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Links to genealogical resources, software, accessories and on-line
databases on the internet.
Use the contacts page to send me any useful websites
to include on this page.  General
Cyndi's
List
Famous comprehensive list of global Genealogy Sites and resources
on the Internet.
Family
Records Centre
Official UK source for family records. Information on Births,
Marriages & Deaths, Census Migration etc.
The partners section has information
on each member of the FamilyRecords.gov.uk consortium.
Family
Search Internet Genealogy Service
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints.
Search on-line databases for Census, Vital Records, International
Genealogical Index etc.
Lancashire
Family History and Heraldry Society
Formed in 1973 as the Rossendale Society
for Genealogy and Heraldry (Lancashire), the Society now has twelve centres in
Lancashire, together with one in London where members meet regularly.
Manchester
& Lancashire Family History Society
Founded in 1964 as the Manchester
Genealogical Society, the Society encourages and supports family history research
in the Greater Manchester area including Bolton and Oldham.
1837
England and Wales Birth, Marriage and Death indexes on-line
After three
years' negotiation, the GRO has relaxed its rules about making records available
online. Entire copy of the indexes of Births, Marriages and Deaths for England
and Wales from 1837, for a fee of course.
Free
Births Marriages and Deaths Project
FreeBMD is an ongoing project, the
aim of which is to transcribe the Civil Registration index of births, marriages
and deaths for England and Wales from 1837, and to provide free Internet access
to the transcribed records.
The
Federation of Family History Societies
An international organisation,
established in the UK as a non-profit making charitable company.
Information
on the National Burials Index project for England and Wales, publications and
fairs.
Federation
of Family History Societies - FamilyHistoryOnline
Pay per view on-line
records compiled by Family History Societies
Access
2 Archives
A2A is a useful resource for family historians looking for
references to their ancestors in catalogues dating from 900's of the archives
held in record offices and other places in England.
GENUKI
: The UK and Ireland Genealogy Information Service
Large comprehensive
collection of genealogical information covering England, Scotland, Wales, Channel
Islands and Isle of Man
The
Public Record Office
The UK National Archives
The
National Archives (PRO)
The UK National Archives. Access PRO and HMC websites
The Society of Genealogists
UK Society of Genealogists. Library, publications, newsletters, lectures &
FH fairs & events, society data on-line.
English
Origins
Pay per view access to on-line datasets containing names covering
1442 - 1850 and include Boyd's Marriage Index, Bank of England Wills and Apprentice
records.
Access
Genealogy
Free genealogy search center
UK
Online
Access to UK Government Information Service on line
BBC
Online Family History
Explore the history of your region, family and home
and get expert tips.
British Library
On-line catalogues for national resources, documents and books.
British
Library Newspaper Library
Located at Colindale, North London, The collections
include: all UK national daily and Sunday newspapers from 1801 to the present;
most UK and Irish provincial newspapers, some dating from the early 18th century
onwards
List
of occupations
J.J. Lacombe's site with a description of archaic occupations.
David Hawgood
Author
of material relating to the internet and computing for genealogy.
The
Family History Shop and Library
Based in Norwich Norfolk on-line resources
for family history and genealogy plus a high street shop and libray where material
can be accessed for an hourly rate.
Helm's
Genealogy Toolbox
List of genealogical links, it has genealogical software
profiles, search engines, digitized images, how-to articles, queries, and genealogical
news stories.
Cheshire
Wills
A searchable data base of wills from 1492 to 1940. Copies cost £3
each, plus postage.
Prerogative
Court of Canterbury (PCC) Wills
A searchable data base of wills from 1384-1858.
Copies cost £3 each, plus postage. Includes William Shakespeare's Will
Old
Bailey Trials 1674 to 1834
A fully searchable online resource, containing
accounts of over 100,000 criminal trials held at London's central criminal court.
Police and Criminals
125,000 names of police and criminals taken from UK newspapers from 1850 to 1920,
plus 5,000 from WWII magazines.
Moving
Here
200 years of migration to England. The ultimate online database of
original sources recording the migration experience.
UK
Hospital Records Database
Provides information on the existence and location
of the records of hospitals in the U.K. Currently over 2,800 entries
Behind the Name
What's in a name ? Find out about the etymology and history of first names
GenDocs - Resources for London
Well researched genealogy resources for London.
Census
UK
1881 Census On-line
Part of the Church of the Latter Day Saints website.
Also includes 1880 United States and 1881 Canadian Census.
Census On-Line
Links to on-line census records. Founded by Mark Reed 1996
Library and archives Canada - Archiva.net
ArchiviaNet, the National Archives of Canada's online research and consultation tool. (Includes 1901 Census for Canada)
UK Census On-Line - Free to view
Volunteers world-wide working on the transcription of 1841-1891 Census returns
Scotlands People
Government site for Census returns for Scotland. Chargeable searches.
National Archives UK
1901 Census On-line
Official genealogy site of the 1901 Census for England
and Wales. Free search of the census, fee to view results.
Ancestry.com
Subscription based website for US and UK censuses.
Ancestry.co.uk
Subscription based website for UK censuses. View original images (incl 1881 census). Index search available.
SoftwareFamily
Tree Maker
Software and on-line resources
Brother's
Keeper
Windows shareware program that will help you organize your family
history information and print large variety of charts and reports
RS
Designs
TreeDraw a shareware specialist graphics editor for creating high
quality genealogical drop-line charts.
