Welcome to Kirkheaton.info
This site was originally designed to hold archive material relating to Parishes surrounding Kirkheaton in West Yorkshire but has now been expanded to include those surrounding Whixley in North Yorkshire. For more backgound information and an explanation as to why this site is often a much better resource than just using online burial registers, take a look at the 'About'menu on the left.
As of 26/9/2024, a new basic search facility for each location has been added to the menu sructure which allows all users to search each Excel database without the need to register; please note that you will intitially see a sample of the records but typing in the name to search for will then display the requested entries. However, registration will still be required in order to access much of the detailed information in each section i.e. the burial ground maps, memorial inscriptions and photographs of the memorials.
To download the spreadsheets available on the site, click on Register in the menu on the left and then login - there is no charge for this service.
There are fourteen full churchyard surveys on this site, all based on Excel Spreadsheets which can be downloaded to your computer to give comprehensive data about the burials. Each one has the following facilities:-
MAP OF CHURCHYARD
Each Spreadsheet cell contains the individual's Surname and hovering the mouse cursor over this reveals any Memorial Inscription as shown above.
FULL BURIAL REGISTER DETAILS
PHOTOGRAPH OF ANY MEMORIAL PRESENT
In addition, there is also a fully searchable PDF file of all the Memorial Inscriptions in the download section.
A new facility to view images of William Castle's Sexton Burial Book pages has been added as of 26/3/2025. The example page below shows ringed in red the type of extra information these pages provide. To take advantage of this new facility for Kirkheaton St. John, log in and go to the Downloads section in the menu.
