The West Riding of Yorkshire

Cenotaphs in the Wakefield Area

Transcripts and photographs of 76 war memorials in the West Yorkshire city of Wakefield and its surrounding towns and villages.
They include cenotaphs on roadsides, village greens, inside churches and institutions.
Fully searchable by surname.
Useful for genealogists and military historians.

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Historic Sketch of the Parish Church, Wakefield.

Rev. J.L. Sisson A.M.

All Saints Parish Church, Wakefield (now the Cathedral) is one of the most magnificent in Yorkshire.

This account, written in 1824 by the Rev. J.L. Sisson A.M., gives a detailed history of the church, illustrated with three fine engravings.
A notable feature is the transcription of monumental inscriptions of many of those buried within the church.

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Halifax Wills 1389 to 1544.

edited by E.W. Crossley.

Abstracts and Translations of 391 wills and administrations registered at York from the Parish of Halifax, 1515-1544.

Edited by E.W. Crossley (Member of the Council of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society).

Includes a wills index, name index and place index.

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A Descriptive Catalogue of Sheffield Manorial Records
From the 8th. Year of Richard II to the Restoration.

Compiled and annotated by T. Walter Hall, Hon. M.A., F.R.Hist.S. 1926

Transcripts in English of Court Rolls for the Manor of Sheffield, Yorkshire, c.1384-1660.
Hundreds of names are mentioned, in connection with transfer of copyhold land, disputes, crimes etc. Even includes deduced family trees.
Complete with a useful index.

Essential for family historians with Sheffield and district ancestors.

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Transcripts of the parish registers of Sheffield, Yorkshire.

Transcripts of the parish registers for the town of Sheffield, in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Volume I
Marriages & Baptisms 1560-1634-5

Volume II
Marriages & Baptisms 1635-1653 ; Burials 1560-1634

Volume III
Marriages & Baptisms 1653-1686 ; Burials 1635-1653
Also included banns of marriage 1653-1660.

Volume IV.
Baptisms & Marriages 1687-1703 ; Burials 1653-1686

Volume V.
Baptisms & Marriages 1703-1719 ; Burials 1686-1703

Plus name indexes for each volume.

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New Sharlston : A Social History of a West Yorkshire Mining Village 1865-1914

By Angela Petyt B.A.(Hons.) 1994

The colliery village was a vital part of Britain's industrial and social heritage. This study looks at life in one such community - focussing on population, housing, religion, public health and recreation. It is well illustrated with documents and photographs.
Useful reading for all family historians with mining ancestors, and for social historians interested in Victorian and Edwardian working-class life.

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Eventide Review of Primitive Methodism in Otley Circuit.

by James Myers, published in 1920.

A very interesting book looking at the Primitive Methodist Church Otley Circuit (which also covers Guiseley and Yeadon) in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Consisting of history, anecdotes and important events, it also includes lists of ministers and preachers, the roll of honour for World War 1 and over 30 photographs of important local people.

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The Craven District Household Almanac 1928 & 1932

Two books on one file

Covering the Craven area of the West Riding of Yorkshire - the town of Skipton and surrounding villages.
These almanacs are a mine of information, containing listings of tradesmen, residents, public officials, churches and chapels, schools, societies and institutes, local events, obituaries and many other useful snippets of information so valuable for the local and family historian.
Accompanied by fascinating display advertisements and photographic illustrations.

(Note - Does not include the maps originally bound in the book).

Over 1200 pages of information. Full of names of people. Very useful for family history and local history research.

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Leeds and District Trades' Directory 1901-2

Published by Town & County Directories Limited

This directory contains classified lists of tradespeople with their names and business addresses. As well as Leeds and its suburbs, it also includes listings for Boroughbridge, Boston Spa, Harrogate, Horbury, Horsforth, Knaresborough, Morley, Ossett, Otley, Pudsey, Ripon, Tadcaster, Wakefield, Wetherby and Yeadon.
Plus
a 363 page gazetteer giving the location, population and other local statistics of the cities, towns and villages in England and Wales.
Excellent resource for local and family historians.

Contains hundreds of names of brides and grooms from all across Yorkshire. Also includes the intended place of marriage.
Essential for family historians researching Yorkshire ancestors.

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Giggleswick School Register 1499 - 1921

Edited by H.B. Atkinson.
Published in 1922.

This book contains biographical details about the scholars of Giggleswick School in Yorkshire, from 1499-1921. It also includes listings of headmasters, staff and sporting teams, as well as a Roll of Honour for both those who fell and those who served in the Great War.

Complete with a useful index of names.
This file also contains the additional book -
Giggleswick - Notes on the History of the School and an account of the New Chapel.
Published in 1901.

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Sedbergh School Register

Published in 1909.

This Register of Sedbergh school in Yorkshire, covers the years 1546-1909.
It gives excellent biographical details about the scholars, including some details of employment after leaving the school. Also includes details of sporting teams, and a list of former pupils who served in the South African (Boer) War.
Accompanied by plans of the school plus some photographs of headmasters.
Plus
The History of Sedbergh School
By Henry Lowther Clarke and W.N. Weech.
The history of Sedbergh school from 1525 up to 1925.
Plus
Sedbergh School Songs
Words by R. St. J. Ainslie, music by P.A. Thomas.
A collection of eleven songs written by the masters describing the life and times of Sedbergh.

