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Folk Finders Family History

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Folk Finders Family History

Research in affordable stages, attractive presentation albums, family tree charts, training, books, photo restoration, enlargement, framing & other gifts.

NOTE - OPENING HOURS ARE INDICATIVE AND CAN VARY AS WE MAY BE OUT RESEARCHING OR AT GENEALOGY EVENTS We operate both as a shop selling genealogy related goods and also offer genealogy research services. Our premises are wheelchair accessible via ramps and has ground floor toilet facilities (note - the toilet room itself is not large enough for wheelchair entry)
We can research your family history in affordable stages, producing attractive and informative presentation albums containing a family tree chart, timelines of your ancestors and the records such as births, baptisms, marriages, deaths, burials and censuses etc that prove the information found. We can also help you conduct your own research or help you out when you get stuck at a brick wall in your family tree. We supply Ancestry DNA tests, DNA packages including research, expert analysis and tuition on how to make sense of the thousands of matches to other people that have taken the Ancestry DNA test (over 20 million!). We supply our own designs of pre-printed family tree charts in attractive tubes for your to fill in with your own information. We can also take the information from your own family tree stored on any of the commercial family tree websites or computer packages from GEDCOM files to produce bespoke charts with photographs. We also offer digital photo restoration, enlargement and framing services up to A1 size. We sell new and second hand books, folders, keepsake boxes, certificate pockets etc. We offer gift vouchers of any value towards our goods or research services & other genealogy related gifts.

27/02/2026

we are now away (ancestor hunting on the east coast of Yorkshire) - back in our shop Wednesday 11th March

23/02/2026

Build a binder of your Ancestors – use ancestor sheets for key facts and info - keep it simple and interesting (we have a list of suggestions).
My extensive research is on ancestry.co.uk but I want a quick overview of my vast tree(s) which can be difficult to follow online.
Our Ancestor Sheet enables you to handwrite the details, or you can type it (as in my example below using my research on David Bowie's family from Yorkshire).
Or, if you have FamilyTreeMaker software, you can set up and print a similar layout (but only if your data is entered in the matching format).
We can help you – get in touch!

15/02/2026

Call in for ideas on displaying your family history (and see our new chart template) - and how to use FamilyTreeMaker software (bring your laptop and we'll help you install it / set it up) - please message to arrange a time!

09/02/2026

“Roll up, roll up, roll up” – our new tree chart template is ready! (a perfect present for Mothers Day)

- it’s big, but not too big! (142 cm wide by 60 cm deep, 90gsm)
- it has room for up to your 10x-Great-Grandparents
- it’s bow-tie style (in quarters for each grandparent)
- can be put on the wall, or folded, cut in half, into quarters etc and kept in an envelope / box
- it has ancestor numbers in each of the boxes
- handwrite it as you go along (no need to pay to print your tree (but we can print trees too if you wish, using our roll printer)

Get in touch if you’d like to call in and see it for yourself – we are very excited about it!

Bring along members of your family history group and have a day out in beautiful Pateley Bridge, where there is the excellent Nidderdale Museum (with a research room) - and 2 wonderful butchers!

Introductory Offer:-
£15 (if you collect it)
£20 to post it (folded in an A4 envelope)
- a free pencil if you are a member of the Airedale & Wharfedale Family History Society (we recommend them if you have West Yorkshire ancestors)

04/02/2026

free demo and tips on using ancestry.co.uk - and on organising and presenting your research - please contact us to arrange a time!

19/01/2026

View your family tree on ancestry with their 7 generation fan chart - come and see us for help to get the most out of your ancestry account!

14/01/2026

Book a session to see how to use FamilyTreeMaker software to quickly and easily PRINT your family tree on A4 to keep in a binder.
Especially useful if you have researched 100's of ancestors as it can be tricky to keep track of them all.
Pedigree Charts can be followed branch by branch from page to page back to your earliest ancestor.
Easy to update and swap out pages as your research progresses too!

17/12/2025

Looking for a last minute Christmas present? We have Ancestry DNA kits in stock for £80 - or our DNA package which includes the kit, set up of your Ancestry account and tree and a 2 hour DNA results analysis session for £150

15/11/2025

We are closed for a week whilst we visit Whitby - some research to do, and lots of exploring!

10/11/2025

Are we dog friendly? Definitely - always happy for clients to bring their dog along! 🐕🐶🐩

26/08/2025

Downloaded 13 death certificates today - so glad it's only £3 for an instant digital image! Fascinating information regarding cases of death to add to the family tree - get in touch if you would like help with death certificates!

06/06/2025

Today is the 6th June - and in 1841 a census was taken. What were your ancestors up to on this day 184 years ago? My ancestors were all over the country but my 4x-great grandparents John Watson and Mary were close-by in Ramsgill near Pateley Bridge (only 4.5 miles from our shop), John was the village carpenter.
Note: the 1841 census is different to later censuses, it doesn't give as much information and ages were often rounded so not accurate.

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Hamilton House, Hamilton Terrace, High Street
Pateley Bridge
HG35LU

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