Shropshire, England : Classification : Other Records
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| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, School / Educational Records, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
| Title: | The Genealogist Website |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | The Genealogist Website |
| Extra Info: | Subscription site. Includes many university registers, trade directories and more. |
| Classification: | Other Records |
| Title: | 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: | Alveley Village Website |
| Link: | http://www.sheridansweep.freeserve.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Alveley Village Website |
| Extra Info: | Includes a list of people living in the village at various dates. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Other Records, Journals / Diaries |
| Title: | Ancestry's England Data  |
| Link: | Ancestry's England Data |
| Description: | Ancestry's England Data Collection |
| 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: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Other Records |
| Title: | Ancestry's Shropshire County Data |
| Link: | Ancestry's Shropshire County Data |
| Description: | Ancestry's Shropshire County Data Collection |
| Extra Info: | Includes Herefordshire and Shropshire Directories, 1917; History of Selattyn Parish |
| Classification: | 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, Hearth / Window Tax, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
| Title: | BENDING Family History |
| Link: | http://www.jbending.org.uk/ |
| Description: | BENDING Family History |
| 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 not available at the present time, however this is a link to an archived copy. Note that some of the files are not available. List miners, churchmen, doctors, police, publicans and more. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, School / Educational Records, 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: | Other Records |
| Title: | Bristol University Adventurers List |
| Link: | http://www.bris.ac.uk/hispanic/latin/research.html |
| Description: | Bristol University British and European Adventurers in Gran Columbia 1810-1890 |
| Extra Info: | Also lists nationality, with date of birth and occupation on some records. |
| Classification: | Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Other Records |
| Title: | British History Online |
| Link: | http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid... |
| 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: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | British Steam Locomotive History |
| Link: | http://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: | 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, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | CAUSTON / CAWSTON One Name Study |
| Link: | http://homepage.ntlworld.com/john.causton/ |
| Description: | CAUSTON / CAWSTON One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Mainly around Norfolk, Suffok and Essex. |
| Classification: | Newspapers, Religious Lists / Records, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | Connected Histories |
| Link: | http://www.connectedhistories.org/ |
| Description: | British History Sources, 1500-1900, from the Universities of London, Hertfordshire, and Sheffield |
| Extra Info: | Burney collection of newspapers, British History Online, the Charles Booth Archive, Old Bailey Online and much more... |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records |
| Title: | Convict Trail Project |
| Link: | http://www.convicttrail.org/ |
| Description: | Convict Trail Project - New South Wales |
| Extra Info: | Lists convicts who worked on the Great North Road and the ships they were from. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Tithe Records, School / Educational Records, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Poor Rate, Other Records |
| Title: | DIBDEN One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.angelfire.com/ar3/dibden_onename/ |
| Description: | DIBDEN One Name Study, Including Variants |
| Extra Info: | Many references to the DIBDEN name. |
| Classification: | Other Records |
| Title: | Diocese of London Consistory Court Wills Index |
| Link: | http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/LGNL_Se... |
| Description: | Diocese of London Consistory Court Wills Index, 1514-1858 |
| Extra Info: | Scroll down the page for index. This index contains wills for some who served on merchant ships, including the East India Company, some who were innkeepers and many more.. |
| Classification: | Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Other Records |
| Title: | English Adventurers and Emigrants, 1609-1660  |
| Link: | English Adventurers and Emigrants, 1609-1660 |
| Description: | English Adventurers and Emigrants, 1609-1660 From The Records of the English High Court of Admiralty |
| Extra Info: | Includes details of their profession and residence before emigration. Only those who settled in colonial America. |
| Classification: | 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: | 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: | http://www.featherstone-society.com/ |
| Description: | FE(A)THERSTON((E)HAUGH) One Name Study |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
| Title: | FISHER One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.sjfisher.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ |
| Description: | FISHER One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Kent and Surrey areas mainly, but some references to other counties. |
| 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 |
| Classification: | Other Records |
| Title: | Gateway to Missionary Collections in the UK |
| Link: | http://www.mundus.ac.uk/ |
| Description: | Gateway to Missionary Collections in the UK |
| Extra Info: | 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: | http://www.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, Hearth / Window Tax, Newspapers, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, School / Educational Records, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Sports Clubs and Associations, Other Records |
| Title: | Genhound Family History Website |
| Link: | http://www.genhound.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Genhound Family History Website |
| Extra Info: | Free to search, pay to view details. New data seems to be added frequently. |
| Classification: | Other Records |
| Title: | Global Shark Attack File |
| Link: | http://www.sharkattackfile.net/ |
| Description: | Global Shark Attack File |
| Extra Info: | List of shark attacks worldwide, fatal and non fatal, includes source reference (eg date of newspaper article, books etc). |
| Classification: | Other Records |
| Title: | Historical Manuscripts |
| Link: | http://www.durtnall.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Historical Manuscripts |
| Extra Info: | Click on view collection. The information is taken from historical documents which have been found on online auction sites. May get errors is some browsers. |
