Loftus History
Basic, where to start searching
Write down everything you already know about yourself, your parents, and your grandparents. Once you have it written down, you may realise that you do not know much, but get it down on paper so that you have a starting place.
Gather records and information about your birth, marriage and so forth. Look for photographs, documents, old letters, diaries, newspaper clippings, and family Bibles.
Also ask your parents, grandparents, Aunts and Uncles about such items, you never know they might have already started researching.
Rootsweb . Where to start guide.
Local places to visit
Redcar Library & Middlesbrough Central Library:
Census information - transcribed
International Genealogical Index (IGI)
Births, death and marriage indexes
Electrol Roll
Newspapers
Montumental records
plus lots more....
Middlesbrough Archives:
All records are now available on 'Ancestry' or 'Find my past'
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Land of Iron - Skinningrove
Contact via the Land of Iron family history page - Leave a message and they will get back to you.
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They have a database with over 25,000 names of local Ironstone miners which can be searched
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Accident records and books
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Census records to view - most of the local villages are transcribed
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FREE websites
General Register Office - you will need to login in to use the service.
A full search can be done using the mothers maiden name.
If you require a document it will need to be purchased and electronic version (PDF) can be requested
Tees Valley Indexes
Births, deaths and marriages - covers Guisborough, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool and Stockton registration districts.
Also shows spouses in marriages and certificates can be ordered online at a cost
Not complete.
Family Search
includes : International Genealogical Index, 1881 census, other Ancestral files, and pedigree files, going way back.
Good to use as a guide but also not complete.