The
Unofficial WebsiteRotherham Family History Society
I have decided to expand the entry for Rotherham Family
History Society to detail the publications they have available to help you trace your
ancestors. Many of you have asked me where to obtain details of the Parish Registers and in the
past I have directed you to the local area library but you can now purchases these from the
Society.
Photographic Archives
The Society has thousands of negatives and slides of places in and around Rotherham. These are available to browse at workshop evenings and fairs. They are also available for purchase from £2.50 for a 6X4. Please contact Joe Leach, Photographic Archivist Email photosatrotherhamfhs.co.uk (remember to change at to @) for more information and prices.
The Society would also be grateful for your photographs of the Rotherham area, either of Old Rotherham or newer photographs of places that no longer exist. These can then be copied for sale to help funds. If you have any images you think might be of interest please contact Joe.
Rotherham FHS Publications
In 2006 the FHS has a wide range of publications available which can be sent to the UK or overseas. Some are available in book form, some in CDROM (Adobe PDF format), some both. Prices vary but all include postage and packing.
- Baptisms and Births for some parish churches and some Methodist chapels.
- Marriages for some parish churches.
- National Burial Index for Rotherham. Dates and burial locations are available for over 30 parish churches, chapels and cemeteries in the Borough of Rotherham.
- Rotherham Census Index for 1842, 1871, 1891 (West Rotherham only).
- Drakes Directory of Rotherham 1862.
- Some School Registers.
- Monumental Inscriptions.
- Alan Godfrey Maps.
- Miscellaneous Books re Genealogy and the History of Rotherham.
Contact Brian Allott, Postal Publications, 36 Warren hill, Rotherham, S61 3EX or Email publicationsatrotherhamfhs.co.uk (remember to change at to@) for full detail and up to date prices.
How to Contact Rotherham FHS
- At a meeting - records can be searched and displayed for free but there is a charge for a print-out.
- By post or Email Search fee for FHS members £2 (state society and membership number) and non-members £4 per surname for up to five A4 sheets. More sheets extra, also postal and Email return fees please enquire about the up to date costs from the Society.
- By purchasing a book or disc see above.
- By visiting www.familyhistoryonline.net. This operates a pay per view system.
Rotherham Family History Society's website can be visited www.rotherhamfhs.co.uk for more information.