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Yorkshire
Published in 1828, Pigot's Directory includes the following in
its description of Yorkshire: "The climate of Yorkshire may altogether be
considered as not unhealthy; along the coast next to the German ocean it is very
hilly, bleak and cold; the most unwholesome district being where the morasses
and bogs prevail; and in the low parts of the west riding fogs and damps are
severely felt.
As a manufacturing district, Yorkshire may be reckoned the
second in the kingdom; the manufacture of woollen cloths of every description
have been brought to such a state of perfection as to be considered equal, and
in many respects superior, to those made in other places. The iron works,
which contribute materially to the opulence of the county, are very extensive,
and find employment to multitudes of mechanics, miners, etc...
The north and east ridings abound with various sorts of stone
for building, slate and limestone; there are also several springs of mineral
waters, justly celebrated for their efficacy in various diseases. It also
possesses many material advantages and importance from the numerous coal and
other mines, which yield abundance of fuel, metal, etc. for the various
manufactories. It has long been famous for the excellence of its breed of
horses, particularly the east riding, in almost every part of which considerable
numbers are still bred; the prevailing species are those adapted to the coach
and saddle. There are also many kinds of sheep bred, which are famous both
for their size and goodness, and great quantities of the Scotch breed are fed in
the low parts of the county. The horned cattle of this county are
considered equal, both in number and quality, to any other, and supplies the
metropolis of Great Britain with a considerable portion..."
Family History, Genealogy and Local History Research
Information for Yorkshire
| Location |
Yorkshire
is located in the north east of England, on the coast of the North Sea. It is bordered on the
north by Durham, on the west by Westmorland and Lancashire and on the
south by Cheshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. |
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| Population
of Yorkshire |
| 1801 |
858,892 |

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| 1811 |
986,041 |
| 1821 |
1,173,187 |
| 1831 |
1,371,359 |
| 1841 |
1,582,001 |
| 1851 |
1,761,692 |
| 1861 |
2,033,610 |
| 1871 |
2,436,355 |
| 1881 |
2,837,034 |
| 1891 |
3,218,882 |
| 1901 |
3,512,838 |
| 1911 |
3,897,682 |
| 1921 |
4,098,490 |
| 1931 |
4,389,679 |
| 1951 |
4,622,659 |
| 1961 |
4,725,976 |
| 1971 |
5,053,989 |
| 1981 |
3,967,192 |
| 1991 |
3,978,484 |
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Size
of Yorkshire in acres
(boundary
changes)
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| 1831 |
3,669,510 |

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| 1841 |
3,619,790 |
| 1851 |
3,826,566 |
| 1861 |
3,830,567 |
| 1871 |
3,882,851 |
| 1881 |
3,880,872 |
| 1891 |
3,809,540 |
| 1901 |
3,883,979 |
| 1911 |
3,886,028 |
| 1921 |
3,885,702 |
| 1931 |
3,891,967 |
| 1951 |
3,897,909 |
| 1961 |
3,897,939 |
| 1971 |
3,918,656 |
| 1981 |
2,942,530 |
| 1991 |
2,941,247 |
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| Directories
covering Yorkshire |
| 1805-07 |
Holden's
Triennial Directory - Bradford, Halifax and Huddersfield |
| 1805-07 |
Holden's Triennial
Directory - Hull, Leeds and Sheffield |
| 1805-07 |
Holden's Triennial
Directory - Wakefield and York |
| 1787 |
Directory of Sheffield |
| 1791 |
Universal
British Directory |
| 1798 |
Directory of Leeds |
| 1817 |
Baines' Directory of Leeds |
| 1822-3 |
Baines' History, Directory
and Gazetteer of Yorkshire |
| 1825 |
General & Commercial
Directory of Sheffield |
| 1826 |
General & Commercial
Directory of Leeds |
| 1828-9 |
Pigot's Directory -
Yorkshire |
| 1830 |
White's Leeds and Clothing
District Directory |
| 1833 |
White's History and
Directory of Sheffield, Rotherham and surrounds |
| 1834 |
Baines' General and
Commercial Directory of Leeds |
| 1841 |
Pigot's Directory -
Yorkshire |
| 1842 |
White's Directory of Leeds
and the Clothing District |
| 1847 |
White's Directory of Leeds
and the Clothing District |
| 1847 |
Slater's Directories of
Important English Towns |
| 1849 |
White's General Directory
of Sheffield |
| 1850 |
Ibbetson's Directory of
Bradford |
| 1851 |
White's General Directory
of Kingston-upon-Hull and York |
| 1852 |
White's Gazetteer and
General Directory of Sheffield |
| 1854 |
White's Directory of
Leeds, Bradford and surrounds |
| 1855 |
Slater's Commercial
Directory of Durham, Northumberland and Yorkshire |
| 1856 |
White's General Directory
of Sheffield, Rotherham and surrounds |
| 1856 |
Lunds' Bradford Directory |
