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Classification:Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Other Records
Title:Find My Past's England & Wales, Electoral Registers 1832-1932
Link:Find My Past's England & Wales, Electoral Registers 1832-1932
Description:Find My Past's England & Wales, Electoral Registers 1832-1932
Classification:Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Other Records
Title:Find My Past's England and Wales Census Land and Survey Records
Link:Find My Past's England and Wales Census Land and Survey Records
Description:Find My Past's England and Wales Census Land and Survey Records
Extra Info:As well as the census, other Land Tax for a variety of counties.
Classification:Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc.
Title:Genes Reunited
Link:Genes Reunited
Description:Genes Reunited' Military Records
Extra Info:Includes WW1 & WW2 death records.
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:Information
Title:A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames
Link:A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames
Description:A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames
Classification:Newspapers
Title:A Romany Gypsy & Traveller Heritage Project
Link:https://www.romaheritage.co.uk/
Description:Romani Newspaper Articles
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:Ancestry's Articles of Clerkship, 1756-1874
Link:Ancestry's Articles of Clerkship, 1756-1874
Description:Ancestry's Articles of Clerkship, 1756-1874
Extra Info:This database contains records associated with articles of clerkship for young men apprenticed to attorneys for the years 1756-1874.
Classification:Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:Anglo-Jewish Community Records from Synagogue Scribes
Link:https://synagoguescribes.com/blog/
Description:Anglo-Jewish Community Records from Synagogue Scribes
Extra Info:Includes some apprentices, list of masons, subscribers to prayer books and more. Also a list of Portsmouth Synagogue membership list.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Ann McClean's Website
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~cawthorn/genealogy/...
Description:Ann McClean's Website Covering Parts of Cambridgeshire
Extra Info:Scroll down main page for Trade Directory Extracts
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:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Association of Lighthouse Keepers
Link:https://alk.org.uk
Description:Association of Lighthouse Keepers
Extra Info:Includes lists of keepers and lighthouses.
Classification:Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists
Title:AUDLEY Family History
Link:https://www.audleyfamilyhistory.com/
Description:AUDLEY Family History
Extra Info:Research for the name AUDLEY and variants such as AIDLEY.
Classification:Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Australian Pioneers Website by Patricia Downes
Link:http://members.pcug.org.au/~pdownes/
Description:Patricia Downes' Australian Pioneers Website
Extra Info:Includes Irish Convicts to NSW 1788-1849, also ships departing in the first fleet 1787, second fleet 1790 and thirs fleet 1791.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists
Title:Awesome Genealogy
Link:http://www.awesomegenealogy.com/
Description:Awesome Genealogy - Includes Passenger Lists to Australia and America
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Poor Rate, Other Records
Title:BAALHAM Resource Centre
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~baalham/genealogy/
Description:BAALHAM Resource Centre and One Name Study
Extra Info:Mainly around Suffolk.
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:Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records
Title:BAUGHEN One Name Study
Link:https://www.baughen.co.uk/OneNameStudy.html
Description:BAUGHEN One Name Study
Extra Info:Includes extracts of Ellis Island records for Baughens.
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:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:Black Sheep Index
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20100722053825/http://w...
Description:Black Sheep Index - Archived Copy
Extra Info:May take a few moments to load. The black sheep index is no longer live, however this is a link to an archived copy. Note that some of the files are not available. So Do Not send money or requests for more information.
Classification: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:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Other Records
Title:BLISS Family History Society and One Name Study
Link:https://blissfhs.com/
Description:BLISS Family History Society and One Name Study
Classification:Newspapers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:BOLSTRIDGE One Name Study
Link:http://www.bolstridge.co.uk/genealogy/index.php
Description:BOLSTRIDGE One Name Study
Extra Info:Use sources to search for types of information such as directory.
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:Newspapers
Title:BRAILSFORD Family Name
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~brailsford/genealog...
Description:BRAILSFORD Family Name and Variants
Extra Info:Brailsford's in the newspapers.
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:Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Other Records
Title:British History Online
Link:https://www.british-history.ac.uk/list-index-soc/m...
Description:Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales
Extra Info:Gives dates that the markets started and the value of the towns from lay subsidy rolls.
Classification: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:Commercial / Trade Directories, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists
Title:Burwell Village Website
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~cmtilbury/family/
Description:Burwell Village Website
Extra Info:Click on Site Map. Includes a history of british ships called Tilbury including HMS Tilbury.
