A wide variety of records exist that do not fit into other classifications. The websites here have such records. The descriptions against each entry will let you know you might find on the website.
Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Other Records |
Title: | All at Sea Website |
Link: | http://www.allatsea.co.za/ |
Description: | All at Sea Website - Includes Many Maritime Disasters |
Classification: | Other Records |
Title: | Ancestor Homes |
Link: | https://www.ancestorhomes.com |
Description: | An extensive collection of digitised property deeds and associated documents dating back to the 1660s. |
Classification: | Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | Anglo-Jewish Community Records from Synagogue Scribes |
Link: | https://synagoguescribes.com/blog/ |
Description: | Anglo-Jewish Community Records from Synagogue Scribes |
Extra Info: | Includes some apprentices, list of masons, subscribers to prayer books and more. Also a list of Portsmouth Synagogue membership list. |
Classification: | Information, Other Records |
Title: | Archives Hub - Find Sources For Your Research |
Link: | https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/ |
Description: | Archives Hub - Find Sources For Your Research |
Extra Info: | Use the Archives Hub to find unique sources for your research. Search across descriptions of archives, including links to digital content, held at over 300 institutions across the UK. |
Classification: | Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Other Records |
Title: | Ashover and the Surrounding Areas |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20140215155955/http://f... |
Description: | Ashover and the Surrounding Areas |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of the site. Most information still seems to be available. May take a few moments to load. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Ashover Genealogy |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20190419005512/http://... |
Description: | Ashover Genealogy |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a website that is no longer active. Most information is still available. The history of the people and place. |
Classification: | Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Aston on Trent Local History Group |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20200930013733/http://... |
Description: | Aston on Trent Local History Group |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is not currently active. Most information available, although photos may be slow to load. Many photographs and articles on the history of Aston on Trent. |
Classification: | Other Records |
Title: | Bankrupt Directory 1820-1843 |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/bankruptdirecto00elwigo... |
Description: | Bankrupt Directory - All those who Appeared in the London Gazette |
Extra Info: | Online book. Names, occupations, addresses and dates. |
Classification: | Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Beamish Collections Online |
Link: | http://collections.beamish.org.uk/ |
Description: | Online Collection from Beamish Museum |
Extra Info: | Includes photographs, advertising materials, trade catalogues and lots of information about the social history surrounding our ancestors. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Hearth / Window Tax, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
Title: | Belper Research Website |
Link: | http://www.belper-research.com/ |
Description: | Belper Research Website |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
Title: | BENDING Family History |
Link: | http://www.jbending.org.uk/ |
Description: | BENDING Family History |
Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | Black Sheep Index |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20100722053825/http://w... |
Description: | Black Sheep Index - Archived Copy |
Extra Info: | May take a few moments to load. The black sheep index is no longer live, however this is a link to an archived copy. Note that some of the files are not available. So Do Not send money or requests for more information. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Tithe Records, Religious Lists / Records, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Bonsall History Project Website |
Link: | http://www.bonsallhistory.org.uk/ |
Description: | Bonsall History Project Website |
Extra Info: | Click on Site Contents for records |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records |
Title: | BOWLER Family |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20111121122900/http://w... |
Description: | BOWLER Family in Nottingham and Derbyshire |
Classification: | Other Records |
Title: | Brampton Old and New |
Link: | https://bramptonoldandnew.com/ |
Description: | Brampton Old and New |
Extra Info: | Information about Brampton, the tramway, families and more. |
Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni, Other Records |
Title: | Brassington Village Records |
Link: | https://www.brassington.org.uk/ |
Description: | Brassington Village Records |
Extra Info: | Click on About Brassington for History. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | BREW One Name Study |
Link: | http://brew.clients.ch/BrewONS.htm |