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The History of the Co-op in West Yorkshire

This file also contains the additional book -

1) History of the Castleford Co-operative Industrial Society Ltd., 1865-1915.
By John Platt Jackson. Published in 1925.
2) Batley Co-operative Society Limited - A Brief History of the Society, 1867-1917.
By W.H. Childe. Published in 1919.
3) Half a Century of Co-operation in Keighley, 1860-1910.
By Jos. Rhodes. Published in 1911.
4) Fifty Years of Co-operation in Bingley - A Jubilee Record of the Bingley Industrial Co-operative Society Limited.
By W. Hartley. Published in 1900.
Each book is full of fascinating information and illustrations. Useful for local, family and social historians.

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The Annals of Wakefield House of Correction for three hundred years.

By J. Horsfall Turner.
Published in 1904.

A fascinating history of the West Riding House of Correction (Wakefield Prison), one of the most important in England.
Also includes notes of ancient prisons and obsolete punishments, particularly the Manorial Gaols and customs of Yorkshire; the County Prisons of York Castle, Northallerton, Beverley etc. and the Township Kidcotes of the West Riding.
Embracing a general survey of the social and moral history of Yorkshire from the time of Queen Elizabeth I to the end of the reign of Queen Victoria.
Complete with indexes of persons and places.

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The Society of Friends in Bradford - A Record of 270 Years.

Compiled by H.R. Hodgson.
Published in 1926.

A History of the Society of Friends (Quakers) in Bradford, Yorkshire.
Includes notes on several Meeting and Burial Places in the District.
Accompanied by 20 illustrations.

Complete with transcripts of the Bradford Quaker Registers - Births (1652-1870), Marriages (1650-1926), Burials (1656-1926).

Very useful for family historians and anyone interested in Quaker history.

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History of Ackworth School during its first hundred years.

By Henry Thompson.
Published in 1879.

An extensive history of Ackworth Quaker School in Yorkshire, throughout its first century.
Also includes details of the building's initial use as a Foundling Hospital.

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List of Ackworth Scholars 1879-1930.

By Isaac Henry Wallis.
Published in 1932.
Gives pupil's name, year of entry, residence and year of leaving.
Complete with an index of surnames.

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Ackworth School 1779-1929.

A brief history of the school including many photographs.

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Proceedings of the Ackworth Old Scholars' Association Part XX.

Published in 1901.
Contains an alphabetical list of members with their name and address, marriages of Ackworth Old Scholars 1900-1901 and memorial notices.

Four books on one file.
Over 700 pages of information.

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History of The Free Grammar School of Queen Elizabeth at Wakefield.

By Matthew Henry Peacock, M.A., B.Mus.
Published in 1892.

This history of Wakefield Grammar School covers the first three hundred years history of the school from its foundation in 1591.
Including the Statutes, Governors, Head Masters, Scholarships and Register of Pupils.

Complete with indexes of subjects, places and persons.

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The Parish Registers of Crofton, Yorkshire

Transcribed and edited by William Townend

Transcripts of the parish registers for the parish of Crofton, Yorkshire.
Covers the period 1615 - 1812.
Complete with indexes of places and names.

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The Parish Registers of Allerton Mauleverer

Covering the period 1557 - 1812.

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The Parish Registers of Askham Richard
Covering the period 1579 - 1812.
Complete with indexes of places and names.
Transcribed by F. William Slingsby.
Published in 1908.

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The Parish Registers of Austerfield, Yorkshire

Though in Yorkshire this township comes under the parish of Blyth, Nottinghamshire.
Covering the period 1559 - 1812.
Complete with indexes of places and names.

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The Parish Registers of Cowthorpe, Yorkshire
Covering the period 1568 - 1812.
Complete with indexes of places and names.
Transcribed by F. William Slingsby.
Published in 1910.

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The Parish Registers of Calverley, Yorkshire - Vol. III.

By Samuel Margerison.
Published in 1887.

Transcripts of the registers of the parish church of Calverley, in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Covers baptisms, marriages and burials from 1681 to 1720, with useful additional notes.
These notes include -
Some inscriptions on tombstones in Calverley churchyard ;
Inhabitants of Idle ;
Notes from wills proved at York ;
Calverley wills ;
Notes from Deeds ;
Inhabitants of Pudsey;
Part of the Pudsey Nonconformist Register ;
Vicars of Calverley.

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Parish Registers and Transcripts for the parish of Burnsall-in-Craven, in Yorkshire.

Edited by W.J. Stavert, M.A., F.S.A., Rector of Burnsall.

Published in 1912.

Includes -
Parish registers 1672; 1697-1699; 1700-1701; 1740-1786.
Monumental inscriptions in the church and churchyard which bear dates earlier than 1813.
Marriages of Burnsall people in the registers of neighbouring parishes pre-1812.
Extracts from Paver's Marriage Licences 1591-1711

Complete with indexes of places and names.

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The Idle Upper Chapel Burial Registers & Graveyard Inscriptions, Yorkshire.

Edited by J. Horsfall Turner.

Idle Upper Chapel Burial Registers and Graveyard Inscriptions with notices of the Quaker Burial Ground, Westfield Lane, and of the private burial ground, Thackley End.

Complete with an index of names.

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A Catalogue of the Ancient Charters belonging to the Burgesses of the Town and Parish of Sheffield, Yorkshire and Abstracts of Sheffield Wills proved at York.

