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Parish registers
Some are excel files so may be slow loading

Healaugh
Leyburn
Lunds baptisms - Burials
Melbecks
Keld Cong
Keld Methodist
Muker Bishops Transcripts - Bapt Marriage Burial
Grinton baptisms - a large file, slow download
Grinton marriages
Grinton burials
Aysgarth baptisms - large file, possible slow download

Civil Marriages When Oliver Cromwell governed England during the 1600's, religious marriages were banned and civil marriages were introduced.  Most people objected to this and the attempt eventually failed.  Civil Marriages did not become possible again in England until 1837. This list includes some local marriages during that period.

Tythe maps for some parishes which show owner/occupiers.
Redmire Village c.1843
Redmire Parish
Preston under Scar 1841
Wensley 1841

Arkengarthdale - part of the full tythe covering the Langthwaite/Arkle Town/Old Yard end of the dale. This is a large image so may be slow loading. Images listed below are enlarged portions of the individual villages.
Arkletown 1841
Whaw 1841
Old Yard 1841
Langthwaite 1841
Booze 1841

School Log Books
Can often reveal interesting items. I have included a selection of entries from a few local primary schools

Wills and Indentures A number of transcripts of mainly Swaledale-related wills, plus a few transcripts of indentures linked to my own family line.

Rambles in Swaledale - a book written by John Routh in 1880 which gives a good insight into life in Swaledale at that time. (requires Adobe acrobat)

Spencer''s Almanac 1912 - a gazetteer of residents/tradespeople etc in
Melbecks
Muker

The Diary of James Lonsdale Broderick
In 1876 and 1877, Broderick, one of the family from Spring End nr. Gunnerside, visited parts of Iowa, Wisconsin and Ohio. Here is a transcript of that part of his visit to Ohio. The file is in .pdf format
Here you will find many familiar Swaledale names.......Spensley, Woodward, Hammond, Daykin, Bowes, Eglin, Brunskill etc.