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*[[Tees Valley Archives and Libraries]]
==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><br>Telephone: 01226 772500<br>E-mail: experiencebarnsley@barnsley.gov.uk<br>
<br>Telephone: 01226 772500<br>E-mail: 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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'''Doncaster Archives and Local Studies'''<br>King Edward Road<br>Balby<br>Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN4 0NA UK<br><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>
[http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/localstudies Website]
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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]
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'''Rotherham Archives and Local Studies Service'''<br>
'''Rotherham Archives and Local Studies Service'''<br>
Clifton Park Museum<br>
Clifton Park Museum<br>
Clifton Lane<br>
Clifton Lane<br>
RotherhamSouth 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>
[http://www.rotherham.gov.uk/info/200062/libraries/718/archives_and_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>52 Shoreham Street<br>Sheffield<br>South Yorkshire S1 4SP UK<br><br>Telephone: 0114 2039395<br>Email: [mailto:archives@sheffield.gov.uk archives@sheffield.gov.uk]<br>
'''Sheffield Archives and Local Studies'''<br>First Floor, Central Library<br>
Surrey Street<br>
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>
[https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/archives Website]
[https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/archives Website]
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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>
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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*[https://www.experience-barnsley.com/museum '''Barnsley Museum''']
 
*[https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/culture-leisure-tourism/museums-and-galleries '''Doncaster Museums and Galleries''']
 
*[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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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===
*[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 '''Doncaster Certificate Requests''']
*[https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/community-living/get-copy-birth-marriage-death-certificate/2 '''Rotherham Request a Copy Certificate''']
*[https://sheffield.sishost.co.uk/Agenda/CopyCertificates/Process/Certificate/defaultprocess.aspx '''Sheffield Order a Copy Certificate''']
===Register Offices===
*[https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/births-deaths-and-marriages/contact-registrars-and-where-to-find-us/ '''Barnsley Register Office''']
*[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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Tracing Your Ancestors in South Yorkshire Guide[edit | edit source]

  • 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[edit | edit source]

Barnsley Archives and Local Studies Department
Church Street
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S70 2TA, UK

Telephone: 01226 772500
E-mail: experiencebarnsley@barnsley.gov.uk
Website


Doncaster Archives and Local Studies
Chequer Road
Doncaster DN1 2AE, UK

Telephone: 01302 734307
Email: DALS@doncaster.gov.uk
Website
Online catalogue: CalmView

Rotherham Archives and Local Studies Service
Clifton Park Museum
Clifton Lane
Rotherham
South Yorkshire S65 2AA, UK

Telephone: 01709 823616
Email: archives@rotherham.gov.uk
Website
Sources available for history research


Sheffield Archives and Local Studies
First Floor, Central Library
Surrey Street
Sheffield S1 1XZ, UK
Telephone: 0114 203 9395 (Sat, Mon, Tues) 0114 273 4753 (Wed, Thur, Fri, Sat)
Contact Us
Website


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[edit | edit source]

Museums[edit | edit source]

For a long list of South Yorkshire museums, go to List of museums in South Yorkshire in Wikipedia.


Civil Registration Offices[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Register Offices[edit | edit source]