Basic Intro ......newbies .....where to begin ..Roy's guide..genuki, surname lists, rootsweb:

Yorkshire GENUKI http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/

Roy's Newbie's Guide http://www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html
Rootsweb http://www.rootsweb.com/
GENUKI http://www.genuki.org.uk/
Ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com
Ancestry.co.uk http://www.ancestry.co.uk
West Yorkshire Archives http://www.archives.wyjs.org.uk
West Riding Surname List & North and East Ridings Surname List……have now been united and are…..
Yorkshire Surnames List, maintained by Magdalena Gorrell Guimaraens, http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/YKSlist/

 

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More advanced .....Old maps, PRO, family search:

 

Family Records Centre http://www.familyrecords.gov.uk/
Family Search http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/default.asp
IGI http://www.familysearch.org
TNA (The National Archives): http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
The 1901 census http://www.1901censusonline.com/

Free BMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/

Yorkshire BMDs: http://www.YorkshireBMD.org.uk

UK BMDs: http://www.UKBMD.org.uk/

The Society of Genealogists http://www.sog.org.uk/

Mailing Lists / Message Boards:

Yorkshire Genforum http://genforum.genealogy.com/englandcountry/yorkshire/
Ancestry Message Boards http://boards.ancestry.com/
Friends Reunited http://www.friendsreunited.co.uk/friendsreunited.asp

Whitby List http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/thewhitbygroup
Yorksgen Subscribe by sending 'subscribe' to: yorksgen-request@rootsweb.com

 

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Old Maps http://www.old-maps.co.uk
Modern Maps http://www.streetmap.co.uk/
Aerial Photographs http://www.getmapping.com/
The Borthwick Institute http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/bihr/
The Guild of One Name Studies http://www.one-name.org/
Probate Records http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/cms/wills.htm
Ellis Island Immigration Records http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/
Yorkshire Archaeological Society http://www.yas.org.uk/
Yorkshire Archaeological Society - Family History Section http://www.yorkshireroots.org.uk/
Yorkshire Archaeological Society - Parish Register Section http://www.yorkshireparishregisters.com/
The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies http://www.ihgs.ac.uk/
Current Value of Old Money http://www.ex.ac.uk/~RDavies/arian/current/howmuch.html
UK Phone Book http://www.bt.com/directory-enquiries/dq_home.jsp
Parish locator http://www.parloc.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/parlocdl.html
Doncaster Archives http://www.doncaster.gov.uk

 

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Useful sites from some of Yorksgen's really helpful members:

 

Judy and Tom Lundeen's contributions:
Our Yorksgen pages, specializing in 1851 and 1881 Census information:
http://www.lundeen.org/yorksgen/ (don't forget the last slash!)
Our personal pages:
http://www.lundeen.org/genealogy.html
Downloadable 1881 Census surname counts from Yorkshire, useful
for spotting mistranscriptions, available by surname initial:
http://www.lundeen.org/yorksgen/1881_Census/surname_counts/

Useful spreadsheets for a variety of genealogical purposes, all
donated by generous members of the Yorksgen mailing list:
http://www.lundeen.org/yorksgen/spreadsheets/

Need IGI batch numbers for Yorkshire? Download PDF file from:
http://www.lundeen.org/yorksgen/downloads/

http://www.gencircles.com/globaltree/

http://www.libris.ca/yrkfam - This site concerns the one thousand Yorkshire people who emigrated to Nova Scotia 1772-1775.

For over 100,000 Yorkshire Strays http://members.lycos.co.uk/Carole_Clyde/
Lists of Yorkshire folk in Different Occupations http://members.lycos.co.uk/ykstrays/
Out of Print, used and Rare Yorkshire related books www.regionalbooks.co.uk
Guy Etchells Yorkshire Pages - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~framland/framland/york.htm

Thanks to Jeff Knaggs for his Index of Death Notices in Yorkshire Newspapers - http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jeffery.knaggs/YD.html

 

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About places:
http://www.familiarium.com/wilstropvillage.html

From Yorksgen's Gary Stockdill: http://www.yorksview.co.uk "Yorkshire - exactly like nowt else!"

