York Oath of Allegiance

In 1723 many individuals took the oath 'appointed to be taken by an Act Anno nono Georgii Regis (under the Act of 9 George I) on the dayes (September to December 1723) hereafter mentioned' which was sworn before their county justices . Those who signed their names declared themselves loyal to the crown . The resulting list of names of individuals, many of which include
relationships and places of abode, provide the researcher with an extremely useful list of potential ancestors.
The Oath of Allegiance for York includes around 1,800 names .