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YORKSHIRE RESEARCH
YORKSHIRE - ENGLAND (YKS)
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BRIEF DETAILS OF YORKSHIRE Yorkshire was the largest county in England stretching from Sheffield in the south to the River Tees in the North and from The Pennines in the west to the East Coast. The county was divided in to three Ridings each with its own administration. |
  
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Locate First Online Electoral Roll Search |
MAJOR TOWNS AND CITIES
Bradford
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Frith Photo Archive Search for Old Photos |
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UK Record Collections |
BORDERING COUNTIES
Cheshire
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Missing Links Birth Adoption Register |
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RootsMap Surname Distribution Maps |
INDUSTRIES
Agriculture
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Old-Maps.co.uk Digital Historical Maps |
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All phone numbers shown on this page are local. If you need advice on phoning from overseas click here |
UK multiMAP Online Maps |
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GetMapping Ariel Photos |
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ARCHIVES & LIBRARIES |
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We have listed details of some of the major archives and libraries in Yorkshire. If you are visiting one of them and need a map simply click the link on the postcode. |
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Bradford Archives
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Calderdale Archives
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East Riding Archives & Records Service (ER)
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City of Hull Central Library (ER)
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Kirklees Archives
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Leeds Archives
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North Yorkshire County Record Office (NR)
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West Yorkshire Archive Service
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For more information on libraries and their holdings visit the FAMILIA site. |
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REGISTRATION OFFICES |
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We have listed details of some of the main registration offices in Yorkshire. If you are visiting one of them and need a map simply click the link on the postcode. |
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Barnsley (WR)
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Beverley (ER)
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Bradford (WR)
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Bridlington (ER)
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Dewsbury (WR)
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Doncaster (WR)
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Goole (WR)
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Halifax (WR)
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Huddersfield (WR)
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Hull (ER)
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Keighley (WR)
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Leeds (WR)
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Middlesborough (NR)
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North Yorkshire (NR)
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Pocklington (ER)
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Pontefract (WR)
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Redcar and Cleveland (NR)
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Rotherham (WR)
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Sheffield (WR)
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Todmorden (WR)
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Wakefield (WR)
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York
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LOCAL SOCIETIES |
SURNAME RESOURCES |
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Local Family History Societies provide a wide variety of publications and other material, for more details visit the sites below
Barnsley FHS
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Surname lists give details of individuals research interests. Have a look you may find a long lost cousin! We also list some of the websites devoted to specific surnames in the area. Surnames Interest List for the West Riding
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MAILING LISTS |
LOOK UP EXCHANGES |
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Rootsweb host mailing lists covering every county in the UK. Any member of the list can post a message, which will be received by all the other members in either list mode (every individual message separately) or digest mode (a number of messages in one e-mail). Yorkshire is covered by the following list(s). To join simply click the mode of your choice and send the message totally unaltered, disabling your signature.
If you want to know more about the lists scope or have difficulty subscribing Rootsweb will provide more details. |
Look up exchanges list reference works which volunteers are willing to search for specific entries.
The East Riding Look up
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Please remember that people who provide this service are not professional researchers, and cannot usually help with general enquiries. Make your requests as specific as possible. |
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PROFESSIONAL RESEARCHERS |
USEFUL LINKS |
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IMPORTANT: None of the researchers listed has any commercial relationship with the owners of this site. A listing does not imply any form of recommendation and you should take any steps you consider necessary before entering in to a commercial arrangement. If you need professional help with your research you may like to contact one of the following:
Branchline Research
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