Description: | BREW One Name Study |
Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | British and European Adventurers in Gran Colombia |
Link: | https://hispanic-anglosphere.com/2018/08/23/record... |
Description: | British and European Adventurers in Gran Columbia 1810-1830 some up to 1890 |
Extra Info: | Also lists nationality, with date of birth and occupation on some records. PDF file format. |
Classification: | Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Other Records |
Title: | British History Online |
Link: | https://www.british-history.ac.uk/list-index-soc/m... |
Description: | Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales |
Extra Info: | Gives dates that the markets started and the value of the towns from lay subsidy rolls. |
Classification: | Other Records |
Title: | British Settlers in Natal (Durban), South Africa |
Link: | http://shelaghspencer.com/ |
Description: | British Settlers in Natal, South Africa 1824-1857 |
Extra Info: | Lists of settlers and what life was like. |
Classification: | Other Records |
Title: | British Settlers in South Africa in the 19th Century |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20200328220926/http://... |
Description: | British Settlers in South Africa in the 19th Century |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is not currently active. Most information still seems to be available. Use the alphabeticl settlers lists. Also tries to include where they lived prior to south Africa, their parents names and more |
Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | British Steam Locomotive History |
Link: | https://www.steamindex.com/ |
Description: | British Steam Locomotive History |
Extra Info: | Includes biographies of the civil and locomotive engineers and managers and information on the locomotives themselves. May not work properly in all browsers. |
Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | British Transport Police Website |
Link: | https://www.btp.police.uk/police-forces/british-tr... |
Description: | British Transport Police Website |
Extra Info: | Includes details of some murders and a rogues gallery. |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | Capital Punishment UK |
Link: | http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/ |
Description: | Capital Punishment UK - The Resource Site for the History of Capital Punishment |
Extra Info: | Includes the histories of 'hanging' prisons. |
Classification: | Newspapers, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Connected Histories |
Link: | https://www.connectedhistories.org/ |
Description: | British History Sources, 1500-1900 |
Extra Info: | From the Universities of London, Hertfordshire, and Sheffield. Burney collection of newspapers, British History Online, the Charles Booth Archive, Old Bailey Online and much more... |
Classification: | Hearth / Window Tax, Other Records |
Title: | Cromford Village, Derwent Valley |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20200319154143/http://... |
Description: | Cromford Village, Derwent Valley |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. Click on History. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
Title: | DACKOMBE / DACOMBE Family History |
Link: | http://www.terrys.org.uk/ |
Description: | DACKOMBE / DACOMBE Family History |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Other Records |
Title: | Derbyshire and Cornwall Records |
Link: | http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/ |
Description: | Derbyshire and Cornwall Records |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Other Records |
Title: | Derbyshire County Data from Ancestry |
Link: | Derbyshire County Data from Ancestry |
Description: | Derbyshire County Data Collection from Ancestry |
Extra Info: | Includes Derbyshire History, Gazetteer, and Directory, 1857 and more. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Journals / Diaries |
Title: | England Data from Ancestry |
Link: | England Data from Ancestry |
Description: | England Data Collection from Ancestry |
Extra Info: | Includes Emmigrants and Immigrants; Numerous Directories; Who's Who in the World, 1910-1911; England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892; Numerous other records |
Classification: | Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Other Records |
Title: | English Adventurers and Emigrants, 1609-1660 |
Link: | English Adventurers and Emigrants, 1609-1660 |
Description: | English Adventurers and Emigrants, 1609-1660 |
Extra Info: | From The Records of the English High Court of Admiralty. Includes details of their profession and residence before emigration. Only those who settled in colonial America. |
Classification: | Other Records |
Title: | Family Chest Historical Documents |
Link: | http://www.familychest.co.uk/ |
Description: | Family Chest Historical Documents - Family Documents and Property Deeds |
Extra Info: | Free surname search which lists full name, date, place and county. Also a search by county. NOTE: some counties are under other UK and Ireland. |
Classification: | Other Records |
Title: | Family Deeds Project |
Link: | http://www.familydeeds.org/ |
Description: | Family DeedsProject - Many References from Old Deeds and Documents |
