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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

Admission

£1 for members, £2 for non-members

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

Location

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