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*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregisterstz.htm Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange] | *[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregisterstz.htm Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange] | ||
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*[http://www2.northyorks.gov.uk/unnetie/ 19th & 20th Century Photos of North Yorkshire] | *[http://www2.northyorks.gov.uk/unnetie/ 19th & 20th Century Photos of North Yorkshire] | ||
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==Places of Interest== | ==Places of Interest== | ||
| − | Captain Cook and Staithes Heritage Centre | + | Captain Cook and Staithes Heritage Centre <br> |
| − | High St | + | High St <br> |
| − | Staithes | + | Staithes <br> |
| − | TS13 5BQ | + | TS13 5BQ<br> |
| − | + | Tel: 01947 841454 <br> | |
| − | Tel: 01947 841454 | ||
Although primarily a museum dedicated to Captain Cook, they also hold a large number of local family history information, including individual family research. | Although primarily a museum dedicated to Captain Cook, they also hold a large number of local family history information, including individual family research. | ||
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| "The white rose county" - England's largest county and formerly divided into 3 Ridings, North, East and West, from the word "thriding", meaning "third".
It stretches from the coastal area of the North Sea to the Pennines and from the river Humber to the Tees. Fishing and farming are the traditional trades of the east, with iron mining in the north, and coal mining and the textile industries to the west of the county. |
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| Home of the Yorkshire pudding, traditionally served separately at the start of the meal, and Black Sheep beer.
The artist David Hockney was raised in Bradford. Captain Cook sailed from Whitby to discover the east coast of Australia. Yorkshire has seen many boundary changes over the years and there are several county, city and local metropolitan borough council organisations throughout the region.
Other major towns: Bradford, Sheffield, Leeds |
Resources
Primary Reference
Countywide Interest
Specific Town and Village Interest
Maps and Photographs
Places of Interest
Captain Cook and Staithes Heritage Centre
High St
Staithes
TS13 5BQ
Tel: 01947 841454
Although primarily a museum dedicated to Captain Cook, they also hold a large number of local family history information, including individual family research.
Register Office Contact Details
A full list of register offices, searchable bmd database and links to the major Yorkshire Genealogy Sites can be accessed through: Yorkshire Births Marriages & Deaths
Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests
Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts
- Borthwick Institute, York Penelope
- Rotherham Archives Sherbertrose
Cemetery Lookup Requests
Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above
Cemetery Lookup Contacts
- Aldborough autumnfall
- Boroughbridge autumnfall
- Driffield area Janet in Yorkshire (Spring and Summer only)
- East Yorkshire Jeanette in Yorkshire
- Harthill Vicky the Viking
- Hull area Jeannette in Yorkshire
- Hunslet- location needed genious
- Knaresborough autumnfall
- Middlesborough BoroBabs
- North Anston, South Yorkshire Lynn The Forest Fan
- Pocklington area Janet in Yorkshire (Spring and Summer only)
- South Anston, South Yorkshire Lynn The Forest Fan
- Wales Vicky the Viking
- Between Hull and Goole Astro Lady
Photo Offers
Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
- East Yorkshire Astro Lady Or SBPF Wendy
- Bradford Tom Tom
- Eston BoroBabs
- Guisborough BoroBabs
- Leeds Tom Tom
- Middlesbrough BoroBabs or ElaineM
- Normanby BoroBabs
- Redcar BoroBabs
- Stokesley BoroBabs
- York & Vale of York Penelope
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