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Classification:Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers
Title:Genes Reunited's Electoral Rolls
Link:Genes Reunited's Electoral Rolls
Description:Genes Reunited's Electoral Rolls
Classification:Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers
Title:People Finder from 192.com
Link:People Finder from 192.com
Description:192.com People Finder - Electorals Rolls, Business Directories and more...
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records
Title:The Genealogist Website
Link:The Genealogist Website
Description:The Genealogist Website
Extra Info:Subscription site. Includes many university registers, trade directories and more.
Classification:Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:1820 British Settlers to South Africa
Link:https://www.1820settlers.com/
Description:1820 British Settlers to South Africa
Extra Info:Information about the 1820 British settlers to South Africa, including transcribed letters, photographs and pictures of some of the settlers and a forum.
Classification:Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records
Title:1820 Settler Correspondence - Cape of Good Hope
Link:https://www.eggsa.org/1820-settlers/index.php/
Description:Letters from the Settlers of the Cape of Good Hope
Extra Info:This correspondence concerns the immigration scheme for the Cape of Good Hope following the Napoleonic Wars.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories
Title:1921 Census substitute from The Genealogist.
Link:https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/affiliate/?affid=...
Description:These records form part of the Trade, Residential & Telephone record sets on The Genealogist, covering a period currently not served by a census.
Extra Info:More counties will be added in the coming months.
Classification:Other Records
Title:Abandoned Communities Website
Link:http://www.abandonedcommunities.co.uk/
Description:Abandoned Communities Website
Extra Info:The site commemorates all abandoned communities, those that have been washed into the sea, those that are now at the bottom of reservoirs and more.
Classification:Poor Rate, Other Records
Title:Aberdeen and NE Scotland Family History Society
Link:https://www.anesfhs.org.uk/guest-home
Description:Aberdeen and NE Scotland Family History Society Resources
Extra Info:Look under Databank for online records.
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Aberdeen Built Ships
Link:https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/AAGM/collections/a...
Description:Aberdeen Built Ships
Extra Info:Lists the ships, their builders, owners, construction and more.
Classification:Valuation Books, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Poor Rate, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Aberdeen City Council Catalogues and Indexes
Link:https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/libraries...
Description:Aberdeen City Council Catalogues and Indexes
Extra Info:Mainly indexes of the records held in the archives, but some online data.
Classification:Newspapers
Title:Aberdeenshire Data from Ancestry
Link:Aberdeenshire Data from Ancestry
Description:Aberdeenshire Data Collection from Ancestry
Extra Info:Includes American Data from the Aberdeen Journal, 1748-1783
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:ACAD - A Cambridge Alumni Database
Link:https://venn.lib.cam.ac.uk/
Description:A Cambridge Alumni Database: Search Form
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:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Apprentices Of Great Britain
Link:http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/apprentices-of-great-britain/
Description:Apprentices Of Great Britain
Extra Info:These records are abstracts from tax records kept by the Inland Revenue.
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Archive -The Mills Archive
Link:https://new.millsarchive.org/
Description:The Mills Archive
Extra Info:A permanent repository for historical and contemporary material on traditional mills and milling. Searching is free, but you need to a 'friend' of the archives to access more detailed information.
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:Hearth / Window Tax, Register & Rent Rolls, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Poor Rate
Title:BAIRD's of Scotland
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20140215101720/http://w...
Description:BAIRD's of Scotland
Extra Info:This is an archived copy of a site that is no longer seems to be active. Most information still seems to be accessible.
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:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Blacksmiths Index
Link:https://blacksmiths.mygenwebs.com/
Description:A Genealogical Index of Blacksmiths and Related Occupations
Extra Info:As well as blacksmiths, includes many other related occupations, also blacksmiths residing in asylums and workhouses.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists
Title:BOYD Family and Information Centre
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20120716201636/http://c...
Description:BOYD Family and Information Centre
Extra Info:This is an archived copy of the website. Most features appear to work. There may be some delay in loading.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps
Title:Boyle's Court and Country Guide
Link:Boyle's Court and Country Guide
Description:Boyle's Court and Country Guide, 1811
Extra Info:List people from all round the UK and Ireland and their addresses.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Braidwood Gaol, NSW Australia, Gaol Entrance Book
Link:http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/braidwood.htm
Description:Braidwood Gaol, NSW Australia, Gaol Entrance Book 1856-1899
Extra Info:Search results include the ship the inmate arrived on, place of birth and physical details.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Poor Rate
Title:BREBNER and BREMNER One Name Study
Link:http://www.brebner.com/index.html
Description:BREBNER/BREMNER Genealogy Pages
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:Information, Companies / Employee and Union Lists
Title:British and Irish Furniture Makers Online
Link:https://bifmo.furniturehistorysociety.org/
Description:Faces Behind the Furniture, 1500-1914
Classification:Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc.
Title:British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards
Link:British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920
Description:British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920
Classification:Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc.
Title:British Army WWI Pension Records
Link:British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920
Description:British Army WWI Pension Records, 1914-1920
Classification:Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc.
Title:British Army WWI Service Records
Link:British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
Description:British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:British Coastguards 1841-1891
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/Coastguards/
Description:British Coastguards 1841-1891
Extra Info:Includes place of birth and family details in many cases.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Tithe Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:British History Online
Link:https://www.british-history.ac.uk/
Description:British History Online
Extra Info:A variety of records and documents relating to the medieval and modern history of the British Isles.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records
Title:British Home Children
Link:https://www.britishhomechildren.com/
Description:British Home Children - Information and Database
Extra Info:Canada's leading organization for the British Home Children.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists
Title:British Home Children in Canada
Link:https://canadianbritishhomechildren.weebly.com/
Description:British Home Children in Canada
Extra Info:Lots of information about the British Home children, how to research, photographs of the ships they travelled on and more.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records
Title:British Home Children Registry
Link:http://britishhomechildrenregistry.com/
Description:British Home Children Advocacy and Researcg Assocication
Classification:Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records
Title:British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa
Link:https://www.bifhsgo.ca/
Description:British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa
Extra Info:Click on projects. Includes lists of the 'home children' the children who travelled to Canada between 1869-1932.
Classification:Newspapers
Title:British Newspaper Archive
Link:https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/
Description:Explore over 200 years of history - British Newspaper Archive
Extra Info:Access also available via selected subscriptions to Find My Past and Genes Reunited
Classification:Information, Photographs / Pictures
Title:British Pathe Film Archive
Link:https://www.britishpathe.com
Description:British Pathe Film Archive 1896-1970
Extra Info:All sorts of social history on film as well as royal visits, wing walkers, early pictures of heathrow, swimming galas and much more.
Classification:Post Office / Telephone Directories
Title:British Phone Books, 1880-1984
Link:British Phone Books, 1880-1984
Description:British Phone Books, 1880-1984
Extra Info:The database currently contains over 1700 phone books and provides near full county coverage for England as well as containing substantial records for Scotland, Ireland, and Wales.
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:Information
Title:British Surnames
Link:https://britishsurnames.co.uk
Description:Research the origins and distribution of your surname
Extra Info:Information on similar surnames, most common surnames, surname distribution maps as well as surname meanings and etymologies.
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:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps
Title:Cassell's Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland
Link:Cassell's Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland
Description:Cassell's Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1894
Extra Info:Volume 2-6 only (CH onwards).
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records
Title:Castle Garden Immigration Centre (USA)
Link:http://www.castlegarden.org/
Description:Castle Garden Immigration Centre (USA) - (1820-1892)
Extra Info:Immigration centre prior to Ellis Island. Search by name of the individual fro the 11 million immigrants, or by ship.
Classification:Religious Lists / Records
Title:Catholic Family History
Link:https://catholicfhs.wordpress.com/2019/12/17/marga...
Description:The Margaret Higgins Database of Catholics in England and their Friends 1607-1840
Extra Info:See if your ancestors were recusant Catholics using a downloadable PDF or spreadsheet.