Prepared by T. Walter Hall.
Published in 1913.

Transcripts in English of Sheffield Charters and Wills. Covers the period 1297-1554.
Many names are mentioned. Even includes deduced family trees.
Complete with a useful index.

Essential for family historians with Sheffield and district ancestors.

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The Parish Registers of Garforth, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, 1631-1812.

Transcribed by George Denison Lumb, F.S.A
Published in 1913.

Transcripts of the registers for the parish of Garforth.

Baptisms 1663-1812
Marriages 1664-1812
Burials 1663-1812
Plus some earlier transcripts 1631-1634 and 1636-1639.

Complete with indexes of names and places.

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History of Skipton

By W. Harbutt Dawson.
Published in 1882

A comprehensive history of of the market town of Skipton, in Yorkshire, from Saxon times up to the Victorian period.
Includes chapters on – the Romille and Clifford families, the castle, parish church, manorial government, military history, biographies of Skipton 'worthies', agriculture and industry, nonconformist chapels, parish charities, local customs, etc.
Useful for genealogy and local history

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The Registers of the chapelry of East Rounton in the parish of Rudby

Transcribed and edited by the Rev. William Thomas Robson, M.A., Rector of West Rounton.

Contains Baptisms, Marriages and Burials covering the period 1595-1837

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The Weston Parish Registers
Transcribed and edited by James Singleton.

Contains Baptisms, Marriages and Burials covering the period 1639-1812.

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Parish Registers of Kildwick-in-Craven in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Volumes I, II & III
Edited by Wm. Anderton Brigg.
Published in 1913 & 1916.

Transcriptions of the Parish Registers of the Parish of Kildwick-in-Craven.
Contains Baptisms, Marriages and Burials covering the period 1575-1678.

Includes an Index of Persons
The parish consists of the townships of Kildwick, Farnhill, Bradleys (both), Cononley, Cowling, Glusburn, Steeton-with-Eastburn and Silsden.

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Parish Registers of Whalley

(In Lancashire and also Yorkshire.)
Transcribed and Edited by T. B. Ecroyd.
Published in 1900.

Transcriptions of the Parish Registers of the Parish of Whalley.
The Parish of Whalley included :
Clitheroe, Colne, Burnley, Altham, Downham, Church, Haslingden, the Chapel of Padiham, Whitewell, Holme, Marsden, Newchurch in Rossendale, Newchurch in Pendle and Accrington.
Contains Baptisms, Marriages and Burials covering the period 1538-1601.

Plus an Index of Persons

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The Returns for the West Riding of the County of York of The Poll Tax

Laid in the second year of King Richard II A.D. 1379
Published in 1882.

The 1379 Poll Tax returns for the West Riding of Yorkshire.
The returns are arranged by wapentake, then sub-divided into towns and villages. Many hundreds of names of men and women are listed.
An excellent resource for family historians with Yorkshire ancestors.

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Methodism in Huddersfield, Holmfirth and Denby Dale.

By Rev. Joel Mallinson
Published in 1898.

A history of the rise and progress of Methodism in three Yorkshire towns.
This excellent includes details of various circuits and chapels in the area.

A 'must have' for any with Methodist ancestors.

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Ossett Burgess Roll 1905-06 & 1913-14

The Electoral Registers (Burgess Rolls) for the town of Ossett, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Giving the names and addresses of hundreds of men (and some women) who were entitled to vote in municipal, county council and parliamentary elections.

Very useful for family history and local history.

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The Parish Registers of Darrington in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Published in 1913.

Transcripts of the registers for the parish of Darrington.
Contains baptisms, marriages and burials 1567 - 1812.

Complete with indexes of names and places.

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The Parish Registers of Emley in Yorkshire.

Published in 1920.

Transcripts of the registers for the parish of Emley, Yorkshire.

Contains :
Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1600 - 1812.

Complete with indexes of names and places.

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The Parish Registers of Addingham, in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Transcribed and edited by George Denison Lumb, F.S.A.
Published in 1920.

Transcripts of the registers for the parish of Addingham.
Contains baptisms, marriages and burials 1612 - 1812.
Complete with indexes of names and places.

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Testamenta Leodiensia 1546 - 1558

Vol. XIX Part II. Published in 1913.
Vol. XXVII Part I. Published in 1919.
Vol. XXVII Part II. Published in 1921.

Published by the Thoresby Society.

Three books on one file.

A fascinating collection of wills of men and women, from Leeds and the surrounding district, including Wakefield, Pontefract, Otley, etc. Covers the period 1546 - 1558.A fascinating collection of wills of men and women, from Leeds and the surrounding district, including Wakefield, Pontefract, Otley, etc. Covers the period 1546 - 1558.

An excellent resource for Yorkshire family history, local history and social history.

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The Parish Registers of Mirfield in Yorkshire.

Transcribed and edited by William Brigg, B.A.
Published in 1919.

Contains transcripts of baptisms, marriages & burials 1559-1700.
Plus indexes of Names and Places.

Note the entries continue without interruption during the Civil War period.

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The Publications of the Thoresby Society
Volume XI - Miscellania

Published in 1904.

A fascinating collection of articles and transcripts relating to the history of Leeds and surrounding districts of Yorkshire.

Includes -
Leeds and District Wills 1531-1537
Lay Subsidies of the Wapentakes of Agbrigg and Morley 1545
Churchwardens' Accounts - Methley 1681-1705
Survey of the Manor of Leeds 1612
Two detailed maps of Leeds from 1806 and 1815 Etc.

