To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and Irish History Month we take a look at some of the key websites to use when researching your Irish genealogy. The National Archives of Ireland (Genealogy section) This site offers advice on how to get started, what records are available and provides links to free resources such as census…
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Census – A Vital Family History Resource
Librarian Louise Birch takes a look at how the valuable role the census plays in genealogy. Every 10 years a national survey is undertaken to create a picture of the households and residents of the UK. This is the National Census, and this Sunday 21st March the next one is due to occur in England…
Census Records on Ancestry
As part of a series examining family history resources for beginners, librarian Helen Skilbeck looks in more depth at UK census records 1841-1911, which can be accessed through the Ancestry website. You can find more information in our research guide. What is the census? One of the most valuable resources for family historians, historic census…
The Manuscript Collection #1: The Armley Enclosure Act & Award, 1793
In the first in an occasional series, Antony Ramm, Assistant Librarian for the Local and Family History department, takes a look at an item in the Central Library’s collection of manuscripts. Many of these manuscripts have not yet been added to our online catalogue, and can only be found in our traditional card catalogue; it…
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