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Primary
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GENUKI Home page
http://www.genuki.org.uk/
REGISTRATION DISTRICTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES (1837-1930)
http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/
(WAS: http://www.fhsc.org.uk/genuki/reg/index.htm)
British Counties, Parishes, etc. for Genealogists
http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jimella/counties.htm
General Records Office
http://www.gro.gov.uk/
(was http://www.statistics.gov.uk/)
FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service
http://www.familysearch.org/
Ancestry.co.uk Genealogy, Census, History, and Family Trees
http://www.ancestry.co.uk/
GenesConnected Home Page
http://www.genesconnected.com/
UKBMD
http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/
Genealogy.com - Family Tree Maker Family History Software and Historical Records
http://www.genealogy.com/
Family History Online
http://www.familyhistoryonline.net/
RootsWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/
British Genealogy
http://www.british-genealogy.com/
Parish Register Scans
http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/Registers/index.html
Family Records.gov
http://www.familyrecords.gov.uk/
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Censuses
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GENUKI: England Topics - Census
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Census.html
British-Genealogy - Censuses
http://www.british-genealogy.com/resources/census/
FreeCEN - Search
http://freecen.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl
1901 Census of England and Wales Online
http://www.census.pro.gov.uk/
Ancestry.co.uk - 1891 census
http://www.ancestry.co.uk/
GENUKI Home page - 1891 censuses by county
http://www.genuki.org.uk/
1881 Census : FamilySearch Internet - Search
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp
1851 Yorkshire Census
http://www.blanshard.demon.co.uk/yorks/51census.htm
1841 and 1871 (partial) Census of Northamptonshire
http://www.northants1841.fsnet.co.uk/indexes.html
Scotland
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
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BMD
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Family Research Link. Original indexes of Births, Marriages and Deaths for England and Wales from 1837 to 2001.
http://www.findmypast.com/
(was http://www.1837online.co.uk/)
UK BMD
**NOT the same as the UK BDM Exchange!**
http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/
BMD Share
http://www.bmdshare.com/
UK BDM Exchange
**NOT the same as UK BMD!**
http://www.ukbdm.co.uk/
FreeBMD
http://www.freebmd.org.uk/
http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/
http://www.freebmd.org.uk/HaveData.html
http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/Certificates.html
FreeReg
http://freereg.rootsweb.com/
GRO Index Fiche Holders
http://www.col.statistics.gov.uk/ficheholders.asp#england
GRO/National Statistics - Certificate Ordering Online
http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificate/index.asp
(was http://www.statistics.gov.uk/nsbase/registration/certificates.asp
and http://www.col.statistics.gov.uk/)
GRO Proposals For Modernising Civil Registration
http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/aboutus/lookingahead/index.asp#0
http://www.gro.gov.uk/Images/en_tableofcontents_v1_tcm69-3576.pdf
(was http://www.statistics.gov.uk/registration/whitepaper/proposals5.asp
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/nsbase/registration/whitepaper/default.asp
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/registration/downloads/00Regnprelims_v1.pdf
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/registration/downloads/01Chapters1-11.pdf [see section 6.4])
UK http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/
Ireland http://www.groireland.ie/ (Irish General Register Office - Irish general registration started about 1864)
Scotland http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
http://www.scottishdocuments.com/content/default.asp
http://www.nls.uk/ (National Library of Scotland)
Cambridge http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/sub/register/cambsindex.htm
Cheshire http://www.cheshirebmd.org.uk
http://www.cheshireparish.man.ac.uk/
Durham http://www.durham.gov.uk/DurhamCC/usp.nsf/pws/Registrar+-+purchase+of+registration+certificates
Kent http://www.kent.gov.uk/certificates
http://extranet.kent.gov.uk/coldfusion/cs/rois/home.html
Lancashire http://www.rootsweb.com/~englan/
http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/
Middlesborough http://www.middlesbrough-indexes.co.uk/
Newcastle http://www.ndfhs.org.uk/RegIndex.html
Staffordshire http://www.staffordshirebmd.org.uk
http://www.bmsgh.org/staffsbmd/index.html
North Wales http://www.northwalesbmd.org.uk/
Yorkshire http://www.yorkshirebmd.org.uk
http://www.calverley.info/
http://applications.barnsley.gov.uk/service/registrars/Index.asp
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Directories
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http://www.historicaldirectories.org/
http://www.sheffieldrecordsonline.org.uk/index_trades.html
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Immigration/Emigration
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http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/Emigration.html
http://www.theshipslist.com/
http://www.ancestorsonboard.com/
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Military Sites
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission
http://www.cwgc.org/
????
