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"The History and Antiquities of the Seignory of Holderness"
by George Poulson

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The full title of the book is:

"The History and Antiquities of the
Seigniory of Holderness"

in the
EAST RIDING OF THE COUNTY OF YORK
including
THE ABBIES OF MEAUX AND SWINE
with
THE PRIORIES OF NUNKEELING AND BURSTALL
compiled from authentic Charters and Records, and the
UPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPTS OF THE REV. WILLIAM DADE
remaining in the library of Burton Constable
with numerous Embellishments

PUBLISHED IN 4 PARTS (2 VOLUMES) BETWEEN 1840 AND 1841.

The books on this CDrom will be of great interest to anyone researching their ancestors in the Holderness area.

Where is "Holderness" and which parishes does it include?
About the books. (For details, see transcribed index)

Holderness was a Seigniory (a feudal domain - the fee or manor of a Seignior), a Deanery (a group of Ecclesiastical Parishes) and a Wapentake in the old East Riding of Yorkshire covering roughly the area east of a line drawn between Kingston upon Hull and Bridlington, but not including either (see the map below). The parishes included are (see also more detailed information in the contents below(:

North Bailiwick
Atwick	Barmston	Beeford	Brandesburton
Catwick	Goxhill	Hornsea	Long Riston
Leven	Mappleton	Nunkeeling	North Frodingham
Routh	Rise	Sigglesthorne	Skipsea
Withernwick
Middle Bailiwick
Aldbrough	Burton Pidsea	Drypool	Garton
Hedon	Hilston	Humbleton	Marfleet
Preston	Roos	Tunstall	Sproatley
Sutton	Swine	Waghen
South Bailiwick
Burstwick	Easington	Halsham	Hollym
Holmpton	Keyingham	Kilnsea	Ottringham
Owthorne	Patrington	Paull	Skeckling
Skeffling	Sunk Island	Welwick	Winestead

The area covered by Holderness is shown below (the remainder of the East Riding of Yorkshire being shown in white).

About the books:

The 4 books were published seperately in the years 1840 to 1841. They contain a total of over 1,100 pages split into 2 volumes. The books have become very rare and sell for over £300 in good condition (which makes £20 a bargain!).

The books were originally started by the Rev. William Dade (he of the "Dade Registers"), but he died before really getting started with the text but he did leave manuscripts and he did get some of the engravings made. The job of producing the book was taken over (with some difficulty) at a much later date by George Pouson, the results of his efforts you see in these books. There are numerous family Pedigrees of the leading families of Holderness, some from the time of William the Conqueror, detailed histories of each parish with plates of most of the churches and lists of the incumbents. The plates include a map of the Wapentake of Holderness, and very detailed maps of Barmston and Hornsea Mere etc.

This CD rom version of the book contains an index which uses active links on each entry in the index to navigate to the relevant page. i.e. clicking on the text or the page number will take you to the given page. There are also extensive navigation panes set up for each volume to further assist in navigation of the books.

Here is the transcribed index for the The History and Antiquities of Holderness, the contents are given below.

Please note that although these volumes cover the parishes of Marfleet, Sutton upon Hull and Drypool, they do not cover Kingston upon Hull.

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The contents of the History and Antiquities of Holderness: (Please see also the transcribed Index)
- ROMAN ERA
- ANGLO SAXON ERA
- NORMAN ERA
- LORDS OF THE SEIGNIORY
- DEANERY
- DRAINAGE
- POPULATION RETURNS
- THE WAPENTAKE OF HOLDERNESS
- NORTH BAILIWICK
  - ATWICK PARISH
    - Erhgam
    - Skirlington
  - BARMSTON PARISH
    - Hertburn
    - Winkton
  - ULROME (ULRAM) PARISH
  - BEEFORD PARISH
    - Lisset
    - Dunnington
  - BRANDESBURTON PARISH
    - Moor Town
    - Bristhill,
    - Baswick, High and Low
  - CATWICK PARISH
  - NORTH FRODINGHAM PARISH
  - GOXHILL PARISH
  - HORNSEA PARISH
    - Hornsea Beck
    - Hornsea Mere
    - Hornsea Burton
    - Southorp
    - Northorp
  - LONG RISTON PARISH
  - LEVEN PARISH
    - Hayholme
    - Hempholme
    - Hallitreeholme
  - MAPPLETON PARISH
    - Roleston
    - Colden, Great and Little (or Cowdens Ambo)
  - NUNKEELING PARISH
    - Bewholme
  - ROUTH PARISH
  - RISE PARISH
  - SIGGLESTHORNE PARISH
    - Seaton
    - Wassand
    - Catfoss
    - Hatfield, Parva and Magna
  - SKIPSEA PARISH
    - Skipsea Brough
    - Cleeton (Clayton)
    - Bonwick
    - Dringhoe
    - Upton
    - Hythe
  - WITHERNWICK PARISH
  - ESKE
- MIDDLE BAILIWICK,
  - ALDBROUGH PARISH
    - Bewick
    - Carlton
    - Fosham West (Constable Newton)
    - Tanstern
    - Etherdwick
    - Thorpe-Garth
    - East, or Ringborough Newton
    - Ringborough
  - BURTON PIDSEA PARISH
  - GARTON PARISH
    - Grimston Garth
  - HUMBLETON PARISH
    - Dowthorpe
    - Elsternwick
    - Flinton
    - Fitling
  - HILSTON PARISH
  - TUNSTALL PARISH
  - ROOS PARISH
    - Oustwick
  - HEDON
    - Hospital of Newton Garth
  - PRESTON
    - Lelley
    - Poller
    - Hospital of St. Sepulchre
  - SWINE PARISH,
    - Ellerby
    - Dowthorpe
    - Langthorpe, part of
    - Owborough,
    - Woodhall,
    - Gansted,
    - Turmer Hall,
    - Marton,
    - Skirlaugh, North and South
    - Thirtleby
    - Wyton
  - SPROATLEY PARISH,
  - WAGHEN PARISH,
  - ABBEY OF MEAUX,
  - MARFLEET PARISH,
  - SUTTON PARISH,
  - DRYPOOL PARISH.
- SOUTH BAILIWICK
  - EASINGTON PARISH,
    - Dimlington
    - Out Newton
  - HALSHAM PARISH,
  - HOLLYM PARISH,
    - Nevilles
    - Withernsea
    - Rysom Garth
  - HOLMPTON PARISH,
  - KAYINGHAM PARISH,
    - Marsh
  - KILNSEA PARISH,
    - Spurnhead
  - OTTRINGHAM PARISH,
    - Saltagh
  - OWTHORNE PARISH,
    - Frodingham, South
    - Rimswell,
    - Waxholme
  - PATRINGTON PARISH,
    - Humber Side
    - Haven
    - Foothead Garth
  - PAUL PARISH,
    - Boreas Hill
    - Camerton
    - Little Humber
    - Higjh Paul
    - Paull Holme
    - Thorngumbald
  - SKECKLING PARISH,
  - BURSTWICK PARISH.,
    - Garth
    - Nuthills
    - Ryhill
    - Ridgemont
  - SKEFFLING PARISH,
    - Winsetts
    - Burstall Garth
    - Burstall Priory
  - SUNK ISLAND,
  - WELWICK PARISH,
    - Thorpe
    - Weeton
    - Pensthorp
    - Ploughlands
  - WINESTEAD PARISH,
  - RAVENSER PARISH,
    - Ravenser Odd
- ADDENDA ET CORRIGENDA
- INDEX