Extra Info: | Many deeds include names, occupations and much more |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Other Records |
Title: | FE(A)THERSTON((E)HAUGH) One Name Study |
Link: | https://featherstone.one-name.net/ |
Description: | FE(A)THERSTON((E)HAUGH) One Name Study |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | FOSKETT One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.foskett-genealogy.co.uk/ |
Description: | FOSKETT One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Click on records for many FOSKETTs. |
Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | Gateway to Missionary Collections in the UK |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20141028163014/http://... |
Description: | Gateway to Missionary Collections in the UK |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site no longer active. Most information still seems to be available to view. Index of missionaries and families with dates. Index of archives and where to find them. |
Classification: | Other Records |
Title: | Genealogical and Family History Documents |
Link: | https://ancestordocs.co.uk/ |
Description: | Genealogical and Family History Documents |
Extra Info: | These documents are for sale but good detail of the contents of each document is available to view. Coverage for each county varies depending on stock available. |
Classification: | Other Records |
Title: | Global Shark Attack File |
Link: | https://www.sharkattackfile.net/ |
Description: | Global Shark Attack File |
Extra Info: | List of shark attacks worldwide, fatal and non fatal, includes source reference (eg date of newspaper article, books etc). |
Classification: | Religious Lists / Records, Minute Books / Meeting Books, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Glossop Heritage Centre Website |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20170518025447/http://... |
Description: | Glossop Heritage Centre Website, Includes Lists of Past Clergy |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is not currently active. Most information is still available to view. Click on Local History articles for information about the railways, schools, coop and more. |
Classification: | Religious Lists / Records, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Heanor and District Local History Society |
Link: | http://www.heanorhistory.org.uk/ |
Description: | Heanor and District Local History Society |
Extra Info: | Historic photographs of the area and its people, also a list of vicars at Heanor. |
Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Religious Lists / Records, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Ilkeston and District Local History Society |
Link: | https://www.ilkestonhistory.org.uk/ |
Description: | Ilkeston and District Local History Society |
Extra Info: | Click on family and social history details of Ilkeston street and place names, also has photographs of the churches and chapels. |
Classification: | Other Records |
Title: | Internet Library of Early Journals |
Link: | http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/ilej/ |
Description: | Internet Library of Early Journals |
Extra Info: | A selection of early journals indexed and available to view online. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
Title: | ISMAY One Name Study |
Link: | https://ismay.one-name.net/ |
Description: | ISMAY One Name Study |
Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
Title: | JACOMB One Name Study |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20120424163641/http://j... |
Description: | JACOMB One Name Study |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is not currently active. May take a few moments to load. Most information appears to be available. Includes variants Jacomb, Jacombs, Jacombe, Jacom & Jacomb-Hood. |
Classification: | Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Other Records |
Title: | Land Registry - Digital Archives |
Link: | https://digitalarchives.landregistry.gov.uk/start/... |
Description: | Land Registry - Digital Archives |
Extra Info: | Contain scanned images of Land Registry's historical 1862 Act Register. About 2,000 properties were registered aeound England and Wales. |
Classification: | Information, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Landed families of Britain and Ireland |
Link: | https://landedfamilies.blogspot.com/ |
Description: | Research into the landowning families of the British Isles and the country houses which they owned. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records |
Title: | LEVEY Family History and Genealogy |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20150911094613/http://w... |
Description: | LEVEY Family History and Genealogy |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Other Records |
Title: | Liz's Family History Site |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~glossopfamily/genea... |
Description: | Some Resources for the area around Glossop, Derbyshire |
Extra Info: | Covers Great and Little Hucklow, Taddington, Hognaston, Mellor and Glossop area.Trade Directory Extracts are on the village pages. |
Classification: | Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
Title: | Malta Family History |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20180722210453/http://... |