Complete with an index.

Hundreds of names are mentioned. Very useful for family history and local history.

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Knaresborough Wills, Yorkshire.
Volumes I & II.

Published in 1902 & 1905.

Transcripts of wills (some with inventories) and administrations from the Knaresborough Court Rolls 1506 - 1668. Complete with name and place indexes.
Also includes an index to wills at Somerset House, proved at Knaresborough 1640 - 1858.
Covers Knaresborough and villages within the ancient Honor of Knaresborough.
Useful for family history, local history and social history.

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The Parish Registers of Adel, in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Published in 1893.

Transcripts of the registers for the parish of Adel.
Contains baptisms, marriages and burials 1606 - 1812.
Also includes some monumental inscriptions in the church and churchyard.

Complete with indexes of names and places.

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The Northowram Register
The Nonconformist Register of Baptisms, Marriages & Deaths 1644 - 1752.

Complied by the Revs. Oliver Heywood & T. Dickenson.
Generally known as the Northowram or Coley Register.

Containing numerous notices of Puritans and Anti-Puritans, in Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire, London, etc.
With lists of Popish Recusants, Quakers, etc.

Complete with indexes of names and places.

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Parish Registers of St. Peters, Rylstone, Yorkshire

Published in 1895

Transcripts of the register of St. Peter's, Rylstone (Formerly part of the ancient parish of Burnsall). Edited by C.H. Lowe, M.A.

Contains -
Baptisms, Marriage and Burials 1559-1812.

Note - there is a gap in the Marriages after the year 1753 until the year 1796 for this parish.

Complete with indexes of names and places

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Parish Registers of Rothwell, W. Yorkshire

Published in 1906, 1909 & 1914.

Transcripts of the Parish Registers

Contains -
Baptisms, Marriage and Burials 1538 - 1812.

Complete with indexes of names and places.
Over 1200 pages of information

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The Parish Registers of St. Andrew's, Keighley in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Published in 1925.

Transcripts of the Parish Registers
Contains -
Contains - Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1562 - 1649.

Complete with indexes of names and places.

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The Bradford Antiquary.
The Journal of the Bradford Historical & Antiquarian Society.

Volumes I & II.
Published in 1888 & 1895.

A varied collection of articles and transcripts relating to the history and people of the town of Bradford in the West Riding of Yorkshire and its surrounding district.
Both volumes of a two volume set.

Includes -
Burial Register of Bradford Parish Church 1596-1642
Some Monumental Inscriptions inside Bradford Parish Church
Bradford Land Tax Returns 1704
A Muster Roll for Bradford (16th century)
Some Bradford Manorial Record extracts (14th century)
Bibliography of Bradford and neighbourhood
...and many more family and local history articles.

Complete with illustrations and an index of names.

An essential book for genealogists researching Bradford ancestors and anyone interested in the history of Bradford.

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Records of the Parish of Whitkirk
by G.M. Platt and J.W. Morkill

Published in 1892.

Parish Registers of the parish of Whitkirk for the years 1603-1700, plus other records from the vestry chest such as Churchwarden’s Accounts 1653-1688, Terriers, brief notes on Manorial Courts and transcripts of various monumental inscriptions in the churchyard.
Also includes a historical sketch of the parish from the time of Domesday to the year 1846.
There are also short histories of notable local families which include pedigrees.
The area covered includes -
Austhorpe, Killingbeck, Manston, Morwick Temple Newsam, Newland, Roundhay, Scholes, Seacroft, Whitebridge, plus Whitkirk.

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The History and Antiquities of Craven in the West Riding of the County of York

By T.D. Whitaker, LLD.FAS. Vicar of Whalley
Second Edition Published 1812

An excellent history and topography of the Deanery of Craven which includes numerous pedigrees of ancient Yorkshire families and over fifty interesting plates

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The Catholic Record Society Miscellanea III

One of a series of books containing a variety of records from various counties.<

Published in 1906

Miscellanea III includes Queen Elizabeth's Licence to Richard Hogton
Tower Bills 1575-1589.
The Life & Martyrdom of Mr. Maxfield, 1616
Memoir of Edmund Mathew, 1667.
Recusants of Masham, Yorkshire 1589-1628.
Letters relating to the treatment of Catholic Prisoners in Wisbeach Castle.
Letters and Translations of the Archpriest Harrison.
A Chapter Necrology, 1670-1678.
Catholic Registers of Holywell, Flintshire, 1698-1829.
Catholic Registers of Nidd Hall, North Riding of Yorkshire, 1780-1823.
Catholic Registers of Llanarth, Monmouthshire, 1781-1838
Catholic Registers of St. Joseph's Chapel, Trenchard Street, Bristol 1777-1808.

Also includes an index.

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The Parish Registers of Gargrave in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Published in 1907

Transcripts of the registers.
Contains - Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1558 - 1812.

Complete with indexes of names and places.

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The Parish Registers of Ilkley in Yorkshire.

Published in 1927.
Transcribed & edited by William Cooper, F.S.A.

Transcripts of the Parish Registers.
Contains :
Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1597-1812
Complete with indexes of names and places.

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The Publications of the Thoresby Society Volume XXIV - Miscellania Parts I & III

Published in 1915 & 1917.

A fascinating collection of articles and transcripts relating to the history of Leeds and surrounding districts of Yorkshire.

