Look-ups
The following people have generously
offered to undertake the listed look-ups.
Please treat their generosity with respect and do not ask for
"blanket" surname searches or outlandish requests, and
especially please do not ask for lookups which do not match the
criteria listed, i.e. dates and places.
Sheila Thornton
has the following and will do lookups:
Census for Queensbury (part Northowram Part Clayton)
1841-1891
QUEENSBURY BAPTIST CHAPEL
Baptisms 1748-1837
Burials 1788-1962
Grave inscriptions 1789-1975
Marriages 1900-1995
purchasers of graves, List of members, Minute books.
AMBLER THORN CHAPEL NEW CONNECTION CHAPEL
Baptisms 1779-1972
Burials 1851-1982
Graveyard inscriptions 1852-1974
UNION CROFT CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL
Baptisms 1896-1988
Marriages 1900-1986
Burials 1842-1986
Graveyard inscriptions 1845-1980
ROUNDHILL PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHAPEl
Baptisms 1889-1947
Register of graves 1867-1909
grave book 1849-1986
Inscriptions 1825-1958
MOUNTAIN WESLEYAN REFORM CHAPEL
Baptisms 1867-1973
List of members 1900-1928
BLACKMIRES WESLYAN METHODIST CHAPEL
(WEST END CHAPEL)
Baptisms 1828-1836 and 1874-1994
Burials 1820-1836
PEPPERHILL UNITARIAN CHAPEL SHELF
Baptisms 1862-1994
Marriages 1907-1994
QUEENSBURY HOLY TRINITY PARISH CHURCH
Baptisms 1845-1907
Grave book 1848-1955
Grave inscriptions 1853-1973
Marriages 1846-1917 (ongoing)
QUEENSBURY CEMETERY
Gravestone inscriptions 1905-1994
BASTARDY ACCOUNT BOOK for Northowram 1817
Indexes to various names gleaned from other
material,newspapers, books, diaries, photos etc.
Sheila can be contacted at: sheila@thornton48.freeserve.co.uk
Gordon Dyson has the following and will do "look-ups"
Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge
Bapts. 1709-1995
Burials 1821-1873
St.Johns Parish Church, Halifax
all Bapt. Marr. & Burials 1538-1593
all DYSON Marriages 1754-1837
Brighouse Quaker Digests
all DYSON Births, Marr. & Deaths, 1660 - about 1800.
Watson's - History of Halifax (1775)
Gordon can be contacted on Gordon.Dyson@tesco.net
Carole Clyde has the following:
1851 Census Index for Leeds (No Addresses)
1851 Census Index for Shadwell, Roundhay & Seacroft
(No Addresses)
1851 Census Index for Austhorpe, Whitkirk, Halton
& nearby Villages. (No Addresses)
1841 Census Index for Leeds (Kirkgate Ward only)
No Addresses.
1801 Census Index for Leeds, Divisions: East , Upper
, Mill Hill , Kirkgate & South Division. (No Addresses)
1851 Census Index for Auckley, Misson, Austerfield
& Finningley (No Addresses)
1851 Census Index for Armthorpe, Cantley &
Loversall. (No Addresses)
1905 Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed &
Official Classes
(for the whole of Britain, but contains many Yorkshire listings.)
1822 Bain's West Riding of Yorkshire Trade Directory
1853 Leeds Street & Trade Directory
1881 British Census and National Index Discs
Carole can be emailed at: carole@clyde80.freeserve.co.uk
Jay is willing to do lookups in the 1891 census
for the following areas:
RG12/3499 - parishes of
Marton in Craven, Coates, Bracewell, Brogden, Barnoldswick, Salterforth,
Thornton in Craven, Kelbrook, Earby
RG12/3501 - parishes of
Farnhill, Kildwick, Bradleys Both, Silsden, Brunthwaite, Swartha,
Holden, Cringles
RG12/3502 - parishes of
Elslack, Broughton, Carlton, Dale End, Stirton with Thorlby, Skipton
RG12/3503 - parishes of
Skipton, Embsay with Eastby, Halton East, Rilston
MI's for Ghyll Church, Barnoldswick and St Michael's
Church, Bracewell
Craven Will Indexes
Jay can be contacted at: jays@intriguing.net
Karen Turner has the following Sheffield burial
indexes
on disk and would be happy to search for names
Christ Church Attercliffe, 1813-1902
St Thomas Brightside 1854-1901
St John, Park 1840-1924
St Mary's, Bramall Lane 1830-1908
St Peter and Paul 1813-55 (Cathedral)
St James 1813-1855
St Pauls 1813-1861
and:
All Saints, Rotherham 1813-1854
St Mary's Greaseborough 1813-1858
Karen can be emailed at kaytee@totalise.co.uk
Shirley Herbert has Horsforth baptisms from 1774
to end of 1812 and will do lookups.
