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Bond of Indemnity An act of 1576 enabled Justices to imprison the parents of an illegitimate child
Derivations Tracing the origins and meanings of Sheffield areas
Ecclesall Beirlow Ecclesall-Bierlow explained
Family History Societies Local FHS websites
Family Trees Family Tree websites
Genealogy & Family History related links Genealogy & Family History related links
Heeley BMDs Transcript of Heeley Church Parish registers
Hospitals Information related to Sheffield Hospitals
Mayors / Cutlers List of Mayors, Lord Mayors and Master Cutlers
Memorabilia Certificate & Family Memorabilia adoptions
MOD Services Records Ministry of Defence Army Personnel Records information (and related Contact Addresses)
Northern Gen Hospital
The Northern General Hospital Archive Project
Original Sheffield streets Street names which made up the original town of Sheffield around the 1770s + street name changes
Parish Registers info
Before 1837 when national registration was introduced parish registers are the major source of research information
Professional Researchers
Professional genealogy researchers who will undertake research in Sheffield & Rotherham areas
Recommended Books
A listing of family & social history books
Roman Catholic Registers
Roman Catholic Records held by Sheffield archives
Sheffield Blitz A brief story of the Sheffield Blitz
Sheffield Flood
Further research of the Sheffield Flood by Karen Lightowler
Sheffield Newspapers A brief summary of the main Sheffield papers
Stannington Article
An article which originally appeared in the "Sheffield Weekly News," August 9th 1919
St Philips Story
The Story of St. Philip's Church, Sheffield (A Centenary Record) 1828 -1928 by Canon W. Odom (printed in 1928)
Timeline A Timeline from the year 1013 up to the present day
Town Halls The Town Halls of Sheffield
Wadsley BMDs
Transcript of Wadsley Parish registers

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Maps & Guides

Search this Site Search for any material on the Sheffield Genealogy Family & Social History website
Multi Maps & Old Maps Search for maps of areas country wide. Also use the Old Maps to see how the area was long ago
1780s Map A map of Sheffield from the 1780s
1890s Map A map of Sheffield from the 1890s
1905 Wicker area A more recent street guide map of the Wicker area
1940s Street A-Z A listing of Sheffield streets in the 1940s (not a complete listing)
1980s Streets A-M + Photos A listing of Sheffield streets in the 1980 (includes some older streets)
1980s Streets N-Z + Photos A listing of Sheffield streets in the 1980 (includes some older streets)

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Searchable Material

1801 to 1901 Census information
1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1901 |
1911 | Searchable census indexes
1835 Poll Book Poll Book transcriptions
1911 Sheffield Independent Newspaper Index
City Road Burials index Transcription of City Road cemetery burials
Find my past
(ex 1837Online) Search for Births, Marriages & Deaths
FreeBMD Search Search for Births, Marriages & Deaths
IGI Family Search Search for Births, Marriages & Deaths
Probate Index Transcription of Probate indexes
Trade Directories Searchable database of Directory transcriptions
UK BMD Search for Births, Marriages & Deaths
UK Census (Ancestry.com) Search for Births, Marriages & Deaths and other resources

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Photographic webpages

B.I.S.R.A British Iron & Steel Research Assosiation
Certs & Doc examples examples of certificates and other family history related documents
Hallamshire Hosp View Photos taken from Q floor of the Hallamshire Hospital (excuse dirty windows exterior)
James Neill Works A works photo of staff at James Neill & Co (Sheffield) Limited (year unkown - maybe early 1960s)
Miscellaneous Photos Various Sheffield related photos
Near Sheffield areas Photos Derbyshire (eg. Matlock, Chatsworth, Hathersage etc)
Old advertrisements Old advertisements from years ago
Park district A photocopy walk around the Park district
Sheffield Batchelors Peas A brief look around Batchelors factory
Sheffield Cathederal Interior and exterior photos of Sheffield Cathederal
Sheffield Cemeteries / Plans Photos of Sheffield cemeteries and cemetery plans
Sheffield Churches Photos of Sheffield churches (more church photos can be viewed on the Genuki Sheffield webpage)
Sheffield Pubs Photos of Sheffield pubs
Sheffield Schools Photos of Sheffield schools
Sheffield Steel Making George Sorby, Crucible Furnaces, Brown Street, Sheffield - Vainor Road, Sheffield (Probably around 1940/50s)
Shepherd Wheel Jeremy Crawshaw's photos of the Shepherds Wheel taken in 2004
Sport Various sport related photos of years gone by
Street related photos
Additional street related photos
T. G. Hibbert Photos copied from the original glass slides
Wartime Photos Old war photos

