Palgrave Research Centre

Family History for Everyone

Do you know who your Grandparents,
Great Grandparents
and their parents were?
Would you like to find out?

Why not come along to the
Palgrave Research Centre

Admission
Bookings
Closure Dates
Disabled Access
Facilities
Location
Opening Times
Resources

Bookings

Due to the popularity of the Palgrave Research Centre you are advised to book in advance on 01302 311930.

Closure Dates

Holiday/Event	Closed		Reopen
Easter	Thursday	5 April 2012	Tuesday	10 April 2012
Early May Bank Holiday	Saturday	5 May 2012	Tuesday	8 May 2012
Spring & Queen's Diamond Jubilee Bank Holiday	Saturday	2 June 2012	Wednesday	6 June 2012
Summer Bank Holiday	Saturday	25 August 2012	Tuesday	28 August 2012
Family History Fair	Saturday	22 September 2012	Monday	24 September 2012
Christmas 2011	Thursday	20 December 2012	Wednesday	2 January 2013

Disabled Access

Access to the Palgrave Research Centre is by way of 4 steps. It may be possible to arrange wheelchair access by prior arrangement.

Facilities

Two Volunteers on duty to help get you started
56,000 items of research covering the whole of the country

Courses held, more information
Free access to the internet

The Palgrave Research Centre, which is in shared premises with the Doncaster Archives, is situated off the Balby Road, about a mile west from the centre of Doncaster and about the same distance from the A1(M).
King Edward Road, Balby, Doncaster DN4 0NA
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Visitors by Car

Balby Road is a dual carriageway and forms part of the A630 Doncaster-Rotherham Road. Drivers coming from the town centre can drive to the traffic lights by St John's church, Balby and turn right into Greenfield Lane and then right into Florence Avenue. The premises are at the junction of Florence Avenue and King Edward Road. Use the King Edward Road Car Park entrance, except on Saturdays when the Florence Avenue Car Park entrance should be used.

Visitors by Bus

Bus X78 leaves Doncaster Interchange at frequent intervals. Visitors should alight at Westfield Park, walk away from Doncaster along the A630 (0.1 miles approx.), then turn right into King Edward Road (0.1 miles approx.).

Opening Times

Monday	10:00am to 4:00pm
Tuesday	09.30am to 4:00pm
Wednesday	10:00am to 4:00pm
Thursday	Closed
Friday	10:00am to 4:00pm
Saturday	10:00am to 2:00pm

Resources

Please note that you will need to visit the Palgrave Research Centre to inspect the resources listed below:

GRO Indexes
1851 Census Index: 1861 Census Index: 1881 Census Index
1891 Census Index: 1881 (Scotland)
IGI: Boyds Marriage Index
Burials(Churchyards) - Doncaster St George - Thorne St Nicholas
Burials Cemeteries
Monumental Inscriptions: taken from Churchyards
Monumental Inscriptions: Doncaster Hyde Park Cemetery
Doncaster Health Authority Death Registers
British Genealogical Register:
Parish Registers Nottingham: Nottingham Union Workhouse
Strays: Register of One Name Studies: Pronames
Royal Navy - PRO Misc letters: Criminal Records
Vital Records: Yorkhire Marriage index

Paperback Books

Burial Indexes
1851 Census Indexes
Marriage Indexes
Non Conformist Registers
Misc Publications

Computer Section

All available Census in Reseach Room
1851 Census master index to A5 books
1871 & 1891 Census index Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster
1881 Census index for the whole country
Bawtry Cemetery and Overflow Churchyard
Doncaster Health Authority Death Register 1873 - 1928
Doncaster St Georges Burial index A - Z
Doncaster Hyde Park Monumental Inscriptions
Marriages 1800 - 1837 for Archdeaconry of Doncaster
Bains 1822 Trade Directory
Mexborough Millenium
Dictionary of occupational Terms
Illustrated Yorkshire Churches
British Isles Genealogical Register
British Genealogical Register
Musters of the Yorkshire West 2 Militias
National Burial Index Edition 3