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FAMILY HISTORY

For those researching their family history in the King's Lynn area the archives at True's Yard can provide a wealth of information. Many of the town's parish registers from the three main churches (All Saints, St Margaret’s and St Nicholas’ Chapel) have been transcribed and indexed thus making the task of tracing individuals much easier. Also transcribed and indexed are the Census returns for Lynn for the periods 1841-1901. In addition other documents such as the Poor Law and other Workhouse registers including the Settlement Examinations are available. Some families have already been researched and copies of family trees done by private individuals can be consulted and, in addition, from our large collection of photographs it is sometimes possible that we may have copies of family photographs. For those looking for ancestors with a maritime link the Boat Index (15c onwards covering all the ports of the Wash from Boston to Wells) can yield further information. For further information consult the True's Yard list of archive material.

Although it is possible to deal with postal and email enquiries we do ask that, as a small charity run mainly by volunteers, a donation to the Yard will help towards the expenses of keeping the Trust going. Finally, from time to time we can be inundated with enquiries and would ask those contacting us to be a little patient until our volunteers are able to deal with specific requests. For more detailed and in-depth enquiries the cost are as below:

Research Fees

Personal Research £2.50 per hour (Minimum charge)

Professional Research £10.00 per hour (Minimum charge)

In-house research fee £20.00 (min)

School and University Students £1.50 per hour