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*[[North Yorkshire Archives and Libraries]]
*[[North Yorkshire Archives and Libraries]]
*[[South Yorkshire Archives and Libraries]]
*[[South Yorkshire Archives and Libraries]]
 
*[[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>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''',
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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