Classification:Photographs / Pictures
Title:Cambridgeshire Churches
Link:http://www.druidic.org/camchurch/
Description:Cambridgeshire Churches - Many Photographs
Extra Info:See photographs and details of the church your ancestors attended. The photographs may help in identifying old wedding locations.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni, Other Records
Title:Cambridgeshire County Data from Ancestry
Link:Cambridgeshire County Data from Ancestry
Description:Cambridgeshire County Data Collection from Ancestry
Extra Info:Includes Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 and Histories of Churches and more.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists
Title:Cambridgeshire Records
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20111221184139/http://m...
Description:Cambridgeshire Records
Extra Info:An archived copy of the site. Most information still seems to be available.
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:Commercial / Trade Directories, Religious Lists / Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Carlton-cum-Willingham
Link:http://www.carlton-cambridgeshire.org.uk/index.php...
Description:Carlton-cum-Willingham
Extra Info:The site-map gives easy access to the Kelly's Directories pages, Rector lists and more.
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:Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Catholic Record Society - Miscellanea Vol 1
Link:http://archive.org/details/publicationscat45britgo...
Description:Catholic Record Society - Miscellanea Vol 1
Extra Info:Online book. List prisoners for religion 1562-1580, papers relating to Catholics in the reign of Charles I and more.
Classification:Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Catholic Record Society - Miscellanea Vol 3
Link:http://archive.org/details/publicationscat04britgo...
Description:Catholic Record Society - Miscellanea Vol 3
Extra Info:Online book. Includes recusants of Masham in Yorkshire, letters about the treatment of Catholic prisoners in Cambridgeshire and more.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Religious Lists / Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Catholic Record Society - Miscellanea Vol 4
Link:http://archive.org/details/publicationscat01britgo...
Description:Catholic Record Society - Miscellanea Vol 4
Extra Info:Online book. Includes notes on Lord Burghley's map of Lancashire 1590, Catholic chaplaincies and families in the eighteenth century, the KNIGHT family of Lincolnshire, nuns from the institute of Mary in York and more.
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:Religious Lists / Records
Title:Clergy of the Church of England Database
Link:https://theclergydatabase.org.uk/
Description:Clergy of the Church of England Database
Extra Info:Searchable database by name or location, also lists source documents and for some lists their education.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Poor Rate
Title:CLUETT / CLEWETT Records and One Name Study
Link:http://www.cluett.org.uk/
Description:CLUETT / CLEWETT Records and One Name Study
Extra Info:Part way down the home page is the Search link.
Classification:Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:COMBS and COOMBS Family One Name Study
Link:http://www.combs-families.org/combs/
Description:COMBS and COOMBS Family One Name Study
Extra Info:Includes some names from the Worshipful Drapers Company of London.
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 - Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books
Link:Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849 : Free index
Description:Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849
Extra Info:Registers and letter books of prisoners on convict prison hulks in England between 1802-1849.
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:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Information, Photographs / Pictures
Title:County Asylum
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20110708195950/http://w...
Description:Rediscovering the Asylums and Mental Hospitals of England and Wales
Extra Info:This site is no longer active, however an archived copy of the site is still available to view (may take a few moments to load). There may be some pages that do not work. Lists architects' names and more.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Court of Common Pleas (CP40) Transcriptions and Images from the University of Houston
Link:http://aalt.law.uh.edu/IndexPri.html
Description:Court of Common Pleas (CP40) Transcriptions and Images from the University of Houston
Extra Info:Images for many years, but for those that are indexed (currently 1527, 1544, 1545 and 1547) select Henry VIII and then find and click on ModIDX in the CP40 column. There is one of these for each year indexed, other years have images, but no indexes yet.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Court of Requests Transcriptions and Images from the University of Houston
Link:http://aalt.law.uh.edu/IndexPri.html
Description:Court of Requests Transcriptions and Images from the University of Houston
Extra Info:Images for many years, but for those that are indexed (currently 1639-42) select Charles I, and then look for and click on ModIDX in column REQ1. There is one of these for each year indexed, other years have images, but no indexes yet.
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Crew Lists of the British Merchant Navy 1915
Link:https://1915crewlists.rmg.co.uk/
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:CRIBB Family Name
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20150801100140/http://w...
Description:CRIBB Family Name
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most data still seems to be available.
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:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Crime, Prisons & Punishment 1770-1935
Link:https://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/crime-prison-punishment/
Description:Crime, Prisons & Punishment 1770-1935
Extra Info:Search for your ancestors in 518,000 records of criminals who passed through the justice system in England and Wales between 1770 and 1935.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Other Records
Title:CULPIN Family History Website
Link:http://www.culpin.org.uk/
Description:CULPIN Family History Website
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:Commercial / Trade Directories
Title:David Greenhalgh's Website
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20160828090129/http://...
