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Total number of records: 1874

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Archives1873
Art items1

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Yorkshire31
Leeds; Yorkshire West Riding24
York; Yorkshire19
Mirfield; Yorkshire West Riding6
Burton Constable; West Newton; Swine; Yorkshire East Riding6
Wakefield; Yorkshire West Riding6
London4
Horbury; Wakefield; Yorkshire West Riding4
Doncaster; Yorkshire West Riding4
Dewsbury; Yorkshire West Riding3

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Radcliffe Family10
Blakeston Family4
Beaumont Family3
Baker Family3
Rockley Family3
Kaye Family of Woodsome2
Gosnold Family2
Howard Family2
Gascoigne Family2
Dimsdale Family2

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From 1700385
From 1800696
From 1900793

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 1799202
Up to 1899640
Up to 19991032

Archive Collection

PAPERS RELATING TO ELLAND AND HALIFAX, MOSTLY IN CONNECTION WITH THE CROSSLEY AND WHEELWRIGHT FAMILIES

19th-20th century

Includes family papers relating to the Crossley family including correspondence, valuations, insurance, wills etc. Papers relating to the Wheelwright Family. Papers relating to Mearclough Mill. Pap...

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Stone heads index

1960s-1970s

Card index of approximately 1000 individual photographic recordings of stone heads, mainly from the West Riding of Yorkshire. Each recording generally consists of the event date (eg of finding or reco...

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Lease for 20 years

1795

1. Annie Davison Bland and others 2. Charles Smith of Scolcoates and John Clayton of Kippax

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RALPH THORESBY'S CORRESPONDENCE, VOLUME 5

1716-1723

Microfilm copy available.

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PAPERS RELATING TO THE HALL FAMILY OF DUNNINGTON, LILLING AND LEVENTHORPE

[20th century]

Mainly extracts from registers and pedigrees etc; includes copy discharge and further mortgage on property of Joseph Fisher in Cumberworth, Soyland, Lighthazles, Lockwood, Almondbury and Crosland 1729...

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WILLIAM RADCLIFFE MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION: PEDIGREES

1800-1819

Comprising several pedigrees of the Beaumont family, tricks and quarterings of arms with a number of original letters to Radcliffe from R H and J Beaumont of Whitley Hall, Kirkheaton

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George Walker's The Costume of Yorkshire

c1810-1885

The original watercolours for the images published as engravings in 'The Costume of Yorkshire' 1814 in one volume, a volume of engravings from the first edition and an edition of 'The Costume of Yorks...

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COPIES OF SATIRICAL POEMS BY GEORGE PLAXTON, RECTOR OF BARWICK IN ELMET

Early 18th century

Also includes pamphlets, 18th century, correspondence, and transcripts 20th century

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INCOMPLETE TRANSCRIPT OF THE REGISTER OF ARCHBISHOP [CARDINAL] WOLSEY BY A HAMILTON THOMPSON,

20th century

Original is at Borthwick Institute, York

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