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Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records

Prisoner and Court records often have descriptions of the defendents and those under a charge, hence can add a lot of detail about our ancestors' physical appearance.

Classification:Valuation Books, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Poor Rate, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Aberdeen City Council Catalogues and Indexes
Link:https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/libraries...
Description:Aberdeen City Council Catalogues and Indexes
Extra Info:Mainly indexes of the records held in the archives, but some online data.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Newspapers, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Minute Books / Meeting Books, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Sports Clubs and Associations, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Am Baile - Highland History and Culture
Link:https://www.ambaile.org.uk/
Description:Am Baile - Highland History and Culture
Extra Info:Includes all sorts - such as Sutherland vehicle registrations from the early 1900's, Inverness golf club cards, Dornoch Jail records an much more.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Information, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Amlwch, Anglesey
Link:https://amlwchhistory.co.uk/
Description:Amlwch and Surrounding Areas
Extra Info:Includes old medical terms, the day in the life of a copper miner, Amlwch ship wrecks and more.
Classification:Newspapers, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:Ann's Pages for Isle of Wight Ancestors
Link:http://www.annbarrett.co.uk/
Description:Ann's Pages for Isle of Wight Ancestors
Extra Info:Includes shipwrecks off the Isle, warder and prisoner names from Parkhurst, coastguards and more.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records
Title:Archives for the State of New South Wales, Australia
Link:https://mhnsw.au/archive/subjects/
Description:New South Wales - State Archives
Extra Info:Includes databases of immigrants, convicts and more. Now includes early convict records 1788-1801.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records
Title:Archives of Tasmania - Names Indexes
Link:https://libraries.tas.gov.au/family-history/
Description:Archives Office of Tasmania - Names Indexes
Extra Info:Includes passenger details, convicts, naturalisations and more.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Tithe Records, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Poor Rate, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Ardleigh's Past - The History of an Essex Village
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~melanie/genealogy/
Description:Ardleigh's Past - The History of an Essex Village
Extra Info:Includes photographs of the village from past times.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Tithe Records, Valuation Books, Register & Rent Rolls, 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., Other Records
Title:Atavus Search Engine
Link:https://search.atavus.org/api/v1/search
Description:Atavus Search Engine Incorporating Fermanagh Gold Genealogy Pages
Extra Info:Easy to use search.
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:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Aylesbury Gaol in the 19th Century
Link:https://apps1.buckscc.gov.uk/eforms2005/libPrisone...
Description:Aylesbury Gaol in the 19th Century - Victorian Prisoners
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:Hearth / Window Tax, Register & Rent Rolls, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Poor Rate
Title:BAIRD's of Scotland
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20140215101720/http://w...
Description:BAIRD's of Scotland
Extra Info:This is an archived copy of a site that is no longer seems to be active. Most information still seems to be accessible.
Classification:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., School / Educational Records / Alumni, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Poor Rate, Other Records
Title:Bath Ancestor Search
Link:http://bathancestors.org.uk/fhSearch.php
Description:Bath Ancestor Search
Extra Info:Search for your Bath ancestors. Includes Board of Guardian books, quarter sessions and more.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Poor Rate
Title:Bath Ancestors
Link:http://bathancestors.org.uk/
Description:The database covers the years 1603-1990 and contains over 76,000 records of people who lived in and around Bath, UK.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Tithe Records, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Poor Rate, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Bedfordshire County Council - Family History
Link:https://bedsarchives.bedford.gov.uk/CommunityHisto...
Description:Bedfordshire County Council - Family History
Extra Info:Each place has different information online including workhouse minute books, photographs, maps and more.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Bedfordshire Gaol Register
Link:http://apps.bedford.gov.uk/grd/
Description:Bedfordshire Gaol Register
Classification:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Berkshire Record Office
Link:https://www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk/
Description:Berkshire Record Office
Extra Info:Click on Explore Berkshire's Past for links to their online image gallery, which has portraits and a small number of images from the institutions of the area.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, Holt Brewery Pub Blacklist
Link:Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, Pub Blacklist, 1903-1906
Description:Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, Pub Blacklist, 1903-1906
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Black Sheep Ancestors
Link:https://www.blacksheepancestors.com/
Description:Genealogical Prison Records for the UK
Extra Info:Prisons and convicts lists. Not all seems to work.
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: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:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:BOWLER Family
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20111121122900/http://w...
