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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: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:Other Records
Title:Abandoned Communities Website
Link:http://www.abandonedcommunities.co.uk/
Description:Abandoned Communities Website
Extra Info:The site commemorates all abandoned communities, those that have been washed into the sea, those that are now at the bottom of reservoirs and more.
Classification: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: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:Other Records
Title:Bankrupt Directory 1820-1843
Link:http://archive.org/details/bankruptdirecto00elwigo...
Description:Bankrupt Directory - All those who Appeared in the London Gazette
Extra Info:Online book. Names, occupations, addresses and dates.
Classification:Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Beamish Collections Online
Link:http://collections.beamish.org.uk/
Description:Online Collection from Beamish Museum
Extra Info:Includes photographs, advertising materials, trade catalogues and lots of information about the social history surrounding our ancestors.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:BREW One Name Study
Link:http://brew.clients.ch/BrewONS.htm
Description:BREW One Name Study
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:British and European Adventurers in Gran Colombia
Link:https://hispanic-anglosphere.com/2018/08/23/record...
Description:British and European Adventurers in Gran Columbia 1810-1830 some up to 1890
Extra Info:Also lists nationality, with date of birth and occupation on some records. PDF file format.
Classification:Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Other Records
Title:British History Online
Link:https://www.british-history.ac.uk/list-index-soc/m...
Description:Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales
Extra Info:Gives dates that the markets started and the value of the towns from lay subsidy rolls.
Classification:Other Records
Title:British Settlers in Natal (Durban), South Africa
Link:http://shelaghspencer.com/
Description:British Settlers in Natal, South Africa 1824-1857
Extra Info:Lists of settlers and what life was like.
Classification:Other Records
Title:British Settlers in South Africa in the 19th Century
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20200328220926/http://...
Description:British Settlers in South Africa in the 19th Century
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is not currently active. Most information still seems to be available. Use the alphabeticl settlers lists. Also tries to include where they lived prior to south Africa, their parents names and more
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:British Steam Locomotive History
Link:https://www.steamindex.com/
Description:British Steam Locomotive History
Extra Info:Includes biographies of the civil and locomotive engineers and managers and information on the locomotives themselves. May not work properly in all browsers.
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:British Transport Police Website
Link:https://www.btp.police.uk/police-forces/british-tr...
Description:British Transport Police Website
Extra Info:Includes details of some murders and a rogues gallery.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:Capital Punishment UK
Link:http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/
Description:Capital Punishment UK - The Resource Site for the History of Capital Punishment
Extra Info:Includes the histories of 'hanging' prisons.
Classification:Other Records
Title:Carmarthenshire Data from Ancestry
Link:Carmarthenshire Data from Ancestry
Description:Carmarthenshire Data Collection from Ancestry
Extra Info:Includes Hanes plwyfi Llangeler a Phenboyr: traethawd buddugol yn Eisteddfod Drefach-a-Felindre, Awst 18, 1897 : gyda chwanegiadau
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:Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Dictionary of Welsh Biography
Link:https://biography.wales
Description:Dictionary of Welsh Biography
Extra Info:Many thousand concise biographies of individuals who have made a significant contribution to national life, whether in Wales or more widely.
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:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:Gateway to Missionary Collections in the UK
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20141028163014/http://...
Description:Gateway to Missionary Collections in the UK
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site no longer active. Most information still seems to be available to view. Index of missionaries and families with dates. Index of archives and where to find them.
Classification:Other Records
Title:Genealogical and Family History Documents
Link:https://ancestordocs.co.uk/
Description:Genealogical and Family History Documents
Extra Info:These documents are for sale but good detail of the contents of each document is available to view. Coverage for each county varies depending on stock available.
Classification:Other Records
Title:Global Shark Attack File
Link:https://www.sharkattackfile.net/
Description:Global Shark Attack File
Extra Info:List of shark attacks worldwide, fatal and non fatal, includes source reference (eg date of newspaper article, books etc).
Classification:Other Records
Title:Internet Library of Early Journals
Link:http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/ilej/
Description:Internet Library of Early Journals
Extra Info:A selection of early journals indexed and available to view online.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, Tithe Records, Register & Rent Rolls, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Kidwelly History and Records
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20160303172455/http://...
Description:Kidwelly History and Records
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is not live at the moment. Most information is available. Click on contents for trade directories, a list of mayors, publicans and more.
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:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Other Records, Journals / Diaries
Title:Llandeilo History , People and Places
Link:https://llandeilo.org/
Description:Llandeilo History , People and Places
Extra Info:Includes the diary of Thomas Jenkins of Llandeilo.
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:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Music Hall and Theatre History
Link:http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/
Description:Music Hall and Theatre History
Extra Info:Information and images of the history of music hall and thatre in the UK and Ireland. Includes histories of the theatres, biographies of some entertainers and many playbills.
Classification:Other Records
Title:National Archives - Selected Cabinet Papers
Link:https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/cabinetpapers/
Description:National Archives - Selected Cabinet Papers 1915-1979
Extra Info:Collection of cabinet papers, covering topics such as the economy, the death penalty, immigration controls and much more.
Classification:Newspapers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:National Library of Wales
Link:https://www.llyfrgell.cymru/
Description:National Library of Wales - Online Databases
Extra Info:For English click button towards top right. Look under 'Information for' or use the search feature.
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:Information, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Parliamentary Archives
Link:https://archives.parliament.uk/online-resources/re...
Description:Historic documents (including photographs and illustrations) from the UK Parliament
Extra Info:Includes Protestations Returns, the closest thing we have to a census for 1642. The Returns list the adult men residing in a parish.
