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

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

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 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.
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 *[http://www.wdfhs.co.uk/  Wakefield FHS  ]
+'''General'''
 =====Libraries=====
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 *[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/york.html  York Central Library  ]
+'''OPC'''
+'''Archives'''
+'''Family and Social History'''
+*[http://www.familytreediscovery.net/edith/ Memories of growing up in Hull in Yorkshire, pre and post WWI up until WWII.]
+*[http://www.calderdale.gov.uk/wtw/ From Weaver To Web - Calderdale]
+*[http://www.ironstonemuseum.co.uk/ironstoneindustryc.htm North Yorkshire Ironstone mining ]
+*[http://www.wakefieldfhs.org.uk/Altofts%20school%201875-1876.htm The West Riding Colliery School]
+*[http://www.herstoryuntold.org.uk/ Yorkshire Women's Lives 1100 to the Present]
+Local History Society
+*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/yorks/Yorkshire.htm Yorkshire Workhouses]
+*[http://www.hull.ac.uk/oldlib/archives/quaker/index.htm Yorkshire Quaker Heritage Project]
+*[http://www.yorkshirehistory.com/wagon/index1.htm Wolds Wagoners] The East Yorks ag labs who used their skills as drivers for the army.
+*[http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/pls/portal/...TRAWLERMEN.PDF Lost trawlermen of the port of Hull] a PDF file
+'''Maps and Photographs'''
+*[http://www.picturesheffield.com/ Pictures of  Sheffield]
+*[http://www.leodis.net/ Leodis A photographic archive of Leeds]
+*[http://prismdata.hullcc.gov.uk/main.php Old photographs of Hull]
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 *[http://www.yorkshireroots.org.uk/ Yorkshire Roots  ]
-*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/yorks/Yorkshire.htm Yorkshire Workhouses]
-*[http://www.herstoryuntold.org.uk/ Yorkshire Women's Lives 1100 to the Present]
 *[http://www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/ccm/content/leisure-and-culture/local-history-and-heritage/teesside-archives.en 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.
 *[http://sheff-indexers.thewholeshebang.org/index.html The Sheffield Indexers ]- Sheffield 1841 Census Records, Baptisms, Marriages, Burials - Indexed and Transcribed Records, Extensive Popular Sheffield Genealogy Links
-*[http://www.hull.ac.uk/oldlib/archives/quaker/index.htm Yorkshire Quaker Heritage Project]
-*[http://www.yorkshirehistory.com/wagon/index1.htm Wolds Wagoners] The East Yorks ag labs who used their skills as drivers for the army.
 *[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.leodis.net/ Leodis A photographic archive of Leeds]
-*[http://www.ironstonemuseum.co.uk/ironstoneindustryc.htm North Yorkshire Ironstone mining ]
-*[http://www.wakefieldfhs.org.uk/Altofts%20school%201875-1876.htm The West Riding Colliery School]
 =====Specific Areas=====
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 *[http://www.bishopwilton.info/ Parish of Bishop Wilton ]
-*[http://www.calderdale.gov.uk/wtw/ From Weaver To Web - Calderdale]
 *[http://www.driffield.co.uk/index.htm Driffield - capital of the Wolds]
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 *[http://www.calverley.info/cal_home.htm 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).
-*[http://www.familytreediscovery.net/edith/ Memories of growing up in Hull in Yorkshire, pre and post WWI up until WWII.]
-*[http://prismdata.hullcc.gov.uk/main.php Old photographs of Hull]
 *[http://www.riverhumber.com/Brief history of Hull, it’s museums, and docks]
-*[http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/pls/portal/...TRAWLERMEN.PDF Lost trawlermen of the port of Hull] a PDF file
 *[http://www.knottingley.org/history/local_history.htm The History and Origins of Knottingley and Ferrybridge]

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Contents

Register Office Contact Details

Record Office Lookup Requests

Cemetery Lookup Requests

Links

Yorkshire Record Offices

Family History Societies

Libraries

General Countywide

Specific Areas