The Annals of Yorkshire
Cat No.: GB1250:
From the Earliest Period to the Present Time
Published 1874 - Compiled by John Mayhall
THE MOST INTERESTING AND USEFUL YORKSHIRE RESOURCE THAT WE HAVE PUBLISHED TO DATE
A most fascinating every day history of the people of Yorkshire with accounts of the events relating to the "ordinary" people of the county.
These three large volumes are fully indexed, with names, events and places. In addition, the CD is fully searchable for any word or phrase within the text.
What was happening at the time your ancestors lived in Yorkshire? The events described in these books are part of your family's history.
These rare books give you a unique opportunity to flesh out your family history. Thousands of fascinating events and articles taken from the earliest pre-Roman history, records of the county, and newspapers.
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The most fascinating every day history of the people of Yorkshire with accounts of the events relating to the "ordinary" people of the county.
These three large volumes are fully indexed, with names, events and places. In addition, the CD is fully searchable for any word or phrase within the text.
What was happening at the time your ancestors lived in Yorkshire? The events described in these books are part of your family's history.
This is a superb resource, not to find ancestors (although they may be included), but to put meat on the bones with information about where they lived, how they lived their lives, information about their occupations, and what influenced their thinking and decision making.
Real family history - not just collecting names and dates.
"January 1830 - A pig was slaughtered by Thomas Spedding, of Dewsbury, bred by Abraham Ibbetson, Esq., which weighed fifty stones eight pounds, one of the hams weighing eighty pounds."
"February 1830 - The inhabitants of the villages of Calverley and Idle and the district surrounding, were thrown into a state of great agitation by the discovery that the body of Sarah Gomersal, a young woman about 28 years of age, which was interred on the 8th of January, had been stolen from her burial place, in Calverley Parish Church Yard."
"5 January 1850 - Batley, near Dewsbury, was for three days commencing this day, the scene of a great deal of excitement; caused by a poll of the ratepayers "As to whether Batley should or should not be lighted with gas". The result of the poll for ayes was 590; noes 506; majority 84 in favour of gas."
"3 April 1862 - John Walker, living with his parents at Holbeck, near Leeds, went to one of the cupboards for some peppermint, and by mistake drank poison, and died."
Over 2,200 pages of these three large volumes, digitised so that you can view the original pages in PDF format using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Compatible with PC and Apple Mac. FULLY SEARCHABLE
Copy and paste articles and stories into your word processor, or capture the original pages to include in your family history file.
Were Your ancestors at New Wortley in 1850?
"4 March 1850 - An explosion and a fire occurred at the Naptha manufactory of Mr. James Bapty, New Wortley, near Leeds, by which a Mr. Brook lost his life, and other persons were injured.
4 November 1869 - William James Sunter, beerseller, Whitkirk, was indicted for the manslaughter of his wife, Priscilla Sunter. Deceased was the prisoner's second wife, and after they were married three years ago she was constantly illtreated by her husband. On the evening of the 6th September he assaulted her in a brutal manner, and with his fist knocked her down with great violence. She fell with the back of her head upon the sinkstone, and received injuries that caused her death a fortnight afterwards. The jury pronounced the prisoner guilty, and Mr. Justice Lush, in sentencing him to penal servitude for life, told him that he had been morally guilty of murder."
It is not the number of branches on your family tree that matters, or how far it goes back in time.... but how many leaves... and the situation of the tree in relation to its landscape.
You can now own your own facsimile copy of these rare books. Indexed and fully searchable.