Classification:Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers
Title:Census and Electoral Rolls
Link:Census and Electoral Rolls
Description:Census and Electoral Rolls from Ancestry
Classification:Photographs / Pictures
Title:Churches of Britain and Ireland
Link:http://www.churches-uk-ireland.org/
Description:Churches of Britain and Ireland
Extra Info:Photographs of the churches your ancestors attended.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Claim a Convict
Link:http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/claimaconvict/
Description:Connects Researchers on the Same Convicts
Extra Info:This site offers researchers a free service that enables those researching the same convicts ancestors to contact each other directly by email.
Classification:Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc.
Title:Clan Fraser Society of Canada
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20120310011021/http://w...
Description:Clan Fraser Society of Canada
Extra Info:An archived copy of the website. Most information still seems to be available. Click on Scotland. Includes details of the 78th Fraser Highlanders.
Classification:Companies / Employee and Union Lists
Title:Commercial Bank of Scotland - Roll of Honour
Link:https://archive.org/details/RollOfHonourOfTheComme...
Description:Commercial Bank of Scotland - Roll of Honour 1914-1918
Extra Info:Online book. Those who gave their lives, and those who served, with details of their service, rank and bank branch.
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:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Convict - Australian Convict Transportation Registers
Link:Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Ships Arriving 1791-1868
Description:Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Ships Arriving 1791-1868
Extra Info:Information available in these registers includes: name of convict, date and place of conviction, term of sentence, name of ship on which sailed, departure date, and name of colony sent to.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Convict Death Register - New South Wales, Australia
Link:New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register, 1826-1879
Description:New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register, 1826-1879
Extra Info:Includes name, age, transport ship, date of burial and comments.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Convict Records of Australia
Link:https://convictrecords.com.au/
Description:British Convict Transportation Register 1787-1867
Extra Info:This website allows you to search the British Convict transportation register for convicts transported to Australia between 1787-1867.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Convict Transportation Registers to Australia
Link:Australian Convict Transportation Registers - First Fleet, 1787-1788
Description:Australian Convict Transportation Registers - First Fleet, 1787-1788
Extra Info:Information available in these registers includes: name of convict, date and place of conviction, term of sentence, name of ship on which sailed, departure date, and name of colony sent to.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Convict Transportation Registers to Australia
Link:Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Second Fleet, 1789-1790
Description:Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Second Fleet, 1789-1790
Extra Info:Information available in these registers includes: name of convict, date and place of conviction, term of sentence, name of ship on which sailed, departure date, and name of colony sent to.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Convict Transportation Registers to Australia
Link:Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Third Fleet, 1791
Description:Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Third Fleet, 1791
Extra Info:Information available in these registers includes: name of convict, date and place of conviction, term of sentence, name of ship on which sailed, departure date, and name of colony sent to.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Convicts - Licences of Parole for Female Convicts
Link:Licences of Parole for Female Convicts, 1853-1871, 1883-1887
Description:Licences of Parole for Female Convicts, 1853-1871, 1883-1887
Extra Info:Documentation surrounding the licences to be at large given to some 4,400 other female prisoners between 1853 and 1887.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Convicts Index for Tasmania
Link:https://linctas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU...
Description:Names Index of Tasmania
Extra Info:Search the names index for convicts transported to Tasmania, convicts permissions to marry and more.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Convicts to Australia Website
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20200210171711/http://...
Description:Convicts to Australia Website
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. Lists of convicts, the ships, the work gangs and more.
Classification:Other Records
Title:Council Register Extracts from the Burgh of Aberdeen, 1398-1570
Link:https://archive.org/details/extractsfromcoun01aber
Description:Council Register Extracts from the Burgh of Aberdeen, 1398-1570
Extra Info:Many interesting snippets of information including a list of thieves in 1411, tax paid in 1556, ships arriving with goods to sell 1545 and much more. Gives a real feel for the area in times gone by.
Classification:Other Records
Title:Council Register Extracts from the Burgh of Aberdeen, 1570-1625
Link:https://archive.org/details/extractsfromcoun02aber
Description:Council Register Extracts from the Burgh of Aberdeen, 1570-1625
Extra Info:Many interesting snippets of information including a notice that no sheep skins could be sent to Flanders for six months in 1583, in 1596 the town was troubled by certain inhabitants with a sword and more. A real glimpse into times gone by.
Classification:Other Records
Title:Council Register Extracts from the Burgh of Aberdeen, 1625-1642
Link:https://archive.org/details/extractsfromcoun01aber...
Description:Council Register Extracts from the Burgh of Aberdeen, 1625-1642
Extra Info:Many interesting snippets of information including the names of many local people. Gives a real insight into times gone by.
Classification:Other Records
Title:Council Register Extracts from the Burgh of Aberdeen, 1643-1747
Link:https://archive.org/details/extractsfromcoun02aber...
Description:Council Register Extracts from the Burgh of Aberdeen, 1643-1747
Extra Info:Many interesting snippets of information including the names of many local people. Gives a real insight into times gone by.
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Crew Lists of the British Merchant Navy 1915
Link:https://1915crewlists.rmg.co.uk/
Classification:Sports Clubs and Associations
Title:Cricket Archive
Link:https://www.cricketarchive.com/
Description:Cricket Archive - A Comprehensive Archive of Players, Grounds and Much More
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Tithe Records, Valuation Books, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records
Title:DALTON Data Bank and One Name Study
Link:http://www.daltondatabank.org/
Description:DALTON Data Bank and One Name Study
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Dictionary of Scottish Architects
Link:https://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/
Description:Dictionary of Scottish Architects
Extra Info:A database providing biographical information and job lists for all architects known to have worked in Scotland during the period 1840-1980, whether as principals, assistants or apprentices.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Other Records
Title:Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations
Link:Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations
Description:Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations, 1650-1775
Extra Info:Includes information on the ships they were sent on as well as the master of the ship.
Classification:Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records
Title:Directory of Scots in the Carolinas
Link:Directory of Scots in the Carolinas
Description:Directory of Scots in the Carolinas, 1680-1830
Extra Info:In some cases includes birthdate and place in Scotland as well as occupation.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records
Title:Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825
Link:Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825
Description:Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825
Extra Info:This volume brings together a list of all Scots emigrants appearing in ships' passenger lists before 1825.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Divorce - The National Archives
Link:https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your...
Description:A guide to help you to find the different types of records which exist for divorce and separation.
Classification:Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Companies / Employee and Union Lists
Title:Electoral Registers & Companies House Directors
Link:Electoral Registers & Companies House Directors by Find My Past
Description:Electoral Registers & Companies House Directors by Find My Past
Extra Info:Search registers of UK directors whose companies are registered with Companies House along with the UK’s electoral registers beginning from 2002.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records
Title:Ellis Island Foundation
Link:https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger
Description:Ellis Island - Port of New York Passenger Records 1892-1954
Classification:Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records
Title:Emigration Database
Link:https://www.dunbrody.com/
Description:Emigration Database from the Dunbrody Famine Ship Website
Extra Info:The Dunbrody famine ship carried many Irish passenger to America. Although this website includes a database of Irish emigration many of those on the list are English, Welsh and Scottish.
