Yorkshire Ancestors

LEEDS PARISH CHURCH & CHAPELRIES - VOL 1

Registers 1695 - 1722, with some earlier & later dates Baptisms, Marriages & Burials in the Parish Church of Leeds, 1695 - 1722, including the Chapelries at Armley 1665 - 1711 & Hunslet 1686 - 1724. This CD is machine searchable....

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LEEDS PARISH REGISTERS - Vol. 5

Baptisms, & Burials in the Leeds Parish Church, for the years 1589 to 1612...

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LEEDS PARISH REGISTERS - Vol. 7

A transcript of the Baptism Registers 1653 - 1667 & 1695 - 1713; Marriage Registers 1653 - 1655 & 1695 - 1713; Burial Registers 1643 - 1653 & 1695 - 1707...

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LEEDS PARISH REGISTERS - Vol. 8

A transcript of the Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers of the Parish Church for 1722 to 1757...

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LEGENDARY YORKSHIRE

Tales of ghosts and ghouls, mythical creatures and strange happenings, from all over the county of Yorkshire: The Enchanted Cave; The Doomed City; The Worm of Nunnington; The Devil's Arrows; The Giant Road-Maker of Mulgrave; The Virgin's Head of Halifax; The Dead Arm of St. Oswald the King; The Translation of St. Hilda; A Miracle of St. John; The Beatified Sisters of Beverley; The Dragon of Wantle...

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LIFE & TIMES OF FRANCIS MITCHELL of Rillington, Carpenter & Farmer

An insight into the daily lives of the people of Rillington during the latter years of the 19th Century. Francis Mitchell was born in Rillington c.1845. His carpentry work involved making carts, barrows, tools, household appliances and coffins. Much of his work was repairs. In his books is a daily log, giving a brief description of the work done, and for whom....

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MEDIAEVAL YORKSHIRE by Edward Lamplough, published in 1884.

Invasions, battles, revolts, conspiracies and military achievements, recorded in the Annals of Yorkshire....

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METHLEY PARISH REGISTERS

Baptisms, Marriages & Burials in the Parish Church of Methley. 1560—1812. This CD is machine searchable....

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NUNBURNHOLME ITS HISTORY & ANTIQUITIES, by the Rev M.C.F. Morris, B.C.L., M.A.,

Rector of Nunburnholme and author of ‘Yorkshire Folk Talk’...

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OUR OLD NOBILITY

Written C.1906, this book gives a historical account of some of the most noble families in England, including: Fitzroy, Bentinck, North, Russell, Churchill, Howard, Coke, Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Cecil, Fane, Pelham-Clinton, Digby, Manners, Herbert, Sackville-West, Scott, Paget, Fitzwilliam, Bathurst, Osborne, Manners-Sutton, Parker, Stanhope, Montagu, Lennox, Nevill, Cavendish, Seymour, Vane-Tem...

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OWNERS OF LAND IN 1871 FOR THE NORTH, EAST AND WEST RIDINGS OF YORKSHIRE .

All Yorkshire on one CD - Gives Landowners Names and Addresses. 553 North Riding Parishes, 384 East Riding Parishes and 689 West Riding Parishes. Total 1626 Yorkshire Parishes...

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PICTURESQUE OLD YORK Written by Arthur Perceval Purey-Cust (1828-1916), Dean of York.

The illustrations are superb....

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PLACE NAMES OF THE NORTH RIDING OF YORKSHIRE

The North Riding, with places arranged topographically according to Wapentakes, and the Parishes within Wapentakes, including lost places, with local pronunciations of place names....

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Poll Book : Hull : 1832 & 1835

HULL. James Acland’s Comparative Poll Book, being an alphabetical list of the Electors for the Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull and the Votes recorded at the Three Elections of December, 1832, January 1835 and June 1835. This publication is a breakdown of the polls for these three elections, followed by James Acland’s commentary, listing the electors as "timid traitors," "fools," "worse than fool...

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PONTEFRACT: A History of the Ancient Borough

The History of the Ancient Borough of Pontefract. Containing an interesting account of its castle and the three different sieges it sustained during the Civil War, with notes and Pedigrees of some of the most distinguished Royalists and Parliamentarians. First published 1807.The book on this CD is machine searchable. The book on this CD is machine searchable. ...

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PONTEFRACT. THE BOOKE OF ENTRIES OF THE PONTEFRACT CORPORATION 1653-1726

by Richard Holmes, Published in 1882...

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Quaker Schools - Ackworth, The Mount, Bootham

Ackworth Scholars - List of the Boys and Girls admitted into Ackworth School 1879 - 1930, giving year of admission, year of leaving and residence; The Mount School, York - List of Teachers and Scholars 1784 - 1814 and 1831 - 1906. giving residence, year of entry, year of leaving and, in many instances, who they married. Some hand-written notes have been added, by a previous owner of this book, giv...

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RAMBLES ABOUT MORLEY

With descriptive and historic sketches, and an account of the rise and progress of woolen manufacture in the area, illustrated with a plan of Morley and numerous engravings...

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ROMAN CATHOLICS IN THE COUNTY OF YORK IN 1604

The returns of the names of Recusants and Noncommunicants from 380 Yorkshire towns and villages. Originally transcribed and edited with genealogical notes, by Edward Peacock, F.S.A. in 1872 from the original manuscript in the Bodleian Library....

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ROUND ABOUT LEEDS and the OLD VILLAGES in ELMETE 1904

The author, Edmund Bogg, must have travelled over every inch of this area, as he describes it so thoroughly! Illustrated with photographs and drawings. The book on this CD is machine searchable....

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SCALBY, BURNISTON & CLOUGHTON 1829

A History of the villages of Scalby, Burniston and Cloughton, including descriptions of Newby, Hayburn Wyke and Stainton Dale. This book includes some monumental inscriptions and testamentary burials, transcriptions of letters and a Deed of Sale of some land at Cloughton....

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SCARBOROUGH GUIDES 1815 & 1865

Two books on one CD. These are super guide books to Scarborough town and the surrounding area. The 1815 book, by Thomas Coultas, includes a list of traders in the town, and also gives a lot of information on the services available, and prices. Nelson's Pictorial Guide Book of 1865 provides lots of detail about the area and includes some superb colour prints, of Scarborough views...

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SHEFFIELD. WILLIAM WHITE’S GENERAL DIRECTORY 1852

Sheffield and all the towns, Parishes, Townships and Villages within 20 miles...

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SHERBURN AND CAWOOD, with Wistow, Saxton, Towton, &c.,

The History of these Parishes Illustrated Second Edition of this very good local history, by W. Wheater, 1882. Includes an immense amount of information, including churchyard monumental inscriptions. The book on this CD is machine searchable. (Note: this is Sherburn-in-Elmet, in the West Riding)....

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SKIPTON CASTLE-Its History and Owners

Including sketches of its noble owners and its historical associations. By the Rev. John Ward...

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