Classification:Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Peterborough and The Great War
Link:https://peterboroughww1.co.uk/
Description:Peterborough and The Great War
Extra Info:Two visitors' books from the tea stall on Peterborough East Railway Station 1916 and 1917. Servicemen wrote messages, poems and pictures as they stopped on their journey. Search or browse Some with mini biographies.
Classification: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:Other Records
Title:Project Gutenberg
Link:https://www.gutenberg.org/
Description:Project Gutenberg - Free to Read Books
Extra Info:Online books, free to read.
Classification:Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Poor Rate, Other Records
Title:Quaker Arrivals in Philadelphia
Link:https://archive.org/details/quakerarrivalsa00myerg...
Description:Quaker Arrivals in Philadelphia 1682-1750
Extra Info:Online book. Includes the certificates of removals for those arriving in Philadelphia. List the parish the relocated from in England, Ireland or Wales. Includes a names index
Classification:Other Records
Title:Railway Fatality Index (RFA)
Link:https://www.dands.uk/
Description:Railway Fatality Index (RFA)
Extra Info:Click on RFA at top of page.
Classification:Information, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:Railway Work, Life and Death
Link:https://www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/
Description:Life, Work and Death on the Railways
Extra Info:May be slow to load. Find out about railway worker accidents in Britain and Ireland in the later 19th and early 20th century
Classification:Other Records
Title:Red Cross Volunteers of the First World War
Link:https://vad.redcross.org.uk/
Description:Red Cross Volunteers of the First World War
Extra Info:Over 90,000 people volunteered for the British Red Cross at home and overseas during the war. More names still to add.
Classification:Other Records
Title:Returns of Owners of Land in Wales
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20120411220755/http://w...
Description:Returns of Owners of Land in Wales 1873
Extra Info:This is an archived copy of the website. Most information seems to be available. May take a little while to load.
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: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:Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Other Records
Title:The Honourable East India Company
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20110207202311/http://h...
Description:Finding East India Company Ancestors
Extra Info:This is a copy of a site that is no longer active. May take a few moments to load, but most information still seems to be available. Collected from various publications.
Classification:Other Records
Title:The London Journal of Arts, Science and Manufactures
Link:http://archive.org/details/londonjournalar06newtgo...
Description:The London Journal of Arts, Science and Manufactures - Patent Inventions
Extra Info:Online book, published 1851. Includes 'recent patents' and patent infringements.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Minute Books / Meeting Books, Other Records
Title:The Oddfellows Archive
Link:https://www.oddfellows.co.uk/
Description:The Oddfellows Archive
Extra Info:Subscription site. The archive of the Oddfellows. Includes magazines, directories, minutes books and more. Searchable.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Other Records
Title:The Ships List Website
Link:http://www.theshipslist.com/
Description:The Ships List Website for Ships' Passenger Lists and More
Extra Info:Also includes some marriages at sea.
Classification:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Religious Lists / Records, Poor Rate, Other Records
Title:The Union, Parish and Public Health Officers Handbook and Almanac
Link:https://archive.org/details/unionsandparish00unkng...
Description:The Union, Parish and Public Health Officers Handbook and Almanac 1860
Extra Info:Online book. Includes lists of parish officers, treasurers and officials for each county. Includes school board inspectors, a list of premises which accepted 'lunatics', workhouse masters and teachers and more.
Classification:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Religious Lists / Records, Poor Rate, Other Records
Title:The Union, Parish and Public Health Officers Handbook and Almanac
Link:https://archive.org/details/unionsandparish01unkng...
Description:The Union, Parish and Public Health Officers Handbook and Almanac 1868
Extra Info:Online book. Includes lists of parish officers, treasurers and officials for each county. Includes school board inspectors, a list of premises which accepted 'lunatics', workhouse masters and teachers and more.
Classification:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Religious Lists / Records, Poor Rate, Other Records
Title:The Union, Parish and Public Health Officers Handbook and Almanac
Link:https://archive.org/details/unionsandparish02unkng...
Description:The Union, Parish and Public Health Officers Handbook and Almanac 1853
Extra Info:Online book. Includes lists of parish officers, treasurers and officials for each county. Includes school board inspectors, a list of premises which accepted 'lunatics', workhouse masters and teachers and more.
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:Theatre Collection - University of Bristol - People Search
Link:http://www.calmview2.eu/bristoltheatrearchive/calm...
Description:Theatre Collection - University of Bristol - People Search
Extra Info:The Theatre Collection is one of the world's largest archives of British theatre history and live art. Use this link to search by person and find their performances and productions.
Classification:Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:Trinity House Calendars 1787-1854
Link:https://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/trinity-house-calendars/
Description:Trinity House Calendars 1787-1854
Extra Info:Covering the period 1787 to 1854, most of the papers are Petitions for aid, submitted by the seaman or, often, his widow. Also includes Apprentice Indentures and Miscellaneous Papers.
Classification: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:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:Wales Data from Ancestry
Link:Wales Data from Ancestry
Description:Wales Data Collection from Ancestry
Extra Info:Includes Law List, 1843; various directories and gazetteers; criminal registers and more.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Other Records
Title:Wales Records and Documents from British History Online
Link:https://www.british-history.ac.uk/catalogue/wales
Description:Wales Records and Documents from British History Online
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:Other Records
Title:Zoological Society of London - List of Fellows
Link:http://archive.org/details/listoffellows1899zooluo...
Description:Zoological Society of London - List of Fellows 1899
Extra Info:Online book. Includes some details of their residences in London and the country.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Poor Rate, Other Records
Title:GENUKI County Page for Carmarthenshire
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/CMN/
Description:General Information for Carmarthenshire

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