Classification:Information
Title:Family History Books via Family Search
Link:Family History Books via Family Search
Description:Family History Books via Family Search
Extra Info:More than 40,000 digitized genealogy and family history publications from the archives of some of the most important family history libraries in the world. Read online for free.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Free Settler or Felon Website
Link:https://www.freesettlerorfelon.com/
Description:Free Settler or Felon Website
Extra Info:Includes details of convicts and free settlers in the Hunter Valley area of New South Wales, Australia
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Freemantle Prison, Western Australia
Link:https://fremantleprison.com.au
Description:Freemantle Prison, Western Australia
Extra Info:Includes a convicts database with details of where they came from, the ship they travelled on, occupation and more.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps
Title:Fullarton's Topographical, Statistical, and Historical Gazetteer of Scotland
Link:Fullarton's Topographical, Statistical, and Historical Gazetteer of Scotland
Description:Fullarton's Topographical, Statistical, and Historical Gazetteer of Scotland, 1847
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:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., School / Educational Records / Alumni, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Genealogy and Family History in Scotland - Scottish genealogy records
Link:https://www.oldscottish.com/
Description:Old Scottish Genealogy & Family History
Classification:Photographs / Pictures
Title:Genealogy Photo Archive
Link:https://deadfred.com/
Description:Free Genealogy and Family History Photo Archive
Extra Info:Free genealogy family history photo search by surname.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:General Register Office for Scotland - Crime and Criminals
Link:https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/crim...
Description:Crime and Criminals Information for Scotland from the General Register Office for Scotland
Classification:Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records
Title:Genes Reunited : Search Passport Applications
Link:Genes Reunited : Search passport applications
Description:Search UK Passport Applications 1851 to 1903
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps
Title:Genmaps, Old and Interesting Maps
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~genmaps/genealogy/
Description:Genmaps, Old and Interesting Maps
Extra Info:Many online maps, some as early as 1550.
Classification:Photographs / Pictures
Title:Geograph Britain and Ireland
Link:http://www.geograph.org.uk/
Description:Geograph Britain and Ireland
Extra Info:The project aims to collect geographically representative photographs and information for every square kilometre of Great Britain and Ireland. Use the search to find areas and topics of interest.
Classification:Photographs / Pictures
Title:Getty Images
Link:https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/
Extra Info:Many Photographs easy to search. For example images of Welsh Chapels, workhouse, Sunday school. Lots of modern and historic images.
Classification:Travellers / Romany / Canal Folk
Title:Gipsy Life: Being an Account of Our Gipsies and Their Children
Link:https://archive.org/details/gipsylifebeinga00smitg...
Description:Book - Gipsy Life: Being an Account of Our Gipsies and Their Children
Extra Info:Online book. published 1880. Includes extracts from newspapers and magazine articles and much more about their lives.
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:Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc.
Title:Great Britain, Royal Naval Division Casualties of The Great War, 1914-1924
Link:Great Britain, Royal Naval Division Casualties of The Great War, 1914-1924
Description:Great Britain, Royal Naval Division Casualties of The Great War, 1914-1924
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps
Title:Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland
Link:Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland
Description:Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland 1883
Classification:Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Highland Railway Company Database
Link:Highland Railway Company Database
Description:Highland Railway Company Database 1854-1900
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Information, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Historic Churches of Great Britain
Link:http://www.historicchurches.co.uk/
Description:Maps of locations of many Historic Churches of Great Britain
Extra Info:Helps you find the location of the churches where you ancestors were baptised, married or buried. Their long-term aim is to add photographs to accompany each map.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories
Title:Holden's Annual London and Country Directory
Link:Holden's Annual London and Country Directory
Description:Holden's Annual London and Country Directory for 1811, in Three Volumes
Extra Info:Volume 2 & 3 are directories of towns in the England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records
Title:Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
Link:https://www.immigrantships.net/
Description:Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
Extra Info:Includes records by ship, by departure point, by arrival point and also name search. Over 9000 ships passenger lists online.
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Inner Temple Admissions Database
Link:https://archives.innertemple.org.uk/
Description:Inner Temple Admissions Database
Extra Info:Online biographical information about past members of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, one of the four London-based Inns of Court. Many records include father's name and address.
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Institute of Chartered Accountants
Link:https://www.icaew.com/library/historical-resources...
Description:Institute of Chartered Accountants
Extra Info:An index to obituaries and photographs of individuals from 1874 to 1965. Also has some details about evolutions of the larger accountancy firms
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Institute of Chartered Accountants - List of Members 1904
Link:http://archive.org/details/listofmembers19000instr...
Description:Institute of Chartered Accountants - List of Members 1904
Extra Info:Online book. Lists the members in 1904 and details of their employment. Also includes some members practicing abroad.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Tithe Records, Information
Title:Internet Archive
Link:http://archive.org/
Description:Internet Archive
Extra Info:Has many scanned books. Click on texts and then search the archive. Note gazetteer and gazetteers give different results.
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:Other Records
Title:Jacobites of 1715 and 1745
Link:Jacobites of 1715 and 1745
Description:Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 in North East Scotland
Classification:Religious Lists / Records
Title:Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain
Link:https://www.jgsgb.org.uk/
Description:Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain
Classification:Companies / Employee and Union Lists
Title:John Menzies & Company - Roll of Honour
Link:https://archive.org/details/rollofhonour19141921me...
Description:John Menzies & Company - Roll of Honour 1914-1919
Extra Info:Online book. A list of people from the company who served in the great war, with a separate list for those who gave their lives. Includes name, rank, regiment and branch of the company.
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:Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records
Title:List of Emigrants to America from Liverpool
Link:http://archive.org/details/listofemigrantst00bost
Description:List of Emigrants to America from Liverpool 1697-1707
Extra Info:Online book. Some interesting spellings and some occupations and final destinations also recorded.
Classification:Information, Diseases / Causes of Death
Title:List of Old Diseases
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20180822104047/http://...
Description:List of Medical Terms found On Old Death Certificates, Doctors Reports and in Old Letters
Extra Info:This is an archived copy of the original website which may not function fully.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists
Title:Lloyd's List Marine News 1740 - 1837
Link:https://registers.cityoflondon.gov.uk/applications...
Description:Lloyd's List Marine News 1740 - 1837
Extra Info:Lloyd's List is a newspaper devoted to shipping news. In particular it records the movements of ocean going vessels and marine news of casualties, and other events involving individual vessels.
Classification:Newspapers
Title:London Times
Link:http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-2626802-10934994?url=...
Description:Search the London Times from 1785 to 1884
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Other Records
Title:LONGMORE Genealogy Resources
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20180114123904/http://...
Description:LONGMORE Genealogy Resources
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information seems to be available, however it is slow to load.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records
Title:LUCY and LUCEY Genealogy
Link:http://www.ozlists.com/allluceys/
Description:LUCY and LUCEY Genealogy
Extra Info:LUCY and LUCEY's arriving in Australia, convicts, and more.
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:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps
Title:Maps - Exploring Scotland's Historic Environment.
Link:https://pastmap.org.uk/
Description:Modern, Historic, Aerial and Data Maps of Scotland
Classification:Photographs / Pictures
Title:Mary Evans Picture Library
Link:https://www.maryevans.com/
Description:Mary Evans Picture Library
Extra Info:Over 2 million historical and cinema images. Easy to search - can limit by type of photograph and century. From pictures of asylums, workhouses, churches, memorials, wars, schools, ships and much more.
Classification:Associations and Civil Officials Lists
Title:Masonic Great War Project
Link:https://www.masonicgreatwarproject.org.uk/
Description:Masonic Great War Project
Extra Info:A searchable database purely on Freemasons who took part in and died in the course of their duty during the Great War of 1914-1918.
Classification:Information, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Photographs / Pictures
Title:Military Badges and Military Images
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20110721011946/http://w...
Description:Military Badges and Military Images
Extra Info:An archived copy of the site which is no longer available. May take a little while to load. May not work correctly in all browsers.
Classification:Newspapers, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:MILLIKEN, MILLIGAN and Related Surnames
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~alanmilliken/geneal...
Description:MILLIKEN, MILLIGAN and Related Surnames Genealogical Research
Extra Info:Surnames of Millican, Milligan, Millikan, Milliken, Millikin, Mulliken, Mullikin, and Mulligan etc.
Classification:Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Photographs / Pictures, Journals / Diaries
Title:Moving Here - 200 years of Migration to England
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20140407043350/http://m...
Description:Moving Here - 200 years of Migration to England
Extra Info:This is an archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information and photographs still seem to be available.