Shirley can be contacted at: shirley@oakland114.freeserve.co.uk
Susan Reddy has "A Directory of
Sheffield
Including the Manufacturers of the Adjacent Villages"
originally published in 1787, and is willing to do look-ups.
She can be e-mailed on RREDDY@worldnet.att.net
Keith Pitchforth is transcribing the
Parish Registers for
St Mary's, Elland 1550-1650
and is willing to do look-ups.
He can be e-mailed on Keith@harbottle.demon.co.uk
Nic Wilson has transcripts of the following
parish registers
East Rounton (to 1812)
Weston (to 1812)
Addingham (to 1812)
Otley (to 1753)
Rothwell (to 1812)
Ilkley (to 1812)
Hampsthwaite (to 1812)
and Monumental Inscriptions for the parishes around Doncaster
Nic can be e-mailed on n.t.wilson@sheffield.ac.uk
Kathy Witheridge has the following:
Halifax Parish Church Marriage records from 1754 - 1837
Illustrated guide to Calderdale District archives
Illustrated guide to Kirklees District archives
Guide for Family Historians
a list of parish, nonconformist and other related records held
by the West Yorkshire Archive Service
Should anyone require any look-ups
Kathy can be e-mailed on: kathpaul@ebtech.net
Douglas Poulter has transcripts of the
Registers for
Allerton Mauleverer 1557-1812 and
Askham Richard 1579-1812
and will look up specific names.
Douglas can be e-mailed on: Castlebrom@aol.com
Pamela Cowgill has the 1891 Census for
Thornhill Briestfield
Please see Index of Surnames before
mailing any requests.
An e-mail link to Pamela is at the index.
Steve Whitwam has the following census
returns and parish registers:
Census Returns:
1841, 1851 AND 1891 Golcar, Longwood, Lingards, Linthwaite,
Marsden, Slaithwaite, Scammonden
1871 Golcar, Marsden, Slaithwaite
Huddersfield Parish Church
Baptisms 1680 - 1800
Marriages 1680 - 1827
Golcar Parish Church
Baptisms 1828 - 1900
Burials 1828 - 1900
Marsden Parish Church
Baptisms 1733 -1840
Burials 1733 -1812
Slaithwaite Parish Church
Baptisms 1688 -1812
Scammonden Parish Church
Baptisms 1754 - 1840
Burials 1754 - 1840
Golcar Baptist Church
Burials 1890 - 1954
Pole Moor Baptist Church
Burials 1837 - 1996
Dedications 1794 - 1829
Salendine Nook Baptist Church
Dedications 1783 - 1836
Steve can be e-mailed at: swhitwam.b@ukonline.co.uk
Stuart Moverley has the following:
City of York marriages 1700-1837
Hearth Tax Lists (Lady Day 1672)
The Wapentakes of Agbrigg,Ainstey,
Barkston Ash,Claro, Morley,
Osgoldcross,York City parishes.
Hearth Tax Lists (Michaelmas 1673)
The Wapentakes of Birdforth,Bulmer
Directories Yorkshire - Pigot's 1830
Durham,Northumberland & Yorkshire - Pigot's 1834
MI's Doncaster & district
Holden's 1805 directory incl: Bradford,Halifax,Huddersfield,
Hull,Leeds,Sheffield,Wakefield & York
Parson's 1826 directory of Leeds & surrounding villages.
Stuart can be emailed on: Moverley@bigfoot.com
Deb Walker has transcribed the
Burials in Mirfield PR from March 1776 to December 1800
and Mirfield Memorial Inscriptions between about 1630 and 1883
and will do look-ups.
Deb can be emailed at deb@walker.bchip.com
Mary Allen has "Chronicles and Stories
of Bingley and District"
"a model parish history and guide" written in 1902 by
Harry Speight.
The inside cover says," A full account of the history, antiquities,
scenery,
trade, customs, folk-lore, etc., of the ancient town and parish
of Bingley in
the West Riding of Yorkshire". There are almost 400 pages
with 100
illustrations, a subscription index, a general index and many,
many
advertisements (almost as interesting as the book itself).
Mary will do look-ups and can be emailed on Jallen43@aol.com
Paul Orton has the following:
Brodsworth Parish Registers 1538-1813
Wragby: bap 1538-1871, mar 1538-1598, 1605-1910 and some banns
Darrington: bap 1567-1849, mar 1567-1837, bur 1567-1881
Kellington: bap 1705-1949, mar 1705-1837, bur 1705-1946
Please note that Pauls change in working arrangements now limits
his time available for doing lookups. He is, however, still willing
to undertake them but asks that you please be patient!
