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=== WEST YORKSHIRE  ===
 
==== West Yorkshire Archive Service  ====
 
There are five regional offices.&nbsp; Click on a link below for more information.
 
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon/searches/locresult_details.asp?LR=202 Bradford]
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon/searches/locresult_details.asp?LR=203 Calderdale] (Halifax and district)
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon/searches/locresult_details.asp?LR=204 Kirlees] (Huddersfield and district)
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon/searches/locresult_details.asp?LR=205 Leeds]
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon/searches/locresult_details.asp?LR=201 Wakefield]
 
==== West Yorkshire Libraries with large Family History collections  ====
 
*[http://www.bradford.gov.uk/bmdc/leisure_and_culture/library_and_information_services/local_and_family_history/bradford_local_studies.htm Bradford]
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon/searches/locresult_details.asp?LR=2780 Castleford]
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon/searches/locresult_details.asp?LR=1564 Leeds]
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon/searches/locresult_details.asp?LR=1761 Pontefract]
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon/searches/locresult_details.asp?LR=740 Wakefield]
 
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=== EAST&nbsp;YORKSHIRE  ===


=== Brynmor Jones Library  ===
==== East Yorkshire Archive and Local Studies Service ====
 
 
 
==== Brynmor Jones Library  ====


University of Hull<br>Cottingham Road<br>Hull HU6 7RX, UK  
University of Hull<br>Cottingham Road<br>Hull HU6 7RX, UK  
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=== Hull History Centre  ===
==== Hull History Centre  ====


Worship Street<br>Hull HU2 8BG, UK&nbsp;
Worship Street<br>Hull HU2 8BG, UK&nbsp;  


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*Online catalogues and source guides  
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Revision as of 19:24, 4 May 2011

Borthwick Institute[edit | edit source]

University Library and Archives
University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK

Contact[edit | edit source]

Phone: +44 (0)1904 321166
Email: bihr500@york.ac.uk
Website: http://www.york.ac.uk/library/borthwick/

Holdings[edit | edit source]
  • Records of the Archbishop, Archdeacons and Rural Deans of the Province of York
  • Records of peculiar jurisdictions
  • Bishopthorpe records—the residence of the archbishops of York since the 13th century
  • Probate records
  • Records of the Church commissioners
  • Parish records
  • Tithe awards and maps
Other Information[edit | edit source]
  • Probate and marriage bond indexes available online through the British Origins web site at http://www.origins.net/
  • No searchable databases on the Institute website
  • Research service for a fee


WEST YORKSHIRE[edit | edit source]

West Yorkshire Archive Service[edit | edit source]

There are five regional offices.  Click on a link below for more information.

West Yorkshire Libraries with large Family History collections[edit | edit source]


EAST YORKSHIRE[edit | edit source]

East Yorkshire Archive and Local Studies Service[edit | edit source]

Brynmor Jones Library[edit | edit source]

University of Hull
Cottingham Road
Hull HU6 7RX, UK

Contact[edit | edit source]

Phone: +44 (0)1482 465440
Fax: +44 (0)1482 466205
Email: libhelp@hull.ac.uk
Website: http://www2.hull.ac.uk/acs/lib.aspx

Holdings[edit | edit source]
  • Landed family and estate archives
  • Trades union and labour archives
  • Business records
  • Religious archives
Other Information[edit | edit source]
  • Online catalogue
  • Online virtual tour of the library
  • Online request form


Hull History Centre[edit | edit source]

Worship Street
Hull HU2 8BG, UK 

Contact[edit | edit source]

Phone: +44 (0)1482 317500
Email: hullhistorycentre@hullcc.gov.uk (general enquires)
Website: http://www.hullhistorycentre.org.uk/

Holdings[edit | edit source]

More copies than original records, including

  • Civil birth, marriage and death indexes, beginning 1837
  • Census returns
  • Burial records
  • Church records
  • Street directories
  • Burgess Rolls, Poll Books and Electoral Registers
  • Wills
  • Newspapers
Other Information[edit | edit source]
  • Online catalogues and source guides
  • Enquiry service for a fee