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:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America
Link:https://www.themusichallguild.com/
Description:Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America
Extra Info:Includes a database of artistes, many with photographs.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists
Title:Nanaimo Family History Society
Link:https://nanaimofamilyhistory.ca/passenger-list-pro...
Description:Passenger Ship Lists Indexing Project
Extra Info:Indexing project for ships arriving in Canada approx 1900-1921.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online
Link:https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your...
Description:National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online
Extra Info:Please read the instructions and information before downloading. Includes New South Wales convict entry books, convict transportation registers, and more.
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:National Archives - Online Merchant Navy Indexes and Records
Link:https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your...
Description:National Archives - Online Merchant Navy Indexes and Records
Extra Info:Online Merchant Navy indexes and records.
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:National Archives - Online Navy Records and Indexes
Link:https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your...
Description:National Archives - Online Navy Records and Indexes
Extra Info:Includes medals awarded to merchant seamen in WWI and WWII, also an index to seamen's names 1860 -1867, and more.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:National Archives - Online Records and Indexes
Link:https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your...
Description:National Archives - Online Records and Indexes (UK)
Extra Info:Includes prisoner photos, maps and more. Many detailed records require payment.
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:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:National Archives - WWI Merchant Seamen's Medals
Link:https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your...
Description:National Archives - WWI Merchant Seamen's Medals
Extra Info:Scroll down the page. Campaign medals issues to merchant seamen in world war one. Free to search, but pay to view medal cards.
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:National Archives - WWII Merchant Seamen's Medals
Link:https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your...
Description:National Archives - WWII Merchant Seamen's Medals
Extra Info:Campaign medals issues to merchant seamen in world war two. Free to search, but pay to view medal cards.
Classification:Companies / Employee and Union Lists
Title:National Bank of Scotland - Roll of Honour
Link:https://archive.org/details/rollofhonour1921nati
Description:National Bank of Scotland - Roll of Honour 1914-1918
Extra Info:Online book. Those who gave their lives, but also those who served with details of their service and address.
Classification:Photographs / Pictures
Title:National Library of Scotland - Moving Image Archive
Link:https://movingimage.nls.uk/
Description:National Library of Scotland - Moving Image Archive
Extra Info:From home movies to documentaries, from industry to entertainment - the National Library of Scotland Moving Image Archive (formerly the Scottish Screen Archive) has something for everyone.
Classification:Post Office / Telephone Directories
Title:National Library of Scotland - Online Directories
Link:https://www.nls.uk/family-history/directories/
Description:National Library of Scotland - Online Directories
Extra Info:More than 700 Scottish Post Office directories for the period 1774 to 1911 are available to read online.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps
Title:National Library of Scotland - Online Maps
Link:https://maps.nls.uk/
Description:National Library of Scotland - Online Maps
Extra Info:Includes town plans and estate maps for most of the UK.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps
Title:National Library of Scotland - Online Maps
Link:https://maps.nls.uk/
Description:Online Maps for England, Scotland and Wales
Extra Info:Scroll down for side by side viewer to see historic and current maps side by side for England, Scotland and Wales.
Classification:Newspapers
Title:Newspaper Indexes from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland
Link:https://www.ambaile.org.uk/
Description:Newspaper Indexes from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland
Classification:Newspapers
Title:Newspapers Online via Google
Link:https://news.google.com/newspapers
Description:Newspapers Online via Google
Extra Info:Many newspapers are being put online. Currently there are only a handful from the UK and Ireland, but this is growing. Many newspapers from USA and Canada that could help with ancestors who emigrated.
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Nursing in the Boer War
Link:https://boerwarnurses.com/
Description:Nursing in the Boer War - Nurses and Others Who Cared for the Sick and Wounded
Extra Info:Includes a database of nurses.
Classification:Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc.
Title:Officers Died Website
Link:https://glosters.tripod.com/memindex3.htm
Description:Officers Died Website
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Old Bailey Online
Link:https://www.oldbaileyonline.org
Description:The Proceedings of the Old Bailey 1674-1913
Classification:Information, Diseases / Causes of Death
Title:Old Disease names and their modern definitions
Link:http://www.disease.pricklytree.co.uk/
Description:Quick reference to the medical terms used on your ancestors record of death.
Classification:Information, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Old Occupations of England
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20220129151438/http://...
Description:Old Occupations
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer active, however the information is still available to view. Lists many old occupations and meanings, taken from census records.
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Old Scottish Clockmakers
Link:https://archive.org/details/oldscottishclock00smit...
Description:Old Scottish Clockmakers 1453-1850
Extra Info:Online free book. Published in 1921, Also has an index. Starting at page 401 there is also a list of some English, Irish and Isle of Man Clockmakers.
Classification:Photographs / Pictures
Title:Old UK Photographs
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20140705201147/http://...
Description:Old UK Photographs
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most photographs are still available to view. Lots of old photographs of interesting locations around the UK, many are taken from old postcards.
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:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists
Title:Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
Link:Ancestry's Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
Description:Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
Extra Info:This database contains passenger lists recording the names of people leaving from UK ports for destinations outside of Europe.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Photographs / Pictures
Title:P & O Heritage and Archives
Link:https://www.poheritage.com/
Description:P & O Heritage and Archives
Extra Info:Includes British India Steam Navigation Company, the Orient Line and other companies absorbed into P&O. The archive contains photographs, ephemera, fact sheets on the individual ships, with the shipbuilders' details and more.
Classification:Religious Lists / Records
Title:Parish Clerk Index (PCI)
Link:https://www.dands.uk/pci/
Description:Parish Clerk Index (PCI)
Extra Info:Includes Churchwardens, Sextons and more.
Classification:Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:Parish of Banchory-Devenick - A History
Link:http://archive.org/details/historyofparisho00hend
Description:Parish of Banchory-Devenick - A History
Extra Info:Online book. Includes ministers of the parish, landowners and estates, local families and the parish school. Also includes Cults and Portlethen.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists
Title:Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957
Link:http://archive.org/details/passengercrewlis1538uni...
Description:Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957
Extra Info:Online book. There does not seem to be an index of ships or passengers. There appear to be only four ships in the list Moltke, Finland, Kronprinz Wilhelm and Berlin.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists
Title:Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957
Link:http://archive.org/details/passengercrewlis1532uni...
Description:Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957
Extra Info:Online book. There does not seem to be an index of ships or passengers. There ships in the list are Lusitania, Graf Waldersee, La Provence, St. Paul, Cincinnati and Columbia.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists
Title:Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957
Link:http://archive.org/details/passengercrewlis1529uni...
Description:Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957
Extra Info:Online book. There does not seem to be an index of ships or passengers. There ships in the list are Minas Geraes, Parima, Luisiane, New York, Prins Mauritz, Corrientes, La Bretagne, Vigilancia, Caracas, Maracas, Alleghany, Lapland and Celtic.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists
Title:Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957
Link:http://archive.org/details/passengercrewlis1527uni...
Description:Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957
Extra Info:Online book. There does not seem to be an index of ships or passengers. There ships in the list are Ancon, Christopher, Prinzess Irene, Barbarossa, Mermudian, Tagus, Manuel Calvo, Mauretania, Merida, Panama, Metapan and Contre Admiral Coubet.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists
Title:Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957
Link:http://archive.org/details/passengercrewlis1534uni...
Description:Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957
Extra Info:Online book. There does not seem to be an index of ships or passengers. There ships in the list are Kronprinzessin Cecilie, Duca Degli Abruzzi, Postdam and Kroonland.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists
Title:Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957
Link:http://archive.org/details/passengercrewlis1533uni...
Description:Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957
Extra Info:Online book. There does not seem to be an index of ships or passengers. There ships in the list are Cedric, Germania, Lituania, Cristobal, Coamo, Bermudian Minnetonka, Prinz Sigismund, Carpathia, Sibiria, Havana and Maracaito.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists
Title:Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957
Link:http://archive.org/details/passengercrewlis1530uni...