Description:David Greenhalgh's Website
Extra Info:This is a copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. Includes areas around Ramsbottom, Edenfield, Tottington, Rossendale.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Directories, Living Relatives and Newspapers
Link:Directories, Living Relatives and Newspapers
Description:Find My Past - Directories, Living Relatives and Newspapers
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories
Title:Directory - Historical Directories from the University of Leicester
Link:https://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/collec...
Description:Historical Directories - Digital Library of Local and Trade Directories for England and Wales
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Discover your ancestors' occupations
Link:Discover your ancestors' occupations with Ancestry.co.uk
Description:Discover your ancestors' occupations with Ancestry.co.uk
Extra Info:Professional and organizational directories were often published specifically those engaged in a specific profession or those involved in a professional, ethnic, political, fraternal, or military organization.
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:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, Valuation Books
Title:Domesday Book - Online and Free
Link:https://opendomesday.org/
Description:Domesday Book - Online and Free
Extra Info:The "original" census. Lists of names, places and other Domesday facts and maps. Domesday data created by Professor J.J.N. Palmer, University of Hull.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Education and Work Records, Occupations
Link:Education and Work Records, Occupations
Description:Find My Past - Education and Work Records, Occupations
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:Emigrants - From England to America
Link:A List of Emigrants from England to America
Description:A List of Emigrants from England to America, 1682-1692, 1718-1759
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:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Journals / Diaries
Title:England Data from Ancestry
Link:England Data from Ancestry
Description:England Data Collection from Ancestry
Extra Info:Includes Emmigrants and Immigrants; Numerous Directories; Who's Who in the World, 1910-1911; England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892; Numerous other records
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps
Title:England's Gazeteer 1751 (With some Welsh Places)
Link:http://archive.org/details/englandsgazette03whatgo...
Description:England's Gazeteer 1751 (With some Welsh Places)
Extra Info:Online book. Includes villages that no longer exist. Also list some Welsh places.
Classification:Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Other Records
Title:English Adventurers and Emigrants, 1609-1660
Link:English Adventurers and Emigrants, 1609-1660
Description:English Adventurers and Emigrants, 1609-1660
Extra Info:From The Records of the English High Court of Admiralty. Includes details of their profession and residence before emigration. Only those who settled in colonial America.
Classification:Religious Lists / Records
Title:English Catholic Nonjurors of 1715
Link:http://archive.org/details/englishcatholicn00estcu...
Description:English Catholic Nonjurors of 1715
Extra Info:Online book. A summary of the register of their estates, with genealogical and other notes.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:English Witch Trials
Link:http://witchtrials.co.uk/trials.html
Description:A list of over 500 witchtrials held in England
Classification:Other Records
Title:Family Chest Historical Documents
Link:http://www.familychest.co.uk/
Description:Family Chest Historical Documents - Family Documents and Property Deeds
Extra Info:Free surname search which lists full name, date, place and county. Also a search by county. NOTE: some counties are under other UK and Ireland.
Classification:Other Records
Title:Family Deeds Project
Link:http://www.familydeeds.org/
Description:Family DeedsProject - Many References from Old Deeds and Documents
Extra Info:Many deeds include names, occupations and much more
Classification: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:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps
Title:Family Search - Maps
Link:Family Search - Maps
Description:Family Search - Maps
Extra Info:Maps showing where parish boundaries are, when registers were first started. Not complete coverage. Click on map in the map screen to view road names. Also shows poor law areas and more.
Classification:Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., School / Educational Records / Alumni, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers
Title:Family Search Records Collection - England
Link:Family Search Records Collection - England
Description:Family Search Records Collection - England
Extra Info:An increasing number of records, including school records, land tax assessments and more.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Other Records
Title:FE(A)THERSTON((E)HAUGH) One Name Study
Link:https://featherstone.one-name.net/
Description:FE(A)THERSTON((E)HAUGH) One Name Study
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories
Title:Fenstanton Village Website
Link:http://www.fenstanton-village.co.uk/
Description:Fenstanton Village Website
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists
Title:FOLKER One Name Study
Link:http://www.folker.org.uk/
Description:FOLKER One Name Study
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:FOSKETT One Name Study
Link:http://www.foskett-genealogy.co.uk/
Description:FOSKETT One Name Study
Extra Info:Click on records for many FOSKETTs.
Classification: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:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:Gateway to Missionary Collections in the UK
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20141028163014/http://...
Description:Gateway to Missionary Collections in the UK
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site no longer active. Most information still seems to be available to view. Index of missionaries and families with dates. Index of archives and where to find them.
Classification:Other Records
Title:Genealogical and Family History Documents
Link:https://ancestordocs.co.uk/
Description:Genealogical and Family History Documents
Extra Info:These documents are for sale but good detail of the contents of each document is available to view. Coverage for each county varies depending on stock available.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Other Records
Title:Genealogical Resources and Documentation
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~nmfa/genealogy/gene...
