Some of Yorkshire's Court Records and Archives Go Online
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From Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter,
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Barnsley's borough archives have been made available on family history website Ancestry...
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It is the first time the material has been accessible digitally and means researchers no longer have to visit the archives in person.
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It is hoped the records will provide "a rich source of information" and "a fascinating glimpse" into the lives and struggles of ordinary people.
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The Barnsley Archives and Local Studies [] service supplied 100,000 entries from baptism, marriage and burial registers to Ancestry, as well as transcriptions of more than a million cases heard in Barnsley Magistrates' Court between 1841 and 1923.
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The two databases were collated and can now be viewed by Ancestry users worldwide.
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The parish registers include more than 100 different churches and chapels that existed across the Barnsley area.
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The colourful court records detail the petty criminals charged over matters such as theft, poaching and drunkenness.
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The archives were previously only available to browse at Barnsley Town Hall.
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