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Cleveland Family History Society

We are pleased to be working in partnership with the Cleveland Family History Society, which aims to promote the study of genealogy and family history in the region of the old county of Cleveland, County Durham and North Yorkshire.

The Cleveland, North Yorkshire & South Durham Family History Society (to give it its full name) was formed in 1979. Its area of interest covers the old county of Cleveland (Teesside), on the north east coast; the southern part of County Durham from Hart near Hartlepool to Middleton in Teesdale; and, in northern Yorkshire, most of the old North Riding from Whitby to Hawes in Upper Wensleydale.

The aims of the Society are to promote the study of genealogy and family history, to educate the public therein by holding meetings, sharing information, encouraging research, giving assistance, and producing publications for the public benefit, with emphasis on, and specialist knowledge of, the northern region.

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Available records

The Cleveland Family History Society have contributed to the following records sets that you can explore now on Findmypast:

Additional information

Monthly meetings take place via Zoom that have become firm favourites with both local and distant members.

Every quarter the “Cleveland FHS Journal” is produced, giving general family history news, information about our area, contributions from members’ personal research and regular listings of members’ family history interests. Many of these items, and other details about the activities of the Society, its officers and research facilities, will be found on our website. Also, links to our full collection of publications either as downloads or CDs which cover items such as local parish register transcripts, monumental inscriptions, and also application forms for membership to this very friendly Society.

The Cleveland Family History Society is also proud to be a long-standing member of the Federation of Family History Societies and the Yorkshire Regional Group of Family History Societies.