More Yorkshire Parish Register Indexes

More than 450,000 parish records for Yorkshire, Northumberland, Durham, Wiltshire and Suffolk have just been added to FindMyPast's UK parish records collection.

I have lots of Yorkshire ancestors, and many of them moved to the county of Durham in the mid-1800s. I was therefore delighted to hear that these new records include 7,113 Ryedale baptisms, marriages and burials (1754-1999);  22,687 Sheffield baptisms (1837-1968);  8,181 Sheffield marriages (1824-1991); and 27,420 Northumberland and Durham burials (1587-2009).

These parish records are available as a result of the ongoing partnership between FindMyPast and the Federation of Family History Societies. There are millions more records to come, so watch for news from FindMyPast.

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Borthwick Institute research guides: new location

There is a new Web address for Borthwick Institute for Archives (University of York) research guides.

Currently (2010) their 'Leaflets Primarily for Genealogists' are:

• A brief guide to genealogical sources at the Borthwick Institute
• Parish Registers deposited at the Borthwick
• Bishops Transcripts (Parish Register Transcripts) at the Borthwick
• A guide to probate courts and jurisdictions
• Simple Guide to Probate Jurisdiction
• Probate Records: what kind of copy should I order?
• Understanding York Probate Act Books - administrations and probate acts)
• Understanding York Probate Act Books - tuitions, curations and caveats
• Understanding Marriage Bonds and Allegations
• Records of birth, marriages and death after 1837 (Civil Registration)