Includes -
A 15th Century Rental of Leeds
A 15th Century Rental of Rothwell
Some Leeds & district wills 1397-1552
Extracts from a Leeds Merchant's Memorandum Book 1770-1786
Extracts from the 'Leeds Mercury' newspaper 1729-1737
St. John's Church, Leeds - Trustees Account Book 1660-1766 etc.

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The Parish Registers of Harewood in Yorkshire.

Published in 1914.
Transcribed & edited by William Brigg, B.A.

Transcripts of the Parish Registers.
Contains :
Baptisms 1614 - 1812
Marriages 1621 -1812

Complete with indexes of names and places.

The parish of Harewood contains the townships of Harewood, East Keswick, Wike, Wigton, Weardley, Weeton-cum-Wescohill and Dunkeswick plus Alwoodley.

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A List of Provincial Words in use at Wakefield in Yorkshire.

By William Stott Banks.
Published in 1865.

A fascinating alphabetical list of local dialect words used in Victorian Wakefield, together with some descriptions of buildings and localities.
Also -
Two maps of Wakefield dating from 1728 and 1823.

Useful for local history and family history.

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The Parish Registers of Arncliffe in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Published in 1910.

Transcribed & edited by William Arthur Shuffrey.
Transcripts of the Parish Registers.
Contains :
Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1663 - 1812

Complete with indexes of names and places.
The parish of Arncliffe contained the townships of Hawkswick, Arncliffe, Litton, Halton Gill and Buckden.
As well as the parish church at Arncliffe, there were chapels at Halton Gill and Hubberholme.

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The Parish Registers of Kippax in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Published in 1901.

Edited by George Denison Lumb.
Transcripts of the Parish Registers.

Contains :
Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1539 - 1812.
Complete with indexes of names and places.
The parish includes Allerton Bywater, Great Preston and Little Preston.

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The Catholic Record Society Miscellanea IV
One of a series of books containing a variety of records from various counties.

Published in 1907.

Miscellanea IV includes Father Person's Memoirs.
Lord Burghley's Map of Lancashire, 1590.
Tower Bills 1595-1681.
Catholic Chaplaincies and Families in the North During the 18th Century
Family Notes of the Knights of Lincolnshire.
Documents at Everingham.
Catholic Registers of Holme-on-Spalding-Moor E.R. York, 1744-1840.
Catholic Registers of Robert Hall, 1757-1811 and of Hornby, 1811-1851.
The Nuns of the Institute of Mary at York.
Papist Returns for the City of York and part of the Ainsty 1735.
Catholic Registers of York Bar Convent Chapel, 1771-1826.
Catholic Registers of the Domestic Chapel of the Vaughan Family at Courtfield in the Parish of Welsh Bicknor, Monmouthshire, 1773-1832.
Inscriptions from Middleton Hall Chapel, Ilkley, Yorkshire.
Father John Birkett, Confessor in Lancashire Castle, and the recent discovery of documents 1679-1680.
Also includes an index.

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Interments in the Burial Ground of the Baptist Chapel Ossett.

This unique file includes a plan of the burial ground, showing the numbered plots.

Scans of the original register, detailing those buried in the various plots.

Plus a transcription of the register.

In addition it contains transcripts and photographs of all headstones visible in 2001.

This is the most complete reference to the Ossett Baptist Chapel burial ground in existence anywhere.

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Leeds Chapelries Register Headingley & Bramley Thoresby Society Vol. XXIX Part II

Published in 1925.

Contains transcripts of -
Headingley Church
Baptisms & Burials 1764 - 1837

Bramley Church
Baptisms 1764-1810
Burials 1764 - 1794

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The History and Topography of Harrogate.

With Notices of
Birstwith, Blubberhouses, Castley, Clint, Dunkeswick, Felliscliffe, Fewston, Great Timble, Hampsthwaite, Haverah Park, Killinghall, Lindley, Little Ribston, Menwith-with-Darley, Norwood, Pannal, Plumpton, Rigton, Scriven, Stainburn, Swinden, Thornthwaite-with-Padside, Thruscross, Weeton
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The Forest of Knaresborough.
By William Grainge.
Published in 1882.
Useful for family and local history.

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Leeds in the Great War, 1914-1918.
A Book of Remembrance by William Herbert Scott, with a foreward by A. J. Grant, and a Roll of Honour compiled by C. E. Mulholland.

Published in 1923.

The book is a record of the effects of the Great War as it affected Leeds.
Divided into three parts "The Story" a general narrative of events at home; "The Record" giving accounts of activities individual & collective (including the Leeds Territorial Units) and finally "The Roll of Honour" a list of those from Leeds who gave their lives for their country

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The Parish Registers of Bolton-by-Bolland, in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Transcribed by W.J. Stavert, M.A. F.S.A
Published in 1904.

Transcripts of the Parish Registers. Contains - Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1558 - 1724.

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The Parish Registers of Methley, in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Transcribed and edited by George Denison Lumb.
Published in 1903.

Transcripts of the registers for the parish of Methley.
Contains -
Baptisms 1560-1812
Marriages 1559-1812
Burials 1559-1812.

Complete with indexes of names and places.

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Porter's Topographical and Commercial Directory of Leeds and Neighbourhood.

Published in 1872-3.

