Our microfilm and microfiche readers are located in the Index Room. You can see the following records on microfilm and fiche:
- Parish registers
- The majority of parish registers are on microfiche, with the exception of banns registers. select the link below to see covering dates for parish records
- Census returns
We have available census returns on film and microfiche for the following years: 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901
- Wills
- Northampton wills 1510 - 1724
- Peterborough wills 1541 - 1646,1820 - 1858
Wills outside these dates must be ordered as original documents. More information about wills and probate.
- Northampton Mercury
1727 - 1850 (later dates for The Northampton Mercury please contact the Local and Family History Library located in Northampton Town Library)
- Records of Northampton Municipal cemeteries:
- Billing Road Cemetery 1847 - 1983
- Dallington Cemetery 1878 - 1984
- Duston Cemetery 1936 - 1983
- Great Houghton Cemetery 1901 - 1983
- Hardingstone Cemetery (also known as Towcester Road) 1902 - 1984
- Kingsthorpe Cemetery 1900 - 1983
- Weston Favell Cemetery 1925 - 1981
NB:The Northampton Mercury and the cemetery records are not part of the self service system yet. Please ask staff at reception for help if you would like to see any of these films.
Microfiche and microfilm of parish registers, census returns and wills are available on a self service basis. Facilities are available for printing out copies of any film or fiche pages that you want. The cost is 60p per page.
Staff are happy to help you identify which film or fiche you need to look at, and will put them on the readers for you if you are unsure of how to do this.