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Related Links

Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, an 18th Century Scythe Works
Alan Godfrey OS maps Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Sheffield
Attercliffe in-the-1920s / 1930s Memories of Attercliffe as remembered by Dougie Dyson (Whatmore family history blog)
Biff Books (Sheffield) Get a book for just about anything and everything
Birkendale Take a journey through the history of Birkendale includes census data and photos
Broomhall A diverse and multi-cultural community in the heart of the City of Sheffield
Broomhill History Group Action and Neighbourhood group
Carbrook Hall Once the home of a Baronet, now a Common Beer House. A fascinating brief introduction into the history of Carbrook Hall
Sheffield Cathedral The Cathedrals own website
Chapletown & High Green Archive is an ever-expanding collection of local area material
City of Sheffield Pages
Provider of links to many other sites about Sheffield and the surrounding area
Dore Village Society A community web site provided by the Dore Village Society
Ecclesfield History A history of Ecclesfield
E Youle's Historical material A wealth of Sheffield related material
Grenoside History Workshop Grenoside and it's surrounding area interests
Historical Directories Is a digital library of local and trade directories for England and Wales, from 1750 to 1919
Kelham Island Museum Was opened in 1982 to house the objects, pictures and archive material representing Sheffield's industrial story
Picture Sheffield Picturesheffield.com is the Internet version of Sheffield Local Studies Library's
Rotherham Web Genealogy, Family History, and other Rotherham related links

SDFH Society Sheffield & District Family History Society
SheffGens
Family and Social History website
Sheffield Archives Preserves and lists records relating to Sheffield and South Yorkshire and makes them available for reference and research.
Sheffield City Council Home page of Sheffield City Council website
Sheffield Cemeteries Sheffield City Council manage 16 cemeteries across Sheffield and details about each one are available here
Sheffield Flood
The Great Flood at Sheffield - 1864
Sheffield Flood Claims Sheffield Flood claims archive
Sheffield Forum Discuss anything and everything Sheffield on this forum
Sheffield General Cemetery Friends of the General Cemetery website
Sheffield Libraries Sheffield Libraries, Archives and Information
Sheffield Parishes A listing of places in the Ancient Parish of SHEFFIELD (Genuki website)
Sheffield Pubs
A listing of the pubs and alehouses of Sheffield
Sheffield Records Online online material to help those researching their Sheffield ancestry
Sheffield Trams (pre 1960s) Sheffield Trams picture gallery
Shepherds Wheel A working museum in a former water-powered grinding workshop situated on the Porter Brook in S/W Sheffield
The Tilt Hammer picture gallery Assorted Tilt Hammer photos
Vision of Britain A vision of Britain through time (1801 to 2001)
Wardsend Cemetery
Friends of Wardsend Cemetery website
WW2 Peoples War An archive of WWII memories
Wortley Top Forge The first Top Forge in Wortley
Wortley Top Forge 2 Wortley Top Forge & Industrial Museum

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Recommended Sites

Currency Converter A simple currency converter
Cyndi's List A website full of genealogy related website links
Date Duration Calculater Calculates dates and time between any two dates plus many other related calculations
Date / Day you were born ?
A simple to use calculator to work out what day you were born

Dave Milners Pictures Photos of Sheffield 1960s up to today
Getting Started in Family History Advice on family history research
Genuki The Yorkshire genealogy related website with thousands of Yorkshire related webpage information and links
Genuki Sheffield Page The Sheffield area webpage direct link
Genuki Gazetteer If you are lost in Yorkshire then this is the place to put you back on track
IGI Batch Numbers IGI Batch numbers for England
John Fullers Genealogy Resources Genealogy resources on the internet


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Diaries & Memories

Diary of Walter PHOENIX A transcription of Walter Pheonix's diary
Memories Memories of Sheffielders

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