Forum: Yorkshire county-wide forum

Does anyone have access to the 1841/51/71 Census Indexes for the Sheffield area, please? I am looking for John STRINGFELLOW, who according to the 1861 and 1881 Census records as born in "Sheffield" c. 1832. He could be the John STRINGFELLOW bapt. 21 Apr 1833 at Ecclesfield (son of James & Hannah),...

John TURTON and Martha SYKES were married at Ackworth, Yorkshire, on 7 Sept 1819. According to the IGI - children I found are: Charlotte, Joseph, Charles, Ann, Mary and Elizabeth, all baptized between 1820 and 1837. My husband descends from Mary, who married in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia...

ROBERT WARE - Spouse: JANE SMITHSON Marriage: 15 MAY 1861 Saint Thomas, York, Yorkshire, England Anyone related to the above family. Brian in Scotland.

Has anyone got access to the 1871 census for Preston, near Hull, and could do a look-up. I would be grateful for details of the Rev. Richard Kemp BAILEY rector of Preston, who should in theory be at the rectory in Preston, age 55 born Oxford. Also wife Mary Ann age 58 born Hull. I would be...

Hi is anyone researching Leah in this area please. I have been looking for birth of ISAAC LEAH around 1820 in Cheshire to no avail. However I have found one on the IGI in 1819 in Whixhill born to David and Hannah LEAH. As Isaac's wife came from Wharthill Yorkshire, maybe he was a yorkshireman also....

I am after information and help on the MACKENZIE family in Sheffield (1790 - 1830) and in particicular am looking for anyone who has a William Bell MACKENZIE in their tree as I had always told he was a ggg (or so) uncle of mine ... but the indications to date are that he was a cousin at best. I...

Is there anyone researching GREENWOODs who has an Elizabeth in their tree who married a John SMITH on 21st September 1807 at Adel. I am looking for any details given in the marriage register which might confirm that she is my ggg grandmother. My Elizabeth SMITH was living in Peterborough in the...

Hello, I am looking for information regarding my gggrandfather Matthew Morton and his wife Ann. In 1846 they were living in the village of Idle near Bradford, they had one son called Frederick in that year. Trying to find out if they had any other children and an address for them in Idle....

Hi Everyone, does anyone have access to the 1861 Yorkshire census? I am looking for information on my ggrandfather James Holt born 1851 in Mirfield, Yorkshire. I need to know who his parents were and if he had a brother called Arthur born 1850 in Rothwell. Thanks Lesley

I would very much like to make contact with anybody researching this line - perhaps we could exchange information... June

Is anyone researching the DALTON families of Preston by Hedon? In particular I am interested in the ancestors and descendants of William Dalton baptised 24 May 1767 (married to Sarah) and of William Dalton baptised 14 June 1837 in Burstwick (married to Hannah Harman of Patrington).

I am undertaking a one-name study for the surname HAWKE wherever it occurs and would be very pleased to hear from others interested in this name to share information. I have collected many parish, BMD and census records, as well as some wills, though not everything is transcribed or sorted into...

Trying to locate information or relatives of Turner Family as follows Father John Turner Born Doncaster c1827 Died Mirfield 1867 Mother Jane Smith Born Wakefield c1829 Died Mirfield 1897 Children Frances Born Wakefield c1850 Jane A born Wakefield c1853 Ada Born Wakefield c1855 John W Born...

Trying to locate members of Moses Crabtree Family,Wife Elizabeth born c1835 Children,Jane born c1859,Mary Ann born c1861, Annie born c1864,Clara Jane born c1865, Joseph born c1867 died 1903,Allen born 1869, Handle born c1871, Rebecca born c1873, Tom born c1875,Harry born c1877, Emily born c1879 ...

Hello, Is anyone aware of a website or other resource that could give me more information about park keepers in Sheffield? My grandfather Fred Morton and his brother Harry used to look after Endcliffe woods, bingham woods and one other area. They worked for a firm called Ottaways ( spelling...

Hi, Does anyone from Sheffield have any historical information regarding the Abbeydale Road Laundry as I have recently found out that my grandmother used to work there. I realise it has probably closed but am curious about it. Thanks Lesley