| 1858 |
White's Directory of
Leeds, Halifax, Huddersfield, Wakefield and surrounds |
| 1862 |
White's Directory and
Topography of Sheffield |
| 1866 |
White's Directory of
Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield, Halifax and surrounds |
| 1870 |
White's Directory of Leeds
and the West Riding |
| 1879-80 |
Post Office Bradford
Directory |
| 1879 |
White's Directory of
Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley and surrounds |
| 1881 |
Kelly's Directory of West
Riding of Yorkshire |
| 1882 |
White's Directory of Hull |
| 1883 |
Post Office Bradford
Directory |
| 1885 |
Directory of York |
| 1887 |
White's Directory of
Bradford, Halifax, Wakefield and surrounds |
| 1888 |
Kelly's Directory of Leeds |
| 1891 |
Post Office Bradford
Directory |
| 1892 |
Bulmer's History and
Directory of East Yorkshire |
| 1893 |
Kelly's Directory of N
& E Ridings of Yorkshire |
| 1894 |
White's Directory of Leeds
& the Clothing District |
| 1895 |
White's Directory of York |
| 1898 |
Post Office Bradford
Directory |
| 1899 |
Kelly's Directory of Hull |
| 1901 |
White's Directory of
Sheffield and Rotherham |
| 1905 |
White's Directory of
Sheffield and Rotherham |
| 1911 |
White's Directory of
Sheffield and Rotherham |
| 1912 |
Post Office Bradford
Directory |
| 1913 |
Kelly's Directory of N
& E Ridings of Yorkshire |
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| Districts |
Yorkshire was originally
divided into three Ridings: East, North and West. In 1828, in
addition to the county town of York, it had sixty chartered market towns
and more than 560 parishes. |
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| Alternatives |
Yorkshire is abbreviated
to Yorks. |
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| Resources
for family history research in Yorkshire |
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The Annals of Yorkshire |
| 1710-74 |
Inland Revenue Board of Stamps
Apprenticeship Records |
| 1787-1854 |
Trinity House Petitions
Index |
| 1841 |
Census - Yorkshire |
| 1851 |
Census - Yorkshire |
| 1861 |
Census - Yorkshire |
| 1871 |
Census - Yorkshire |
| 1873 |
Return of Owners of Land |
| 1881 |
Census - Yorkshire |
| 1891 |
Census - Yorkshire |
| 1895 |
Mackenzie's Comprehensive
Gazetteer of England and Wales |
| 1901 |
Census - Yorkshire |
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Birth and Baptism Records |
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Marriage Records |
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Burial Records |
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Monumental Inscriptions |
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Newspaper Reports |
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| Transcriptions
Order a transcription from a Yorkshire resource
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Village Profile
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a Village Profile of a Yorkshire village
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| Parishes,
Towns and Places |
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D E F
G H I
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M N O
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V W X Y Z
| A |
| Aberford |
| Acaster
Malbis |
| Acaster
Selby |
| Acklam |
| Acklam By
Malton |
| Ackworth |
| Acomb |
| Addingham |
| Adel |
| Adlingfleet |
| Adwick Le
Street |
| Adwick
Upon Dearne |
| Ainderby
Steeple |
| Airmyn |
| Aiskew |
| Aldborough |
| Aldborough
Near York |
| Aldbrough
Near Hull |
| All Saints
Pavement |
| Allerston |
| Allerthorpe
By Pocklington |
| Allerton
By Bradford |
| Allerton
Mauleverer |
| Allerton
Park |
| Almondbury |
| Alne |
| Alverthorpe |
| Amblerthorn |
| Ampleforth |
| Anston |
| Appleton
Le Street |
| Appleton
Wiske |
| Ardsley By
Barnsley |
| Argam |
| Arkendale |
| Arkengarthdale |
| Arksey |
| Armitage |
| Armley |
| Armthorpe |
| Arncliffe |
| Askern |
| Askham
Bryan |
| Askham
Richard |
| Askrigg |
| Aston |
| Attercliffe |
| Atwick |
| Aughton
Near Selby |
| Austerfield |
| Aysgarth |
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| B |
| Badsworth |
| Bagby |
| Baildon |
| Bainton |
| Balby With
Hexthorpe |
| Baldersby |
| Bardsey |
| Barlby |
| Barmby On
The Marsh |
| Barmby On
The Moor |
| Barmston |
| Barnbrough |
| Barnby Dun |
| Barningham |
| Barnoldswick |
| Barnsley |
| Barton Le
Street |
| Barton St.
Cuthbert |
| Barton St.
Mary |
| Barwick In
Elmet |
| Batley |
| Bawtry |
| Bedale |
| Beeford |
| Beeston |
| Bempton |
| Bentham |
| Berry Brow |
| Bessingby |
| Beswick |
| Beverley |
| Bewerley |
| Bierley |
| Bilbrough |
| Bilsdale
Midcable |
| Bilton
Ainsty |
| Bilton In
Holderness |
| Bilton
With Harrogate |
| Bingley |
| Birdforth |
| Birdsall | | | |