Description:Genealogical Resources and Documentation
Extra Info:A variety of resources. Directories of Hertfordshire and Somerset. Maps of Devon, Gloucestershire, London, Somerset and Surrey. Various documents for Cambridge, London, Gloucestershire and Cornwall.
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: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:Newspapers, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers
Title:GINGELL One Name Study
Link:https://www.gingell.com/familytree/
Description:GINGELL One Name Study
Extra Info:A growing resiurce for the GINFELL one name study.
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:Post Office / Telephone Directories, Newspapers
Title:GOODERSON Family History
Link:http://www.gooderson.org/
Description:GOODERSON Family History and One Name Study
Extra Info:Click on miscellaneous.
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:School / Educational Records / Alumni, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Guilden Morden Village Website
Link:https://www.guildenmorden.gov.uk
Description:Guilden Morden Village Website
Extra Info:Also look under Photo Gallery, WI Scrapbook for extracts of the school register.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Newspapers, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:GUMBLETON One Name Study and Family History
Link:http://martleweb.co.uk/gumbleton/
Description:GUMBLETON One Name Study and Family History
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:HEMMINGWAY One Name Study
Link:http://www.hemingway.uk.com/
Description:HEMMINGWAY One Name Study
Extra Info:Includes variants of the name.
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:Photographs / Pictures
Title:Historic Photographs of England
Link:https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos...
Description:Historic Photographs of England
Extra Info:Lots of interesting images of England's social, industrial, architectural and archaeological history.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Historical Clocks and Watchmakers Website
Link:https://www.clockswatches.co.uk
Description:Historical Clocks and Watchmakers Website
Extra Info:A website which lists clock and watchmakers from the UK and Ireland. Search by name or place. Searching is free however a small subscriptons is require for details.
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:History of Photography
Link:http://www.mpritchard.com/photohistory/
Description:History of Photography from its Beginnings to the 1920's
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:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Information
Title:Index of Lunatic Asylums and Mental Hospitals
Link:http://studymore.org.uk/4_13_TA.HTM
Description:Index of Lunatic Asylums and Mental Hospitals
Extra Info:Based around a 1844 study but expanded with details of the institutions.
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Index of UK Portrait and Studio Photographers
Link:http://www.earlyphotographers.org.uk/
Description:Index of UK Portrait and Studio Photographers c1840-1950
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:School / Educational Records / Alumni, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records
Title:JACOMB One Name Study
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20120424163641/http://j...
Description:JACOMB One Name Study
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is not currently active. May take a few moments to load. Most information appears to be available. Includes variants Jacomb, Jacombs, Jacombe, Jacom & Jacomb-Hood.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:JEBBETT/JEBBITT Genealogy
Link:http://www.moonroller.com/jebbitt/
Description:JEBBETT/JEBBITT Genealogy
Extra Info:Lots of data categorised by year.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers
Title:JERMY Family of Norfolk and Suffolk
Link:http://jermy.org/
Description:JERMY Family of Norfolk and Suffolk
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:Commercial / Trade Directories, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers
Title:KEELER Genealogy Website
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~nickkeeler/genealog...
Description:KEELER Genealogy Website
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories
Title:Kelly's Directories Project
Link:https://forebears.io/news/kellys-directories-proje...
Description:Kelly's Directories Project - One per county for England and South Wales.
Classification:Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records
Title:KITNEY and KIDNEY Family Genealogy
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20140527190335/http://k...
Description:KITNEY and KIDNEY Family Genealogy
Classification:Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Other Records
Title:Land Registry - Digital Archives
Link:https://digitalarchives.landregistry.gov.uk/start/...
Description:Land Registry - Digital Archives
Extra Info:Contain scanned images of Land Registry's historical 1862 Act Register. About 2,000 properties were registered aeound England and Wales.
Classification:Information, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Landed families of Britain and Ireland
Link:https://landedfamilies.blogspot.com/
Description:Research into the landowning families of the British Isles and the country houses which they owned.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:LEVEY Family History and Genealogy
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20150911094613/http://w...
Description:LEVEY Family History and Genealogy
Classification: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:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:List of Executions in England from 1606
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20070624062456/www.fred...
Description:List of Executions in England from 1606
Extra Info:This site is no longer active, however an archived copy of the site is still available to view. It may take a few moments to load.
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:Commercial / Trade Directories
Title:LUCEY / LUCY Family History Records
Link:https://lucey.net/
Extra Info:Researching the surnames LUCEY & LUCY. From early sources in England & Ireland, some back as far as 1066.
