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I have spent the last two days at Calderdale archives in Halifax. The librarian(?), Mr Patchett, has informed me that the parish records held there will be going on the Ancestry website, possibly at the end of June. I'm unsure whether it will be actual images, though I think he said that people from Ancestry had spent months at one of the archives scanning the records. If not, transcripts will still be of benefit to those who cannot travel.
I would imagine there will be a lot of errors in the search function for Heptonstall, the records are really damaged and difficult to read. Despite this, I managed to find the baptism for the baptism for one of my 6x gt grandmothers. Also found the baptism for one of my 7x gt grandfathers so that's both those branches back another generation.

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Mel

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Well done Mel.

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Gloria

I'd be dangerous with a brain.

Well done you. Is this the Greenwood branch you've been struggling with for ages.
Fantastic feeling isn't it when you push the wall back?

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Maureen
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It's Gloria with the Greenwoods. This was a Sutcliffe. The female was a Howarth/Haworth/Howorth!

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Mel

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I have just found out that the West Yorkshire Parish registers are now online with images.
http://www.ancestry.co.uk/yorkshire

Mo

Thanks Mo.

Mr Patchett told us they would be on soon when we last went. People from Ancestry had been at one of the WYAS centres to do the scanning.

Nice to know I don't need to go all that way anymore if I don't have the time and the printouts will be cheaper too

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Mel

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I have got this from LFHHS yahoo forum

West Yorkshire, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.as ... =2252&bm=W
Images: 229,736 Records: 2,029,438
West Yorkshire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1921
http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.as ... =2253&bm=W
Images: 473,388 Records: 2,185,089
West Yorkshire, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1997
http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.as ... =2254&bm=W
Images: 166,974 Records: 1,369,589
West Yorkshire, England, Confirmations, 1859-1915
http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.as ... =2255&bm=W
Images: 9 Records: 503
West Yorkshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1512-1812
http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.as ... =2256&bm=W
Images: 137,294: Records: 2,840,844

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Gloria

I'd be dangerous with a brain.

Just when I cancelled my Ancestry subscription.
Anyway, the tree's had to go on the back burner for now due to millions of other (less interesting) commitments. So something to try out another day when I get my life back.

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Maureen
If you can't fight, wear a big 'at

Have you finished all your cruises Maureen??

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Gloria

I'd be dangerous with a brain.