Family History
Church Registers available on Ancestry
Since the 22nd June 2011 24 million church register entries from 1,700 churches of all denominations across West Yorkshire have been live on www.ancestry.co.uk/yorkshire . Free public access is available in West Yorkshire Archive search rooms and public libraries. The following cut-off dates are to avoid releasing sensitive data:
Baptisms ~ 100 years; Marriages ~ 75 years; Burials/deaths ~ 25 years.
West Yorkshire Archive Service has added further family history advice and frequently asked questions to help people with their enquiries.
Please re-visit this page for further updates.