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| − | Yorkshire has seen many boundary changes over the years and there are several county, city and local metropolitan borough council organisations throughout the region. | + | 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: [http://www.yorkshirebmd.org.uk/ Yorkshire Births Marriages & Deaths] | A full list of register offices, searchable bmd database and links to the major Yorkshire Genealogy Sites can be accessed through: [http://www.yorkshirebmd.org.uk/ Yorkshire Births Marriages & Deaths] | ||
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======Yorkshire Libraries====== | ======Yorkshire Libraries====== | ||
*[http://www.archives.wyjs.org.uk/ West Yorkshire Record Office ] <br> | *[http://www.archives.wyjs.org.uk/ West Yorkshire Record Office ] <br> | ||
*[http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/libraries/archives/archives.html East Riding Record Office ] <br> | *[http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/libraries/archives/archives.html East Riding Record Office ] <br> | ||
*[http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/archives North Yorkshire Archives] <br> | *[http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/archives North Yorkshire Archives] <br> | ||
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======Family History Societies====== | ======Family History Societies====== | ||
*[http://www.barnsleyfhs.co.uk/ Barnsley FHS ] <br> | *[http://www.barnsleyfhs.co.uk/ Barnsley FHS ] <br> | ||
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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. <br> | *[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. <br> | ||
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=====Record Office and Cemetery Lookup Contacts===== | =====Record Office and Cemetery Lookup Contacts===== | ||
Revision as of 23:30, 17 March 2007
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Register Office Contact Details
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
Yorkshire Libraries
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
Libraries
General Countywide
- Yorkshire Surname List
- Online Census Records for Yorkshire
- Yorkshire Indexers
- Yorkshire Roots
- Yorkshire Workhouses
- Town and Village Maps
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.
