Postal search Services
To help members who are unable to visit Claremont in person we offer the following services.
G.R.O. Search Service
The Family History Section has microfiche copies of the G.R.O. Indexes to Births, Marriages and Deaths for the years 1837 - 1930.
A 5 year search for a cost of £3.00 per surname which includes a print-out from the indexes of up to two A4 sheets. Further pages will be charged at 25p per page.
Please note that the fiche contain only the indexes and not the actual registers and cover England and Wales. We will try to provide you with the correct information to enable you to obtain a certificate by post from the General Register Office, PO Box 2, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 2X.
All enquiries to: GRO Index Search, YAS, Family History Section, Claremont, 23 Clarendon Road, Leeds LS2 9NZ
National Probate Calendars 1858 - 1943
We need the surname, Christian name, date of death and place if known of the ancestor for whom you are trying to find a will. A 5 year search from the date of death will be made for £3.00 per surname including 2 A4 printouts of the entry, if successful. Additional sheets will be charged at 25p each. The amount of information given in the Calendars does vary according to date, but includes, where probate was granted, the names of the executors, and the total amount of the effects.
We must point out that we are unable to provide any copies of wills, these are available from the Postal Searches and Copies Dept. York Probate Sub-Registry, First Floor, Castle Chambers, Clifford Street, York YO1 9RG at a cost of £5.00.
All enquiries to: National Probate Search, YAS, Family History Section, Claremont, 23 Clarendon Road, Leeds LS2 9NZ
Leeds Parish Church Register Index
Searches undertaken by Mrs Kathleen Braithwaite. The period covered is 1770 - 1837. Earlier periods can be looked up in the Thoresby Society publications if month and year are known.
Enquireies, with S.A.E. please, to Mrs Braithwaite at Claremont, 23 Clarendon Road, Leeds LS2 9NZ.
Index to Grave & Burial Registers of Beckett Street Cemetery
There is an initial charge of £3.00 for a ten year search for any one individual. The periods to be searched are: 1845-1854, 1855-1864, 1865-1874, 1875-1884, 1885-1894, 1895-1904, 1905-1914 and finally 1915-1992.
Enquiries with S.A.E. to Mrs Madge Whitney, 9 Harewood Court, Seacroft, Leeds LS14 6JG. Please make cheques payable to Y.A.S. Family History Section.
Printout Service
International Genealogical Index (IGI)
1992 version for England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales
1881 Census Index
All counties in England & Wales
To order, please state clearly the county, surname(s) and any variants, with forenames, if applicable. Enclose a cheque for £3.00 per county, payable to Family History Section, YAS, together with sae or overseas “IRCs”. The payment covers a search fee for the county and up to two frames of names from one index on A4 sheets. You will be sent an estimate for any further copies, which will be charged at 25p per sheet. All enquiries to:- YAS, Family History Section, Claremont, 23 Clarendon Rd, Leeds LS2 9NZ
Link Scheme
If you need information from a Library or Record Office and are unable to go there yourself, get in touch with the Link Scheme.
We have volunteer members in Yorkshire and most other counties who will undertake this task for you, but we must stress they cannot do blanket research.
Please write to Mrs Margaret Haynes, YAS, Family History Section, Claremont, 23 Clarendon Road, Leeds LS2 9NZ enclosing your request and a S.A.E.
You will be sent the name and address of a volunteer who will visit the Library or Record Centre on your behalf. All expenses are subject to an agreement between yourself and the volunteer. Please note this service is only available to members of the Section.
Photolink Scheme
The Photolink service is for members, by members, the aim being to provide a photo of your request relating to your ancestry.
If you are willing to take photos in your locality your help will be much appreciated and I will coordinate the service and pass on requests.
Digital photography and the use of computers has to be seen as the easiest way of communication, however not everyone has the use of a computer so if photographs are requested to be sent by post then I hope to meet those needs also. There may be a small cost to reimburse any expenditure.
If you are able to help or wish to make a request please send a stamped addressed envelope to the following address:
Mrs Margaret Green, Photolink Coordinator, c/o Family History Section YAS, Claremont, 23 Clarendon Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 9NZ, England
Or email: Photolink Coordinator
Graves, Burials & MIs of St Marks, Woodhouse, Leeds
This covers the period 1831 to 1971. Detailed MIs are available for man graves. The cost is £3.00 for each surname. Enquiries with SAE to Mr Geoff Taylor, 15 Fox Royd Avenue, Mirfield, WF14 9SW. Lesley Holmes (in New Zealand) also has the full records and a 'quick find index' is available. Cheques should be made payable to: Family History Section - YAS.