Hi Listers A cherished dream is about to come true. I live in South Africa and most of my research has been done over the Internet. I have the unexpected chance to accompany my husband on a business trip and to slip away for 4-5days to Bradford, which seems to be the focal point for many of my paternal ancestors. I do realise that this is a very short time, but if I could consolidate what I have, and find new paths to research, I will be well-satisfied. Research will also be easier in future if I have a clearer geographical picture of the area. I would like advice about how best to utilise the time available to me. Although I belong to this and a couple of other Yorkshire lists, there is so much information that I do not really have a clear picture of what is available to researchers and where to go to find it all. Bradford Central Library is probably the place to start and things might fall into place after that, but I would like to have other ideas. I have lots of unverified information from sites like the LDS and would like to verify what I have and find out more. One particular gap is that of marriages and therefore maiden names. My Bradford names in the direct line are: CRAVEN; MITTON; ILLINGWORTH; ROSS; CHAPMAN . Sidelines are: FORTMAN; LEACH; SMITH; WRIGHT; DENNISON; BROWN; LYNCH; LOWES; BINNS; LAVERACK; SHERRATT; YORKE BARRACLOUGH; KEIGHLEY; BENTLEY and HALL. If you know Bradford well from a genealogical point of view, and have the time to spare, I should be extremely grateful for any advice you can give me. Thanks in advance. Regards Heather Tayelor ----- Original Message ----- From: <ENG-YKS-BRADFORD-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <ENG-YKS-BRADFORD-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 3:00 PM Subject: ENG-YKS-BRADFORD-D Digest V03 #189

Heather, If you are researching events post 1837 then I strongly recommend you book a personal search session with the Bradford Register Office. For less than £20.00 you will be given 6 hours access to all of the Births, Deaths & Marriage records. You get the assistance of a clerk who will provide the indexes to you, check certificates and provide copies as required (you pay the usual fee for each certificate you purchase). I've done this twice and each time left with handfuls of certificates. In fact you can leave with so much that you will be well and truly skint. It's possible to find the birth, marriage and death for one person in one search session and even source the parents etc. The current and historical district knowledge of the staff is excellant. You can book the session by phone prior to arrival. Contact details are : Tel : (UK) 1274 432151 e-mail : registrar@bradford.gov.uk Dave Dave Knowles Powick, Worcs, UK Researching : CLEAREY, HEBDEN, HUSTLER, INGHAM, JACKSON, KNOWLES, NORTHEN, WILKINSON,PARKINSON - all Bradford, CROFT (Grimsby) -----Original Message----- From: Chris Tayelor [mailto:ctayelor@mweb.co.za] Sent: 10 June 2003 12:34 To: ENG-YKS-BRADFORD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ BRAD] Re: Four Days in Bradford? Advice on how to use the time. Hi Listers A cherished dream is about to come true. I live in South Africa and most of my research has been done over the Internet. I have the unexpected chance to accompany my husband on a business trip and to slip away for 4-5days to Bradford, which seems to be the focal point for many of my paternal ancestors. I do realise that this is a very short time, but if I could consolidate what I have, and find new paths to research, I will be well-satisfied. Research will also be easier in future if I have a clearer geographical picture of the area. I would like advice about how best to utilise the time available to me. Although I belong to this and a couple of other Yorkshire lists, there is so much information that I do not really have a clear picture of what is available to researchers and where to go to find it all. Bradford Central Library is probably the place to start and things might fall into place after that, but I would like to have other ideas. I have lots of unverified information from sites like the LDS and would like to verify what I have and find out more. One particular gap is that of marriages and therefore maiden names. My Bradford names in the direct line are: CRAVEN; MITTON; ILLINGWORTH; ROSS; CHAPMAN . Sidelines are: FORTMAN; LEACH; SMITH; WRIGHT; DENNISON; BROWN; LYNCH; LOWES; BINNS; LAVERACK; SHERRATT; YORKE BARRACLOUGH; KEIGHLEY; BENTLEY and HALL. If you know Bradford well from a genealogical point of view, and have the time to spare, I should be extremely grateful for any advice you can give me. Thanks in advance. Regards Heather Tayelor ----- Original Message ----- From: <ENG-YKS-BRADFORD-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <ENG-YKS-BRADFORD-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 3:00 PM Subject: ENG-YKS-BRADFORD-D Digest V03 #189 ==== ENG-YKS-BRADFORD Mailing List ==== E-mail etiquette pays dividends! - please CAPITALISE surnames, other text CAPITALisation usually means you are shouting! ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237