| 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, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
| Title: | JACOMB One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.jacomb.com/ |
| Description: | JACOMB One Name Study |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Travellers / Romany / Canal Folk |
| Title: | Jim Shead's Waterways Information |
| Link: | http://www.jim-shead.com/waterways/ |
| Description: | Jim Shead's Waterways Information Relating to Canals and Navigable Rivers in the UK |
| Extra Info: | Includes information about the surveryors, engineers and waterway folk. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Other Records |
| Title: | LONGMORE Genealogy Resources |
| Link: | http://www.msheppard.com/ |
| Description: | LONGMORE Genealogy Resources |
| Classification: | Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
| Title: | Malta Family History |
| Link: | http://website.lineone.net/~stephaniebidmead/ |
| Description: | Malta Family History |
| Extra Info: | British men and women in Malta. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Other Records |
| Title: | Midlands Historical Data |
| Link: | http://www.midlandshistoricaldata.org/ |
| Description: | Midlands Historical Data |
| Extra Info: | Online directories, local history books and more. Free to search and see snippet, then pay per view or subscription. |
| Classification: | Other Records |
| Title: | National Archives - Selected Cabinet Papers |
| Link: | http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/cabinetpapers/ |
| Description: | National Archives - Selected Cabinet Papers 1915-1979 |
| Extra Info: | Collection of cabinet papers, covering topics such as the economy, the death penalty, immigration controls and much more. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Other Records |
| Title: | NETHERWOOD One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.netherwood.name/ |
| Description: | NETHERWOOD One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Click on resources. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
| Title: | Oakengates Town Website |
| Link: | http://www.oakengates-tc.gov.uk/ |
| Description: | Oakengates Town Website |
| 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: | http://www.policememorial.org.uk/ |
| Description: | The National Police Officers Roll of Honour and Awards for Gallantry |
| 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: | School / Educational Records, Other Records |
| Title: | Register of the Visitors of the University of Oxford |
| Link: | http://www.archive.org/details/registerofvisito00c... |
| Description: | Register of the Visitors of the University of Oxford |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Published 1838. Includes details of degrees achieved and current location. |
| 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. |
| 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.ancestry.com/~mwi/filess... |
| 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 and more. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Valuation Books, School / Educational Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | SERCOMBE, SIRCOMBE, SURCOMBE, or SIRCOM One Name study |
| Link: | http://www.mit.edu/~dfm/genealogy/sercombe.html |
| Description: | A Compilation of SERCOMBE Families |
| Extra Info: | Scroll down to sources of information. |
| 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: | http://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: | http://www.yourtotalevent.com/people/idxpepl.htm |
| 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://strudwicke.com/default.html |
| Description: | STRUDWICK One Name Study |
| Classification: | Religious Lists / Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | STURTIVANT One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.sturtivant.org.uk/ |
| Description: | STURTIVANT One Name Study |
| 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: | Other Records |
| Title: | The London Journal of Arts, Science and Manufactures |
| Link: | http://www.archive.org/details/londonjournalar06ne... |
| 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: | http://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: | Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Poor Rate, Other Records |
| Title: | The Society of Genealogists (SOG) |
| Link: | http://www.sog.org.uk/index.shtml |
| Description: | The Society of Genealogists (SOG) |
| Extra Info: | Can search for a surname for free, however a membership is required to access the detailed information. Check the catalogue to see what information is available online. |
| Classification: | Hearth / Window Tax, Other Records |
| Title: | TONG / TONGE / TONGUE Genealogy |
| Link: | http://www.tongefamily.info/ |
| Description: | TONG / TONGE / TONGUE Genealogy |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records, Journals / Diaries |
| Title: | Trent University, Canada, Archives |
| Link: | http://www.trentu.ca/admin/library/archives/titles... |
| Description: | Trent University, Canada, Archives |
| Extra Info: | Searchable archives for historic materials generally relating to Peterborough and the surrounding counties of Victoria, Haliburton, Hastings, Northumberland and Durham in Canada. Includes many born in the UK and Ireland. |
| Classification: | Other Records |
| Title: | Trinity House Calendars 1787-1854 |
| Link: | http://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. |
| Classification: | Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records |
| Title: | UK Transcriptions Website |
| Link: | http://uk-transcriptions.accessgenealogy.com/ |
| Description: | UK Transcriptions Website by Malcolm Platt-Grigg |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Newspapers, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | WELLBELOVE Genealogy and One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.wellbelove.org/ |
| Description: | WELLBELOVE Genealogy and One Name Study |
| Classification: | Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | Wellington History Group, Shropshire |
| Link: | http://wellingtonhistorygroup.wordpress.com/ |
| Description: | Wellington History Group, Shropshire |
| Extra Info: | Many photographs of old Wellington, plus old copies of the magazine which contains lots of information, as well as online books and articles about the area |
| Classification: | Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Other Records |
| Title: | Workhouse Website |
| Link: | http://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://www.archive.org/details/listoffellows1899zo... |
| 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, School / Educational Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
| Title: | GENUKI County page for Shropshire |
| Link: | http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SAL/ |
| Description: | General information for Shropshire |
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