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Research guides
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- Sources for Women's History at the Borthwick
- Sources for Race History at the Borthwick
- Sources for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered History at the Borthwick
- Sources for the History of Disability at the Borthwick
- Vickers Instruments Archive (includes T. Cooke & Sons & Cooke Troughton & Simms): Scientific Instrument makers
- York Health Archives (PDF
, 113kb) - Faculties and other records concerning the fabric of church buildings (PDF , 207kb)
- Churchwardens' Accounts
- The Sir Samuel Storey Writing and Performance Collection
Leaflets Primarily for Genealogists
- A brief guide to genealogical sources at the Borthwick Institute (PDF , 87kb)
- Parish Registers deposited at the Borthwick (PDF , 28kb)
- Bishops Transcripts (Parish Register Transcripts) at the Borthwick (PDF , 30kb)
- A guide to probate courts and jurisdictions
- Simple Guide to Probate Jurisdiction (PDF , 2,390kb)
- Probate Records: what kind of copy should I order?
- Understanding York Probate Act Books - administrations and probate acts (PDF , 538kb)
- Understanding York Probate Act Books - tuitions, curations and caveats (PDF , 2,906kb)
- Understanding Marriage Bonds and Allegations (PDF , 1,334kb)
Records of birth, marriages and death after 1837 (Civil Registration) (PDF
, 59kb)