Description:Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957
Extra Info:Online book. No index of ships or passengers. There ships in the list are Furnessin, Annetta, Ponce, Ryndam, Suriname, Saratoga, Paul Paix, Prinz Joachim, Terence, United States Oceania, Minneapolis, Rosario di Giorgio, Marina, Obidense and Montevideo.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists
Title:Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957
Link:http://archive.org/details/passengercrewlis1528uni...
Description:Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957
Extra Info:Online book. No index of ships or passengers. There ships in the list are President Lincoln, Bornu, Amerika and Venezia.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists
Title:Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957
Link:http://archive.org/details/passengercrewlis1537uni...
Description:Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957
Extra Info:Online book. No index of ships or passengers. There ships in the list are Seguranca, Caledonia, Nieuw Amsterdam, Arabic, La Touraine Allemannia, Trent, Prins de Nederlander, Advance, Saratoga and Clement.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists
Title:Passenger List of Vessels Arriving at Seattle, WA, from Insular Possessions, 1908-1917
Link:http://archive.org/details/manifestofpa00011908uni...
Description:Passenger List of Vessels Arriving at Seattle, WA, from Insular Possessions, 1908-1917
Extra Info:Online book. There does not seem to be an index of ships or passengers. Lots of ships travelling from Japan, Hong Kong and the Far East entering into Seattle.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Information, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records
Title:Passenger Lists and Emigrant Ships
Link:http://www.norwayheritage.com/
Description:Passenger Lists and Emigrant Ships
Extra Info:Includes some searchable passenger lists. also information about the ships and lists documenting their individual voyages, as well as pictures of the ships.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists
Title:Passenger Lists for Various Ships
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20111221184139/http://m...
Description:Passenger Lists for Various Ships
Extra Info:An archived copy of the site. Most information still seems to be accessible. Includes name, age and place of residence.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists
Title:Passenger Lists on Barry Pyecroft's Genealogy Pages
Link:https://pycroft.co.nz/
Description:Barry Pyecroft's Genealogy
Extra Info:Scroll down to 'my ships'. Includes some passenger lists, Waitangi 1878, Henrietta 1860, William Miles, 1860, all sailing to New Zealand.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records
Title:Passenger Lists to New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigration
Link:New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896
Description:New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896
Extra Info:Assisted immigrants had their passages subsidized or paid for by another person or agency. This collection is four different series of records. Information listed may include name, age, and native place.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Passenger Ships Arriving in Australia
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20200915014911/http://...
Description:Passenger Ships Arriving in Australia 1829-1915
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is not currently active. Most information still seems to be available.
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:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Photographers of Great Britain and Ireland
Link:https://www.cartedevisite.co.uk/
Description:Photographers of Great Britain and Ireland
Extra Info:Information on photographers of Great Britain and Ireland from 1840-1940, their photographs, their studios and their customers.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records
Title:PINCKNEY - The site for all UK PINCKNEYs
Link:http://www.john-pinckney.co.uk/family/index.htm
Description:PINCKNEY - The site for all UK PINCKNEYs and Variants
Extra Info:Includes PINCKNEYs at Oxford and Cambridge and those who emigrated abroad.
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, Newspapers, Valuation Books, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Other Records
Title:POOL(E) Family Scottish Database
Link:http://thepoolfamilydatabase.20m.com/
Description:POOL(E) Family Scottish Database
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Post Office Directory of Chemists and Druggists
Link:https://archive.org/details/b21466385
Description:Post Office Directory of Chemists and Druggists 1876
Extra Info:Online book. Covers England, Scotland, Wales and principal towns in Ireland. Includes chemical manufacturers, wholesale druggists, drysalters, patent medicine vendors and other connected trades, e.g. photographers, bottle makers, dentists and dye makers.
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: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:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Railway Workers Who Died in World War One
Link:https://www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/research-and-arch...
Description:Railway Workers Who Died in World War One
Extra Info:Scroll down to Fallen Railwaymen Database. List of over 20,000 railway employees who died in World War One. Includes details of the railway company they worked for, their military service and in some cases family information. May take a while to load.
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: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:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Royal College of Physicians
Link:https://history.rcplondon.ac.uk/inspiring-physicia...
Description:Royal College of Physicians
Extra Info:The Munk's Roll, a list of obituaries of past fellows.
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Journals / Diaries
Title:Scarlet Finders - British Military Nurses
Link:http://www.scarletfinders.co.uk/index.html
Description:Scarlet Finders - British Military Nurses
Extra Info:Includes the war diary of Matron-in-Chief, British Expeditionary Force for 1914-1919.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:School - Edinburgh Academy Register 1824-1914
Link:https://archive.org/details/edinburghacademy00edin
Description:Register of Edinburgh Academy 1824-1914
Extra Info:Online book. Mini biographies for each individual scholar, including father's name and hometown. Also masters, rectors, school teams and more.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:School - Register for Repton School - Suppplement
Link:https://archive.org/details/reptonschoolregi00mess...
Extra Info:Seems to cover some from 1832-1922. Includes a list of Headmasters and Masters at the school, also mini biographies for the pupils.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:School - Register for Repton School
Link:https://archive.org/details/reptonschoolreg00reptg...
Extra Info:Includes a list of Headmasters and Masters at the school, also for many of the pupils it gives their fathers name and their home location, also thier further education and career.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:School - Register for Rugby School
Link:https://archive.org/details/rugbyschoolregi00michg...
Description:Rugby School Register Vol 1 1675-1842
Extra Info:Online book. Includes basic family details for most pupils.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:School - Register for Rugby School
Link:https://archive.org/details/rugbyschoolregis02rugb...
Description:Rugby School Register Vol. 2 1842-1874
Extra Info:Online book. Includes mini biographies with some family details and addresses for pupils.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:School - Register for Rugby School
Link:https://archive.org/details/rugbyschoolregis03rugb...
Description:Rugby School Register Vol. 3 1874-1904
Extra Info:Online book. Includes mini biographies with some family details and addresses for pupils.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:School - Register of Brigton College, Sussex, Part 1, 1847-1863
Link:https://archive.org/details/b21779843
Description:Register of Brigton College, Sussex, Part 1, 1847-1863
Extra Info:Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, also masters and more. Also indicates siblings in the list.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:School - Register of Cheltenham College, 1841-1910
Link:https://archive.org/details/b28037674
Description:Register of Cheltenham College, 1841-1910
Extra Info:Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals. Includes masters, house masters, prefects, prizes awarded, honours, army and navy list and more.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:School - Register of Clifton College, Bristol 1862-1912
Link:https://archive.org/details/b28994553/page/n7
Description:Register of Clifton College, Bristol 1862-1912
Extra Info:Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, honours, also masters, other school officials and more. Index at end of book.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:School - Register of Dover College, Kent 1871-1910
Link:https://archive.org/details/dovercollegereg00dove
Description:Register of Dover College, Kent 1871-1910
Extra Info:Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, also master, bursars, prefects, cricket, football and other sports teams and much more.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:School - Register of Elizabeth College, Guernsey 1824-1873
Link:https://archive.org/details/elizabethcolleg00brocg...
Description:Register of Elizabeth College, Guernsey 1824-1873
Extra Info:Online book. Inclides mini biographies of the individuals. Also highlights siblings. Also masters, prize winners and more.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:School - Register of Eton College, Berkshire 1753-1790
Link:https://archive.org/details/etoncollegeregis00eton...
Description:Register of Eton College, Berkshire 1753-1790
Extra Info:Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, also master, tutors and more.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:School - Register of Eton College, Berkshire 1841-1850 Part 1
Link:https://archive.org/details/etonregistercomp01eton...
