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| *[[North Yorkshire Archives and Libraries]] | | *[[North Yorkshire Archives and Libraries]] |
| *[[South Yorkshire Archives and Libraries]] | | *[[South Yorkshire Archives and Libraries]] |
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| ==Tracing Your Ancestors in South Yorkshire Guide== | | ==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 [https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/sites/default/files/docs/libraries-and-archives/archives-and-local-studies/research/Tracing%20your%20ancestors%20in%20South%20Yorkshire.pdf guide] to the main genealogical material in their offices and elsewhere. This guide is a supplement to more detailed information available on their websites.''' | | *'''The 4 archive and local studies services in South Yorkshire (Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield) have worked together to compile a single [https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/sites/default/files/docs/libraries-and-archives/archives-and-local-studies/research/Tracing%20your%20ancestors%20in%20South%20Yorkshire.pdf guide] to the main genealogical material in their offices and elsewhere. This guide is a supplement to more detailed information available on their websites.''' |
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| South Yorkshire<br> | | South Yorkshire<br> |
| S70 2TA, UK<br> | | S70 2TA, UK<br> |
| <br>Telephone: 01226 772500<br>E-mail: experiencebarnsley@barnsley.gov.uk<br> | | <br>Telephone: 01226 772500<br>Email: experiencebarnsley@barnsley.gov.uk<br> |
| [http://www.experience-barnsley.com/archives-and-discovery-centre Website] | | [http://www.experience-barnsley.com/archives-and-discovery-centre Website] |
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| Clifton Park Museum<br> | | Clifton Park Museum<br> |
| Clifton Lane<br> | | Clifton Lane<br> |
| Rotherham, South Yorkshire S65 2AA, UK<br><br>Telephone: 01709 823616<br>Email: [mailto:archives@rotherham.gov.uk archives@rotherham.gov.uk]<br> | | Rotherham<br>South Yorkshire S65 2AA, UK<br><br>Telephone: 01709 823616<br>Email: [mailto:archives@rotherham.gov.uk archives@rotherham.gov.uk]<br> |
| [https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/leisure-culture/archives-local-history Website]<br> | | [https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/leisure-culture/archives-local-history Website]<br> |
| [https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/local-history-heritage/see-sources-available-history-research/1 Sources available for history research] | | [https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/local-history-heritage/see-sources-available-history-research/1 Sources available for history research] |
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| '''Sheffield Archives and Local Studies'''<br>First Floor, Central Library<br> | | '''Sheffield Archives and Local Studies'''<br>First Floor, Central Library<br> |
| Surrey Street<br> | | Surrey Street<br> |
| Sheffield S1 1XZ, UK<br><br>Telephone: 0114 203 9395 (Sat, Mon, Tues) | | Sheffield S1 1XZ, UK<br>Telephone: 0114 203 9395 (Sat, Mon, Tues) |
| 0114 273 4753 (Wed, Thur, Fri, Sat)<br>[https://forms.sheffield.gov.uk/form/auto/make_enquiry?team=the%20Archives%20and%20Local%20Studies%20Library&email=archives@sheffield.gov.uk&eformURL=https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/libraries-archives/access-archives-local-studies-library Contact Us]<br> | | 0114 273 4753 (Wed, Thur, Fri, Sat)<br>[https://forms.sheffield.gov.uk/form/auto/make_enquiry?team=the%20Archives%20and%20Local%20Studies%20Library&email=archives@sheffield.gov.uk&eformURL=https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/libraries-archives/access-archives-local-studies-library Contact Us]<br> |
| [https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/archives Website] | | [https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/archives Website] |
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| The [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''General Register Office'''] holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''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. | | The [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''General Register Office'''] holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''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. |
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| 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 [https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/YKS.html UKBMD: Registration Districts in Yorkshire]. | | 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 [https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/wry.html Civil Registration Districts in Yorkshire West Riding]. South Yorkshire was created from the West Riding. |
| ===Ordering a Copy Certificate=== | | ===Ordering a Copy Certificate=== |
| *[https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/births-marriages-deaths-nationality/certificates-and-costs '''Barnsley Certificate Requests'''] | | *[https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/births-marriages-deaths-nationality/certificates-and-costs '''Barnsley Certificate Requests'''] |