Bell Busk
BELL BUSK, a hamlet in the township of Cold Coniston, and parish of Gargrave, liberty of Staincliffe; 8 miles NW. of Skipton
Thomas Langdale “Topographical Dictionary of Yorkshire” 1822.
Bell Busk was originally part of the ecclesiastical parish of Gargrave and lies on the parish boundaries of Kirkby Malhamdale, Eshton and Conistone Cold parishes, with the area around Raven Flatt being partly in the parish of Kirkby Malhamdale.
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Bell Busk Houses Map 2016, however there may be errors and omissions since approximately year 2000. |
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| People & Families | Census Transcripts |
| Census 1911 Census : Transcript of Bell Busk & Coniston Cold – RG14/25756/….. + part of Bell Busk enumerated within Airton RG14/25746/… 1901 Census : Transcript of Bell Busk & Coniston Cold -RG13/4026 fo.19-23b+ part of Bell Busk enumerated within Airton – RG13/4023/20 1891 Census :Transcript of Bell Busk & Coniston Cold – RG12 3498fo. 20b-27b + part of Bell Busk enumerated within Airton -RG12/3495 fo.23 1881 Census :Transcript of Bell Busk & Coniston Cold – RG11/4303 fo.21b-28+ part of Bell Busk enumerated within Airton -RG11 /4300 fo.20 1871 Census :Transcript of Bell Busk & Coniston Cold -RG10/4260 fo. 19-25b + part of Bell Busk enumerated within Airton-RG10/4257 fo.28 1861 census :Transcript of Bell Busk & Coniston Cold -RG9/3183 fo. 22-26b+ part of Bell Busk enumerated within Airton-RG 9/3180 fo.29b 1851 Census :Transcript of Bell Busk & Coniston Cold – HO107/2276 fo. 79-86+ part of Bell Busk enumerated within Airton- HO107 / 2277 fo.466b-467
: A searchable database of all those people reported to have been born, or were living in Malhamdale in the 1841-1911 Census returns.
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| Directories 1913 Craven Almanack : Transcript of local directory entries.Baines’s Directory and Gazetteer 1822: Link page to University of Leicester copy “professions and trades” for MalhamdaleWest Riding Trade Directories : More references to townships and people in the area can be found on the free Historical Directories website run by the University of Leicester. Also now transcribed into the Genuki website – search for Kirkby Malhamdale, scroll down to trade directories. |
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| Parish Records Parish Record Index 1597-1813 : Searchable index to the Kirkby Malham parish records created from the Cookson Index, IGI and the 18th century Bishop’s Transcripts, providing a useful finding aid and the most comprehensive set of data available for the 18th century, whose registers were stolen. Kirkby Malham Marriages 1754-1910 : A searchable database transcribed from the marriage registers for St Michael the Archangel. Kirkby Malham Baptisms & Burials 1773-1910 : A searchable database transcribed from the baptism and burial registers for St Michael the Archangel. Parish Record Index 1597-1813 : Searchable index to the Kirkby Malham parish records created from the Cookson Index, IGI and the 18th century Bishop’s Transcripts, providing a useful finding aid and the most comprehensive set of data available for the 18th century, whose registers were stolen.Gargrave Church Records: The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Gargrave. Although some Winterburn people are mentioned in Kirkby Malham Parish Records, both Winterburn and Eshton lie in the Parish of Gargrave. Their records have been published by the YPRS and the Wharfedale History Society.
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| Land, Tax, Probate etc. Return of Owners of Land 1873 : Land held in the West Riding of Yorkshire by Malhamdale residents. Subsidy Roll 1379 – poll tax listing for Malhamdale, with names, relationships and occupations. For other Craven townships see the lists on GENUKI https://www.genuki.org.uk/search?keys=Kirkby+Malhamdale : Index with over 350 Malhamdale entries of the 16th & 17th centuries.
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Genealogy & Biography : Details of those who died in the two World Wars plus Rolls of Honour listing those who served in the Forces and who were associated with Malhamdale. : A transcription of the memorial in Gargrave Church. : A transcription of the Roll of Honour in Gargrave Church, for full listing please search Genuki.com. |
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Bell Busk cotton and silk mill : A brief history. |
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Artists and photographers in Malhamdale : Early scenes of Malhamdale before and after the birth of photography. Find images captured in paint and print plus archive photographs other than those in the KirkbyMalham.info archive. Geograph : A collaborative project aiming to collect geographically representative photographs and information for every square kilometre of the UK. Search for any of Malhamdale townships to see over 1400 recent photographs, taken within a 10Km radius. |
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Lancashire Textile Project: (Defunct link!) With the closure of the Malhamdale cotton mills at the beginning of the 20th century, many workers moved to Lancashire where the industry continued into the latter part of the 20th Century. This site’s collection of 500 photographs and 190 transcribed interviews with individuals who worked in the industry, give some idea of what Bell Busk Mill would be like just before its closure. : Listing of books old and new (mainly old) which are about or refer to the Malhamdale area and its residents. : The Genuki page for the Parish of Gargrave. :link to pages on the National Park’s Out Of Oblivion website. : Organised by village, Curious Fox is a useful message board if you are seeking or sharing information about your family and local history. Free to sign up and post messages, you need to become a full paying member to make contact with people submitting posts. : Transcript of the 3 chapters concerning Malhamdale from Craven & Northwest Highlands.
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Malhamdale Local History Group 