Bradford Cathedral Archives

BCA

Bradford Cathedral Archives

1596-20th century

Registers: registers of baptisms, marriages and burials, from 1596 onwards, with indexes; registers of banns from 1869 onwards; book of reference to private burial ground, 1820; sexton's record of burials, 1833-1855; register of visiting preachers, 1843-1868; registers of services, 1871-1989; register of services at Bradford Union workhouse, 1907-1916

Clergy: ordination and institution papers of the Revd John Crosse, 1775-1795; appointments of curates, 1820-1972; licence to perform divine service in the parish room, 1898; notices of institutions of vicars, 1916-1919

Benefice: copies of endowment deeds and valuation of tithes, 1638-1695; copy trust deed for vicarage house, 1735; tithe account, 1753; correspondence about presentations, 1765, 1784; assignment of tithes at Allerton cum Wilsden in trust for churchwardens, 1780; papers about fees and sequestrations, 1842-1912; schedule and plan of Thornton glebe, 1913; copy title maps of Thornton, Clayton and Horton, 19th century; account books for vicarial tithes, 1851-1872; tithe papers, 19th-20th century; accounts of fees, 1880-1958; incumbent's papers concerning benefice, 19th-20th century; payments on vicar's account, including cemetery and surplice fees, 1909-1919; papers about Bradford burial grounds, 1854-1887; plan and enquiry into Bradford parish boundaries, 1898-1900

Vestry, Parochial Church Council and Cathedral: vestry and township book, including minutes and overseers' accounts, etc, 1686-1825; vestry minutes, 1824-1968, PCC minutes, 1920-1965; Bradford Cathedral parochial church meeting minutes, 1920-1965; Cathedral Council constitution and minutes, 1937-1988; restoration and extension fund minutes and papers, 1850-1862; minute book for new schools, restoration and organ committees, 1870-1906; finance committee minutes, 1891-1927; PCC finance and standing committee minutes, 1927-1948; Archdeacon Bardsley Memorial: minutes, papers and accounts, 1896-1905; annual sale of work minutes 1896-1938; congregational tea party minutes, 1898-1927; papers relating to restoration and extension fund, 1911-1965; Bradford Cathedral Appeal minutes, 1955-1959; Cathedral Chapter minutes, 1920-1987; congregational committee minutes, 1975-1992, and annual meetings 1984-1989; memorandum of resolution for erecting a workhouse, 1737; deeds of property adjoining churchyard, 1713-1776; lease of land on Bradford Moor to churchwardens, 1809; articles of visitation, 1825; rate book for east division of Bradford township, 1841; papers about church rates, 1828-1842; bellringers rules and agreement, 1889; insurance policies, 1918; verger's contract, 1934 Church fabric and property: papers about sittings, pew rents, plans and inventory of pews and registers, 1607-1921; faculties, vouchers and papers relating to church fabric, 1721-20th century; terrier and inventory, 1928; agreements and papers relating to organ, 1788-20th century; burial ground accounts and schedule of graves, 1817-1897

Finance: churchwardens' accounts, 1667-1964; income and expenditure accounts, 1902-1914; annual statements of accounts, from 1870 onwards; accounts of collections and of various funds including bazaar and organ funds, 1827-20th century; Cathedral Forces Canteen cash books, 1940-1944; missionary accounts, 1954-1957

Charities: papers and vouchers concerning the Poor's Estate, 1617-20th century; account books of Poor's Estate and Quit Rents Charity, 1737-1888, also 'Hoppy Money' and deed of 1617; papers and accounts concerning the Peter Sunderland lectureship, 1672-20th century; copy will of John Smyth and trust deed for Wibsey Charity, 1729-1745; organist's charity deed, 1788; papers and accounts relating to Mary Ann Jowett's Charity, 1813-20th century; statements of accounts of Free Grammar School Charity, 1864-1909; papers concerning the Revd Abraham Jobson's Trust, John Appleyard's Charity, Field's or Black Abbey Charity, Hebden Charity and Susannah Stott's Charity with connections with Bradford Royal Infirmary, St Monica's Home, Waifs and Strays, Female School of Industry, 19th century-20th century; charity account book, 1890-1943; Charity Commission Inquiry and report on Bradford, 1894; A W Ward's legacy account, 1938-1972; files relating to the charities of Charles Johnson, Wadsworth, Pennington and others, 20th century; Bradford Children's Mission, minutes and accounts, 1931-1970; North Wing Mission, minutes, 1979-1984

Day Schools: new schools building account, 1871-1873; managers' minutes, 1885-1954; managers' letter books, 1904-1928; correspondence and circulars, 1870-1942; cash books, 1904-1949 Sunday School: minute books, 1827-1946; cash books, 1808-1906; account book, 1907-1928; conveyance of land at Lidgett Green for site of Sunday School, 1838; Sunday School Sick and Burial Society minute book and papers, 1845-1882

Bradford Rural Deanery: register, 1907-1912; Sunday School Association cash book, 1917-1923

Miscellanea: bound volume of various documents including memoranda about livings and fabric, curates' declarations, inventories, faculty for gallery, etc, 1607-1838; part of survey of property in Bradford, 1853; plan of Bolton Road improvement at Forster Square, 1882; papers and plans concerning improvements to Stott Hill, 1889; historical notes including lectures and guide books, newspaper cuttings book, 19th-20th century; annual statement of account for Thornton School, 1857-1858; register of baptisms at St Paul's Free Church of England, Laisterdyke, 1833-1895; Cathedral correspondence, newsletters and diaries

English

In November 1919 King George V made the Order in Council which founded the diocese of Bradford, created out the diocese of Ripon. Bradford's parish church of St Peter became the new cathedral; the Archdeacon of Plymouth, the Venerable Arthur Perowne, was appointed the first Bishop.

Microfiche copies of the registers of baptism, marriage and burial are available for reference at West Yorkshire Archive Service, Bradford Office, and at the other WYAS offices in Leeds, Wakefield, Kirklees and Calderdale.