Description: | Malta Family History |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. The indexes still seems to be available. British men and women in Malta. |
Classification: | Information, Other Records |
Title: | Manorial Documents Register |
Link: | https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/manor-se... |
Description: | Manorial Documents Register at the National Archive |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
Title: | Matlock & Matlock Bath - The Andrews Pages |
Link: | https://www.andrewsgen.com/matlock/ |
Description: | Matlock & Matlock Bath - The Andrews Pages |
Extra Info: | Includes many records from 16th Century onwards. Many interesting records for the area. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Other Records |
Title: | Midlands Historical Data |
Link: | https://www.midlandshistoricaldata.org/ |
Description: | Midlands Historical Data |
Extra Info: | Online directories, local history books and more. Free to search and see snippet, then pay per view or subscription. |
Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Music Hall and Theatre History |
Link: | http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/ |
Description: | Music Hall and Theatre History |
Extra Info: | Information and images of the history of music hall and thatre in the UK and Ireland. Includes histories of the theatres, biographies of some entertainers and many playbills. |
Classification: | Other Records |
Title: | National Archives - Selected Cabinet Papers |
Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/cabinetpapers/ |
Description: | National Archives - Selected Cabinet Papers 1915-1979 |
Extra Info: | Collection of cabinet papers, covering topics such as the economy, the death penalty, immigration controls and much more. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Other Records |
Title: | Newhall Resources |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20170308201449/https:/... |
Description: | Newhall, South Derbyshire Resources |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. Use the links on the home page as some links in the info pages do not work. Information about the village of Newhall in South Derbyshire and its people. |
Classification: | Hearth / Window Tax, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records |
Title: | North West Derbyshire Sources |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~dusk/genealogy/ |
Description: | North West Derbyshire Sources |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Religious Lists / Records, Information, Other Records |
Title: | Open Library |
Link: | http://openlibrary.org/ |
Description: | Open Library - Scanned Books Online |
Extra Info: | Use the search facility and select e-books only. Some English trade directories, journals, historic accounts of counties and more. |
Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | Parish and Manor of Matlock |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/matlockmanorand00bryago... |
Description: | Parish and Manor of Matlock |
Extra Info: | Online book. Includes details of lead mining in the area, family names and more. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Newspapers, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Parish of Eyam |
Link: | https://places.wishful-thinking.org.uk/DBY/Eyam/in... |
Description: | Eyam Parish |
Classification: | Religious Lists / Records, Other Records |
Title: | Parish Registers of Carsington, Derbyshire |
Link: | https://www.dfhs.org.uk/index.php?id=carsington |
Description: | Parish Registers of Carsington including Parish Accounts and other Church Records |
Extra Info: | Click on Data and Downloads. Includes a list of churchwardens and rectors. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Parish Registers of Crich and More |
Link: | https://www.crichparish.co.uk/ |
Description: | Parish Registers of Crich and More |
Extra Info: | Includes trade directories, articles about the village and more. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Parish Registers of Crich and Other Aspects |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~dlhdby/genealogy/ |
Description: | Parish Registers of Crich and Other Aspects |
Extra Info: | Includes information from trade directories, families of the area and more. |
Classification: | Religious Lists / Records, Other Records |
Title: | Parish Registers of Croxall, Derbyshire - Croxall Parish An Historical Sketch |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/parishofcroxall00ussh |
Description: | Parish of Croxall, Derbyshire - An Historical Sketch |
Extra Info: | Online Book. Includes ancient field names and roads in the village, churchwarden accounts and more. |
Classification: | Other Records |
Title: | Parish Registers of Derbyshire - Phillimore (13) |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/derbyshireparish13phil |
Description: | Parish Registers of Derbyshire - Phillimore |
Extra Info: | Online book. Includes Kedleston protestation roll for 1641. |
Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | Parishes of Dethick, Lea and Holloway - History |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~dlhdby/history/ |
Description: | Parishes of Dethick, Lea and Holloway - History |
