Family History

Ashton-u-Lyne, Audenshaw, Denton, Droylsden, Dukinfield, Hyde, Longdendale, Mossley, Stalybridge

Research your family history at Tameside Local Studies and Archives.

We have a wide range of resources available for those who wish to trace their family history, including census returns, parish and nonconformist registers, monumental inscriptions, indexes to wills, records of local business and organisations and free access to the internet, including free access to ancestry.co.uk  and Find My Past .

Free advice sessions run by the Cheshire Family History Society are held 2pm - 4pm on the first and third Tuesday of every month. 

Free one-to-one help and advice with online sources is also provided in the Local Studies and Archives Centre by the Family History Advice volunteers.

Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday 10am - 12pm.

Telephone: 0161 342 4242 to book a free session.

More Information

• Starting your family tree? View our guide to family history.
• Church records are a useful source for tracing baptisms marriages and burials. View a full list of our church and parish records.
• Some of the archival material held at the Tameside local Studies and Archives is particularly useful to family historians. View our archives for family history page. 
• There are no records for adoption held here at Tameside Local Studies and Archives. View our Family History and Adoption guide.
• Did your ancestor serve in the military? View our Family History using Military Resources guide.

Online Enquiries

Use the details below to contact the Local Studies and Archives Unit for help and advice with your family history research.

 Important: Please include your name and postal address when you send us a message as this will help us provide a full response to your enquiry.