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:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Magistrates' Court - New Cases at Westminster
Link:https://archive.org/details/reportsnewmagis00courg...
Description:Magistrates' Court - New Cases at Westminster 1844-1846
Extra Info:Online book. Index of cases, followed by a more detailed report of each case. Includes cases from around England and Wales.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Magistrates' Court - New Cases at Westminster
Link:https://archive.org/details/reportsnewmagis01courg...
Description:Magistrates' Court - New Cases at Westminster 1846-1847
Extra Info:Online book. Index of cases, followed by a more detailed report of each case. Includes cases from around England and Wales.
Classification:Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records
Title:Malta Family History
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20180722210453/http://...
Description:Malta Family History
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. The indexes still seems to be available. British men and women in Malta.
Classification:Information, Other Records
Title:Manorial Documents Register
Link:https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/manor-se...
Description:Manorial Documents Register at the National Archive
Classification: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:Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc.
Title:Medical Officers of the Crimea
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/Indexes/Crimea/
Description:Medical Officers of the Crimea
Classification:Religious Lists / Records
Title:Methodists - Wesleyan Methodists
Link:https://www.mywesleyanmethodists.org.uk/
Description:Wesleyan Methodists - Resources and History
Extra Info:Photos, memories, stories and research relating to the Wesleyan strand of Methodism. Look under topics and also research Historic Rolls, newspaper cuttings and more.
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Midland Railways Records
Link:https://www.midlandrailwaystudycentre.org.uk/King_...
Description:Midland Railways Records
Extra Info:Includes a developing 'Midland Railway Staff Index' and a list of those who joined up in 1914 and those who are listed on the Midland Railway War Memorial.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records
Title:Migration Records Including Passenger Lists, Passports and British India
Link:Migration Records Including Passenger Lists, Passports and British India
Description:Find My Past - Migration Records 1793-1960
Extra Info:Includes passport applications and more.
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:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps
Title:Milton Village Website
Link:https://www.miltonvillage.org.uk
Description:Milton Village Website
Extra Info:Follow the History link.
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: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:Commercial / Trade Directories, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Other Records
Title:NETHERWOOD One Name Study
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20180330041827/http://w...
Description:NETHERWOOD One Name Study
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. Click on resources.
Classification:Newspapers
Title:Newspaper Index Cards (Andrews), 1790-1976
Link:Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976 : Free Index
Description:Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976
Extra Info:This unique card index was compiled in England from the 1790s until about 1970 and features a collection of notices from newspapers and various official sources, such as the London Gazette.
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:Newspapers
Title:Nineteenth Century Periodicals and Newspapers
Link:https://ncse.ac.uk/index.html
Description:Nineteenth Century Periodicals and Newspapers
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:Newspapers
Title:Online Historical Newspapers
Link:https://www.ukpressonline.co.uk/ukpressonline/
Description:Online Historical Newspapers
Extra Info:Includes the Daily Mirror and Daily Express from the early 1900's. Subscription site.
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:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Our Criminal Ancestors: Preserving Our Past
Link:https://ourcriminalancestors.org/
Description:A project to encourage people to explore the criminal past of their own families, communities, towns and regions.
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
Title:Parish of Cambridge - St. Mary the Great
Link:http://archive.org/details/churchwardensacc00camb
Description:Parish of Cambridge - St. Mary the Great - Churchwarden Accounts
Extra Info:Online Book. Accounts 1504-1635.
Classification:Religious Lists / Records, Other Records
Title:Parish of Landbeach, Cambridge - A History
Link:http://archive.org/details/historyofparisho00clay
Description:Parish of Landbeach, Cambridge - A History
Extra Info:Online book. Includes a list of rectors and many local names mentioned. Also includes Waterbeach.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories
Title:Parishmouse Family History Guides
Link:https://www.parishmouse.co.uk/
Description:Parish Registers, Parish Records and Historical Directories.
Classification:Information, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Parliamentary Archives
Link:https://archives.parliament.uk/online-resources/re...
Description:Historic documents (including photographs and illustrations) from the UK Parliament
Extra Info:Includes Protestations Returns, the closest thing we have to a census for 1642. The Returns list the adult men residing in a parish.
Classification: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 the General Hewitt 1854
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20170219004809/http://...
Description:Passenger List of the General Hewitt 1854
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. The General Hewitt arriving in Morton Bay 16 Dec 1854. The list includes native place of passenger, age and religion.
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, 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:Commercial / Trade Directories, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:PIGGIN family One Name Study
Link:http://www.piggin.org/
Description:PIGGIN family One Name Study
Extra Info:Use the site map to see what is on the site.
