Online records for family history and genealogy relating to the city of Leeds, Yorkshire. There are also many records related to Leeds within the Yorkshire collection.
Archives
- Leeds Archives
See what's available for the Leeds area at West Yorkshire Archives.
- Leeds Library
Holds some 180,000 records in their collections, and runs events for family historians and helps with research.
BMDs & Parish Records
- Leeds Parish Church Registers 1571–1588
- Leeds Registers 1612–1639
Baptisms, marriages and burials.
- Baptisms 1713–1720/21
- Baptisms 1722–1734
- Baptisms 1735–1757
- Marriages 1713–1721/22
- Marriages 1722–1734
- Marriages 1735–1754
- Burials 1707/8–1712/13
- Burials 1713–1721
- Burials 1722–1734
- Burials 1735–1757
- Armley Chapel Registers 1665–1711
- Hunslet Chapel Registers 1686–1723
Cemeteries & Graves
- Leeds Burials 1895–1921
- Leeds Cremations 1938–1969
- Leeds General Cemetery Burials
A searchable database of all burials from 1835–1992. Browse by surname, cause of death, occupation, or by father's or mother's surname.
- Leeds Memorial Inscriptions
Taken from the parish church; mostly from the 1700s–1800s.
Local History
- LEODIS
A photographic archive of Leeds and the surrounding area with almost 60,000 old and new images.
- Leeds Mercury 1737–1742
Extracts from the newspaper — useful for finding local news and announcements from the period.
Additional Records
- Leeds Directory 1837
- Leeds Grammar School Admissions 1820–1900
- Leeds Absent War Voters
From the 1918 General Election — lists all those away from their place of residence including men in the army, with regiment, number and rank. Only covers those with a home address in the Leeds area.