South Yorkshire Archives and Libraries


 * East Riding of Yorkshire Archives and_Libraries
 * West Yorkshire Archives and Libraries
 * North Yorkshire Archives and Libraries
 * South Yorkshire Archives and Libraries

Tracing Your Ancestors in South Yorkshire Guide

 * The 4 archive and local studies services in South Yorkshire (Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield) have worked together to compile a single guide to the main genealogical material in their offices and elsewhere. This guide is a supplement to more detailed information available on their websites.
 * Download the guide. It tells you what genealogical sources are available and where they are to be found. 
 * The key genealogical resources are listed in church, chapel and cemetery registers, trade directories and probate records.
 * More information than ever before is being made available online, not only by ourselves but also by genealogical websites such as Ancestry.com, FindMyPast and Genes Reunited, etc.
 * Tracing Your Ancestors in South Yorkshire

Archives
Borthwick Institute University Library and Archives University of York Heslington, York YO10 5DD UK Telephone: 01904 321166 Email: [mailto:borthwick-institute@york.ac.uk borthwick-institute@york.ac.uk] Website Church of England and nonconformist records

The Yorkshire Archaeological & Historical Society Suite 10E Joseph's Well Hanover Way Leeds, Yorkshire LS3 1AB UK Telephone: 0113 245 7910 Email: [mailto:yas.secretary@gmail.com yas.secretary@gmail.com] Website
 * The Society’s archives include remarkably varied and fascinating collections of maps, diaries, letters, prints, photographs, deeds, wills, manorial records and rare or early printed books which altogether offer insight into the archaeology and history of the historic county of York from prehistoric to modern times.

Libraries

 * Barnsley Council Find Your Local Library
 * Doncaster Council Libraries
 * Rotherham Council List of libraries and Neighborhood Hubs
 * Sheffield Council Libraries

Museums
For a long list of South Yorkshire museums, go to List of museums in South Yorkshire in Wikipedia.


 * Barnsley Museum
 * Doncaster Museums and Galleries
 * Clifton Park and Museum, Rotherham

Civil Registration Offices
The General Register Office holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their website (a login is required but it is free to register and search). However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices.

Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district. For a list of the historic and current registration districts and their parishes, see UKBMD: Registration Districts in Yorkshire.

Ordering a Copy Certificate

 * Barnsley Certificate Requests
 * Doncaster Certificate Requests
 * Rotherham Request a Copy Certificate
 * Sheffield Order a Copy Certificate

Register Offices

 * Barnsley Register Office
 * Doncaster Register Office
 * Rotherham Register Office
 * Sheffield Register Office