Description:Register of Eton College, Berkshire 1841-1850 Part 1
Extra Info:Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, also prize winners, sports teams, master, tutors and more.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:School - Register of Eton College, Berkshire 1853-1859 Part 2
Link:https://archive.org/details/etonregister02collgoog
Description:Register of Eton College, Berkshire 1853-1859 Part 2
Extra Info:Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, also prize winners, sports teams, master, tutors and more.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:School - Register of Eton College, Berkshire 1862-1868 Part 3
Link:https://archive.org/details/etonregister02assogoog
Description:Register of Eton College, Berkshire 1862-1868 Part 3
Extra Info:Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, also prize winners, sports teams, master, tutors and more.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:School - Register of Eton College, Berkshire 1871-1880 Part 4
Link:https://archive.org/details/etonregister00collgoog
Description:Register of Eton College, Berkshire 1871-1880 Part 4
Extra Info:Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, also prize winners, sports teams, master, tutors and more.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:School - Register of Eton College, Berkshire 1883-1889 Part 5
Link:https://archive.org/details/etonregister04collgoog
Description:Register of Eton College, Berkshire 1883-1889 Part 5
Extra Info:Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, also prize winners, sports teams, master, tutors and more.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:School - Register of Fettes College, Edinburgh, 1870-1889
Link:https://archive.org/details/b24853355
Description:Register of Fettes College, Edinburgh, 1870-1889
Extra Info:Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, honours, sports teams, also masters, other school officials and more. Index at end of book.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:School - Register of King William's College, Isle of Man 1833-1904
Link:https://archive.org/details/kingwilliamscol00mango...
Description:Register of King William's College, Isle of Man 1833-1904
Extra Info:Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, also master, tutors, prize winners and more.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:School - Register of Kingswood School, Bath, Somerset and WoodHouse Grove School, Apperley Bridge, Yorkshire
Link:https://archive.org/details/historyofkingswo00hast...
Description:Register of Kingswood School, Bath, Somerset and WoodHouse Grove School, Apperley Bridge, Yorkshire
Extra Info:Online book, published 1898. A few details for each individual. Also masters, medalists, scholarships, prefects and more. Index at the end of each section.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:School - Register of Marlborough College, Wiltshire
Link:https://archive.org/details/marlboroughcoll00englg...
Description:Register of Marlborough College, Wiltshire 1843-1904
Extra Info:Online book. Mini biographies of the individuals, with career details and more. Also masters, college officers, sports teams and more. Index at the end.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:School - Register of Merchant Taylor's School, London
Link:https://archive.org/details/aregisterschola01schog...
Description:Register of Merchant Taylor's School, London 1562-1874
Extra Info:Online book. Mini biographies for many individual scholars. Register from when the school was located in London.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:School - Register of Merchant Taylor's School, London
Link:https://archive.org/details/merchanttaylors00schog...
Description:Register of Merchant Taylor's School, London 1871-1900
Extra Info:Online book. Mini biographies for many individual scholars. Includes prize winners, sports teams and more. Register from when the school was located in London.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:School - Register of Radley College, Oxfordshire
Link:https://archive.org/details/register01enggoog
Description:Register of Radley College, Oxfordshire 1847-1904
Extra Info:Online book. Mini biographies of the individuals, with career details and more. Also masters, college officers, sports teams, prize winners and more. Index at the end, .
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:School - Register of Westminster School to 1927
Link:Old Westminsters, up to 1927
Description:Register of Westminster School (Old Westminsters) up to 1927
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:School - Register of Winchester College, Hampshire 1836-1906
Link:https://archive.org/details/winchestercolleg00winc...
Description:Register of Winchester College, Hampshire 1836-1906
Extra Info:Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, also master, bursars, housemasters and more.
Classification:Information, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Science and Society Picture Library
Link:https://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk
Description:Science and Society Picture Library
Extra Info:Over 50,000 images from buildings, such as textile mills, to pictures of historical fire engines.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Scotland Data from Ancestry
Link:Scotland Data from Ancestry
Description:Scotland Data Collection from Ancestry
Extra Info:Includes Emmigrants and Immigrants; Numerous Directories and Gazetteers and more.
Classification:Valuation Books
Title:Scotland's People
Link:Scotland's People
Description:Scotland's People
Extra Info:Official Government Source of genealogical data for Scotland.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax
Title:ScotlandsPlaces
Link:https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/
Description:ScotlandsPlaces
Extra Info:ScotlandsPlaces is a website that allows users to search for resources by place. Includes historic tax rolls, gazetteers, official reports etc. Check 'Records' to see which records are online via the site.
Classification:Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., School / Educational Records / Alumni, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Minute Books / Meeting Books, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records
Title:Scottish Archive Network
Link:https://www.scan.org.uk/
Description:Scottish Archive Network
Extra Info:Click on Digital Archive for online documents.
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society - History
Link:https://archive.org/details/cu31924013906825
Description:Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society - History
Extra Info:Online book.Includes a detailed history and lists many people who were involved in the society. Includes an index of names.
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society Roll of Service
Link:https://archive.org/details/rollofhonour1919scot
Description:Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society Roll of Service
Extra Info:Online book. A list of all those who worked for the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society who served their country during WW1. With pictures of the fallen towards the end of the book.',
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps
Title:Scottish Directories
Link:https://archive.org/details/scottishdirectories
Description:Scottish Directories on Internet Archive
Extra Info:A comprehensive set of scans of a variety of directories and gazetteers from Scotland
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records
Title:Scottish Emigration Database
Link:https://www.abdn.ac.uk/emigration/
Description:Scottish Emigration Database
Extra Info:Can search by name, by ship, occupation and more.
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Scottish Footballers in the Great War
Link:http://www.oocities.org/gherriott/
Description:Scottish Footballers in the Great War
Extra Info:This is an archived copy of the site. Most information seems to be available.
Classification:Religious Lists / Records, Minute Books / Meeting Books, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:Scottish Genealogy Databases
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20080602101740/http://w...
Description:Scottish Genealogy Databases
Extra Info:The site is no longer running but is archived. If the site doesn't load clicking on the word impatient often works.
Classification:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Scottish Indexes - Helping you trace your Scottish family tree
Link:https://www.scottishindexes.com/
Description:Prison Registers, Sheriff Court Paternity Decrees, Mental Health Records
Extra Info:Full details of the coverage can be found on their Record Sets page.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Scottish Maritime Records, 1600-1850
Link:Scottish Maritime Records, 1600-1850
Description:Scottish Maritime Records, 1600-1850
Extra Info:Mainly an overview, but some names mentioned.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Scottish Prisoners Bound for New England 1651
Link:http://files.usgwarchives.net/nh/strafford/history...
Description:Scottish Prisoners Bound for New England 1651 from London on the Ship John & Sara
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Other Records
Title:Scottish Records and Documents from British History Online
Link:https://www.british-history.ac.uk/catalogue/scotla...
Description:Scottish Records and Documents from British History Online
Classification:Other Records
Title:Searchable Records of the Scottish Parliament
Link:https://www.rps.ac.uk
Description:Searchable Records of the Scottish Parliament 1235-1707
Extra Info:Maybe slow to load.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists
Title:Shipping Movements to and from Australia and New Zealand
Link:http://www.ozships.net/ozships/
Description:Shipping Movements to and from Australia and New Zealand 1788-1968
Extra Info:Includes lists of passengers and ship details.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Ships in UK Ports in the 1881 Census
Link:https://www.angelfire.com/de/BobSanders/81Intro.ht...
Description:Ships in UK Ports in the 1881 Census
Extra Info:Also includes other on-shore establishments for mariners.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists
Title:Ships Passenger Lists - Harold Ralston's Website
Link:http://www.ralstongenealogy.com/shiplist.htm
Description:Ships Passenger Lists - Harold Ralston's Website
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records
Title:SMALL Family Genealogy
Link:http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~smalljd/
Description:SMALL Family Genealogy
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Society of Writers to His Majesty's Signet - Roll of Honour / Service
Link:https://archive.org/details/rollofhonourofme1920so...
