The primary collection at Knottingley Family History Database is our Family Tree where all our information will eventually be collated. The figures below show the number of records our family tree currently contains but there's still a long, long way to go!
Last updated on 5th March 2010

• Individuals: 18,805
• Families: 4,071
• Unique Surnames: 1,393
• Photographs: 68
• Memorial Stones: 1,351 (of which 555 include a photograph)
• News Reports: 116

It may interest you to know that the average lifespan of the individuals recorded on our database is 49 years and 3 days

There are currently 7,636 burials recorded on our database. This is a monumental task but one which becomes ever more useful as each additional record is added. This will prove to be an invaluable resource in the long term.
Details last updated on 19th November 2009

• Knottingley Cemetery: 6,511 (from bef Dec 1884 to Jul 1906 and from Oct 1945 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Ferrybridge Cemetery: 682 (from 4 Apr 2005 back to 4 Jul 1975)
• Wesleyan Burial Ground: 443 (from 1845 to Dec 1865)

In the case of Knottingley and Ferryridge town cemeteries our burials are searchable by surname, year or grave number, so now searching for family members interred together in the same plot is going to become a whole lot easier for you.

Apart from our main Family Tree database, we also have a seperate database listing local marriages. We currently have 5,256 marriages listed including:

• 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

An interesting addition to our database are details of locally constructed wooden sailing ships, courtesy of local enthusiast Ron Gosney. Details of 163 vessels are currently available and more will be added as and when time permits.

• Knottingley Built Sailing Ships: 163