At long last... 'EASTRINGTON, AN EAST RIDING VILLAGE' by Susan Butler is now on sale! Containing 360 pages packed with family stories and over a hundred old photographs of the local area, the book tells the story of the village of Eastrington from Saxon times to the present day. You can view the contents and index of people & places here.

The book is available to buy from Eastrington village shop, California Gardens at Howden, or the Goole Bookshop.

Or please contact me if you would prefer to order a copy by post - click for postage details.

Are you looking for help in researching your family history?

I offer a reliable and thorough professional genealogy research service - ranging from assistance with a particular 'brick wall' to tracing your entire family tree. I can also research the history of your house. Why not take a look at my family history research page for further details, or simply contact me to discuss your research requirements. Consultations are free.

I also have an extensive collection of old photographs and postcards of Howden, Goole and many East Yorkshire villages. High quality digital and hard copies are available for a small charge.

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This website also contains a lot of material about Eastrington, the East Yorkshire village where I was born and where my ancestors, the Nurse family, have lived for over 300 years. As a local historian, I have been researching the village and surrounding area, including Howden and Goole, for many years and have gathered a lot of information of interest to both family and local historians.

Please feel free to e-mail me with any queries about the Howdenshire area - I'm happy to share what information I have already gathered.

I hope to publish a history of Eastrington within the next year, and have already written three books about the nearby town of Goole, co-written a history of Howden and edited two books on Gilberdyke.

Postcard showing Eastrington village green with St. Michael's Church in the background, from the 1930s.

Much additional information on this website refers to Eastrington, including a transcription of the 1901 census, 1851 census and 1891 census for Eastrington, a list of Eastrington men who served in the First World War, old school pictures and information, a section on well-known Eastrington families, a brief history of St Michael's church and an Eastrington picture gallery

The Nurse family page contains information about my ancestors, the Nurse family of Eastrington. So far I have traced the family back to the late 17th century, and there is a summary of the family tree on this site (please contact me for more details).

Some information about the history of Howden is available: the Howden 1914 street directory , Howden 1841 census transcription and a history of Howden Market Place.

There is also material about the history of Goole: a history of Boothferry Road, a transcript of the Goole 1828 census, a description of Goole in 1810 and details of Goole Worthies: Goole's people, featuring a wide selection of people who lived in Goole and contributed to the life and history of the town over the last two centuries.

Please visit the local history books page for details of books about the area which are available.

The site also contains a gallery of old photographs of Goole, Howden and the surrounding villages. There are also several mystery pictures of unidentified local people and events. Many of them appeared in the Goole Times but I do not know when and in most cases I do not know who the people are or where the photograph was taken. A few are taken from glass negatives and are probably of villages in the Goole and Howden area but most were taken at events around Goole, Howden, Snaith and the surrounding villages. There are old photos of bonny baby competitions from Hook Gala, of school trips leaving Goole railway station, of old folks' parties, Goole nurses, golden weddings and many others dating from the 1950s onwards. Any help in identifying people/places is much appreciated!

Line drawing of the 'Eight-and-Forty' house at Wallingfen, late 19th century