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Total number of records: 19793

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Archives17606
Books and printed items2154
Art items32
Objects1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
heraldry60
antiquities51
sermons, english45
auction catalogs44
travel44
poor laws42
poor40
education39
charity laws and legislation38
english literature29

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Great Britain375
England287
Yorkshire (England)128
Yorkshire49
York (England)46
Leeds; Yorkshire West Riding30
York; Yorkshire26
Leeds (England)22
Wales19
Scarborough (England)18

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Church of England68
York Minster39
Great Britain. Commissioners Appointed To Inquire Into the Education of the Poor38
Great Britain. Parliament37
Sotheby & Co. (London, England)36
Cole, John (1792-1848)29
Great Britain27
Dodsworth, Roger (1585-1654)23
Dugdale, Sir William (1605-1686)23
Great Britain. Record Commission21

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Earliest dateCount
From 16005908
From 17006108
From 18005545
From 19002119
From 200084

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 16995457
Up to 17995815
Up to 18995740
Up to 19992593
Up to latest158

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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COPY LETTERS FROM RALPH THORESBY TO VARIOUS CORRESPONDENTS

1695-1724

Also includes a list of books, and a copy of the "Answer to Priestcraft" written by Thoresby's friend Richard Thornton (see Ducatus Leodiensis p536).

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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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