Research facilities at Ashby-de-la-Zouch Museum

North Street, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire LE65 1HU
 
 
Telephone: +44 (0)1530-560090

 

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Our archives are at your disposal but if you are travelling to the museum it is advisable to telephone and ensure that the records and facilities you require will be available.

Our collections include:

Over 1200 photographs from the 1870s to the present.

Census records for Ashby and some neighbouring areas 1841- 1901

Parish Records (Baptisms, Marriages & Deaths) for Ashby and some surrounding parishes.

Maps of the area from 1735.

Deeds and documents relating to local properties.

Newspaper and Parish Magazine Collection.

Extensive local history reference library.

Extensive scrapbook collection of Staunton Harold .

Research collections, published articles and books.

Researchers may also find help at Ashby Public Library which is found in the same building.  For more information click here.

For help on tracing your family history email dave.jackson35@btinternet.com

 

or try the following links:-

UK & Ireland Genealogy                    The Public Record Office

Familia                                           UK Genealogy           

Society of Genealogists                     Medieval Genealogy             

Family Search                                   Record Office for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland 

1901 Census for England & Wales       Free Family Lookup

Leicestershire and Rutland Family History Society