He can be emailed on: paul@orton.com
Tim Wilcock has transcribed Ackworth
Baptisms 1813-1840
and can be emailed for lookups on tim_wilcock@dial.pipex.com
Keith Reynard has transcribed the indexes
for the name Reynard in the GRO Index: Births Sep 1837 to Dec
1940
Marriages Sep 1837 to Dec 1943 with all spouses from Mar 1912
onwards
Deaths Sep 1837 to Dec 1944
Please contact Keith at: keith1@wilkicon.demon.co.uk
Marie Sampson has Commercial Directories
of 1830 and 1841
for Hull, Leeds and Sheffield and the Leeds Municipal Poll Book
for 1835.
Marie is willing to do look-ups but only for specific names.
Please note that only owners or operators of businesses are listed
- not staff, spouses, family or ages -
all that is given is the address of the business.
Marie can be contacted at jamsam@cygnus.uwa.edu.au
Richard Gillion has the following:
1851 Census indexes from Doncaster & D FHS.
They are not as full as the Huddersfield & D FHS have no address
in the entries:
Kirk Bramwith, Fenwick & Moss, Norton & Campsall, Beal,
Kellington, Eggborough and Whitley Bridge, Askern, Sutton, Owston,
Skellow & Carcroft, Burghwallis, Haywood, Skelbrooke, Hampole,
Adwick & Brodsworth, Pollington and Cowick, Snaith and Gowdall,
Fishlake and Sykehouse, Carleton, Darrington, East Hardwick &
Stapleton, Glass Houghton, Whitwood, Aketon, Featherstone and
Purston Jaglin, Pontefract, Castleford, Ferrybridge & Ferry
Fryston, Knottingley, Airmyn, Balne, Heck, Hensall and Rawcliffe,
Cridling Stubbs, Womersley, Little Smeaton, Kirk Smeaton and Stubbs
Walden.
1851 census surname index for Gomersal, Batley, Soothill, Dewsbury
1841 census surname index for Batley and Soothill
Surname SPINK G.R.O. marriage index 1837 - 1845 transcribed
Surname ROBERTSHAW G.R.O. marriage index 1837 - 1844 transcribed
Richard can be emailed on: RBGillion@aol.com
Pauline Gashinski has the Index
to the 1851 Census of Worsbrough
and is willing to do lookups.
Pauline can be emailed on: pgashins@atikokan.lakeheadu.ca
Fairer, Farrer, Fayrer data including all PRO index from 1837
for birth, marriage and death on these names and a significant
amount on Farrar and Farrow.
History of the Names
P.O.Box 138
Amersham
Buckinghamshire
HP6 6UB
United Kingdom
Telephone: 0836 797073
E-mail: gentree@telinco.co.uk
Janet Ogden has:
Wilkinson Marriages: Bradford Parish Church 1789--1870
all Wilkinsons 1851 Census of Bradford plus most of 1861 &
1841 more in progress
email: janet@jlogden.freeserve.co.uk
Terry Reeves has the Soldiers who Died
in the Great War 1914-1919 CD. This complements the War Graves
Site. Not everyone who died at war had a War Grave. Some died
at Home for instance. These are on the CD. He will need some info
not just John Smith! A number, regiment, date, and town would
help.
Terry can be emailed on reeves@freezone.co.uk
Kate Hands has the following Parish Registers
and is willing to do lookups:
Saxton in Elmet, 1538-1812
East Rounton, 1595-1837
Weston, nr Otley, 1639-1812
Carlton-Juxta-Snaith, 1598-1812
Adel, 1606-1812
Kate can be emailed at: khands@mail.ebbs.com.au
I have the following and will do look-ups:
Harewood Parish Registers 1614-1812 [baptisms & marriages
only]
Whitby Marriages from 1775 to 1837
Elland Marriages 1754 to 1812
Walker's Directory of the Parish of Halifax 1845
Halifax County Borough Directory 1936
Thornton Weslyan Methodist Chapel baptisms 1817 to 1837
[Please note: this is the Thornton in the Parish of Bradford]
Yorkshire West Riding - English Surname Series, by George Redmonds
-
Please note that this book does not name individuals,
it is merely a reference work on the origins and distribution
of West Riding surnames. It is therefore pointless in asking
for a lookup on a particular person.
The Development of Queensbury - by John H Patchett
see Index to surnames
The Yorkshire Coiners 1767-1783
& Notes on Old & Prehistoric Halifax,
by H Ling Roth. [This book covers only the Halifax area].
When requesting look-ups please be specific:
name of book, area, and please
put "WRY Look-ups" in the subject line of your e-mail.
I can be e-mailed on wrylist@aol.com
Tana Willis Johnson
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