Description:Society of Writers to His Majesty's Signet and Apprentices - Roll of Honour & Service
Extra Info:Online book. Covers 1914-1919. Includes biographies of each member.
Classification:Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc.
Title:Soldiers' Memorials Website
Link:https://www.angelfire.com/mp/memorials/memindz1.ht...
Description:Soldiers' Memorials Website
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records
Title:South African Passenger Lists
Link:http://www.eggsa.org/arrivals/lists.html
Description:South African Passenger Lists
Extra Info:The eGSSA branch of the Genealogical Society of South Africa has embarked on a project to transcribe all the passenger lists in the South African Archives.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records
Title:South African Passenger Lists and Settlers
Link:https://www.sa-passenger-list.za.net/
Description:South African Passenger Lists and Settlers
Extra Info:Includes passenger lists from London, Glasgow, Liverpool etc. to Natal (Durban) and Cape Town. Also includes details of Haidee settlers.
Classification:Other Records
Title:Statistical Accounts for Scotland
Link:https://stataccscot.edina.ac.uk/static/statacc/dis...
Description:Statistical Accounts for Scotland
Extra Info:Can use non-subscriber option to see scanned pages of books.
Classification:Religious Lists / Records
Title:Strathdon Vital Records
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20220808185508/https:/...
Description:Strathdon Vital Records
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer active, however most information is still available to view. Includes a list of ministers of Strathdon from 1567.
Classification:Other Records
Title:Survey of Scottish Witchcraft Database
Link:http://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/
Description: 4,000 records of accused witches and documentation of witchcraft belief.
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:The British Institute of Organ Studies
Link:https://www.bios.org.uk/
Description:The British Institute of Organ Studies
Extra Info:Click onResources. Contains details of 31,000 organs including 10,000 pictures and 260 sound recordings, with details of builder, current locations and more.
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:The British Tariff for 1862-63 (Customs and Inland Revenue)
Link:http://archive.org/details/britishtariff00unkngoog
Description:The British Tariff for 1862-63 (Customs and Inland Revenue)
Extra Info:Online book. Includes a list of officers and clerks.
Classification:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., School / Educational Records / Alumni, Photographs / Pictures
Title:The Children's Homes Website
Link:http://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/
Description:The Children's Homes Website
Extra Info:The Children's Homes website aims to provide information on all the many and varied institutions that became home for thousands of children and young people in Britain. Also USA, Canada, Jamaica and Australia.
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:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Poor Rate, Journals / Diaries
Title:The National Archives Online Collections
Link:https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
Description:The National Archives - Collection of Digitised Public Records
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:Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc.
Title:The Pilots of 41 Squadron RAF 1939-1945
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20121029171436/http://b...
Description:The Pilots of 41 Squadron RAF 1939-1945
Extra Info:This is an archived copy of the website. Most features appear to work. There may be some delay in loading.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:The Prisoners of the Ruhleben Civilian Internment Camp 1914-1918
Link:https://ruhleben.tripod.com/
Description:The Prisoners of the Ruhleben Civilian Internment Camp 1914-1918
Classification:Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc.
Title:The Roll of Honour
Link:http://www.roll-of-honour.com/
Description:The Roll of Honour - Lest We Forget
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:Newspapers, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:The Stage Archive
Link:https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/t...
Description:The Stage Archive - 125 Years of Stage History and News
Extra Info:Now part of British Newspaper Archive. Click on 'Find Out More' for free quick search. The 170,000+ pages provide a rich and fascinating record of changing fortunes and fashion in the world of showbusiness. Subscription required for detailed information.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc.
Title:The Story of the Taiwan POW Camps and the Men who were Interred in Them
Link:http://www.powtaiwan.org/
Description:The Story of the Taiwan POW Camps and the Men who were Interred in Them
Classification:Religious Lists / Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:The Surman Index Online
Link:http://www.english.qmul.ac.uk/drwilliams/surman/in...
Description:Biographical Card Index of Congregational Ministers
Classification:Newspapers
Title:The Word on the Street - Broadsides at the National Library of Scotland
Link:https://digital.nls.uk/broadsides/
Description:The Word on the Street - Broadsides at the National Library of Scotland
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:Companies / Employee and Union Lists
Title:Union Bank of Scotland - Roll of Honour
Link:https://archive.org/details/unionbankofscotl1922un...
Description:Union Bank of Scotland - Roll of Honour 1914-1918
Extra Info:Online book. Those who gave their lives, but also those who served with details of their service and address.
Classification:Newspapers
Title:United Kingdom Newspapers & News Media - ABYZ News Links
Link:http://www.abyznewslinks.com/uking.htm
Description:Links to United Kingdom Newspapers & News Media compiled by ABYZ News Links
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:University - Aberdeen University Graduates
Link:http://archive.org/details/graduateso00univrollofr...
Description:Aberdeen University Graduates 1860-1900
Extra Info:Online book. Alphabetical list of graduates and the degree attained. Includes some birth dates and place, also information on the career of the graduates.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:University - Aberdeen University Roll of Service 1914-1919
Link:https://archive.org/details/rollofserviceing1921un...
Description:Aberdeen University Roll of Service 1914-1919
Extra Info:Online book. This book records the service and staff of staff, graduates, alumni and students during WW1.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:University - Cambridge University Alumni
Link:Cambridge University Alumni
Description:Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900
Extra Info:Information may contain birth place, parent's names, other schooling, occupation after Cambridge and more.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:University - Dublin University Graduates
Link:http://archive.org/details/catalogueofgradu00trin
Description:Dublin University Graduates 1595-1868/9
Extra Info:Online book. An index to the graduates with the degree received.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:University - Durham University - Roll of Service
Link:https://archive.org/details/rollofservice19100univ
Description:University of Durham - Roll of Service 1914-1919
Extra Info:Online book. Staff, graduates and students. List of all those in service and those who gave their lives. Biographies in abbreviated form, but index to abbreviations at front of book.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:University - Edinburgh University - Roll of Honour
Link:https://archive.org/details/rollofhonour191400univ...
Description:University of Edinburgh - Roll of Honour 1914-1919
Extra Info:Online book. Includes those fallen, but also a roll of service. Mini biographies and many photographs.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:University - Edinburgh University - Roll of Honour
Link:https://archive.org/details/newyear1915rollo1914un...
Description:University of Edinburgh - Roll of Honour 1914
Extra Info:Online book. Includes those fallen, a roll of service, a list of those wounded, staff and students.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:University - Edinburgh University Graduates
Link:http://archive.org/details/alphabeticallist00univr...
Description:Edinburgh University Graduates 1859-1888
Extra Info:Online book. Alphabetical list of graduates.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:University - Glasgow University Graduates
Link:http://archive.org/details/rollofgraduateso00addiu...
Description:Glasgow University Graduates 1727-1897
Extra Info:Online book. Alphabetical list of graduates.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:University - Manchester University - Roll of Service
Link:http://archive.org/details/manchesteruniver00univr...
Description:Manchester University - Roll of Service for WWI
Extra Info:Online book. Lists all the graduates of Manchester University who served in world war one, including some family and regimental details.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:University - Manchester University Graduates
Link:http://archive.org/details/registerofgradua00univu...
Description:Manchester University Graduates up to 1908
Extra Info:Online book. Includes some birth dates and place, also information on the career of the graduates.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:University - Manchester University Graduates
Link:http://archive.org/details/registerof18511958univu...
Description:Manchester University Graduates and holders of Diplomas and Certificates 1851-1958
Extra Info:Online book. Alphabetical list of graduates and the degree/diploma attained.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:University - Oxford University - Roll of Service
Link:https://archive.org/details/oxforduniversity00univ...
Description:Oxford University - Roll of Service 1914-1919
Extra Info:Online book. Graduates and students, by college. List of all those in service and those who gave their lives. Mini biographies.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:University - Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886
Link:Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886
Description:Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886
Extra Info:Some records include home town, previous school / college, age, date of death and more.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:University / College - Register of Balliol College, Oxford 1832-1914
Link:https://archive.org/details/balliolcollegere01ball...