Military-Genealogy.com
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RootsWeb/GenWeb
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RootsWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/
BritishIslesGenWeb Parish Locator Search Engine
http://www.britishislesgenweb.org/location.html
The EnglandGenWeb Project
http://www.rootsweb.com/~engwgw/index.html
Derbyshire http://www.rootsweb.com/~engdby/
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brett/sdindex.htm
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/ENG/DERBYSGEN.html
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/ENG/ENG-DERBYSHIRE-CHESTERFIELD.html
Gloucestershire http://www.rootsweb.com/~enggls/
Lancashire http://www.rootsweb.com/~englan/
Staffordshire http://www.rootsweb.com/~engsts/
Worcestershire http://www.rootsweb.com/~engtwfhs/index.htm
Yorkshire http://www.rootsweb.com/~engyks/
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/ENG/YORKSGEN.html
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/ENG/ENG-SHEFFIELD.html
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Maps
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Old Maps http://www.old-maps.co.uk/
GenMaps http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~genmaps/
MultiMap http://www.francisfrith.com/shop/maps/ (www.multimap.com)
Old O.S. maps on DVD
http://www.digitalarchives.co.uk/index.html
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Grave Stones
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http://www.gravestonephotos.com/index.php
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Pictures
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Images of England (photos of English listed buildings)
http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/default.aspx
PictureSheffield (photos of places in and around Sheffield)
http://www.picturesheffield.co.uk/
Unnetie Project Site http://www2.northyorks.gov.uk/unnetie/search.cfm
Flickr - Photo sharing http://www.flickr.com/
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Other Regional Sites
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For BMD and Rootsweb sites see sections above
Derbyshire http://www.hawgood.co.uk/opg/Eng/DBY.htm
http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Derbyshire/
http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/Registers/index.html
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~spire/index.htm
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/sherwoodoutlaw/derbyshiremarriageindex.htm
http://www.jimella.nildram.co.uk/derbys.htm
(FHS) http://www.dfhs.org.uk/ (Derbyshire Family History Society)
http://www.cadfhs.org.uk/ (Chesterfield & District FHS)
(Map) http://www.wishful-thinking.org.uk/genuki/DBY/Maps/
Shropshire http://www.shropshireonline.gov.uk/research.nsf/
Yorkshire http://www.calverley.info/
(Sheffield) http://www.sheffieldrecordsonline.org.uk/
http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/
http://www.picturesheffield.co.uk/
http://sheff-indexers.thewholeshebang.org/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield
(Sheff Uni) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Sheffield
http://www.shef.ac.uk/
(Handsworth) http://www.handsworth.org.uk/
http://www.treetonweb.co.uk/parish/handsworth.htm
(FHS) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~engsheffield/ (Sheffield Genealogy Family & Social History)
http://www.yas.org.uk/ (Yorkshire Archaeological Society)
http://www.sheffieldfhs.org.uk/ (Sheffield & District FHS)
(Map) http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/Misc/Maps/YKSmap.html
Lancashire ...
(FHS) http://www.lfhhs.org.uk/ (Lancashire Family History and Heraldry Society)
http://www.mlfhs.org.uk/ (Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society - covers Greater Manchester area)
Ireland http://www.censusfinder.com {go to Irish section}
http://www.clarelibrary.ie.
http://www.irelandgenweb.com
http://www.Irishorigins.com
http://www.celticcousins.net/ireland
http://www.cmcrp.net
Scotland http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
Australia http://www.records.nsw.gov.au
www.coraweb.com.au
Russia http://www.vgd.ru/
http://www.mtu-net.ru/rrr/
http://www.genealogia.ru/en/main/
http://www.genealogylinks.net/europe/russia/index.html
http://genforum.genealogy.com/russia/
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.asia.russia.general
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Family History Societies
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Federation of Family History Societies
http://www.ffhs.org.uk/
Derbyshire Family History Society
http://www.dfhs.org.uk/
Chesterfield & District FHS
http://www.cadfhs.org.uk/
Sheffield & District FHS
http://www.sheffieldfhs.org.uk/
Sheffield Genealogy Family & Social History
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~engsheffield/
Yorkshire Archaeological Society
http://www.yas.org.uk/
Lancashire Family History and Heraldry Society
http://www.lfhhs.org.uk/
Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society (covers Greater Manchester area)
http://www.mlfhs.org.uk/
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Origins
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Society of Genealogists Homepage
http://www.sog.org.uk/
English Origins - Genealogy data 1442 to 1850
http://www.englishorigins.com/
Origin Search - The Genealogy Search Engine for Family History Research
http://www.originsearch.com/
Origins.net - Genealogy data for family history research in England, Scotland and Ireland
http://www.origins.net/
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Record Offices
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Public Record Office | The National Archives
http://www.pro.gov.uk/
Historical Manuscripts Commission
http://www.hmc.gov.uk/archon/archondirectory.htm
Welsh Archives - The National Library of Wales
http://www.llgc.org.uk/
The National Archives of Ireland
http://www.nationalarchives.ie/
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
http://www.proni.nics.gov.uk/ <>
http://www.proni.gov.uk/ <>
Registar General of Northern Ireland
http://www.nisra.gov.uk/gro
General Registry Office - Scotland
http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/
Principle Probate Registry (Wills, etc.)