For the Driffield area: Driffield and Wolds Genealogy at http://www.dg.petch.btinternet.co.uk/

 

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Family History Societies:

Barnsley FHS - http://www.barnsleyfhs.co.uk/
Bradford FHS - http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/bfhs/
Calderdale FHS - http://www.geocities.com/cfhsweb/
Cleveland FHS - http://www.clevelandfhs.org.uk
Upper Dales FHS - http://www.bishopdale.demon.co.uk/fhs/index.html
Doncaster FHS - http://www.doncasterfhs.freeserve.co.uk/
East Yorkshire FHS - http://www.astrogen.freeserve.co.uk/eyfhs.html
Huddersfield & District FHS - http://www.hdfhs.org.uk/
Keighley & District FHS - http://www.ffhs.org.uk/members/keighley.htm
Morley FHS - http://www.morleyfhg.co.uk
Pontefract & District FHS -http://freespace.virgin.net/richard.lockwood/
Ripon, Harrogate & District FHG - http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~gdl/rh1.htm
Rotherham FHS - http://www.rotherhamfhs.co.uk
Sheffield & District FHS - http://www.sheffieldfhs.org.uk/
Wakefield & District FHS - http://www.wdfhs.co.uk
Wharfedale FHG - www.wharfedalefhg.org.uk
City of York & District FHS - http://www.yorkfamilyhistory.org.uk

 

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Other useful websites:

Yorkshire Ancestors http://www.yorkshireancestors.com The family history library with accommodation - plus rare books on CD for genealogists and local historians ~ see the 'Shop' page
Ancestry.co.uk Vouchers are available from www.yorkshireancestors.com

Internet Genealogical Bookshop http://www.soft.net.uk/samjraymond/igb.htm
Custodian II (Genealogy Database) http://members.aol.com/pandssmith/Custodian.htm
ArcherSoftware(LDSComp/GenMap) http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/steve_archer/index.htm
Original Indexes http://www.original-indexes.demon.co.uk/
Stepping Stones http://www.stepping-stones.co.uk/
Back To Roots http://www.backtoroots.co.uk/
S&N Genealogy Supplies http://www.genealogy.demon.co.uk/
Yorkshire Parish Registers http://www.whitwam.freeserve.co.uk/trans.htm
Northfiche http://www.northfiche.co.uk/
Wakefield Family History Sharing http://www.wakefieldfhs.org.uk & mailing list at UK-WAKEFIELD-FHS-L@Rootsweb.com

 

Family History Fairs http://geneva.weald.org.uk/

This is York http://www.thisisyork.co.uk/ also http://www.communigate.co.uk/york/
This is Ryedale http://www.thisisryedale.co.uk/

Lots of information about towns and cities can be found by entering 'town'.gov.uk, thus:
http://www.leeds.gov.uk
http://www.wakefield.gov.uk
http://www.selby.gov.uk
Type the name of your town or city, followed by .gov.uk

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Yorkshire One Name Studies / Family Website Pages:

CORNFORTH Family History Group http://www.cornforth.org
CAPSTICK Studies http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~capstick/
METCALFE Society http://www.metcalfe.org.uk
LONGFELLOWS one-name study site: http://www.longfellows.org/genealogy.html
HEMINGWAY One-Name Study www.hemingway.uk.com (includes over 800 will extracts & 300 will indexes)
CLAYBURN one-name study www.clayburn.co.uk
CUMPSTON One-Name Study http://www.bishopdale.demon.co.uk

Jus is currently collecting information about all your

Yorkshire One Name Studies
mail to:Jus@yorksgen.com

 

Personal webpages:

Justine's HomePage http://www.jussy.co.uk
Wignall Family History http://www.wignalls.net/
Janice's Home Page http://www.btinternet.com/~jansfamily

Janice's Other Stuff:

http://www.mintwood.co.uk
http://www.yorkshireancestors.com
http://www.yorkshirefamilyhistoryfair.com
http://www.yorkfamilyhistory.org.uk
http://www.ryedalefamilyhistory.org
http://www.oldyorkshire.com
http://www.yorkepics.co.uk
http://www.yorkshireparishregisters.com