Tag Archives: North Yorkshire

Durham UK Records Online

Posted on January 14, 2012 by

Just a reminder that there are lots of records on line at the County Durham Archives http://www.durhamrecordsonline.com  The following are new on the site: Auckland St. Andrew marriages 1765-1812 1,346 marriages at Auckland St. Andrew’s covering 1765-1812. Besides Auckland St. Andrew, … Continue reading →

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Children and women working in the pits

Posted on October 29, 2011 by

Christine Amsden a friend from the Upper Dales Family History Group has some excellent data on the numbers and ages of children and women working in the lead mines in the Yorkshire Dales.    This wonderful photo is from http://www.mylearning.org/lead-mining-in-the-yorkshire-dales/images/1-548/ and shows … Continue reading →

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The UK Treasury Solicitor’s Department

Posted on September 17, 2011 by

http://www.bonavacantia.gov.uk/ is part of the official site for The Treasury Solicitor’s Department. Go to “Are you an entitled relative?” page to search. I’ve found the following North Yorkshire peoples’ deaths on the LIST OF UNCLAIMED BONA VACANTIA ESTATES Layzell James 14/07/2007 Catterick, … Continue reading →

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Swaledale CUMPSTONs in North Yorkshire

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

 I have a very small number of CUMPSTON(s) who crept over the Westmorland border into North Yorkshire.  Does anyone recognise them?  Baptisms for Arkengarthdale CUMPSTON(e)s are 1731 5 23 Cumpstone a son (of) Cuthbert 1742 3 21 Cumstone Francis Son of … Continue reading →

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National Inventory of War Memorials website UK

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

I’ve been doing some filing today and found this fascinating website for the National Inventory of War Memorials. I don’t remember seeing it before. http://www.ukniwm.org.uk The search engine is rather complicated but when I tried ‘Aysgarth church, any war’, then … Continue reading →

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Guild of One Name Studies – Harrogate meeting 4th June

Posted on June 2, 2011 by

Looking forward to our Yorkshire regional meeting at Harrogate on Saturday. With over 35 members attending we should have a really interesting day. Speakers include Jackie Depelle a well-known speaker, family history tutor and event tutor http://yourfairladies.ning.com/profile/Jackie  who is speaking on … Continue reading →

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