Yorkshire

Whitby - the source of inspiration for Dracula submitted by Tracy-Sweetgenes!

Local Register Office and Online BMD Index

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

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Yorkshire Libraries

• West Yorkshire Record Office
  
• East Riding Record Office
  
• North Yorkshire Archives
  

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Family History Societies

• Barnsley FHS
  
• Bradford FHS
  
• Calderdale FHS
  
• Doncaster FHS
  
• East York FHS
  
• Huddersfield & District FHS
  
• Morley FHS
  
• Pontefract FHS
  
• Rotherham FHS
  
• Sheffield FHS
  
• Wakefield FHS
  

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Libraries

• East Riding Library
  
• North Library
  
• York Central Library
  

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General Countywide

• Yorkshire Surname List
  
• Online Census Records for Yorkshire
  
• Yorkshire Indexers
  
• Yorkshire Roots
  
• Yorkshire Workhouses
  
• Town and Village Maps
  

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Specific Areas

• Leodis - a photographic archive of Leeds
  
• The 1868 Leeds Poll Book . Covers Leeds, Armley, Beeston, Bramley, Burley, Chapel Allerton, Farnley, Headingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Kirkstall, Potternewton, and Wortley.
  
• From Weaver To Web
  
• Driffield - capital of the Wolds
  
• Wolds Wagoners The East Yorks ag labs who used their skills as drivers for the army.
  
• Memories of growing up in Hull in Yorkshire, pre and post WWI up until WWII.
  
• Old photographs of Hull
  
• history of Hull, it’s museums, and docks
  
• Transcripts of Wensleydale Censuses
• North Yorkshire Ironstone mining
  
• Eston area - background information
  
• Sheffield Indexers Sheffield and surrounding areas in South Yorkshire.
  
• Burials in the Wakefield area.
  
• Borthwick Institute, York Parish Records for parts of East & North Yorks and also many pre 1857 wills for Northern Province.
  

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