also 1391 1981 (missing Jan-June), 1982-2001 Nos. 115-139 deposited 1985, Nos. 140-142 deposited 1992, No 143 deposited 1993, No. 144 deposited 1994 and second deposit 2002 13orthwick Institute of Historical Research, York