British Abroad, British Abroad : Classification : Other Records
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| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, School / Educational Records, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
| Title: | The Genealogist Website |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | The Genealogist Website |
| Extra Info: | Subscription site. Includes many university registers, trade directories and more. |
| Classification: | Other Records |
| Title: | Bristol University Adventurers List |
| Link: | http://www.bris.ac.uk/hispanic/latin/research.html |
| Description: | Bristol University British and European Adventurers in Gran Columbia 1810-1890 |
| Extra Info: | Also lists nationality, with date of birth and occupation on some records. |
| Classification: | Other Records, Journals / Diaries |
| Title: | British Community in Brazil the 19th Century |
| Link: | http://www2.brazil.ox.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file... |
| Description: | British Community in the 19th Century - Bahia, Brazil |
| Extra Info: | A downloadable paper about the British wholesale merchants in Brazil. Includes details of the everyday life. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | British People in Argentina |
| Link: | http://www.greywall.demon.co.uk/genealogy/ |
| Description: | British People in Argentina |
| Extra Info: | Includes a list of British residents and merchants. |
| Classification: | Other Records |
| Title: | Brits in South America Database |
| Link: | http://www.bisa.btinternet.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Brits in South America Database |
| Extra Info: | List of Britons living and working in South America with details of the data source. |
| Classification: | Newspapers, Religious Lists / Records, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | Connected Histories |
| Link: | http://www.connectedhistories.org/ |
| Description: | British History Sources, 1500-1900, from the Universities of London, Hertfordshire, and Sheffield |
| Extra Info: | Burney collection of newspapers, British History Online, the Charles Booth Archive, Old Bailey Online and much more... |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | Digital South Asia Library |
| Link: | http://dsal.uchicago.edu/ |
| Description: | Digital South Asia Library |
| Extra Info: | Click on reference for the searchable Imperial Gazetteer of India. Also includes photographs and maps of India and South Asia. |
| Classification: | Other Records |
| Title: | Diocese of London Consistory Court Wills Index |
| Link: | http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/LGNL_Se... |
| Description: | Diocese of London Consistory Court Wills Index, 1514-1858 |
| Extra Info: | Scroll down the page for index. This index contains wills for some who served on merchant ships, including the East India Company, some who were innkeepers and many more.. |
| Classification: | Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Other Records |
| Title: | English Adventurers and Emigrants, 1609-1660  |
| Link: | English Adventurers and Emigrants, 1609-1660 |
| Description: | English Adventurers and Emigrants, 1609-1660 From The Records of the English High Court of Admiralty |
| Extra Info: | Includes details of their profession and residence before emigration. Only those who settled in colonial America. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, School / Educational Records, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures, Journals / Diaries |
| Title: | Families in British India Society |
| Link: | http://www.new.fibis.org/ |
| Description: | Families in British India Society |
| Extra Info: | The Fibis database and FIbiWiki sections appear to contain most of the information. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Other Records |
| Title: | Family History South Australia |
| Link: | http://www.familyhistorysa.info/ |
| Description: | Family History South Australia |
| Extra Info: | Includes many ships passenger lists and naturalizations. |
| Classification: | Other Records |
| Title: | Global Shark Attack File |
| Link: | http://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: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | Hudson Bay Company Archive |
| Link: | http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/biographica... |
| Description: | Hudson Bay Company Archive - Biographical Sheets |
| Extra Info: | Information sheets on those who worked for the Hudson Bay Company, for many it includes place of birth, positions in the company and more. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Other Records, Journals / Diaries |
| Title: | Libraries and Archives of Canada |
| Link: | http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/index... |
| Description: | Libraries and Archives of Canada |
| Extra Info: | Includes passenger lists from Liverpool, Southampton, Glasgow, Belfast and Dublin to Canada, immigrant diaries, naturalisations and more. |
| Classification: | Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
| Title: | Malta Family History |
| Link: | http://website.lineone.net/~stephaniebidmead/ |
| Description: | Malta Family History |
| Extra Info: | British men and women in Malta. |
| Classification: | Other Records |
| Title: | National Archives - Selected Cabinet Papers |
| Link: | http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/cabinetpapers/ |
| Description: | National Archives - Selected Cabinet Papers 1915-1979 |
| Extra Info: | Collection of cabinet papers, covering topics such as the economy, the death penalty, immigration controls and much more. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, 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: | Other Records |
| Title: | Prince Edward Island Register |
| Link: | http://www.islandregister.com/ |
| Description: | Prince Edward Island Register |
| Extra Info: | Includes a Belfast scrapbook, natives of the Isle of Mull, some Devon records and much more. Quickest way to find these is to use the search facility. |
| Classification: | Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | The Army Children Archive |
| Link: | http://www.archhistory.co.uk/ |
| Description: | The Army Children Archive |
| Extra Info: | Information about what it was like to be an army child, includes sections on schooling, healthcare and hospitals. |
| Classification: | Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Poor Rate, Other Records |
| Title: | The Society of Genealogists (SOG) |
| Link: | http://www.sog.org.uk/index.shtml |
| Description: | The Society of Genealogists (SOG) |
| Extra Info: | Can search for a surname for free, however a membership is required to access the detailed information. Check the catalogue to see what information is available online. |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records, Journals / Diaries |
| Title: | Trent University, Canada, Archives |
| Link: | http://www.trentu.ca/admin/library/archives/titles... |
| Description: | Trent University, Canada, Archives |
| Extra Info: | Searchable archives for historic materials generally relating to Peterborough and the surrounding counties of Victoria, Haliburton, Hastings, Northumberland and Durham in Canada. Includes many born in the UK and Ireland. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | War of 1812 - Privateers and Letters of Marque |
| Link: | http://www.1812privateers.org |
| Description: | War of 1812 - Privateers and Letters of Marque |
| Extra Info: | List of privateers and the letters of marque that they received, also the ships they sailed in. |
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