Last updated on November 9th, 2025 at 11:37 am

Up and Coming Events of interest – check these regularly, as they are constantly updated.   Click on this link for details – Events of Interest

Newest Entries made –

21st July 2025 – Over 4000 new records for Wills added to the On-line Database

6th August 2025 – 2833 new records for tenants of Shibden Estate added to On-line Database for period 1808 to 1885.

7th November 2025 – Brighouse Cemetery – Monumental Inscriptions for the  Unconsecrated Section, 5,183 records in total, are now all available on the online database. Work on transcribing the Consecrated Section is ongoing. 

9th November 2025 – Short notice: Heraldic Workshop at York on Saturday 15th Nov. For details click on Events of Interest above.

About the Calderdale FHS Society

Founded in 1985 we are a group of Family Historians who help each other, and the general public, with research into their ancestors. We are dedicated to ancestry, genealogy and family search in Halifax, West Yorkshire and the surrounding area. Full details of everything we offer can be found using the drop-down menu bar above.
However, the most important & well-used facilities are listed below. Click on the title of the sections below to go to use that facility.

Transcription Index – Search the index for over 2m records that have been transcribed over the years the Society – your long, lost, ancestor may be amongst them!

Publications – Look to see what publications we offer to help you, these are only available as downloadable files.

Projects – See what projects we are doing which may help you in the near future. New information is becoming available all the time.

Enquiry Service – The Society offers an enquiry service to all our data, for details of what is on offer click the link in the heading or follow the drop-down menu under Research..

Benefits of Membership – Membership of the Society starts from as little as £6 per annum. Benefits include :-

• The Scrivener – 4 informative family history related Journals every year.
• Access to other members’ Interests through our “Members Area” on the Society website www.cfhsweb.com.
• Use of the On-line Databases, either directly or through the Transcription Index, access from the “Members Area”
• Free searches for the full detail of every item on the Transcription Index.
• A monthly meeting is held every 4th Thursday, remotely on Zoom, open to members who will receive the Zoom invitation a few days before.  A recording of the meeting can be viewed at a “repeat meeting” the following Wednesday at 9am – ideal for members in Australasia.   Click to see the current syllabus.
• Ability to contribute to the on-line forum.
• Monthly Newsletter delivered by E-Mail.
• Members are encouraged to contribute to the on-line forum, monthly newsletter and quarterly Scrivener.

Click here to apply for details on how to apply for membership.

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