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:Newspapers
Title:PLUCK and PLUCKROSE One Name Study
Link:http://www.pluckrose.org/
Description:PLUCK and PLUCKROSE One Name Study
Extra Info:Newspaper extracts for the name.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records
Title:PLUCKROSE Name Website
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20190623144333/http://w...
Description:PLUCKROSE Name Website
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information still seems to be available.
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:Police Roll of Honour
Link:https://policememorial.org.uk/
Description:The National Police Officers Roll of Honour and Awards for Gallantry
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, 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:Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists
Title:POWIS Surname and variants One-name Study
Link:http://www.4trudy.co.uk/
Description:POWIS Surname and variants One-name Study
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Other Records
Title:PREECE One Name Study
Link:http://www.preecefamilyhistory.co.uk/
Description:PREECE One Name Study
Classification:Other Records
Title:Project Gutenberg
Link:https://www.gutenberg.org/
Description:Project Gutenberg - Free to Read Books
Extra Info:Online books, free to read.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Pubs, Inns, Taverns and Beer Houses in History and Trade Directories
Link:https://pubwiki.co.uk/
Description:Pubs, Inns, Taverns and Beer Houses in History and Trade Directories
Classification:Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Poor Rate, Other Records
Title:Quaker Arrivals in Philadelphia
Link:https://archive.org/details/quakerarrivalsa00myerg...
Description:Quaker Arrivals in Philadelphia 1682-1750
Extra Info:Online book. Includes the certificates of removals for those arriving in Philadelphia. List the parish the relocated from in England, Ireland or Wales. Includes a names index
Classification:Other Records
Title:Railway and Canal Historical Society
Link:https://rchs.org.uk/
Description:Railway and Canal Historical Society
Extra Info:Click on History. Includes an index to British Transport Review 1960-1964 which has many names in it.
Classification:Other Records
Title:Railway Fatality Index (RFA)
Link:https://www.dands.uk/
Description:Railway Fatality Index (RFA)
Extra Info:Click on RFA at top of page.
Classification:Information, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:Railway Work, Life and Death
Link:https://www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/
Description:Life, Work and Death on the Railways
Extra Info:May be slow to load. Find out about railway worker accidents in Britain and Ireland in the later 19th and early 20th century
Classification: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:Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc.
Title:RAMSDALE Family Register
Link:http://www.ramsdale.org/
Description:RAMSDALE Family Register
Classification:Other Records
Title:Red Cross Volunteers of the First World War
Link:https://vad.redcross.org.uk/
Description:Red Cross Volunteers of the First World War
Extra Info:Over 90,000 people volunteered for the British Red Cross at home and overseas during the war. More names still to add.
Classification:Other Records
Title:Register of Changes of Names During WWI by Deed Poll and Enrolment
Link:http://archive.org/details/registerofchange00kern
Description:Register of Changes of Names During WWI by Deed Poll and Enrolment
Extra Info:Online book. From the London Gazette. Gives old name, new name, date of change, address and nationality.
Classification:Travellers / Romany / Canal Folk
Title:Romany & Traveller Family History Society
Link:https://rtfhs.org.uk
Description:Romany & Traveller Family History Society | Research your roots and learn about your heritage.
Classification:Newspapers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Photographs / Pictures, Travellers / Romany / Canal Folk
Title:Romany Genes 2 Website
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20210423045021/http://...
Description:Romany Genes 2 Website
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. Maybe slow to load.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Travellers / Romany / Canal Folk
Title:Romany References and Records
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20091026134802/http://g...
Description:Romany References and Records
Extra Info:This is an archived copy of a site that is no longer active, although most information still seems to be available.
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 - 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 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 S. Nicholas College, Lancing, Sussex
Link:https://archive.org/details/registerofsnicho00lanc...
Description:School - Register of S. Nicholas College, Lancing, Sussex 1848-1900
Extra Info:Online Book. Includes mini biographies of many of the students. Also has a list of sports teams, those in holy orders and those in the Royal Navy and Army.
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:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:School Admission Registers & Log-Books 1870-1914
Link:National School Admission Registers & Log-Books 1870-1914 by Find My Past
Description:National School Admission Registers & Log-Books 1870-1914 by Find My Past
Extra Info:Discover your ancestors who went to school in England and Wales between 1870 and 1914. Explore their school records to find their birth date, admission year and the school they attended.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni
Title:School Registers - Various Counties and Years
Link:https://ukga.org/browse.php?action=loadDB&DB=1...
Description:School Registers - Various Counties and Years
Extra Info:Free scans of college/school registers. Includes Clifton College 1860-1897, Giggleswick School 1499-1913 and others. Attendees from across the UK. Many have indexes.
