| AdminHistory | The parish of St Mary Magdalene, Whiston is in the Rotherham Deanery (1999). In the 18th and 19th centuries, it was often referred to as the Parish Church of St James. Canon Raine, a church historian of the 19th century claimed that 'St James' was a modern ascription and that the original dedication was St Mary Magdalene. The 'St James' ascription was most likely adopted under Puritan influence'. |
| Description | Registers:
Baptisms, 1587 - 1997 (PR37/1 and (PR37/2)
Marriages, 1587 - 1997 (PR37/1 and (PR37/3)
Banns, 1840-1895, 1897-1914, 1979-1988, 1992 - 2002 (PR37/4)
Burials, 1587 - 1952 (PR37/1 and (PR37/5)
Services, 1909 - 2001 (PR37/6)
Other:
Property of the church, 1841 - 1850 (PR37/7)
Enclosure Award, 1816 (PR37/8)
Vestry / Parochial Church Council (PCC), 1805 - 1993 (PR37/9)
National School, 1843 - 1938 (PR37/10)
Sunday School and Societies, 1839 - 1880 (PR37/11)
Churchwardens, 1682 - 1848 (PR37/12)
Parish Constable, 1708 - 1757 and 1825 - 1846 (PR37/13)
Overseers of the Poor and Highways, 1714 - 1855 (PR37/14)
Boundaries, [c. 1900] (PR37/15)
Transcripts and photographs of parish records, 20th cent (PR37/16)
Miscellaneous Accounts, 1938 - 1966 (PR37/17)
Uncatalogued items:
Faculties, etc. 20th century
Leases 1817 and counterpart lease, 1859
Copy returns of parochial income for Deanery Assessments, 1953-1961. |