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Total number of records: 13879

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Archives11827
Books and printed items2019
Art items32
Objects1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
heraldry57
antiquities50
auction catalogs44
travel44
poor laws42
poor40
education39
charity laws and legislation38
english literature29
nobility26

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Great Britain332
England277
Yorkshire (England)124
York (England)46
Yorkshire31
Leeds; Yorkshire West Riding25
Leeds (England)22
York; Yorkshire19
Scarborough (England)18
Wales17

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Church of England44
York Minster39
Great Britain. Commissioners Appointed To Inquire Into the Education of the Poor38
Great Britain36
Sotheby & Co. (London, England)36
Great Britain. Parliament32
Cole, John (1792-1848)29
Dodsworth, Roger (1585-1654)22
Great Britain. Record Commission21
Whitaker, Thomas Dunham (1759-1821)20

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Earliest dateCount
From 17006105
From 18005541
From 19002119
From 200085

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 17995548
Up to 18995601
Up to 19992543
Up to latest157

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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