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British Abroad, British Islands : Classification : Newspapers


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Classification:Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Photographs / Pictures
Title:British India Family History
Link:https://valmayukuk.tripod.com/
Description:British India Family History
Extra Info:Includes a list of some who were born and died on the voyage to India. Also has photograph of some of the British railway workers of the area.
Classification:Newspapers, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Sports Clubs and Associations
Title:British Presence in South Patagonia
Link:https://patbrit.org/
Description:British Presence in South Patagonia
Extra Info:A wealth of information about those British who settled in here.
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:Newspapers
Title:Last Chance to Read
Link:https://www.lastchancetoread.com/
Description:Rare 18th and 19th Century British & Irish Newspapers
Extra Info:Last Chance To Read makes available a searchable collection of thousands of pages of scarce British and Irish newspapers and other publications, most of which were printed between the years 1710 and 1870. (Pay-per-view)
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: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:Newspapers, Photographs / Pictures
Title:TROVE - Historic Australian Newspapers, Photographs and More
Link:https://trove.nla.gov.au/
Description:TROVE - Historic Australian Newspapers, Photographs and More
Extra Info:Fully searchable, mentions convicts, ship's captains and more about British people on Australian soil.
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.

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