Resources
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A very useful site with lots of information, links and photographs. Membership is free and gives you access to parish records and the 1841 census for that area.For additional old photos of the Forest of Dean, try the Francis Frith website |
Another very useful site with lots of information, The sheer scale of the information on this website is mind-boggling. There is an associated, extremely helpful, Yahoo discussion group - membership is free and gives you access to a bunch of dedicated people willing to help each other with queries. The Yahoo Group lives here. |
Other Useful Links
A rather eclectic collection of history and family tree resources!
Ancestry Millions of Records, Millions of Answers. Ancestry.co.uk - Click here
Birth, Marriage & Death indexes at FreeBMD - a growing collection of volunteer-transcribed indexes
Bristol & Avon Family History Society Resources & Information
Buckinghamshire Archives:
A PDF file Quaker Minute Book Warning - slow loading!
A PDF file Cartulary of Missenden Abbey Warning - slow loading!
A PDF file Early Buckinghamshire Charters Warning - slow loading!
A PDF file Feet of Fines Warning - slow loading!
A PDF file of Deeds from Aylesbury Warning - slow loading!
Castle Garden Database of America’s first immigration centre. See also Ellis Island.
Early British Kingdoms Ancestry of some early Celts
Ellis Island Free search of arrivals to New York
Family records Your official source for family records
Francis Frith Photo Collection Find old photos of the places your ancestors lived
Friends of Devon’s Archives Some document transcriptions and details of membership
Genes Reunited www.GenesReunited.co.uk
Genuki Homepage of the UK & Ireland Genealogy Virtual Reference Library
Guild of one name studies If your interest lies with a particular surname
Historical Directories Trade directories from 1750 to the 1910s
Latin names from Adamus to Xtopherus, the real names of your ancestors
Latter Day Saints From here you can access census data, the IGI and Ancestral Files
Nailsea & Somerset Ian Sage’s family history and indexes
National Archives Details of visiting plus documents for immediate download
National Library of Wales Wills, Marriage Bonds and other documents
Newport’s War Dead A listing of the fallen of two world wars
OGRE Gravestone monumental inscriptions and memorials in Wales
Old Occupation Names Was your ancestor a Schrimpschonger? Find out what that was here
Online English Names Directory Who’s researching who
Parish Mouse Free Resources for Family Historians
Rootsweb (an Ancestry.com resource) Homepage Here
Rootsweb mailing lists Mailing lists for surnames and areas
Ryerson Index Death Notices and Obituaries in Australian Newspapers
Society of Genealogists Web page and information
South West Genealogical Indexes Newspapers, Registers, Inquests & Directories
Swansea Library Search the online indexes for The Cambrian newspaper
Welsh Mariners/Morwyr Cymru Online index of 22,000 Welsh merchant masters, mates and engineers from 1800 to 1945
West Country Genealogy Somerset, Dorset and Cornwall
Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre Searchable wills index and online images of wills - wonderful!
Workhouses A fascinating & comprehensive website!