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This month’s resources were provided by Anguline Research Services, My History, Sheffield & District FHS and Sheffield Archives
White’s Directory of Sheffield, 1862 and 1891
A pair of directories giving details of Sheffield and surrounds, including local traders and private residents
Parish Registers of Sheffield
Transcripts of registers covering 1560-1719, normally £14
Sheffield Manorial Records
This digitised book contains transcriptions of court rolls for the Manor of Sheffield, 1384-1660
Sheffield & District FHS journal
The summer edition of the society’s quarterly members’ magazine
Sheffield Archives images set
A gallery showing some highlights from the archive’s collections
This month readers can discover fascinating online resources from Sheffield and surrounds kindly provided by My History, Anguline Research Archives, Sheffield & District Family History Society and Sheffield Archives.
White’s Directory of Sheffield & 20 Miles Round, 1862
Normally available as a £11 download from My History’s sister website twrcomputing
.co.uk, this large Victorian directory provides details of tradesmen in Sheffield and the surrounding areas, including Rotherham, Barnsley and Doncaster.
The fully searchable resource also covers several towns outside Yorkshire, including Gainsborough in Lincolnshire and Matlock in Derbyshire.
White’s Directory of Sheffield, 1891
Also available online via twrcomputing.co.uk, this later directory worth £9.95 covers Sheffield and all surrounding towns within a seven-mile radius. Inside, researchers can uncover details of local traders and private residents, along with valuable historical information about the region.
Transcripts of the Parish Registers of Sheffield, 1560-1719
This five-volume publication, presented here as a single PDF document, is normally sold on CD by Anguline Research Archives ( anguline.co.uk) at a cost of £14.
Fully searchable, the resource lists baptisms, marriages and burials recorded in the Church of St Peter and Paul (now Sheffield Cathderal), dating back to the mid-16th century.
A Descriptive Catalogue of Sheffield Manorial Records
Originally compiled in 1926, this digitised book contains transcriptions of court rolls from the Manor of Sheffield between c1384 and 1660.
Normally priced £10 on CD or £5 as a download from Anguline Research Archives, the name-rich resource can reveal details about the transfer of copyhold land, crimes and disputes, along with family trees.
Sheffield & District Family History Society journal
Sheffield & District Family History Society has provided us with the latest issue of their quarterly journal, The Flowing Stream. The summer 2017 edition features a variety of articles, including a report of the society’s recent AGM and an entertaining story by Dave Capewell about the search for his ancestor’s grave.
Sheffield Archives image set
Finally, readers can access a gallery of images showing highlights from the collections of Sheffield Archives. This includes a photograph of children sleeping in deckchairs at a local ‘open air recovery school’, a report of a gruesome bodysnatching trial in Barnsley, and an interesting 19th century illustration of Sheffield Botanical Gardens.