Welcome To York Family History Society
The Society was founded in 1975 in order to further the interest in Family History Research and is run entirely by volunteers working in their spare time.
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Our President Dame Judi Dench holding her family tree presented by the Society
Our aim is to bring together local people who share the same interest and to provide a point of contact for those members who, although not living in the area, have their roots within the modern Archdeaconry.
The Society covers the modern Archdeaconry of York which stretches from Coxwold, Hovingham and Sherburn in Harfordlythe in the North to Ledsham, Birkin, Selby and Drax in the South.As well as from Bramham, Bilton and Sherburn in Elmet in the West to Huggate and Bubwith in the East.
The Society’s area overlaps parishes covered in the West by the Yorkshire Archaeological Society and in the East by The East Yorkshire Family History Society.
This website is sponsored by UK Stairlifts
Latest News
Family History Work Book
A Family History work book to enable you to record all your family history details in an easy to carry A4 booklet. Contains a central family tree chart and individual pages for each family where you can record births, deaths and marriages as well as children and census details. Also has a relationship chart so [...]
Report on the Family History Fair 2013
The 2013 City of York and District Family History Society fair was held last weekend and was a roaring success! The new venue gave us much more space for the exhibitors’ stands and allowed visitors to easily browse round the fair without it seeming overcrowded. The venue was easily accessible from the York by-pass and [...]
New CD – York & Ainsty Burials 1750 – 1779
York & Ainsty Burials 1750 – 1779 Contains over 16000 burials for the 23 city of York churches and all the parishes in the Ainsty.