This directory contains comprehensive trade, street and alphabetical listings for Leeds, as well as an article on its history.
Also contains topographical and trade directory entries for the towns and villages within a six mile radius of Leeds - Adel, Alwoodley, East Ardsley, West Ardsley, Armley, Barwick-in-Elmet, Beeston, Bramley, Burley, Calverley, Chapel-Allerton, Churwell, Crossgates, Drighlington-with-Adwalton, Dunkeswick, East Keswick, Farnley, Farsley, Fulneck, Gildersome, Gipton, Gledhow, Halton, Harewood, Headingley, Horsforth, Kirkstall, Knostrop, Lofthouse-cum-Carlton, Manston, Meanwood, Middleton, Moor-Allerton, Morley, Newlay, Osmondthorpe, Oulton, Potternewton, Pudsey, Rodley, Rothwell, Roundhay, Seacroft, Shadwell, Stanningley, Swillington, Templenewsam, Thorpe-on-the-Hill, Tong, Tyersall, Weeton, Whitkirk, Wigton, Wike, Wortley.

In addition there are short trade sections for Bradford, Dewsbury, Halifax, Huddersfield and Sheffield, as well as several pages of interesting advertisements
Many hundreds of names of people are included. Useful for local and family history research.

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The Parish Registers of Bradfield in Yorkshire.

By Arthur Briary Browne, M.A.
Published in 1905.

Transcripts of the Parish Registers for the years 1559 to 1722.
Also includes indexes of Names, Places and Trades.

The Rev. Browne intended to publish a further volume to cover the period 1723 to 1800 but this unfortunately never got past the manuscript stage.

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Memorials of a Yorkshire Parish.

A historical sketch of the parish of Darrington.
By J. S. Fletcher with drawings by G.P.Rhodes.
Published in 1917.

A history of the parish of Darrington written by a former inhabitant of the village.
This book covers the history of one of the villages on the Great North Road from early times to the start of the 20th century.
Complete with thirteen endearing drawings by G.P.Rhodes.

The Rev. Browne intended to publish a further volume to cover the period 1723 to 1800 but this unfortunately never got past the manuscript stage.

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Castleford and District in the Olden Time
(Including Pontefract, Fryston, Ledsham, Ledstone, Kippax, Methley, Featherstone, Brotherton and Ferrybridge)

By Lorenzo Padgett
Published in 1904.

An interesting local history of the Yorkshire town of Castleford and its surrounding area.

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The Wakefield Express Directory
For Wakefield and District

Published in 1901.

This rare directory covers the Yorkshire city of Wakefield and the surrounding areas of Alverthorpe, Belle Vue and Outwood.

It comprises alphabetical, trade and street directories, as well as various advertisements for local businesses.

Many names of people are included.

Useful for genealogy and local history.

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The Yorkshire Archaeological Journal.
Part 58 (published in 1898)
Part 107 (published in 1923)

A collection of articles about Yorkshire local history and archaeology.

Includes -
Extracts from the Registers of the Church of St. Mary, Castlegate, York (plus some testamentary burials)
Yorkshire Deodands in the reigns of Edward II & Edward III
The old Painted Glass in Dewsbury Church
Extracts from the Visitation Books at York
The Family of Eland
The Manor and Church of Woolley etc.

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A History of Wakefield Cathedral

with
A description of the Eastern Extension
and
An Account of its Consecration and Octave

Illustrated with plans and photographs.

By the Rev. F.S. Gray and J.W. Walker. Published in 1905.

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Histories of Manningham, Heaton and Allerton
(Townships of Bradford)

Treated Historically and Topographically
By William Cudworth
Published in 1896.

A detailed history of three Bradford townships from earliest times to the nineteenth century.
Complete with illustrations.

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Contemporary Biographies West Riding Yorkshire 1902

The West Riding of Yorkshire at the opening of the Twentieth Century.
By W. Herbert Scott. Published in 1902

A story of industrial progress in Leeds, Bradford, Halifax and Huddersfield and the towns adjacent.
Includes a multitude of photographs.

Contemporary Biographies
Edited by W. T. Pike.

A who's who of prominent Yorkshire men including photographs plus a number of their obituaries.

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Walks about Wakefield

Walks in Yorkshire:
Wakefield and its Neighbourhood
With map, and fifty-five woodcuts.
By W.S. Banks of Wakefield.
Published in 1871.

A fascinating and detailed history of Wakefield and the towns and villages within a sixteen mile radius.
Also includes extracts from churchwardens' accounts, parish registers, pedigrees etc.

Useful for local history and genealogy.

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Calverley Charters

Transcribed by Samuel Margerison.
Published in 1904.

Transcripts of the Charters, includes the Charters covering the period from the 12th to 15th centuries.
It also contains a pedigree of Calverley of Calverley (1140-1488), plus notes on the pedigree.

Also Contains :
A map titled Survey of the Manor of Calverley ; with numbers relating to the Tithe Commutation Award map of 1846.
Plus a list of fields named after persons.
Useful for family and local history.

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Register of Electors 1911-1919

Register of Electors for the Parliamentary Borough of Wakefield for the years 1911 to 1919, combined with the Burgess Rolls for the years 1911-12 and 1912-13.
(No electoral registers were published in 1916 & 1917).
Also includes Absent Voters Lists for 1918 and 1919, showing men who served in World War One. They give name, home address, unit, rank and number.