Description:BOWLER Family in Nottingham and Derbyshire
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:Commercial / Trade Directories, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Poor Rate
Title:BREBNER and BREMNER One Name Study
Link:http://www.brebner.com/index.html
Description:BREBNER/BREMNER Genealogy Pages
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:Newspapers, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:Bridgnorth Lists and Database
Link:http://www.bridgnorth-lists.co.uk/
Description:Bridgnorth Lists and Database
Extra Info:A wealth of data related to Bridgnorth is being put online. You will need to register to use the site, but searching is free.
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:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Information, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc.
Title:British Military & Criminal History in the period 1900 to 1999
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20170117133952/http://...
Description:British Military & Criminal History in the period 1900 to 1999
Extra Info:An archived copy of a website - most information seems to be available. Includes details of those people who have been executed in the UK, but have then received posthumous pardons.
Classification:Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., School / Educational Records / Alumni, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:Burton Latimer Village Website
Link:https://www.burtonlatimer.info/
Description:Burton Latimer Village Website
Extra Info:Trade Directories are listed by occupations.
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:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:Cardiff Records from British History Online
Link:https://www.british-history.ac.uk/search?query=car...
Description:Cardiff Records from British History Online
Extra Info:Volume 3 for Quarter Sessions records, and list of Glovers and Cordwainers, Volume 2 for Calendar Rolls and Gaol Files. Other volumes include a list of old inns of Cardiff, a list of mayors, bailifs, coroners, escheators town clerks and more.
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:Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records
Title:CAVILL Family History
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20150103061638/http://w...
Description:CAVILL Family History
Extra Info:An archived copy of the site. Most information still seems to be available. May take a few moments to load.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Tithe Records, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:Cheshire Records Office
Link:https://www.cheshirearchives.org.uk/what-we-hold/w...
Description:Cheshire Records Office - Online Databases
Extra Info:Scroll down for searchable databases, including online trade directories, tithe maps, railway staff database, crew lists and more.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Chester Gaol Prisoners
Link:http://sites.rootsweb.com/~engchs/prison.html
Description:Chester Gaol Prisoners 1808-1816
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Newspapers, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:CHITTENDEN One Name Study
Link:http://www.chittenden.com.au/
Description:CHITTENDEN One Name Study
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:City and County of Swansea - Cambrian Index Online
Link:https://www.swansea.gov.uk/cambrian/
Description:City and County of Swansea - Cambrian Index Online
Extra Info:Although this just appears to be an index to their journals it has some detailed information to view.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:City of Kilkenny - Presentments of Assizes
Link:http://archive.org/details/citykilkennypfr00shergo...
Description:City of Kilkenny - Presentments of Assizes 1848-1853
Extra Info:Large online book. Includes names of insolvents, treasurer accounts, including many names to whom payments made, names of the grand jury and more, also lists of street and occupied/unoccupied houses, with some names.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:City of Kilkenny - Presentments of Assizes
Link:http://archive.org/details/countykilkennya00sheago...
Description:City of Kilkenny - Presentments of Assizes 1834-1835
Extra Info:Large online book. Includes names of contractors appointed, names of men responsible for the upkeep of stretches of roads, and much more.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:City of Kilkenny - Presentments of Assizes
Link:http://archive.org/details/springassizesco00denrgo...
Description:City of Kilkenny - Presentments of Assizes 1842-3
Extra Info:Large online book. Includes many names, including those responsible for the upkeep of each stretch of road and much more.
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:Hearth / Window Tax, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:COLDWELL and COULDWELL One Name Study
Link:https://coldwell.one-name.net/wp/
Description:COLDWELL and COULDWELL One Name Study
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:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records
Title:Convicts and Emigrants - Peter Madden Genealogical Pages
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~maddenps/genealogy/
Description:Emigrants and Their Relatives and Convict Exiles
Extra Info:Peter Madden's genealogical pages. Although the database is by name, for some it does list the ship they sailed on.
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:Hearth / Window Tax, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:Cornwall Online Parish Clerk
Link:https://www.opc-cornwall.org/
Description:Cornwall Online Parish Clerk
Extra Info:For apprentice indentures click search then scroll down to additional searches.
Classification:Hearth / Window Tax, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records
Title:Corpusty and Saxthorpe Genealogy
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~nickkeeler/genealog...
Description:Corpusty and Saxthorpe Genealogy
Extra Info:Click on the link from the Keeler homepage.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Tithe Records, Valuation Books, Register & Rent Rolls, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Minute Books / Meeting Books, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:County Clare Library Online Resources
Link:https://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealog...