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, Hearth / Window Tax, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Journals / Diaries
Title:Selected Genealogical Records
Link:http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mwi/filessection/
Description:Selected Genealogical Records
Extra Info:A selection of transcriptions including extacts from Army lists, bankrupts, a list of people in Cornwall in past times, a list of coastguards in 1851, Hammermen and more.
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
Title:Ships Passenger Lists - Harold Ralston's Website
Link:http://www.ralstongenealogy.com/shiplist.htm
Description:Ships Passenger Lists - Harold Ralston's Website
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:Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, Tithe Records, Register & Rent Rolls, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:STERRY One Name Study
Link:https://www.sterryworldwide.com/
Description:STERRY One Name Study
Extra Info:Includes STERRY apprentices, London guilds, manorial records, newspaper extracts and more
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:STRANGE, STRAINGE and Variants One Name Study
Link:https://yourtotalevent.com/people/Strange/idxpepl....
Description:STRANGE and STRAINGE Family History
Extra Info:For apprentices click on miscellany.
Classification:Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Poor Rate, Other Records
Title:STRUDWICK One Name Study
Link:http://www.strudwicke.com/
Description:STRUDWICK One Name Study
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers
Title:Sue O'Neill's Website
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~pobjoyoneill/geneal...
Description:Sue O'Neill's Website, including Trade Directories
Extra Info:Some extracts of trade directories for Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Worcestershire and Sussex electroral poll 1734.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Teachers' Registration Council Registers 1914-1948
Link:http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/teachers-registrations/
Description:Teachers' Registration Council Registers 1914-1948
Extra Info:The Teachers' Registrations give details of nearly 100,000 people who taught in England and Wales between 1870 and 1948.
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:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Servants / Slaves Lists
Title:The Bristol Registers of Servants
Link:The Bristol Registers of Servants
Description:The Bristol Registers of Servants 1654 to 1686
Extra Info:Index of servants, master, their origin and the ships. Flint and Monmouthshire are under England in the index.
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:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Photographs / Pictures
Title:The Children's Society Archive 1881-1918
Link:http://www.hiddenlives.org.uk/
Description:The Children's Society Archive 1881-1918
Extra Info:Some records and the history of each home, many photographs.
Classification:Religious Lists / Records
Title:The Churchwardens' Accounts of England and Wales
Link:https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/myparish/proje...
Description:The Churchwardens' Accounts of England and Wales
Classification:Other Records
Title:The Domesday Book Online
Link:http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/
Description:The Domesday Book Online
Extra Info:Ongoing transcription of the Domesday book.
Classification:Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Other Records
Title:The Honourable East India Company
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20110207202311/http://h...
Description:Finding East India Company Ancestors
Extra Info:This is a copy of a site that is no longer active. May take a few moments to load, but most information still seems to be available. Collected from various publications.
Classification:Other Records
Title:The London Journal of Arts, Science and Manufactures
Link:http://archive.org/details/londonjournalar06newtgo...
Description:The London Journal of Arts, Science and Manufactures - Patent Inventions
Extra Info:Online book, published 1851. Includes 'recent patents' and patent infringements.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists
Title:The Lusitania Resource
Link:https://www.rmslusitania.info/
Description:The Lusitania Resource
Extra Info:A site about passenger ship RMS Lusitania, facts, history, the Lusitania sinking, as well as passenger, crew lists and biographies from the 7 May 1915, when she was torpedoed.
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:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:The Society of Brushmakers' Descendants
Link:http://www.brushmakers.com/
Description:The Society of Brushmakers' Descendants
Extra Info:Includes a list of brushmakers 1790-1890. Index if free, but you will need to join the society for further details.
Classification:Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Poor Rate, Other Records
Title:The Society of Genealogists (SOG)
Link:https://www.sog.org.uk/
Description:The Society of Genealogists (SOG)
Extra Info:Can search for a surname for free, however a membership is required to access the detailed information. Click Search to see a list of the data online.
Classification: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:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Religious Lists / Records, Poor Rate, Other Records
Title:The Union, Parish and Public Health Officers Handbook and Almanac
Link:https://archive.org/details/unionsandparish00unkng...
Description:The Union, Parish and Public Health Officers Handbook and Almanac 1860
Extra Info:Online book. Includes lists of parish officers, treasurers and officials for each county. Includes school board inspectors, a list of premises which accepted 'lunatics', workhouse masters and teachers and more.
Classification:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Religious Lists / Records, Poor Rate, Other Records
Title:The Union, Parish and Public Health Officers Handbook and Almanac
Link:https://archive.org/details/unionsandparish01unkng...
Description:The Union, Parish and Public Health Officers Handbook and Almanac 1868
Extra Info:Online book. Includes lists of parish officers, treasurers and officials for each county. Includes school board inspectors, a list of premises which accepted 'lunatics', workhouse masters and teachers and more.