These registers & rolls are presented by Ward & Division with each arranged alphabetically by street, giving the name of voter and address.
The previous address is noted when the voter has moved during the previous year.
These annual registers and rolls provide an excellent resource linking the entries of the decennial census. They also provide a good reference to the dates families moved between census.

In the case of those individuals in lodgings the extent of the accommodation is noted.
E.G. Bed Room (sole) Sitting room (joint) 1st floor furnished.

Over 2000 pages of information. Useful for family and local history research.

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Register of Electors 1832 to 1858

Register of Electors for the Parliamentary Borough of Wakefield for the years 1832 to 1858.
These registers & rolls, with the exception of the 1832 register, are presented by Ward & Division.
The 1832 register is arranged alphabetically.

These annual registers and rolls provide an excellent resource linking the entries of the decennial census.
They also provide a good reference to the dates families moved between census.

Also includes J. Walker's excellent 1823 map of Wakefield.
Useful for family and local history research.

Machine searchable for the years 1836 to 1858 The early handwritten registers 1832 to 1835 are not machine searchable.

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Register of Electors 1864 to 1879

Register of Electors for the Parliamentary Borough of Wakefield for years between 1864 and 1879.
The CD contains returns for the years
1864-65 ; 1866-67 ; 1867-68 ; 1873 ; 1874 ; 1875 ; 1876 ; 1877 ; 1878 ; 1879.
These registers & rolls are presented alphabetically by Ward & Division.
In the case of those individuals in lodgings the extent of the accommodation is noted.
E.G. Bed Room (sole) Sitting room (joint) 1st floor furnished.

These annual registers and rolls provide an excellent resource linking the entries of the decennial census.
They also provide a good reference to the dates families moved between census.

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Register of Electors 1881 to 1890

Register of Electors for the Parliamentary Borough of Wakefield for every year between 1881 and 1890 inclusive.
These registers & rolls are presented alphabetically by Ward & Division.
In the case of those individuals in lodgings the extent of the accommodation is noted.
E.G. Sitting room on first floor, and front bed room on first landing, both furnished.
Or
Joint Sitting Room, seperate Bed Room , furnished.

These annual registers and rolls provide an excellent resource linking the entries of the decennial census.
They also provide a good reference to the dates families moved between census.

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West Riding Election 1837
The Poll for the two Knights of the Shire for the West Riding of Yorkshire on August 3rd & 4th 1837

Published in 1838.

This Poll Book contains the names of those men entitled to vote and who they voted for.
It is arranged by polling district and sub-divided into townships.

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West Riding Election 1835
The Poll for the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Published in 1835.

This Poll Book contains the names of those men entitled to vote and who they voted for.
It is arranged by polling district and sub-divided into townships.

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Register of Electors 1891 to 1900

Register of Electors for the Parliamentary Borough of Wakefield for every year between 1881 and 1890 inclusive.
These registers & rolls are presented alphabetically by Ward & Division.
In the case of those individuals in lodgings the extent of the accommodation is noted.
E.G. Sitting room on first floor, and front bed room on first landing, both furnished.
Or
Joint Sitting Room, seperate Bed Room , furnished.

These annual registers and rolls provide an excellent resource linking the entries of the decennial census.
They also provide a good reference to the dates families moved between census.

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Register of Electors 1901 to 1910

Register of Electors for the Parliamentary Borough of Wakefield for every year between 1901 and 1910 inclusive.
These registers & rolls are presented alphabetically by Ward & Division.
In the case of those individuals in lodgings the extent of the accommodation is noted.
E.G. Sitting room on first floor, and front bed room on first landing, both furnished.
Or
Joint Sitting Room, seperate Bed Room , furnished.

These annual registers and rolls provide an excellent resource linking the entries of the decennial census.
They also provide a good reference to the dates families moved between census.

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History, Directory & Gazetteer of the County of York,
Volume I - West Riding

By Edward Baines
Published in 1822

History, Directory & Gazetteer of the County of York; with select lists of the merchants and traders of London, and the principal commercial and manufacturing towns of England; also a list of the nobility and gentry of Yorkshire.

This directory includes an interesting general history of Yorkshire, followed by topographical and trade directory entries for the towns and villages in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Over 800 pages of information.
Full of names of people.
Very useful for family and local history.

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West Riding Election 1841
The Poll for the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Published in 1841.

This Poll Book contains the names of those men entitled to vote and who they voted for.
It is arranged by polling district and sub-divided into townships.

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West Riding Election 1848
The Poll for the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Published in 1848.

This Poll Book contains the names of those men entitled to vote and who they voted for.
It is arranged by polling district and sub-divided into townships.

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West Riding Election 1859
The Poll for the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Published in 1859.

This Poll Book contains the names of those men entitled to vote and who they voted for.
It is arranged by polling district and sub-divided into townships.

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West Riding Election 1865
The Poll for the West Riding of Yorkshire, Southern Division.

Published in 1866.

This Poll Book contains the names of those men entitled to vote and who they voted for.
It is arranged by polling district and sub-divided into townships.

The Southern Division contains the polling districts of-
Barnsley, Dewsbury, Dobcross, Doncaster, Goole, Holmfirth, Huddersfield, Penistone, Pontefract, Rotherham, Scissett, Selby, Sheffield, Sherburn, Snaith, Tadcaster, Thorne, Wakefield and Wath-upon-Dearne

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McCorquodale & Co.'s Topographical Directory of Leeds, 1876

Published in 1876.

