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Archives and Local Studies sources
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The sources we hold

 

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Sources available for viewing:

  • Microfiche or film copies of parish and some nonconformist registers, census returns 1841-1901, General Register Office indexes 1837-1881 and some local newspapers .
  • Local history books, pamphlets and journals.
  • Photographs, postcards and prints.
  • Local newspapers and printed ephemera.
  • Maps including Ordnance Survey, tithe and enclosure.
  • The East Riding Register of Deeds, 1708-March 1974, which contains summaries of property deeds and copies of enclosure awards and wills involving property.
  • Parish and nonconformist records.
  • Archives of the Quarter and Petty Sessions courts and the police.
  • Records relating to local authorities, workhouses, hospitals and schools.
  • Landed estates and families papers.
  • Solicitors and business archives Records of societies, clubs and local organisations.

Information Leaflets

We collect sources relating to the East Riding so that they are available for research. Please click on the links below for more information.

Title

Description

Family History An introduction to the main sources available here.
Handlist of Parish Registers on Deposit A handlist of Parish Registers arranged in alphabetical order of parish
Handlist of Non-Anglican church records A handlist of Non-Anglican church registers arranged by denomination and place.
Handlist of Society of Friends & Non-parochial registers on microfilm A handlist of Non-Anglican and Society of Friends (Quaker) registers available on microfilm.
Register of Deeds An introduction to the history and use of the East Riding Register of Deeds.
Cemetery Records A guide to the cemetery registers and records available here.
Microform Sources A guide to the microform sources that we hold.
Taxation Records A guide to the major series of taxation records held here.
Wills A guide to the wills and indexes held here and East Riding records available elsewhere.