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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

Bookings

Due to the popularity of the Research Centre you are advised to book in advance. BOOKINGS can only be taken for one week in advance on 01302 311930. Please note that you need to visit the Palgrave Research Centre to inspect the documents listed on this and associated pages.

Closure Dates

Holiday/Event   Closed   Reopen
Christmas 2009   Thursday 17 December 2009   Monday 4 January 2010
Easter   Thursday 1 April 2010   Tuesday 6 April 2010
Early May Bank Holiday   Saturday 1 May 2010   Tuesday 4 May 2010
Spring Bank Holiday   Saturday 29 May 2010   Tuesday 1 June 2010
Summer Bank Holiday   Saturday 28 August 2010   Tuesday 31 August 2010
Family History Day   Saturday 30 October 2010   Monday 1 November 2010
Christmas 2010   Saturday 18 December 2010   Tuesday 4 January 2011

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
  • For more information telephone: 01302 311930

Location

The Palgrave Research Centre is situated off the Balby Road, about a mile east from the centre of Doncaster and about the same distance from the A1(M)
King Edward Road
Balby
Doncaster
DN4 0NA
01302 311930

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.

Visitors by Bus

Buses 16 and 19 leave St Sepulchre Gate in the centre of Doncaster at frequent intervals. Visitors should alight at Westfield Park

Click here for a map of the Research Room Location

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

  • 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