Extra Info: | Information and articles relating to all aspects of the history of the area. |
Classification: | Information, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Parliamentary Archives |
Link: | https://archives.parliament.uk/online-resources/re... |
Description: | Historic documents (including photographs and illustrations) from the UK Parliament |
Extra Info: | Includes Protestations Returns, the closest thing we have to a census for 1642. The Returns list the adult men residing in a parish. |
Classification: | Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Peterborough and The Great War |
Link: | https://peterboroughww1.co.uk/ |
Description: | Peterborough and The Great War |
Extra Info: | Two visitors' books from the tea stall on Peterborough East Railway Station 1916 and 1917. Servicemen wrote messages, poems and pictures as they stopped on their journey. Search or browse Some with mini biographies. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
Title: | PLUCKROSE Name Website |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20190623144333/http://w... |
Description: | PLUCKROSE Name Website |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information still seems to be available. |
Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | Police Roll of Honour |
Link: | https://policememorial.org.uk/ |
Description: | The National Police Officers Roll of Honour and Awards for Gallantry |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Other Records |
Title: | PREECE One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.preecefamilyhistory.co.uk/ |
Description: | PREECE One Name Study |
Classification: | Other Records |
Title: | Project Gutenberg |
Link: | https://www.gutenberg.org/ |
Description: | Project Gutenberg - Free to Read Books |
Extra Info: | Online books, free to read. |
Classification: | Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Poor Rate, Other Records |
Title: | Quaker Arrivals in Philadelphia |
Link: | https://archive.org/details/quakerarrivalsa00myerg... |
Description: | Quaker Arrivals in Philadelphia 1682-1750 |
Extra Info: | Online book. Includes the certificates of removals for those arriving in Philadelphia. List the parish the relocated from in England, Ireland or Wales. Includes a names index |
Classification: | Other Records |
Title: | Railway and Canal Historical Society |
Link: | https://rchs.org.uk/ |
Description: | Railway and Canal Historical Society |
Extra Info: | Click on History. Includes an index to British Transport Review 1960-1964 which has many names in it. |
Classification: | Other Records |
Title: | Railway Fatality Index (RFA) |
Link: | https://www.dands.uk/ |
Description: | Railway Fatality Index (RFA) |
Extra Info: | Click on RFA at top of page. |
Classification: | Information, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | Railway Work, Life and Death |
Link: | https://www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/ |
Description: | Life, Work and Death on the Railways |
Extra Info: | May be slow to load. Find out about railway worker accidents in Britain and Ireland in the later 19th and early 20th century |
Classification: | Other Records |
Title: | Red Cross Volunteers of the First World War |
Link: | https://vad.redcross.org.uk/ |
Description: | Red Cross Volunteers of the First World War |
Extra Info: | Over 90,000 people volunteered for the British Red Cross at home and overseas during the war. More names still to add. |
Classification: | Other Records |
Title: | Register of Changes of Names During WWI by Deed Poll and Enrolment |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/registerofchange00kern |
Description: | Register of Changes of Names During WWI by Deed Poll and Enrolment |
Extra Info: | Online book. From the London Gazette. Gives old name, new name, date of change, address and nationality. |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Ridgeway Village History |
Link: | http://www.ridgewayhistory.org.uk |
Description: | Ridgeway Village History |
Extra Info: | Click on Contents to see a full list of articles and information. Includes a history of the Phoenix Works. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Ridgeway Village Site |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ridgeway/genealogy/... |
Description: | Ridgeway Village Site |
Extra Info: | Includes Eckington Bastardy records. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Rosliston - A One Parish Study |
Link: | http://sites.rootsweb.com/~engcrosl/ |
Description: | Rosliston - A One Parish Study |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records |
Title: | ROULSTON One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.roulstone.net/ |
Description: | ROULSTON One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Mainly Derbyshire information. |
Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | Royal Aero Club Aviators' Certificates, 1910-1950 |
Link: | Royal Aero Club Aviators' Certificates, 1910-1950 |
Description: | Royal Aero Club Aviators' Certificates, 1910-1950 |
Extra Info: | For many lists occupation, date of birth and address. Some have photographs. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Religious Lists / Records, Poor Rate, Other Records |
Title: | Scarcliffe Village Website |
