Resources at the Record Office
The Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland holds thousands of documents and items, including...
Archives of :
- Leicestershire and Rutland County Councils
- Borough and City of Leicester
- Quarter Sessions, Petty Sessions and other local Courts
- Poor Law Unions and workhouses
- Archdeaconry of Leicester (including wills and inventories from 1496)
- Probate Registry (wills from 1858)
- Anglican and nonconformist churches
- Leicestershire Regiment and other military bodies
- Landed estates and families
- Solicitors, manufacturers and other commercial businesses
- Schools, clubs, societies and other organisations
Also :
- Census returns for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland 1841-1901
- Enclosure and tithe maps
- Ordnance Survey maps
- Books, magazines and leaflets on local people, places and subjects
- Commercial directories and electoral registers
- Local newspapers
- Works by local authors
- Illustrations and information on local people and places
- Photographs and local films and videos
- Oral history tapes and other sound recordings
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