Then there are sites that allow searching, but charge to see the actual infomation, such as the 1851, 1861, 1871, 1891, and 1901 Census data (the 1881 is free). Some of these sites can be quite expensive, but others are good value.

Finally, a note to others who are embarked on a similar journey, to beware of transcription errors in many of the sources listed above (and elsewhere!). The handwriting is so bad, or has become degraded over the years on some of the source documentation that it does become extremely difficult to transcribe them. I really don't know how I found some of the relatives I was searching for. Usually you start off with such scanty knowledge of an individual anyway, and are trying to build backwards. When you have grown up in an area with all its idiosyncratic place names, some of the transcriptions become quite funny, if frustrating. For example, I was stuck for a while because Colne had been written as Alme, Crawshawbooth as Cranshaw Booth, Grawshawbroth and even Crawshan Footh! People's ages also can be transcribed incorrectly. I could go on, but you get the point - keep an open mind and cross check facts wherever you can.

This purpose of this page is to state the permissions obtained for some of the source material in this website, but also to give some sources and links   for those interested in family research.

Of course, one of the premier sources of family history is the FamilySearch website of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This is an amazing free site that contains a wealth of information, including free access to the 1881 UK Census information. They have kindly given me permission to reproduce pages pertaining to my family research, which are appropriately acknowledged, and by publishing the following statement:

"Some material reprinted by permission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In granting permission, the Church does not imply endorsement or authorization of this publication."

I have only recently discovered their other wonderful resource, which is their Family History Centers. There is a list of these on their website. They have microfilms of Births, Marriages and Deaths from 1837, and can order earlier source information of church christenings, marriages, and deaths from all over the world on microfilm and microfiche, and time can be booked on their microfilm and fiche readers. They also have many books and magazines on genealogy and very helpful staff.

I also received permission to use some of the street pictures in Manchester from The Manchester Archives and Local Studies of the Central Library, St. Peter's Square, Manchester.

I have collected many birth, marriage, and death certificates of ancestors going back to 1837, the year of Civil Registration. Unfortunately, it is not permitted to publish copies of actual birth, marriage, and death certificates on the internet, because of the possibility they may be printed out and used as proof of identity - I'm not really sure how this works for people who have been dead for over a hundred years, but that's the way it is!  I have included all the relevant details of certicates in drawn copies instead, which is allowed. If family members would like to see the actual copies of these certificates I would be happy to send them a copy.

Ancestry.com also kindly granted me permission to use census images of my family members obtained from their website, with the appropriate credit given.

I recently discovered the excellent Leodis website, which is a photographic archive of Leeds, Yorkshire. Many of their images belong to the West Yorkshire Archive Service and they kindly gave me permission to use the photograph of Holm Terrace, Hunslet, on the Dewhurst-Shannon page.