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'''Record Office Address'''
 
 
West Yorkshire Archive Service, Wakefield Headquarters
 
 
Registry of Deeds
 
 
Newstead Road
 
 
Wakefield WF1 2DE
 
 
Tel: +44 (0)1924 305980
 
 
Fax: +44 (0)1924 305983
 
 
 
 
West Yorkshire Archive Service, Bradford
 
 
Bradford Central Library
 
 
Prince's Way
 
 
Bradford
 
 
BD1 1NN
 
 
Telephone: +44 (0)1274 435099
 
 
 
 
West Yorkshire Archive Service, Calderdale
 
 
Central Library
 
 
Northgate House
 
 
Northgate
 
 
Halifax, HX1 1UN
 
 
Tel: +44 (0)1422 392636
 
 
Fax: +44 (0)1422 341083
 
 
 
 
West Yorkshire Archive Service, Kirklees
 
 
Central Library
 
 
Princess Alexandra Walk
 
 
Huddersfield, HD1 2SU
 
 
Tel: +44 (0)1484 542297
 
 
Fax: +44 (0)1484 542297
 
 
 
 
West Yorkshire Archive Service, Leeds
 
 
Chapeltown Road
 
 
Sheepscar
 
 
Leeds, LS7 3AP
 
 
Tel: +44 (0)113 214 5814
 
 
Fax: +44 (0)113 214 5815
 
  
 
==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
 
==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
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*Wales :[http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=362 Vicky the Viking]
 
*Wales :[http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=362 Vicky the Viking]
 
*Between Hull and Goole:[http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=172 Valley in Yorkshire]
 
*Between Hull and Goole:[http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=172 Valley in Yorkshire]
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==Links==
 
==Links==
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=====Yorkshire Record Offices=====
 
=====Yorkshire Record Offices=====
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*[http://www.archives.wyjs.org.uk/ West Yorkshire Record Office  ]
 
*[http://www.archives.wyjs.org.uk/ West Yorkshire Record Office  ]
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*[http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/archives North Yorkshire Archives]
 
*[http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/archives North Yorkshire Archives]
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*[http://www.wdfhs.co.uk/  Wakefield FHS  ]
 
*[http://www.wdfhs.co.uk/  Wakefield FHS  ]
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'''General'''  
 
'''General'''  
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*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/york.html  York Central Library  ]
 
*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/york.html  York Central Library  ]
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'''OPC'''  
 
'''OPC'''  
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'''Archives'''  
 
'''Archives'''  
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*[http://website.lineone.net/~gburhouse/book.htm Honley Cemetery Transriptions 1857-1935]
 
*[http://website.lineone.net/~gburhouse/book.htm Honley Cemetery Transriptions 1857-1935]
  
 
*[http://www.yorkfamilyhistory.org.uk/assizes.htm An index to records held of prisoners brought to trial at York Assizes 1785 - 1851]  
 
*[http://www.yorkfamilyhistory.org.uk/assizes.htm An index to records held of prisoners brought to trial at York Assizes 1785 - 1851]  
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*[http://prismdata.hullcc.gov.uk/main.php Old photographs of Hull]
 
*[http://prismdata.hullcc.gov.uk/main.php Old photographs of Hull]
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=====General Countywide=====
 
=====General Countywide=====
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyYorkshire_(A-D).htm#PageTitle IGI Yorkshire A-D]
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyYorkshire_(A-D).htm#PageTitle IGI Yorkshire A-D]
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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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=====Specific Areas=====
 
=====Specific Areas=====
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*[http://www.mountzionhalifax.org.uk/ Cemetary in Halifax ]
 
*[http://www.mountzionhalifax.org.uk/ Cemetary in Halifax ]

Revision as of 13:20, 15 June 2007

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

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



Cemetery Lookup Requests

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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above


Cemetery Lookup Contacts


Links

Yorkshire Record Offices


Family History Societies


General

Libraries


OPC


Archives



Family and Social History


  • Wolds Wagoners The East Yorks ag labs who used their skills as drivers for the army.


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


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).



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