http://www.courtservice.gov.uk/using_courts/wills_probate
English Record Offices and Archives on the Web
http://www.oz.net/~markhow/englishros.htm
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Newsgroups
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alt.genealogy
soc.genealogy.britain
soc.genealogy.medieval
soc.genealogy.methods
soc.genealogy.misc
soc.genealogy.surnames.britain
soc.genealogy.surnames.global
soc.genealogy.surnames.misc
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Calendar - Days and Dates
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Calisto - an excellent (and free) calendar program
http://homepages.tesco.net/%7Ejk.calisto/calisto/index.htm
Calendar Calculator - allows questions like 'what years was the XXth of Y on weekday Z?'
http://www.calwiz.com/calendar.cgi
Dates of Easter Sunday
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/easter/#1600
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Other
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Ward And RelateD - a website specialising in the Ward surname - excellent for me (Ian Ward), then. :o)
http://www.wardandrelated.f9.co.uk/
Old Occupations
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/Occupations.html
http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/index.html
http://www.amlwchdata.co.uk/occupations.htm (NOT WORKING WHEN LAST CHECKED)
http://home.clara.net/tirbach/hicks3a.html#Occupations
http://www.occupationalinfo.org/ (modern occupations)
http://www.vieuxmetiers.org/ (old French occuputions)
http://ebelthite.feis.herts.ac.uk/Occupations.htm
http://www.worldthroughthelens.com/family-history/old-occupations.php
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/9267/occs.html
Archaic Medical Terms
http://www.paul_smith.doctors.org.uk/ArchaicMedicalTerms.htm
Gazettes Online (London Gazette, Edinburgh Gazette, Belfast Gazette)
(NEW) http://beta.gazettes-online.co.uk/
(OLD) http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/
Public Record Office | The National Archives
http://www.pro.gov.uk/
Institutions - information and locations of records (prisons, poor law unions, etc.)
http://www.institutions.org.uk/index.html
Guild of One-Name Studies
http://www.one-name.org/
Society of Genealogists Homepage
http://www.sog.org.uk/
Surname Web - Search Page
http://other.surnameweb.org/
Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History
http://www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html
TRACING YOUR FAMILY TREE
http://www.bhills-history.fsnet.co.uk/guide.htm
UK Genealogy Heraldry and History - Free resources
http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/
British Family Bibles
http://www.familybibles.co.uk/
BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/your_history/index.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/your_history/family/genealogy_1.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/your_history/family/genealogy_guide.shtml
GenesConnected beginners guide
http://www.genesconnected.co.uk/genesconnected.asp?wci=beginnersguide
Parish Chest (shop)
http://www.parishchest.com/
British History On-Line
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/
On-Line Database of Court Officers - 1660 to 1837
http://www.luc.edu/depts/history/bucholz/DCO/
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Interesting Side Links
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Meanings of 'first cousin', 'second cousin, thrice removed', etc.
http://www.genealogy.com/genealogy/16_cousn.html
The Geograph British Isles project aims to collect geographically representative photographs
and information for every square kilometre of the UK and the Republic of Ireland
http://www.geograph.org.uk/
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Other Suggested Links (By Other People)
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www.Rootsweb.com
www.familysearch.org
www.ellisisland.org
www.olddirectorysearch.com (old phone books really good)
www.heirsearch.com (they have a cousin chart )
www.usgenweb.com
www.cindislist.com
American Indian
www.comanchelodge.com
www.tribalpages.com
African American
www.genealinks.com/african american
www.aagg.org
www.cindislinks.com/african.htm
www.accessgenealogw.com/african
Military records
www.rootdig.com (WWI draft cards)
www.WWIImemorial.com
www.history.navy.mil
www.abmc.gov/home.php (Veterans Burial places)
Photos
www.familyoldphotos.com
www.deadfred.com
Bible records
www.honoringour ancestors.com
www.biblerecords.com