Family History in Leeds

oldleedsman · Post by **oldleedsman** » Fri 14 Mar, 2008 11:03 pm

Try http://www.historicaldirectories.org.uk/

oldleedsman · Post by **oldleedsman** » Fri 14 Mar, 2008 11:05 pm

oldleedsman wrote: Try http://www.historicaldirectories.org.uk/ Forget that link.

compton · Post by **compton** » Fri 14 Mar, 2008 11:10 pm

Yep.

Post by **cnosni** » Fri 14 Mar, 2008 11:11 pm

Ok,i am perplexed as to why the link does not work.Put in historicaldirectories into your search engine.See if that works.

compton · Post by **compton** » Fri 14 Mar, 2008 11:14 pm

O.K. mate, cheers, probably me anyway

oldleedsman · Post by **oldleedsman** » Sat 15 Mar, 2008 2:57 pm

I can't get into this site either. At best I can get the home page but no further. I've tried both Firefox and IE. As there are two of us struggling to access it, it seems as though they have some problems.

Si · Post by Si » Mon 17 Mar, 2008 9:01 am

compton wrote: Si, try Whites directories, I think they are on genuki. they have all trades listed with names, I found my g.g. grandfather listed as a bricklayer living in Myrtle st. all pubs and publicans are also listed, apologies if you already aware of this, cheers Thanks, Compton (and Cnosni.)Will try later today.CheersSiI'll let you know if I have any joy!

Martyn · Post by **Martyn** » Wed 26 Mar, 2008 9:12 pm

This is a good thread.It looks like they've sorted that site out now, it works OK.I've done a fair bit of research into my family history as an enthusiastic amateur so I'll be happy to weigh in with whatever advice I can offer.My father's side came to Leeds in the 1830s from Melmerby near Ripon and settled in Little London. They spread through Hunslet, Woodhouse and Buslingthorpe over that century.Some advice I can give straight away:Make a note of everything you do, especially the unsuccessful searches. You don't want to spend all day sweating over a hot microfilm machine at the library only to repeat the exercise a year later because you didn't note that you'd already looked at those records.Don't be shy.If you use the genealogy websites, Ancestry.co.uk, the Mormons etc., use the bulletin boards. You may well find someone who is looking into another branch of your family who can give you useful information. I did, I have a website and someone Googled the name of a relative, found my website and got in touch. Turns out we share a Great-great-granddad. Good old Iris, she's done tons more than I have and all the way from Worcester!I'll keep an eye on this thread, if you have any queries, I'll be happy to help if I can.

Si · Post by Si » Thu 27 Mar, 2008 8:27 am

Thanks, Martyn. That's good advice.

Post by **cnosni** » Thu 27 Mar, 2008 9:38 pm

Great stuff Martin,please keep an eye out and chip in with any queries that might come along