The existing church of St Michael in Farnley is comparively
new, though built on the site of older chapels. Baptisms and burials were
carried out here from an early period; some memorial stones in the church
yard date back to the 17th century. Known records date back to 1624.
Earlier records appear to be with Leeds Parish registers and the earliest
independent Farnley Baptisms appear to be loose pages at the back of the register
that started in 1794. These loose pages cover 1790-1793 and are so faded that
the dates are invisible, though the names have been re-inked. The entries
with missing dates can be found on the IGI.
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