Link: | http://www.rosie.pterosaur.org.uk/ |
Description: | Scarcliffe Village Website, including many aspects of Village Life and its People |
Extra Info: | Also includes Trade Directory information for Bolsover, Creswell, Elmton, Pleasley and surrounding area. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Valuation Books, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | SERCOMBE, SIRCOMBE, SURCOMBE, or SIRCOM One Name study |
Link: | http://www.mit.edu/~dfm/genealogy/sercombe.html |
Description: | A Compilation of SERCOMBE Families |
Extra Info: | Scroll down to sources of information. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., School / Educational Records / Alumni, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Poor Rate, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Sheffield Indexers |
Link: | http://www.sheffieldindexers.com/ |
Description: | Sheffield Indexers, including School Records, Workhouse and Directories |
Extra Info: | Many records have online searching by name and location. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Other Records |
Title: | South Derbyshire Genealogical Resources |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~brett/genealogy/sdi... |
Description: | South Derbyshire Genealogical Resources |
Extra Info: | Hearth Tax records are included with the census records. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, Tithe Records, Register & Rent Rolls, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | STERRY One Name Study |
Link: | https://www.sterryworldwide.com/ |
Description: | STERRY One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Includes STERRY apprentices, London guilds, manorial records, newspaper extracts and more |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | STRANGE, STRAINGE and Variants One Name Study |
Link: | https://yourtotalevent.com/people/Strange/idxpepl.... |
Description: | STRANGE and STRAINGE Family History |
Extra Info: | For apprentices click on miscellany. |
Classification: | Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | The Army Children Archive |
Link: | http://www.archhistory.co.uk/ |
Description: | The Army Children Archive |
Extra Info: | Information about what it was like to be an army child, includes sections on schooling, healthcare and hospitals. |
Classification: | Other Records |
Title: | The Domesday Book Online |
Link: | http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/ |
Description: | The Domesday Book Online |
Extra Info: | Ongoing transcription of the Domesday book. |
Classification: | Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Other Records |
Title: | The Honourable East India Company |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20110207202311/http://h... |
Description: | Finding East India Company Ancestors |
Extra Info: | This is a copy of a site that is no longer active. May take a few moments to load, but most information still seems to be available. Collected from various publications. |
Classification: | Other Records |
Title: | The London Journal of Arts, Science and Manufactures |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/londonjournalar06newtgo... |
Description: | The London Journal of Arts, Science and Manufactures - Patent Inventions |
Extra Info: | Online book, published 1851. Includes 'recent patents' and patent infringements. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Minute Books / Meeting Books, Other Records |
Title: | The Oddfellows Archive |
Link: | https://www.oddfellows.co.uk/ |
Description: | The Oddfellows Archive |
Extra Info: | Subscription site. The archive of the Oddfellows. Includes magazines, directories, minutes books and more. Searchable. |
Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Other Records |
Title: | The Ships List Website |
Link: | http://www.theshipslist.com/ |
Description: | The Ships List Website for Ships' Passenger Lists and More |
Extra Info: | Also includes some marriages at sea. |
Classification: | Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Poor Rate, Other Records |
Title: | The Society of Genealogists (SOG) |
Link: | https://www.sog.org.uk/ |
Description: | The Society of Genealogists (SOG) |
Extra Info: | Can search for a surname for free, however a membership is required to access the detailed information. Click Search to see a list of the data online. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Other Records |
Title: | The Stanley One Place Study |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~alanbloor/genealogy... |
Description: | The Stanley One Place Study, Including Trade Directories |
Extra Info: | May be slow to load. |
Classification: | Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Religious Lists / Records, Poor Rate, Other Records |
Title: | The Union, Parish and Public Health Officers Handbook and Almanac |
Link: | https://archive.org/details/unionsandparish00unkng... |
Description: | The Union, Parish and Public Health Officers Handbook and Almanac 1860 |
Extra Info: | Online book. Includes lists of parish officers, treasurers and officials for each county. Includes school board inspectors, a list of premises which accepted 'lunatics', workhouse masters and teachers and more. |
