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Description: | A collection of family and local history resources as follows:
1. Births, Deaths and Marriages
Registrar General's Indexes from 1837 (microform), or Registrar General for Scotland's Computerised Index from 1855.
Locations St. Catherine's House Index of births, marriages and deaths, 1837 to 1940. (up to 1960 on order)
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2. Census returns
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough, 1841 to 1901 (In Calderdale Archives/ Reference Library)
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3. Directories
3(a) County and Regional Directories
Trade directories for West Yorkshire, 1781 to 1936 (In the Reference Library)
3(b) City and Town Directories
Trade directories for Halifax and district, 1781 to 1966 (In the Reference Library)
3(c) Telephone Directories
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4. Electoral registers and polls books
4(a) Electoral Registers
Halifax, 1832 to 1974: Calderdale, 1975 to date
4(b) Poll Books
Halifax, 1835 to 1857
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5. International Genealogical Index (IGI)
In the Reference Library: Yorkshire, 1992, on microfiche: CD-ROM family search, 1994
In Calderdale Archives: Yorkshire, 1992, on microfiche
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6. Unpublished Indexes
Calderdale names and places index. (In the Reference Library)
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7. Parish Registers
Yorkshire Parish Register Society Series, 160 vols. (printed copies) (In the Reference Library)
Calderdale parish registers, 1538 to 1987, on microfilm (In Calderdale Archives / Reference Library)
Calderdale non-parochial registers, 1641 to 1992, on microfilm (In Calderdale Archives / Reference Library)
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8. Periodicals (excl. newspapers)
The Scrivener: Calderdale Family History Society Newsletter, 1989 to date. (In the Reference Library)
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9. Published Transcripts of Archival Material
None.
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10. Other material
None.
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11. Guides to Collections
Calderdale archives, 1964-1989: an illustrated guide to Calderdale district archives, 1990, ISBN 1 87043 11 5
Price ã6.95, obtainable from Calderdale Archives. Also Guide Supplement 1990-1994, price ã2.50.
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12. Local Record Offices
Calderdale District Archives
Central Library
Northgate House
Northgate
Halifax
Tel: 01422 392636
Fax: 01422 349458
Email: calderdale@wyjs.org.uk
West Yorkshire Archives Service URL: http://www.archives.wyjs.org.uk
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Other information
Chapman County Codes (BS 6879): YKS | Subjects: | Registration of birth Registration of death Population censuses Registration of marriage Local history Electoral registers Genealogy Parish records Poll books | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | FAX: | 01422 392615 | Telephone: | 01422 392630 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:8496 | Go to resource |
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