There is a searchable catalogue of archives. However, although it includes 38,000 Grimsby crew lists, so far it only covers about 5% of the other archives we hold.
- Schools: admission registers and log books of about 100 schools in North and North East Lincolnshire, from 1863 onwards
- Registers of Grimsby ships 1824-1988
- Grimsby crew lists and agreements 1864-1914
- Registers of Grimsby fishing apprentices 1879-1937
- Archives of Grimsby Borough (1227-1996) including Ainslie Street Cemetery 1855-1943, Scartho Road Cemetery from 1889, Grimsby Poor Law Union and Scartho Road Institution 1890-1930, Brighowgate Children’s Home 1913-58, Grimsby Borough Police and Watch Committee 1846-1966 .
- Registers of electors for Great Grimsby constituency (included part of Cleethorpes) 1863, 1868, 1873-1915, 1918-39, 1945 to present; Cleethorpes Borough Council area 1974-96; North East Lincolnshire Council area 1996-present.
- Local Boards of Health, and Urban or Rural Sanitary Authorities: Barton 1863-94, Brigg 1863-94, Clee with Weelsby 1878-89, Cleethorpes with Thrunscoe 1873-94, Glanford Brigg 1892-94, Grimsby 1851-1913, Roxby with Risby 1880-94, Winterton 1863-85
- Borough of Cleethorpes 1894-1996 including Clee Burial Board from 1875
- Boroughs, Urban Districts (UDC) and Rural Districts (RDC) in North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. They include Barton UDC, Brigg UDC, Cleethorpes borough, Glanford Brigg RDC, Grimsby borough, Grimsby RDC, Roxby-with-Risby RDC, Scunthorpe UDC and Scunthorpe borough, Winterton UDC, and the four Humberside Borough Councils (1974-96) of Cleethorpes, Glanford, Grimsby and Scunthorpe. Records of the Isle of Axholme RDC are held at East Riding of Yorkshire Archives in Beverley. (For records of old Lincolnshire authorities outside North and North East Lincolnshire try the Lincolnshire Archives in Lincoln).
- Grimsby Quarter Sessions Court
- Petty Sessions (Magistrates) Courts: registers for Grimsby and Scunthorpe
- Coroner's Courts of Grimsby Borough, Scunthorpe Borough (1974-83), Grimsby District of Humberside.
- Inclosure awards and / or plans: Barnoldby le Beck, Brumby, Brumby Moors, Clee, Crosby, Great Grimsby, Hibaldstow, Holton le Clay, Scawby, Stallingborough, Waltham, Wroot
- Parish Councils and / or Burial Authorities: Alkborough, Althorpe, Amcotts, Appleby, Ashby cum Fenby, Barnoldby le Beck, Barton Town, Bottesford, Brigsley, Cadney cum Howsham, Cleethorpes, Crowle Town, Great Coates, Humberston, Irby upon Humber, Keadby and Althorpe, Laceby, Little Coates, Scartho, Scawby, Stallingborough, Thornton Curtis, Waltham, Winteringham
- Hospitals, and Scartho Road Institution, Grimsby
- Motor Vehicle Taxation Office (Grimsby Borough, registration marks EE and JV, only)
- Landed estates and families, including Parkinson of East Ravendale, Sheffield of Normanby Hall, Winn of Nostell Priory
- Solicitors, land agents and estate agents, farmers
- Businesses and manufacturers
- Shipping and trawling companies including British United Trawlers, Consolidated Fisheries, and Sir Thomas Robinson and Son
- Charities, clubs and societies