A wide variety of records exist that do not fit into other classifications. The websites here have such records. The descriptions against each entry will let you know you might find on the website.
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: | 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: | Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Other Records |
Title: | British Nationalisations 1844-1990 |
Link: | Naturalisation certificate records for those who became naturalised British subjects, by Find My Past |
Description: | Naturalisation certificate records for those who became naturalised British subjects, by Find My Past |
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 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: | 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: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Other Records |
Title: | Denise & Peter's Website Including Ships Passenger Lists |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ourstuff/genealogy/ |
Description: | Denise & Peter's Website Including Ships Passenger Lists for Emigrants into New Zealand |
Extra Info: | Also includes details of areas settled by groups of people. |
Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Other Records |
Title: | Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations |
Link: | Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations |
Description: | Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations, 1650-1775 |
Extra Info: | Includes information on the ships they were sent on as well as the master of the ship. |
Classification: | 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: | Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Information, Other Records |
Title: | Masonic Lodge of Education |
Link: | https://www.masonic-lodge-of-education.com/ |
Description: | Knowledge of the Craft of Freemasonry. |
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: | 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: | 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: | 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: | Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., School / Educational Records / Alumni, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Minute Books / Meeting Books, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
Title: | Scottish Archive Network |
Link: | https://www.scan.org.uk/ |
Description: | Scottish Archive Network |
Extra Info: | Click on Digital Archive for online documents. |
Classification: | Religious Lists / Records, Minute Books / Meeting Books, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | Scottish Genealogy Databases |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20080602101740/http://w... |
Description: | Scottish Genealogy Databases |
Extra Info: | The site is no longer running but is archived. If the site doesn't load clicking on the word impatient often works. |
Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | Scottish Mining Website |
Link: | http://www.scottishmining.co.uk/ |
Description: | Scottish Mining Website |
Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Other Records |
Title: | Scottish Records and Documents from British History Online |
Link: | https://www.british-history.ac.uk/catalogue/scotla... |
Description: | Scottish Records and Documents from British History Online |
Classification: | Other Records |
Title: | Searchable Records of the Scottish Parliament |
Link: | https://www.rps.ac.uk |
Description: | Searchable Records of the Scottish Parliament 1235-1707 |
Extra Info: | Maybe slow to load. |
Classification: | Other Records |
Title: | Society of Genealogists Great Western Railway Shareholders Index |
Link: | https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/great-western-railway-shareholders-1835-1932 |
Description: | Great Western Railway Shareholders 1835-1932 |
Extra Info: | Great Western Railway's original ledgers were compiled by the company for transactions relating to all shareholdings which changed hands other than by simple sale. |
Classification: | Other Records |
Title: | Statistical Accounts for Scotland |
Link: | https://stataccscot.edina.ac.uk/static/statacc/dis... |
Description: | Statistical Accounts for Scotland |
Extra Info: | Can use non-subscriber option to see scanned pages of books. |
Classification: | Other Records |
Title: | Survey of Scottish Witchcraft Database |
Link: | http://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/ |
Description: | 4,000 records of accused witches and documentation of witchcraft belief. |
Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Travellers / Romany / Canal Folk |
Title: | The Free Encyclopedia of the International Circus |
Link: | http://www.circopedia.org/Main_Page |
Description: | A unique ongoing historical archive of the art form of the circus and its development over the past 250 years of its history. |
Classification: | Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Other Records |
Title: | The Gazette - Official Public Record |
Link: | https://www.thegazette.co.uk/ |
Description: | The Gazette - Official Public Record |
Extra Info: | The Gazette is formally the combination of three publications: The London Gazette, The Belfast Gazette and The Edinburgh Gazette. The Gazettes are official journals of record. |
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: | 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: | Information, Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | The Railways Archive |
Link: | https://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/ |
Description: | The Railways Archive |
Extra Info: | Electronic copies of original documents : Railway Law, Railway safety, Railway economics, Railway politics. |
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, 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: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Poor Rate, Other Records |
Title: | GENUKI Country Page for Scotland |
Link: | https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/ |
Description: | General Information for Scotland |
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