If you are considering becoming a member of Knottingley Family History, the following lists some of the records we currently have available in our members area:

• Family Tree:
• Individuals: 18,031
• Families: 3,897
• Unique Surnames: 1,347
• Photographs: 66
• Memorial Stones: 1,337 (of which 555 include a photograph)
• Newspaper Reports: 116
• Marriage Records: 5,256 comprising;
• Christ Church, Knottingley: 1,415 (from Feb 1849 - Dec 1940)
• St. Andrew, Ferrybridge: 500
• St. Botolph, Knottingley: 1,000 (from 1837 - 30 July 1927)
• St. Giles, Pontefract: 1,989 (from Jan 1843 - 31 May 1883)
• Ropewalk Methodist Church: 103
• St. Edwards, Brotherton: 249
• Burial Records: 7,616 (Searchable by name, year or grave number) comprising;
• Knottingley Cemetery: 6,491 (from Apr 2005 back to Mar 1949 and pre 1884 to 1906)
• Ferrybridge Cemetery: 682 (from 4 Apr 2005 back to 4 Jul 1975)
• Wesleyan Burial Ground: 443 (from 1845 to Dec 1865)
• Wooden Sailing Ships:
• Knottingley Built: 163

In addition we also have 53 local inquest reports and 116 local newspaper reports as well as our article section which currently features The Carter Family and Lime Grove.

The majority of our marriage records include the names of both the bride and grooms father together with his occupation - which is a great help with your research. Additional records are added to our databases on a regular daily basis.

For full details of the Knottingley Family History website you can visit our Knottingley Family History Home Page where you will also find information about how you can become a member and gain access to all our records and information.

I don't have all the resources available to the major concerns but I can offer to do all I can to help you compile your family tree at no additional cost other than a membership of Digest Family History. All members of Digest Family History can request that I look into their family history and I am willing to do that and add my findings to our family tree. As a member you will be able to see your tree gradually compiled online and become linked with other families already contained on our database.

All I ask is that you have Knottingley or Ferrybridge ancestors and that you submit as much information as you have available to help me along the way. The results of my searches will be included on our family tree and as a member of Digest Family History you will be able to access that at any time during your term of membership. As membership costs from just £2.50 per month that's a really great way of getting your family history compiled for you at the lowest possible cost.

Although the process is more time consuming I have now begun to include 'more detailed' information with all new individuals added to the Family Tree database. Previously, details of residence has been included as part of the 'Family Group' but now each individual has their recorded residence and occupation listed individually. This provides a much more detailed account of an individuals life and all previous additions to the database will be similarly updated to reflect this new format as they are encountered in the future. You will also find that each new record is now referenced with the source of information.