The archive section of the North Yorkshire County Record Office website has more goodies than I can describe in one post. I've played there for hours now, and I still haven't seen it all. If you have any connection to North Yorkshire, this website is a must!
I played in the map section and found lots on Malton, Hutton's Ambo, and Rilington. My direct-line surnames ETHELL, ROSE, BEETHAM, and MUNKHAM have ties to that area in the 18th & 19th centuries. It was a joy to see the maps and I am confident that more work with these maps will improve the research I have to do to firm up the latter 3 surnames. Here's a snip of one of the maps showing Rilington and the location of St. Andrew's Church. I haven't yet proven a link to this specific church, but my people were bound to have been in the neighborhood!
Conclusions
- Wouldn't it be nice if all the counties of England (or anywhere, for that matter) had similar sites? ! Thank you, North Yorkshire!
- Thank you, Linda for sharing this wonderful resource.
- Yet again, I've found great stuff in the To-Do Pile... the pile is shrinking, slowly but surely. I think I am, finally, getting control!
- I must check out the Archive section of this fabulous website.
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