Description:Register of Balliol College, Oxford 1832-1914
Extra Info:Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals. Includes master, fellows and a list of college societies.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:University / College - Register of Brasenose College, Oxford 1509-1909 Vol 1
Link:https://archive.org/details/b24874590
Description:Register of Brasenose College, Oxford 1509-1909 Vol 1
Extra Info:Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals. Includes college principals, fellows, college officers and more.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:University / College - Register of Fellows, Members, etc - Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
Link:https://archive.org/details/registerfellows00irelg...
Description:Register of Fellows, Members, etc - Royal College of Physicians of Ireland 1901
Extra Info:Online book. Register of Fellows, Honorary Fellows, Members, Licentiates in Medicine and Midwifery and Diplomats in State Medicine Some mini biographies. List all those to Feb 1901.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:University / College - Register of St. Mary Magdalen College, Oxford
Link:https://archive.org/details/registerofmember08magd
Description:Index of Fellows and Presidents, Other Staff and Servants of St. Mary Magdalen College, Oxford
Extra Info:Online Book. Index to Fellows, presidents, other members of the college, servants, and others.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:University / College - Register of St. Mary Magdalen College, Oxford Vol 1
Link:https://archive.org/details/aregistermember01oxfog...
Description:Register of the Members of St. Mary Magdalen College, Oxford to 1520
Extra Info:Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, and can include details of parents, marriages, their deaths, their occupations and more.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:University / College - Register of St. Mary Magdalen College, Oxford Vol 2
Link:https://archive.org/details/registerofmember02magd...
Description:Register of the Members of St. Mary Magdalen College, Oxford to 1522-1575
Extra Info:Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, and can include details of parents, marriages, their deaths, their occupations and more.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:University / College - Register of St. Mary Magdalen College, Oxford Vol 3
Link:https://archive.org/details/registerofmember03magd...
Description:Register of the Members of St. Mary Magdalen College, Oxford to 1576-1648
Extra Info:Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, and can include details of parents, marriages, their deaths, their occupations and more.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:University / College - Register of St. Mary Magdalen College, Oxford Vol 4
Link:https://archive.org/details/registerofmember04magd...
Description:Register of the Members of St. Mary Magdalen College, Oxford to 1648-1712
Extra Info:Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, and can include details of parents, marriages, their deaths, their occupations and more.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:University / College - Register of St. Mary Magdalen College, Oxford Vol 5
Link:https://archive.org/details/registerofmember05magd
Description:Register of the Members of St. Mary Magdalen College, Oxford 1713-1820
Extra Info:Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, and can include details of parents, marriages, their deaths, their occupations and more.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:University / College - Register of St. Mary Magdalen College, Oxford Vol 6
Link:https://archive.org/details/registerofmember06magd
Description:Register of the Members of St. Mary Magdalen College, Oxford 1821-1880
Extra Info:Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, and can include details of parents, marriages, their deaths, their occupations and more.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:University / College - Register of St. Mary Magdalen College, Oxford Vol 7
Link:https://archive.org/details/registerofmember07magd
Description:Register of the Members of St. Mary Magdalen College, Oxford 1882-1910
Extra Info:Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, and can include details of parents, marriages, their deaths, their occupations and more.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:University / College - Register of the Members of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Link:https://archive.org/details/b21482354
Description:Register of the Members of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons 1794-1874
Extra Info:Online book. London and Edinburgh members.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:University /College - Register of Christ's College, Cambridge Vol 1 1448-1665
Link:https://archive.org/details/biographicalregi01peil
Description:Register of Christ's College, Cambridge Vol 1 1448-1665
Extra Info:Online book. Mini biographies of the individuals, with career details and more. Includes the earlier foundation, God's house, 1448-1505. Index at the end.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:University /College - Register of Christ's College, Cambridge Vol 2 1666-1905
Link:https://archive.org/details/biographicalregi02peil
Description:Register of Christ's College, Cambridge Vol 2 1666-1905
Extra Info:Online book. Mini biographies of the individuals, with career details and more. Index at the end.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:University /College Register of Brasenose College, Oxford 1509-1909 Vol 2
Link:https://archive.org/details/brasenosecollege02bras
Description:Register of Brasenose College, Oxford 1509-1909 Vol 2
Extra Info:Online book. Corrections, additions to Vol 1. Includes mini biographies of the individuals. Includes college principals, fellows, college officers and more.
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:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:University of Glasgow Story
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20220419160754/https:/...
Description:University of Glasgow Story
Extra Info:An old copy of the Glasgow University site which includes a list of graduates 1451-1911. Many interesting details, some have dates of birth, some a list of appointments.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:University of London - Officers Training Corp - Roll of Service
Link:https://archive.org/details/rollofwarservice00grea
Description:University of London - Officers Training Corp - Roll of Service 1914-1919
Extra Info:Online book. Lists the war service and biography for each name. Also lists the fallen and those who were awarded honours.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:University of Sheffield - Roll of Service
Link:https://archive.org/details/rollofservic19100univ
Description:University of Sheffield - Roll of Service 1914-15-16
Extra Info:Online book. Published Jan 1916. Staff, graduates and students who served. Rank and unit for each name.Includes evening students, lab assistants, officer training corp and more.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:University of St. Andrews - Roll of Honour and Roll of Service
Link:https://archive.org/details/rollofhonourroll1920un...
Description:University of St. Andrews - Roll of Honour and Roll of Service 1914-1919
Extra Info:Online book. Biographies and photographs of the fallen, biographies for those on the roll of service.
Classification:Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc.
Title:Victoria Cross Holders
Link:http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/
Description:Victoria Cross Holders
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Victorian Photographers of Great Britain and Ireland
Link:https://www.cartedevisite.co.uk/
Description:Victorian Photographers of Great Britain and Ireland
Extra Info:Information about UK and Eire photographers from the period 1840-1940. The information is base mainly on two extensive collections - one of British and Irish portrait photographs and another of British trade directories.
Classification:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc.
Title:Voluntary Hospitals Database
Link:http://www.hospitalsdatabase.lshtm.ac.uk/
Description:Voluntary Hospitals Database
Extra Info:Includes details about the hospitals, the number of beds, the expenditure, dates and more.
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:Photographs / Pictures
Title:Waymarking - Interesting Locations
Link:https://www.waymarking.com/default.aspx
Description:Waymarking - Interesting Locations
Extra Info:Pictures of all types of interesting places and features including prisons, churches, pubs, schools and more. Easy to search.
Classification:Information
Title:Wellcome Collection - Images of 2000 years
Link:https://wellcomecollection.org/search/works
Description:Wellcome Collection - Images of 2000 years
Extra Info:Includes images of war and those with a medical theme, such as St Pancras smallpox hospital, as well as much more.
Classification:Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists
Title:Western Australia Family History
Link:https://www.fhwa.org.au/
Description:Western Australia Family History
Extra Info:Click Resouces, Datasets, Public Access. Includes shipping arrivals from early newspapers and more. For access to some of the indexes and databases you will need to be a member of the society.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Whaler's Heritage Project
Link:https://explorenorth.com/whalers/
Description:Whaler's Heritage Project
Extra Info:Whaling ships, crews and histories.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps
Title:Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland
Link:Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland
Description:Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland Updated from the 1859 Edition.
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:Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc.
Title:WW2 Combined Operations Website
Link:https://www.combinedops.com/
Description:WW2 Combined Operations Website
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:Newspapers, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records
Title:GENUKI County Page for Aberdeenshire
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/ABD/
Description:General Information for Aberdeenshire
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Information
Title:Wikipedia list of places in Aberdeenshire
Link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_places_in_Ab...
Description:List of places in Aberdeenshire provided by Wikipedia.
Extra Info:Information on place names with links to information pages about the place.

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