Archives

Our archives contain:

  • Barby Parish Registers [Baps 1748-1974, Marr 1748-1949, Burs 1748-1993] (microfiche)
  • National Census 1841-1911 (printouts & transcriptions)
  • Barby School Logbooks 1875-1988 (on disc)
  • Electoral Registers
  • Extracts from Trade Directories
  • Newspaper extracts, including houses for sale
  • Oral histories and personal memories
  • Photographs of people, places and events 1870 to date
  • Arnold Arms sign and other ephemera

We also hold copies of many Barby documents held by Northamptonshire County Record Office and The National Archives, such as wills, tax returns and maps.

For Family histories, see Local Topics and Projects in Progress