an old book

[rowlie]

I have an old book, it is hand written at when ever. It has bee started at each end and is info from Leeds. It begins at one end with "The register for the Parish of Leeds begins in 1572". It contains a list of the figures for birth deaths and marriages until 1775 when presumably it was written in about 1775(see below). Among the names at the other end are details of baptisms -names - thursby/thirsbye/thoresby/thirsby/ thorsby/ (all seemingly from Kirkgate). Baptized ,married ,buried. The last but one says " 1763 .My father  Thos.Thursbywas buried Jun3'd 1763. He was born May18'th 1684.
The last- 1770 Father Bedsdale buried Oct 2'd. My uncle Jose green and his sister my mother both buried Feb 20th 1771.

I have decided to part with this book in an appropriate manner, it has to go to the right place. No money is involved. Advice needed !!!

[Little Nell]

Please, give it to an archive - sounds as if West Yorkshire would be appropriate.  They will know how to conserve it best. It sounds wonderful.

Nell

[Burrow Digger]

Archive CD Books in Gloucester can preserve it and then make the records available on CD as pdf files. 

http://www.archivecdbooks.org/

UK site
http://www.rod-neep.co.uk/

Burrow Digger

[PrueM]

Hi Rowlie,
I agree with Nell - it should go to the relevant county archive or record office.  Perhaps donors (such as yourself) can request that the donation be digitised as a priority, or at least written into the workplan, so that you know it's going to be of some use - particularly the personal information contained therein.
Maybe you could also photograph or scan, or even just transcribe, the Throsby info and post it here in a new thread.  Someone might pick up on it and find a connection.
Cheers
Prue

[rowlie]

Archive CD Books in Gloucester can preserve it and then make the records available on CD as pdf files. 

http://www.archivecdbooks.org/

UK site
http://www.rod-neep.co.uk/  Don't tell a vorester thet Cinderford is Gloucester. Cinderford is in the Vorest uv Dean  ole butt. Still I'll  dothis and then W Yorks records can have it

Burrow Digger

[brassbounder]

The Thoresbys were a well known and important Leeds family. Ralph Thoresby (1658-1725) was the first historian of the town, and the local historical society is the Thoresby Society, named after him, based at Leeds University.

I would contact them in the first instance.

Jon

[loo]

I would check and see if this record is available anywhere else - has it already been filmed?  I don't know where you got it but sometimes I have seen old books thrown away after being microfilmed - when I asked about it, I was told the paper was too brittle for the books to be used.
If it has not been copied, I would go to my nearest substantial archive repository and show it to the senior archivist and see what s/he has to say about what would be best for making the information publicly available, if it is not already available.  Bigger archives tend to have better storage facilities.
Let us know what you decide and how it goes.

[rowlie]

The Thoresbys were a well known and important Leeds family. Ralph Thoresby (1658-1725) was the first historian of the town, and the local historical society is the Thoresby Society, named after him, based at Leeds University.

I would contact them in the first instance.

Jon  I looked for refs on  webto the Leeds registers and it seems they don't go back that far. Maybe this makes the book even more essential to keep. I  will try to find the society and let them have it I think .They will keep and treasure it I am sure. I also have another book, Leeds based, in the family papers , dated 1755. I am certain the Gillespies have got a relationship to him since it is likely one of my forebears got this by inheritance . Either way I seem to have got something that must be kept. Thanks for the great info. Rollo

[samt]

Hi rowlie
I just joined and was wondwering what have you done with the old book


Sam