Source Guides

Other sections of the site provide an overview for people interested in using the History Centre collections to investigate Hull’s maritime history or to research your family history.

Source guides are a more detailed introduction to a specific source and provide information about the creation and purpose of the records, details of our holdings at the Hull History Centre. Source guides currently available are:

• the 1299 Charter
• Apprenticeship records
• Burial records
• Census records
• Court Records - Quarter and Petty Sessions
• Fishing Crew Lists
• list of Lost Trawlermen (PDF)
• Newspapers - history of Hull Newspapers and details of our holdings.

Additional guides will be added in the coming months, but please use the website feedback form to suggest additional guides you would like to see.