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*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/YKSlist/yks.htm Yorkshire Surname List] | *[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/YKSlist/yks.htm Yorkshire Surname List] | ||
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*[http://www.york.ac.uk/borthwick Borthwick Institute, York] Parish Records for parts of East & North Yorks and also many pre 1857 wills for Northern Province. | *[http://www.york.ac.uk/borthwick Borthwick Institute, York] Parish Records for parts of East & North Yorks and also many pre 1857 wills for Northern Province. | ||
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Revision as of 07:45, 27 May 2007
Contents
Yorkshire
County town North Riding -
County town East Riding -
County town West Riding -
Specific Town/Village Interest "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. Home of the Yorkshire pudding, traditionally served separately at the start of the meal, and Black Sheep beer. 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.
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
Register Office Contact Details
See Above
Record Office 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 linked above.
Record Office Lookup Contacts
- W.Yorkshire Archive Service - BRADFORD. Monthly Tom
- N.Yorkshire. Northallerton R/O -Teesside Archives, Middlesbrough lindainherriotcountry
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 linked above
Cemetery Lookup Contacts
- Aldborough:autumnfall
- Altofts Cemetery:Tom
- Baildon, St John:Tom
- Boroughbridge:autumnfall
- Driffield area:Janet in Yorkshire (Spring and Summer only)
- East Yorkshire:Jeanette in Yorkshire
- Esholt, Parish Church:Tom
- Guiseley, St Oswalds:Tom
- Harthill :Vicky the Viking
- Hull area:Jeannette in Yorkshire
- Knaresborough:autumnfall
- Menston, Parish Church:Tom
- 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
- Teeside area:lindainherriotcountry
- Thirsk and surrounding villages:lindainherriotcountry
- Wales :Vicky the Viking
- Between Hull and Goole:Valley in Yorkshire
Links
Yorkshire Record Offices
Family History Societies
General
Libraries
OPC
Archives
Family and Social History
Local History Society
- Wolds Wagoners The East Yorks ag labs who used their skills as drivers for the army.
- Lost trawlermen of the port of Hull a PDF file
Maps and Photographs
General Countywide
- Middlesbrough Council: Teesside Archives Teesside Archives is responsible for collecting and preserving archival material from official and private sources in the areas served by the councils of Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland, Stockton and Hartlepool.
- The Sheffield Indexers - Sheffield 1841 Census Records, Baptisms, Marriages, Burials - Indexed and Transcribed Records, Extensive Popular Sheffield Genealogy Links
- Borthwick Institute, York Parish Records for parts of East & North Yorks and also many pre 1857 wills for Northern Province.
Specific Areas
- The 1868 Leeds Poll Book . Covers Leeds, Armley, Beeston, Bramley, Burley, Chapel Allerton, Farnley, Headingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Kirkstall, Potternewton, and Wortley.
- Calverley Info The parish church section holds records from the parish churches (Anglican, Church of England) for Idle, Pudsey, Farsley, Stanningley and Calverley. The non-conformist sections holds records for all other denominations (Baptist, Methodist etc).
- Sheffield Indexers Sheffield and surrounding areas in South Yorkshire.
- [http://www.yorkfamilyhistory.org.uk/assizes.htm York Assizes 1785-1851
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