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City of York District Family History Society

We are delighted to be working in partnership with the City of York District Family History Society which aims to cover the particular interests and needs of family historians who wish to research ancestors in this part of Yorkshire

City of York & District Family History Society was established in 1975 to cover the particular interests and needs of family historians who wished to research ancestors in this part of Yorkshire. The area covered by the society is the modern Archdeaconry of York, which stretches from Coxwold, Hovingham, Sherburn in Harfordlythe in the North to Ledsham, Birkin, Selby and Drax in the South, and from Bramham, Biltonand Sherburn in Elmet in the West to Huggate and Bubwith in the East. Membership numbers approximately 800, and new members are always welcomed.

The Society holds regular meetings in New Earswick, York with a variety of speakers on mainly family and local history topics. There is also a research centre at The Raylor Centre, York. “The City of York & District FHS Journal”, distributed three times a year, enables members at home and further afield to enjoy general articles on family history, learn more about the area of their ancestors, be kept up to date with events and all the services that the Society offers, and have their personal family history interests published.

Monumental Inscriptions & Burial Records

The City of York & District Family History Society have contributed to our collection of Yorkshire Monumental Inscriptions. If you had ancestors who were buried in Yorkshire, then you can use this collection to search through over 160,000 monumental inscriptions spanning from the 1500s right up to 2019.

The society have also contributed to the National Burial Index For England & Wales, where you can delve into more than 12 million burial records from across England and Wales, helping you discover your ancestor's burial place, year of death and religious denomination.

Additional information

Available on the excellent website are details of the Society’s limited research services, members’ interests, the large range of publications which can be bought online, and information on how to join the society.

City of York & District Family History Society is a registered charity (no 1085228), is a member of the Yorkshire Regional Group of Family History Societies, and is a long-standing member of the Federation of Family History Societies.