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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

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.

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 *[[North Yorkshire Archives and Libraries]]
 *[[South Yorkshire Archives and Libraries]]
-==Archives==
+*[[Tees Valley Archives and Libraries]]
+==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.'''
 *'''[https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/sites/default/files/docs/libraries-and-archives/archives-and-local-studies/research/Tracing%20your%20ancestors%20in%20South%20Yorkshire.pdf 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.'''
-*[https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/sites/default/files/docs/libraries-and-archives/archives-and-local-studies/research/Tracing%20your%20ancestors%20in%20South%20Yorkshire.pdf '''Tracing Your Ancestors
+*[https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/sites/default/files/docs/libraries-and-archives/archives-and-local-studies/research/Tracing%20your%20ancestors%20in%20South%20Yorkshire.pdf '''Tracing Your Ancestors in South Yorkshire''']
-in South Yorkshire''']
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-'''Barnsley Archives'''<br>Barnsley Archives and Local Studies Department<br>Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council<br>Barnsley Central Library<br>Shambles Street<br>Barnsley, South Yorkshire S70 2JF UK<br>Telephone: 01226 773950<br>Email: [mailto:archives@barnsley.gov.uk archives@barnsley.gov.uk]<br>
+==Archives==
-Website: [http://www.experience-barnsley.com/archives-and-discovery-centre Barnesley Archives and Discovery Centre]
+{|
+|-
+|style="padding-right:50px"|
+'''Barnsley Archives and Local Studies Department'''<br>Church Street<br>
+Barnsley<br>
+South Yorkshire<br>
+S70 2TA, UK<br>
+<br>Telephone: 01226 772500<br>E-mail: experiencebarnsley@barnsley.gov.uk<br>
+[http://www.experience-barnsley.com/archives-and-discovery-centre Website]
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-'''Doncaster Archives'''<br>King Edward Road<br>Balby<br>Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN4 0NA UK<br>Telephone: 01302 859811<br>Email: [mailto:doncaster.archives@doncaster.gov.uk doncaster.archives@doncaster.gov.uk]<br>
+'''Doncaster Archives and Local Studies'''<br>Chequer Road<br>Doncaster DN1 2AE, UK<br>
-Website: [http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/localstudies Doncaster Archives]
+<br>
+Telephone: 01302 734307<br>
+Email: DALS@doncaster.gov.uk<br>
+[http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/localstudies Website]<br>
+[https://www2.calmview.co.uk/doncaster/calmview/ Online catalogue: CalmView]
+|
+'''Rotherham Archives and Local Studies Service'''<br>
+Clifton Park Museum<br>
+Clifton Lane<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/local-history-heritage/see-sources-available-history-research/1 Sources available for history research]
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-'''Rotherham Archives'''<br>Archives and Local Studies Service<br>Rotherham Central Library<br>Walker Place<br>Rotherham, South Yorkshire S65 1JH UK<br>Telephone: 01709 823616<br>Email: [mailto:archives@rotherham.gov.uk archives@rotherham.gov.uk]<br>
+'''Sheffield Archives and Local Studies'''<br>First Floor, Central Library<br>
-Website: [http://www.rotherham.gov.uk/info/200062/libraries/718/archives_and_local_history Rotherham Archives]
+Surrey Street<br>
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+Sheffield S1 1XZ, UK<br>Telephone: 0114 203 9395 (Sat, Mon, Tues)
-'''Sheffield Archives'''<br>52 Shoreham Street<br>Sheffield, South Yorkshire S1 4SP UK<br>Telephone: 0114 2039395<br>Email: [mailto:archives@sheffield.gov.uk archives@sheffield.gov.uk]<br>
+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>
-Website: [https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/archives Sheffield Archives]
+[https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/archives Website]
+|}
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 '''Borthwick Institute'''<br>University Library and Archives<br>University of York<br>Heslington, York YO10 5DD UK<br>Telephone: 01904 321166<br>
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 == Libraries ==
-'''Riverside Library'''<br>Main Street<br>Rotherham, South Yorkshire S60 1AE UK<br>Telephone: 01709 336774<br>
+*[https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/libraries/find-a-library/ '''Barnsley Council Find Your Local Library''']
