In collaboration with Barnsley Archives & Local Studies, Ancestry now offers access to 112,414 records for Non-Conformist Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials in the area from 1788 to 1999.
This collection includes member lists and records from 23 Barnsley Methodist, Congregational, and Baptist chapels. It includes outlying communities such as Ardsley, Cudworth, Darfield, Hoyland, Staincross, and Wombwell. Indexes link to the original record images.
Barnsley, the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire, is situated midway between Sheffield and Leeds. Formerly a leading producer of linen in England and a central location in the Yorkshire coalfield, it now has a diversified light industry.