LIST OF PEDIGREES.
- Acklom, of Dringhoe and Hornsea
- Acklom, of Skipsea,
- Evens, of Hatfield
- Alford, of Meaux Abbey
- Albemarle, Earls of,.
- Appleyard, of Burstwick Garth
- Bee, of Skeffling
- Bilton, of Bilton
- Blaydes, of High Paul
- Boynton, of Barmston and Burton Agues,
- Brigham, of Wyton and Brigham
- Brooke, Pockley, & Osbaldiston,
- Bryton. Galfrid de
- Brough, of Rolleston, see addenda
- Bethell, of Rise,
- Carleill, of Brandsburton
- Catheral, of Hollym
- Cheyney, of Thorngumbald
- Clapham, of Burton Pidsea
- Creswell, of Nunkeeling,
- Cobb, of Ottringham
- Constable,
  - of Burton Constable
  - of Wassand,
  - of Fresmarsh and Catfoss, ditto,
  - of Thirntoft
  - of Kilnsea, Bentley and Easington
  - of Kirby, Knoll, and Upsall
  - De la See, or Sea
- D'Arcy, of Swine
- Ellerker, of Moor Grange and Risby
- Faulconberg, of Rise
- Flinton, of Garton and Flinton,
- Frothingham, of South Frothingham
- Fulthorpe, of Sigglesthorne
- Garnet, of Sigglesthorne
- Gower, of Garton
- Green, of Cawthorne and Etherdwick
- Harrison, of Hornsea
- Hastings, of Bewick
- Headon, of Marton
- Hildyard and Scures, of Riston
- Hildyard
  - of Arnold
  - of Ottringham
  - of Winestead
  - of Skeffling
- Hilton, of Swine
- Holme, of Paul Holme and Skeffling
- Hunter, of Hayholme
- Hustler, of Hatfield Parva,
- Hatfield, of Hatfield Magna,
- Knowles, of Bilton
- Langdale, of Dowthorpe,
- Le Despenser, of Little Colden
- Lewings, of Rusholme
- Little, of Kilnsea
- Maister, of Patrington and Winestead
- Mayne and Truslove, of Rolleston
- Meaux, of Bewick
- Melton, of Swine
- Micklethwayte, of Swine
- Monceaux, of Barmston
- Melsa, of Dringhoe
- Moore, of Bewick,
- Noel, of Hayholme
- Overton, of Easington
- Owst, of Halsham and Kayingham
- Raines, of Burton Pidsea,
- Raines, of Wyton
- Ricaby, of Ulram
- Robinson, of Newton Garth
- Routh, of Routh
- St. Quintin, of Brandsburton and Harpham
- St. Quintin, Sir Wm. of Harpham,
- Scott, of Aldborough
- Scures and Hildyard, of Riston
- Shaftsbury, Lord
- Shutte, of Humbleton
- Sterne, of Rise,
- Storr, of Hilton,
- Sutton, of Sutton
- Sykes, of Sledmere and Roos,
- Thompson, of Humbleton,
- Thorpe, of Thorpe Garth
- Tiliol, of Hatfield Parva
- Towry, of Little Colden,
- Topham, of Withernwick
- Torre, of Rise
- Torre, of Snydale and Paul Holme
- Tunstal, of Wycliff
- Twyer, of Ganstead
- Ulf, of Aldborough
- Whitehead, of Atwick
- Wencelagh, of Brandsburton
- Wassand, of Wassand
- Warton, of Beverley Parks
- Wright of Ploughland
- Wycliffee, of Wycliffee

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