-Email: [mailto:e-libraries@rotherham.gov.uk e-libraries@rotherham.gov.uk]<br>
+*[https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/libraries/doncaster-libraries '''Doncaster Council Libraries''']
-Website: [http://www.rotherham.gov.uk/directory_record/293/riverside_library Riverside Library]
+*[https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/libraries/list-libraries-neighbourhood-hubs/1 '''Rotherham Council List of libraries and Neighborhood Hubs''']
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+*[https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/libraries-archives/our-libraries '''Sheffield Council Libraries''']
-'''Sheffield Central Library'''<br>Surrey St<br>Sheffield, South Yorkshire S1 1XZ UK<br>Telephone: 114 2734712<br>
-Email: [mailto:central.lending@sheffield.gov.uk central.lending@sheffield.gov.uk]<br>
-Website: [https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/libraries Sheffield Central Library]<br>
-Catalogue: [http://www.calmview.eu/SheffieldArchives/CalmView/ Sheffield Archives online catalogue]
 == Museums ==
 For a long list of South Yorkshire museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_South_Yorkshire '''List of museums in South Yorkshire'''] in Wikipedia.<br>
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-'''Clifton Park Museum'''<br>Clifton Ln<br>Rotherham, South Yorkshire S65 2AA UK<br>Telephone: 1709 336633<br>
+*[https://www.experience-barnsley.com/museum '''Barnsley Museum''']
-Email: [mailto:cliftonparkmuseum@rotherham.gov.uk cliftonparkmuseum@rotherham.gov.uk]<br>
+*[https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/culture-leisure-tourism/museums-and-galleries '''Doncaster Museums and Galleries''']
-Website: [http://www.cliftonparkrotherham.co.uk/museum Clifton Park Museum]
+*[https://www.cliftonpark.org.uk/ '''Clifton Park and Museum, Rotherham''']
+==Civil Registration 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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-'''Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery'''<br>Chequer Rd<br>Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN1 2AE UK<br>Telephone: 1302 734293<br>
+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.
-Email: [mailto:museumD@doncaster.gov.uk museumD@doncaster.gov.uk]<br>
+===Ordering a Copy Certificate===
-Website: [http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/culture-leisure-tourism/doncaster-museum-and-art-gallery Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery]
+*[https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/births-marriages-deaths-nationality/certificates-and-costs '''Barnsley Certificate Requests''']
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+*[https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/births-marriages-deaths-nationality/certificates-and-costs '''Doncaster Certificate Requests''']
-'''Weston Park Museum'''<br>Western Bank<br>Sheffield, South Yorkshire S10 2TP UK<br>Telephone: 114 2782600<br>
+*[https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/community-living/get-copy-birth-marriage-death-certificate/2 '''Rotherham Request a Copy Certificate''']
-Email: [mailto:info@museums-sheffield.org.uk info@museums-sheffield.org.uk]<br>
+*[https://sheffield.sishost.co.uk/Agenda/CopyCertificates/Process/Certificate/defaultprocess.aspx '''Sheffield Order a Copy Certificate''']
-Website: [http://www.museums-sheffield.org.uk/museums/weston-park/home Weston Park Museum]
+===Register Offices===
+*[https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/births-deaths-and-marriages/contact-registrars-and-where-to-find-us/ '''Barnsley Register Office''']
-:Weston Park is an award-winning, family-friendly museum where the visitors come first. If visiting with children, simply wind up and release, but there is plenty of treasure here for adults too. Discover the real story of Sheffield, from its geological roots to the people, politics and music that shaped the modern city.
+*[https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/births-marriages-deaths-nationality/contact-us-registry-office '''Doncaster Register Office''']
+*[https://www.registryofficesnearme.com/registry-office/rotherham-registry-office '''Rotherham Register Office''']
+*[https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/births-deaths-marriages/register-office-opening-times '''Sheffield Register Office''']
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