Classification: | Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Religious Lists / Records, Poor Rate, Other Records |
Title: | The Union, Parish and Public Health Officers Handbook and Almanac |
Link: | https://archive.org/details/unionsandparish01unkng... |
Description: | The Union, Parish and Public Health Officers Handbook and Almanac 1868 |
Extra Info: | Online book. Includes lists of parish officers, treasurers and officials for each county. Includes school board inspectors, a list of premises which accepted 'lunatics', workhouse masters and teachers and more. |
Classification: | Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Religious Lists / Records, Poor Rate, Other Records |
Title: | The Union, Parish and Public Health Officers Handbook and Almanac |
Link: | https://archive.org/details/unionsandparish02unkng... |
Description: | The Union, Parish and Public Health Officers Handbook and Almanac 1853 |
Extra Info: | Online book. Includes lists of parish officers, treasurers and officials for each county. Includes school board inspectors, a list of premises which accepted 'lunatics', workhouse masters and teachers and more. |
Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | Theatre Collection - University of Bristol - People Search |
Link: | http://www.calmview2.eu/bristoltheatrearchive/calm... |
Description: | Theatre Collection - University of Bristol - People Search |
Extra Info: | The Theatre Collection is one of the world's largest archives of British theatre history and live art. Use this link to search by person and find their performances and productions. |
Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | Trinity House Calendars 1787-1854 |
Link: | https://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/trinity-house-calendars/ |
Description: | Trinity House Calendars 1787-1854 |
Extra Info: | Covering the period 1787 to 1854, most of the papers are Petitions for aid, submitted by the seaman or, often, his widow. Also includes Apprentice Indentures and Miscellaneous Papers. |
Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni, Other Records |
Title: | University - Oxford University Register of the Visitors |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/registerofvisito00camdu... |
Description: | Register of the Visitors of the University of Oxford 1647-1658 |
Extra Info: | Online book. Published 1838. Includes details of degrees achieved and current location. Names index at the end. |
Classification: | Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
Title: | University of Glasgow - Roll of Honour |
Link: | https://universitystory.gla.ac.uk/index.html |
Description: | University of Glasgow - Roll of Honour |
Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Register & Rent Rolls, Poor Rate, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Victoria County History - Explore England's Past |
Link: | https://www.history.ac.uk/research/victoria-county... |
Description: | Victoria County History - Explore England's Past |
Extra Info: | This site provides free access to local history materials. A variety of material, some counties covered more than others. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Other Records |
Title: | WANLESS Web - A One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.wanlessweb.org/TNG/index.php |
Description: | WANLESS Web - A One Name Study of the surnames surnames Wanless, Wandless, Wanlass, Wandlass, Wanliss, and Wanlace |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Wirksworth Genealogy and Local History |
Link: | http://www.wirksworth.org.uk |
Description: | Wirksworth Genealogy and Local History, including Trade Directories and Taxes |
Extra Info: | Also look under the scrapbook. Many old photographs of families of the area. |
Classification: | Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Other Records |
Title: | Workhouse Network |
Link: | https://www.workhousenetwork.org/ |
Description: | Pauper biographies and more. |
Classification: | Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Other Records |
Title: | Workhouse Website |
Link: | https://www.workhouses.org.uk/ |
Description: | A Site Dedicated to the Workhouse, its Buildings, Staff, Inmates and much more |
Classification: | Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., School / Educational Records / Alumni, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Poor Rate, Other Records |
Title: | Yesterday's Journey |
Link: | http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~spire/Yesterday/ |
Description: | Yesterday's Journey |
Extra Info: | Mainly Derbyshire. Documents such as settlement papers, coroners records, apprentice records, school lists and more. |
Classification: | Other Records |
Title: | Zoological Society of London - List of Fellows |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/listoffellows1899zooluo... |
Description: | Zoological Society of London - List of Fellows 1899 |
Extra Info: | Online book. Includes some details of their residences in London and the country. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Poor Rate, Other Records |
Title: | GENUKI County Page for Derbyshire |
Link: | https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DBY/ |
Description: | General Information for Derbyshire |
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