Local Studies Department

Family History Resources

The resources listed in these pages are located in the Local Studies Department of Gateshead Central Library.

Gateshead Central Library Prince Consort Road Gateshead Tyne & Wear NE8 4LN United Kingdom E-Mail Address: JohnBoothroyd@Gateshead.Gov.uk Opening Hours: Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri:- 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Wed:- 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sat:- 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.	Telephone: +44 (0)191 433 8422 Fax: +44 (0)191 477 7454
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Other family history resources include:

International Genealogical Index (IGI): for Northumberland, Co Durham, Cumberland, Westmorland, Dumfriesshire, Roxburghshire and Berwickshire.
1881 Census Index: National coverage on CD-ROM and Northumberland and Durham on fiche.
On-Line Access: to sites including Ancestry Library, Nineteenth Century Newspapers, FamilySearch, and Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Material on CD-ROM: including Soldiers Died; Dictionary of Occupational Terms and 1881 census (see above)

Please note that the manuscripts in the Cotesworth and Ellison Collections and some estate plans have been transferred to Tyne and Wear Archives Service.

Local Studies Department

Family History Resources

The resources listed in these pages are located in the Local Studies Department of Gateshead Central Library.

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Other family history resources include:

See also: Local History Reprints