McCorquodale & Co.'s Topographical Directory of Leeds including the townships and villages within a radius of six miles.
Published in 1876.

The first of a series of annual directories intended to be published by McCorquodale & Co.
Compiled from a house to house canvas the directory comprises a Street Directory, Alphabetical Directory, Trades' Directory and a Street Guide ; also the names and localities of Churches, Chapels, Schools etc.
Also includes a sketch of the history of Leeds.
Useful for local and family history research.

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History of Knottingley

Published in 1871.
By C. Forrest, the Elder.

The History and Antiquities of Knottingley in the Parish of Pontefract. With historical notices of the neighbouring villages of Birkin, Brotherton, Fryston & Ferrybridge.

Useful for local and family history research.

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Guide to Leeds 1879

>Published in 1879.
By Joseph Dodgson.

An Historical & Descriptive Guide to the Borough of Leeds in the County of York, with a plan of the town in 1770.
Includes sections on -
early history, population, local government, commerce, places of worship, charitable institutions, hospitals, literary and scientific institutions, schools, public buildings and works, places of amusement and recreation, newspapers, transport and the Yorkshire College.

Useful for local and family history research.

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Annals of the Church and Parish of Almondbury

Published in 1882 & 1885.
By Charles Augustus Hulbert, M.A.

A history of the parish of Almondbury in four volumes.
Published in 1882.
Covering the church, including monuments in the church and churchyard ; Extracts from the parish register ; The Wesleyan Chapels and Dissenting Chapels in the Holme Valley, Schools, Family Histories ; The Holmfirth Great Flood, etc., etc.
Plus Supplementary Annals of the Church and Parish of Almondbury.
Published in 1885.

Includes further records it was not possible to include in the preceding title.
Also includes inscriptions in Almondbury cemetery and a number of obituraries.
An excellent source of local and family history

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A History of the Ancient Parish of Birstall, Yorkshire

Published in 1933.
By the Rev. H.C. Cradock, M.A.

An interesting account of the history of this West Yorkshire parish, including the church, chapelries and nonconformists.
Well illustrated with drawings and photographs.

Useful for local and family history.

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Parish Registers of Halifax

Published in 1914.
Transcribed and indexed by E.W. Crossley

Contains transcripts of Marriages and Burials 1538-1593.
Complete with indexes of Names and Places.

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The Jubilee History of the Leeds Industrial Co-operative Society Limited

Published in 1897.
The Jubilee History of the Leeds Industrial Co-operative Society Limited
From 1847 to 1897, traced year by year
By George Jacob Holyoake

An interesting and detailed history of the Leeds Co-op and its many branches, complete with illustrations.
Useful for local and social history.

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Rotherham Old Meeting House, & It's Ministers with supplementary chapters.

Published in 1906.

Rotherham Old Meeting House, & It's Ministers with supplementary chapters.
A commemorative narration by William Blazeby, B.A..
An interesting history of Protestant Dissenters in Rotherham and the development of the nonconformist meeting house.
Includes transcripts of tombstones in the Chapel Yard, extracts of the deeds and baptisms from the register for the period 22 June 1748 to 26 September 1785.
Also includes two brief pedigrees.
Useful for the local and family historian.

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Dewsbury Moot Hall, Account Rolls, and Court Roll

Edited by S.J. Chadwick
Published in 1911.

A brief history of Dewsbury Moot Hall plus the Account Rolls of Dewsbury Rectory for the years 1348-1356 and an Abstract of the earliest remaining Court Roll of the Rectory Manor of Dewsbury. Also includes two early plans of Dewsbury.
Useful for the local and family historian.

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The Great Sheffield Flood

By Samuel Harrison
Published in 1864.

A complete history of the Great Flood of Sheffield on March 11 and 12, 1864; being a true and original narritive, from authentic sources. Includes official lists of the dead and missing (giving the names, ages and residences of the victims, when and where they were found, and where interred. Also includes the official returns showing the number of buildings and houses destroyed and injured (damaged) in each locality.
Also includes Mr. Rawlinson's report to government on the causes of the flood and a full report of the inquest. Plus many illustrations.
Useful for the local and family historian.

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The Registers of Leeds Parish Church

Published between 1891 & 1923.

Contains
Baptisms 1572 -1767
Marriages 1572 - 1769
Burials, 1572 - 1776.
With indexes of Names & Places.
Also Includes
Armley Chapel 1665 to 1711 & Hunslet Chapel 1686 to 1724.

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The Historic Stillbirth Register

Is an ongoing project with more records being added each day.
The coverage varies considerably between parishes counties and even centuries.

The database covers entries between the years 1551 and 2005 ; though does not claim to be an exhaustive list of such stillbirths.
It should be noted that to be included in this database the entry must either be noted as a stillbirth, born dead or abortive birth.
The file contains a pdf file of the Historic Stillbirth Register

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The Registers of Topcliffe & Morley

With copious additional notes by a previous owner of this book.
Published in 1888.

Contains-
Topcliffe burials 1656-1665
Tingley Burials 1676-1739
Morley Old Chapel Bapts 1742-1830
Morley Old Chapel Burials 1737-1888
Tombstone Inscriptions Old Chapel Burial Ground, Morley
With indexes of Names and Places

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The Parish Registers of Hemsworth in West Yorkshire.

Published in 1926

Contains-
Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1654-1812
With indexes of Names and Places

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