HATFIELD, ST LAWRENCE PARISH RECORDS

Archive Collection
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Scope and Content

Comprising: Registration: Registers of Baptisms 1567-1940, Registers of Marriages 1566-1943, Registers of Burials 1566-1943, Registers of Banns 1823-1948, Registers of Services 1898-1952, Register of church briefs 1735-1828; Incumbent 1746, 1842-1945; churchwardens: accounts 1821-1894, deeds 1620-1851; PCC minutes 1940-1959, accounts 1933-1960, other records 1900-1959; Travis charity : minutes 1887-1932, accounts 1712-1956, deeds and legal papers 1628-1922 and other records 1777, 1839-1962; Schools : Hatfield Travis boys, log book 1873-1904, Hatfield infants, log books 1874-1918, other school records 1680-1828 and 1876-1957; Other records 1592,1669, 1925-1966;

Administrative / Biographical History

Parts of this parish were transferred to the parishes of Dunscroft (not deposited) and Stainforth.

Arrangement

The collection is made up of seven series:

P28/1: Registration, Church Services, and Worship

P28/2: Incumbent

P28/3: Churchwardens

P28/4: Parochial Church Council

P28/7: The Travis Charity

P28/8: Schools

P28/10: Miscellaneous

Access Information

Open

Private (Church of England)

Access will be granted to any accredited member of Doncaster Libraries

Related Material

Also available: Index: Bapt 1567-1922 Marr 1567-1837 Bur 1567-1943; Bishop's transcripts 1601-1876 (on microfilm)

For additional records concerning the parish of Hatfield see the records of Hatfield Civil Parish Council [PRHAT] and the day book of William Gregory, sexton of Hatfield [DZMD502]. The civil parish records contain material more usually found amongst the records of ecclesiastical parishes, including records of the Overseers of the Poor, 1713-1911, [PRHAT/1/2/1-9], Constables accounts and assessments, 1818-1838 [PRHAT/1/3/1-2], and further records of Hatfield Travis School, 1892-1921 [PRHAT/3/1-11]. The civil parish records also include burial registers for Hatfield Cemetery, 1886-1962 [PRHAT/2/3/1-10]. The day book of William Gregory gives details of burials, 1874-1882 and other information about the parish, such as statistics for the number of christenings and burials and notes on the congregations for harvest commemoration services.