New parish records – trace your Wakefield ancestry back to the 1600s

We’ve just added 276,000 new parish records for Wakefield in Yorkshire. These include baptisms, marriages and burials, and date back to the 1600s.

If you have gaps in your Wakefield ancestry or have been unable to get back beyond the 1837 cut-off for births, marriages and deaths, you may just find what you’re looking for in the new records.

Find your ancestors among millions of parish records today

One Response to “New parish records – trace your Wakefield ancestry back to the 1600s”

1. Jay B Scatchard says:

   6 December 2009 at 3:32 pm

   Looking for information about John Scatcher (or Scatchard) of either Ackworth or Methley. With wife Elizabeth?, the parents of George Scatcher. I think he (George)was born in Ackworth in 1773. George married Elizabeth Mitchell in Horbury in 1793. Any marriage records for John would be greatly appreciated. George is my 5X grandfather. I would love to get back another generation or two.

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