Classification:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Religious Lists / Records, Poor Rate, Other Records
Title:The Union, Parish and Public Health Officers Handbook and Almanac
Link:https://archive.org/details/unionsandparish02unkng...
Description:The Union, Parish and Public Health Officers Handbook and Almanac 1853
Extra Info:Online book. Includes lists of parish officers, treasurers and officials for each county. Includes school board inspectors, a list of premises which accepted 'lunatics', workhouse masters and teachers and more.
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:Theatre Collection - University of Bristol - People Search
Link:http://www.calmview2.eu/bristoltheatrearchive/calm...
Description:Theatre Collection - University of Bristol - People Search
Extra Info:The Theatre Collection is one of the world's largest archives of British theatre history and live art. Use this link to search by person and find their performances and productions.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Journals / Diaries
Title:TIVEY Family Genealogy Project
Link:http://www.tiveyfamilytree.com/
Description:TIVEY Family Genealogy Project
Extra Info:Includes a diary of Joseph Tivey and his journey to Australia in 1848.
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:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Trinity House Personnel at Lighthouses 1841-1910
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/Lighthouses/
Description:Trinity House Personnel at Lighthouses 1841-1910
Extra Info:Includes service dates at lighthouses and in some cases their families and their origin.
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 Alumni 1880-1892
Link:Oxford Alumni 1880-1892
Description:A List of Oxford Alumni 1880-1892
Extra Info:Some records say where they originated, their previous school / college and age.
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, Other Records
Title:University - Oxford University Register of the Visitors
Link:http://archive.org/details/registerofvisito00camdu...
Description:Register of the Visitors of the University of Oxford 1647-1658
Extra Info:Online book. Published 1838. Includes details of degrees achieved and current location. Names index at the end.
Classification: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:Photographs / Pictures
Title:Upwood and The Raveleys, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
Link:http://s249111472.websitehome.co.uk/index.html
Description:Upwood and The Raveleys, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
Extra Info:Many photographs and history of the area.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Register & Rent Rolls, Poor Rate, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Victoria County History - Explore England's Past
Link:https://www.history.ac.uk/research/victoria-county...
Description:Victoria County History - Explore England's Past
Extra Info:This site provides free access to local history materials. A variety of material, some counties covered more than others.
Classification:Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc.
Title:Victoria Cross Holders
Link:http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/
Description:Victoria Cross Holders
Classification:Photographs / Pictures
Title:Victorian and Edwardian Photographs
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~victorianphotograph...
Description:Victorian and Edwardian Photographs
Extra Info:Includes famous victorians, actresses, family albums and much more. Also how to date photographs.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Victorian Crime and Punishment Website
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20090218175225/http://...
Description:Victorian Crime and Punishment Website
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Not all the records are available to view. May be slow to load. Browse prisoner records which gives details of the crime, residence and personal details such as hair colour and height.
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:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps
Title:Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales
Link:Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales
Description:Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1872
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Windmill World
Link:http://www.windmillworld.com/
Description:Windmill World
Extra Info:Many windmills around England with locations, some with photographs. For watermills look for the link part way down the home page.
Classification:Other Records
Title:Wisbech and the Fenlands Website
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20170225131551/http://c...
Description:Wisbech and the Fenlands Website
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer live. Most information still seems to be available. Includes prominent people of the parish, a history of the fens and more.
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:World War One, World War Two, Boer War Military records
Link:World War One, World War Two, Boer War Military records
Description:Find My Past - Military Records 1656-1994
Extra Info:Includes Armed forces BMD records.
Classification:Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc.
Title:WW2 Combined Operations Website
Link:https://www.combinedops.com/
Description:WW2 Combined Operations Website
Classification:Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records
Title:YEO One Name Study
Link:https://yeoonline.net/
Description:YEO One Name Study
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, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:GENUKI County Page for Cambridgeshire
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CAM/
Description:General Information for Cambridgeshire
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Information
Title:Registration Districts in Cambridgeshire
Link:https://ukbmd.org.uk/reg/cam.html
Description:Civil registration districts in Cambridgeshire since 1837
Extra Info:Information on the registration districts and their changes over the years.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Information
Title:Wikipedia list of civil parishes in Cambridgeshire
Link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_parishes_in_Ca...
Description:List of parishes in Cambridgeshire provided by Wikipedia.
Extra Info:Information on the parishes with links to information pages about the parishes.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Information
Title:Wikipedia list of places in Cambridgeshire
Link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_places_in_Ca...
Description:List of places in Cambridgeshire provided by Wikipedia.
Extra Info:Information on place names with links to information pages about the place.

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