Yorkshire is the largest county in England and was historically divided into three Ridings: West, North and East. Today there are four sub-counties in Yorkshire. The webinar will explain the complexities of parish jurisdictions and county boundary changes to assist in locating the relevant archives, and societies, for researching records and documents. The varied landscape will be explored to provide a background to the main industries which influenced migration in and around Yorkshire.
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Jude presented a very interesting and indepth study of how to find records, history and the industries in Yorkshire. I will definitely watch this video again as there were so many research sites mentioned to visit for information. One interesting note was regarding the lead mines and migration. My 4GGF came from Derbyshire and I could not find why he moved to North Wales. Jude’s mention of people from Derbyshire moving for work may explain why my 4GGF moved to Wales to work in the lead mines.
Wonderful information! We visited Yorkshire in 2019 and it was one of my favorite places to visit. My great great grandmother came from Yorkshire. Thank you again!
So very informative ! Helped give this American researcher a much better understanding of many aspects of British research. (Only wish I had Yorkshire ancestors.) Jude’s presentation had the quality of depth of details I always hope for in a webinar. Specifically all the online helps for us “at-a-distance” researchers – truly helpful. The 12 page syllabus is such an excellent resource – sets the standard for other presenters. Thank you Jude ! Really hope for a Lancashire webinar in the future.
One of the best webinars! Jude’s explanations about records – particularly why and where – including the jurisdiction structures – was very helpful. The background info – maps, religions, occupations, economy – is really necessary. Thanks too for the specific website links, particularly the lesser-known repositories.
I appreciated this information-packed presentation. The material was well presented and broadly informative, while giving a wealth of “where to research” leads.
Absolutely excellent presentation. Ms. Rhodes gave us so much information, but no sense of information overload. There is a lot in this presentation that will help me find ancestors who were from Hull, their origins, occupations, extended families, etc. Thank you again, Ms. Rhodes. I do hope you will do another presentation for us in the future.
That was a fun webinar! Jude’s handout is wonderful! Great explanations and numerous links. But the best part was her enthusiasm and pride in her home town. (My family left on the “Duke of York” in 1772…but now I want to visit)!
I was thrilled when she mentioned that the oldest Methodist church in the world is in Heptonstall because that’s where my great-great-grandfather was born! I’m not sure he would have attended that church, though, since he joined a Congregationalist church when he moved to Wisconsin. Something to check into, though! Thanks for the fabulous list of resources to use in the syllabus. Hopefully I’ll have some time to start going through them soon.