South Yorkshire Archives and Libraries
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Tracing Your Ancestors in South Yorkshire Guide
- The 4 archive and local studies services in South Yorkshire (Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield) have worked together to compile a single guide to the main genealogical material in their offices and elsewhere. This guide is a supplement to more detailed information available on their websites.
- Download the guide. It tells you what genealogical sources are available and where they are to be found.
- The key genealogical resources are listed in church, chapel and cemetery registers, trade directories and probate records.
- More information than ever before is being made available online, not only by ourselves but also by genealogical websites such as Ancestry.com, FindMyPast and Genes Reunited, etc.
- Tracing Your Ancestors in South Yorkshire
Archives
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Barnsley Archives and Local Studies Department Doncaster Archives and Local Studies |
Rotherham Archives and Local Studies Service Sheffield Archives and Local Studies |
Borthwick Institute
University Library and Archives
University of York
Heslington, York YO10 5DD UK
Telephone: 01904 321166
Email: borthwick-institute@york.ac.uk
Website
Church of England and nonconformist records
The Yorkshire Archaeological & Historical Society
Suite 10E
Joseph's Well
Hanover Way
Leeds, Yorkshire LS3 1AB UK
Telephone: 0113 245 7910
Email: yas.secretary@gmail.com
Website
- The Society’s archives include remarkably varied and fascinating collections of maps, diaries, letters, prints, photographs, deeds, wills, manorial records and rare or early printed books which altogether offer insight into the archaeology and history of the historic county of York from prehistoric to modern times.
Libraries
- Barnsley Council Find Your Local Library
- Doncaster Council Libraries
- Rotherham Council List of libraries and Neighborhood Hubs
- Sheffield Council Libraries
Museums
For a long list of South Yorkshire museums, go to List of museums in South Yorkshire in Wikipedia.
Civil Registration Offices
The General Register Office holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their website (a login is required but it is free to register and search). However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices.
Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district. For a list of the historic and current registration districts and their parishes, see Civil Registration Districts in Yorkshire West Riding. South Yorkshire was created from the West Riding.
Ordering a Copy Certificate
- Barnsley Certificate Requests
- Doncaster Certificate Requests
- Rotherham Request a Copy Certificate
- Sheffield Order a Copy Certificate
Register Offices
- Barnsley Register Office
- Doncaster Register Office
- Rotherham Register Office
- Sheffield Register Office
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