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Meeting reports

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May 2004 Anne Batchelor: A Manley Race 

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June 2004 Paul Jennings; Was my ancestor a Publican

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Pubs

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Profile of The Anchor Inn, Brotherton

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Profile of The Fox Inn, Brotherton

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Profile of the Marquis of Wellington Brotherton

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See also Paul Jennings talk, as above

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Items found on EBAY
bullet Descriptions of Pontefract related documents sold on EBAY, Spring 2006
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WWI Fallen of Pontefract
bullet An index of names from the Roll of Honour & War Memorials of Pontefract with information added from The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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The Wesleyan Methodist Historic Roll
bullet Index of the contributors from the Pontefract Circuit to the Twentieth Century Fund (One Million Guinea Fund )
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All Saint's Church Pontefract

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All Saint's Parish Magazine 1892: excerpts of information useful for family history

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All Saint's Parish Magazine 1874: excerpts of information useful for family history

Photo Gallery

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All Saint's Church and a bit of history

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The area around All Saints (buildings long gone)

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The Hope and Anchor Public House

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Gledhill's Fish Shop and Mill Dam

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Brotherton Photographs

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Times gone by in Brotherton 

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The Old Fox Inn at Brotherton 

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Byram Pool

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St. Edwards, Brotherton

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Featherstone Photographs

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Purston Park, Featherstone

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Station Lane, Featherstone

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Local Picture Postcards a picture postcard album of views of our area (Adobe Flash may be required download)
bullet Ackworth
bullet Altofts
bullet Castleford
bullet Featherstone
bullet Ferry Fryston
bullet Glasshoughton
bullet Hillam
bullet Ledston
bullet Methley
bullet Monk Fryston
bullet Pontefract
bullet Whitwood
bullet Womersley
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The Barracks, Pontefract

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Pontefract Barracks (with weblinks to other photos)

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Womersley Parish Magazine excerpts

Womersley Parish Magazine 1910

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Womersley Parish Magazine 1910 Entries relating to Womersley

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Womersley Parish Magazine 1910 Entries relating to Knottingley

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Womersley Parish Magazine 1910 Entries relating to Ferrybridge

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Womersley Parish Magazine 1910 Entries relating to Campsall

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Womersley Parish Magazine 1910 Entries relating to Kellington cum Whitley

Womersley Parish Magazine 1913

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Womersley Parish Magazine 1913 Entries relating to Womersley, Knottingley, Ferrybridge, Campsall and Kellington

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Ackworth Trade Directories

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Baines 1821 

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White's 1838

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Kelly's 1912

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Kelly's 1922

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Pontefract Workhouse

Mike Kostiuk has written an article about the 1901 census of the workhouse in Pontefract for a forthcoming journal. His new book on the workhouse in Pontefract was published September 2005. Here are some more photographs of the workhouse:

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Paradise Gardens; end of an era

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Census Data

Brotherton

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First installment of a full transcription of the 1841 census of Brotherton  

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First installment of a full transcription of the 1861 census 

RG9/3434/Description of enumeration district:

This is the census for part of the township of Brotherton commencing and including Marsh Houses - the whole of Glass House Yard - Bridge Houses - Bryam Lodge - School House, Bunkers Hill - South side of Gauk Street - the whole of the West side of the upper Street - the Huts in the Lime quarries - Wellington Inn - the Ministers House and Cottages adjacent - Mr Vauses and cottages - both sides of the street - Stanilands House and Cottages - the vicarage - the whole of the lower Street with all the cottages and huts in the yards - the vessels in the riv on the seventh  - M Jackson's boat yard - Mrs Brady's as far as and including the late Mrs Archer's House

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Full indexed transcription of the 1901 census of Brotherton

Knottingley

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Full indexed transcription of the 1901 census of Knottingley Surnames A - B 

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Full indexed transcription of the 1901 census of Knottingley Surnames C - D

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Full indexed transcription of the 1901 census of Knottingley Surnames E - F

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Full indexed transcription of the 1901 census of Knottingley Surnames G - H

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