Alternatively email a tdr file to print
on A3 or A2 paper.
Ged2HTML
Generate HTML webpages from Gedcom files. Advanced users can customise the
code. Excellant software used on this website ! ! ! Maps and Gazetteers
Gazetteer of Scotland
Scottish place names by Roy McGilvray.
Gazetteer of Scotland
A significant historical, cultural, architectural and environmental resource
Gazetteer of Wales
Welsh place names
Gazetteer of UK
British place names, covers administrative boundaries.
Historical Maps for Lancashire
Digitised Lancashire maps galore. Courtesy of Lancashire County Council. Includes sample tithe map for Caton
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain between 1801 and 2001. Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
London map 1827
Greenwood's Map of London 1827
British Counties, Parishes, etc. for Genealogists
UK Counties, shires, boundaries and divisions all clearly explained.
Bolles Collection of London maps
Digitised copies of maps of London 17th to 19th Centrury plus other resources. (Spend hours on this superb website.)
Old-Maps.co.uk
Extensive historical maps of UK
Ordnance Survey
Use 'Get-a-Map' to find anywhere in the UK
GenDocs - Victorian London A-Z Street Index
An aid to finding where a street used to be in London
The Lost London Street Index
Free search for London streets that no longer exist.
Resources to purchaseGENFair
Federation of Family History Societies publications from Family History Societies,
books, microfiche, maps, computer disks and other items.
S
& N Genealogy
S&N Genealogy Supplies source of genealogy programs
and census publications on CD ROM
British
Data Archive
Census data and name index to buy.
TWR
Computing
Excellant resource for family history and genealogy software
and Data CDRoms
UK
Genealogy USA
Fee based services to provide a full document location and
purchasing service for almost any document. Searching
For NamesRootsWeb.com
The oldest and largest Free Genealogy site supported by Ancestry.com. The primary
purpose and function of RootsWeb.com is to connect people so that they can help
each other and share genealogical research. Most resources on RootsWeb.com are
designed to facilitate such connections. Check out the message boards.
Ancestry.com
The largest collection of family history records on the web.
GENDEX
Provides the excellant Ged2HTML Software, and also free on-line index of 20 million
names and web hosting services.
Gensource.com
This site provides the online genealogist with databases to assist them with their
research online.
Also generates nasty pop-up and pop-under windows.
Guild
of One-Name Studies
On-line register of individuals performing a one-name
study.
Kindred
Konnections
Similar to Ancestry.com
Family
History Archive Library
Tartans, Castles, Coats of Arms, gifts origin
of surnames.
GenServ Genealogical
GEDCOM Server System
Send your Gedcom files here, then pay to see other
Gedcom files uploaded. War
related sitesCommonwealth
War Graves Commission
The "Debt of Honour Register" is the Commission's
database listing the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth forces who
died during the two world wars and the 23,000 cemeteries, memorials and other
locations world-wide where they are commemorated.
The
Campaign for War Grave Commemorations
Dedicated to the identification
& commemoration of those missing from the Commonwealth War.
Kings
College London Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
The Liddell Hart
Centre for Military Archives holds the private papers of nearly 600 senior British
defence personnel who have held office since 1900.
Regiments.org
- Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth
Resources pertaining
to land forces of territories and successor states that were at any time part
of the British Empire or Commonwealth.
Ships.co.uk
- Royal Navy Historical Pages
Website coming soon ...
Bob
Saunder's Family History Web Maritime Index
Mariners Research Links
Imperial War Museum
UK
Imperial War museum
Ministry
of Defence
UK Ministry of Defence MagazinesFamily
Tree Magazine
British Genealogy Publication
Everton's
Family History
Family History Magazine InternationalSteeljam
Useful reference site. Includes information relating to the Home counties UK
London
Metropolitan Archives
London Metropolitan Archives and genealogical sources
The Irish Family History Forum
The Forum was incorporated in 1993 in New York State, and membership has since
spread across the United States and to Canada, Ireland, and England.
The
National Archives of Ireland
The National Archives of Ireland.
The
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
The official place of deposit
for public records in Northern Ireland
General
Register Office for Scotland
Official government source of genealogical
data for Scotland.
Scotland's
clans
Linking Scottish clans worldwide from Scotland to help you find
your Scottish roots.
Scotweb
Scottish ephemera.
Genealogylinks.net
Links to online surname searchable records such as ship's passenger lists, church
records, cemetery transcriptions, military records and censuses for USA, UK, England,
Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Europe, Canada, Australia & New Zealand.
The
WorldGenWeb Project
The WorldGenWeb Project is a non-profit, volunteer
based organization dedicated to providing genealogical and historical records
and resources for world-wide access!
Australian
Institute of Genealogical Studies Inc
Homepage of the Australian Institute
of Genealogical Studies Inc.
National
Archives of Canada
Libraries and Archives of Canada.
East
European Genealogical Society
East European Genealogical Society Inc.
Jamaican Family
Search
Jamaican Family Search Genealogy Research Library
The
Jewish Genealogical Society of G.B.
Jewish Genealogical Society of Great
Britain.
Centraal
Bureau voor Genealogie
Major resource for genealogy and heraldry in the
Netherlands.
The Genealogy
Home Page
The Genealogy Home Page.
The
Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island Foundation Inc
Passenger Search and immigrant
experience.
Romany
& Traveller FHS
Special interest in British Gypsy and Traveller roots. ResourcesTelephone
Directories on the Web
Lookup
United Kingdom
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