Description:County Clare Library Online Resources
Extra Info:Includes a whole range of transcriptions for County Clare, including a list of school teachers, school registers, high sheriffs and more. Also look under the donated material.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Tithe Records, Valuation Books, Register & Rent Rolls, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:County Donegal 18th and 19th Century Genealogical Transcriptions
Link:http://donegalgenealogy.com/
Description:County Donegal 18th and 19th Century Genealogical Transcriptions
Extra Info:A resource for all those searching for Donegal ancestors.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, Valuation Books, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:County Down Pages - Raymond's
Link:http://raymondscountydownwebsite.com/
Description:Raymond's County Down Pages
Extra Info:Look under the individual places.
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: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:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Crime and Punishment
Link:https://crimeandpunishment.library.wales/index_s.h...
Description:The Crime and Punishment database comprises data about crimes, criminals and punishments.
Extra Info:Includes in the gaol files of the Court of Great Sessions in Wales from 1730 until its abolition in 1830.
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:Newspapers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc.
Title:Cumbria Archive Service - family history indexes
Link:https://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/online_catalog...
Description:Cumbria Archive Service - family history indexes
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Deaths in Surrey County Gaol
Link:https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/culture-and-leisure/hi...
Description:Deaths in Surrey County Gaol 1798-1878
Extra Info:Sadly includes the deaths of some young children whose mothers were in gaol.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Derbyshire Prisoner Records
Link:https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/record-offic...
Description:Derbyshire Prisoner Records Database
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Descendents of Convicts Group
Link:https://www.docs.org.au/
Description:Descendents of Convicts Group of Australia
Extra Info:Lists of convicts, with dates, who are ancestors of the members of the society.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Tithe Records, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Poor Rate, Other Records
Title:DIBDEN One Name Study
Link:https://www.angelfire.com/ar3/dibden_onename/
Description:DIBDEN One Name Study, Including Variants
Extra Info:Many references to the DIBDEN name.
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: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:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Doddington Village, Kent
Link:http://www.doddington-kent.org.uk/history/Index.ht...
Description:Doddington Village, Kent
Extra Info:Includes extracts of trade directories, historic crimes in the area and more.
Classification:Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Tithe Records, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:Dorset County Data from Ancestry
Link:Dorset County Data from Ancestry
Description:Dorset County Data Collection from Ancestry
Extra Info:Includes Catholic History in South West England, 1857; Netherbury and Beminster Parish History.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:DUBBER Family History
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20111123223355/http://w...
Description:DUBBER Family History
Extra Info:This is an archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information still seems to be accessible.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Minute Books / Meeting Books, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:Dumfries and Galloway Historical Indexes and Transcriptions
Link:https://info.dumgal.gov.uk/HistoricalIndexes/
Description:Dumfries and Galloway Historical Indexes and Transcriptions
Extra Info:Shipping registers an be searched by name of owner, master, port, ship and more. Census is also searchable by occupation.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Dundalk Gaol, Louth - Return of Prisoners
Link:https://archive.org/details/op1245107-1001
Description:Dundalk Gaol, Louth - Return of Prisoners December 1832-1834
Extra Info:Includes prisoner names, sentences, discharge dates and more.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:EARLAM Family History
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20150411030403/http://...
Description:EARLAM Family History
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site no longer active. Most information still seems to be available. A resource for those with EARLAM relatives.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Tithe Records, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Poor Rate, Other Records, Journals / Diaries
Title:Earls Colne Village Records, Essex
Link:https://wwwe.lib.cam.ac.uk/earls_colne/
Description:Earls Colne Village Records from 1375
Extra Info:Click on Contents for a full list of transcriptions.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:Edinburgh Records from British History Online
Link:https://www.british-history.ac.uk/search?query=edi...
Description:Edinburgh Records from British History Online
Extra Info:Extracts from the Burgh Records, including lists of sheriffs, provosts, bailiffs and more.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892
Link:England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892
Description:England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892
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: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:Commercial / Trade Directories, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Essex Family History
Link:http://www.essex-family-history.co.uk/
Description:Essex Family History
Extra Info:Includes lists of vicars and churchwardens, lists of magistrates, customs officers, coastguards, mayors and more.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Essex Police Museum
Link:https://www.essex.police.uk/museum
Description:Essex Police Museum
Extra Info:Includes details of many notable police officers and some interesting crimes of historical Essex.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Everyone executed in Lancashire between 1735 and 1910 and why
Link:https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/everyo...
Description:Everyone executed in Lancashire between 1735 and 1910 and why
Extra Info:Highwaymen, robbers, rapists, murderers, and counterfeiters, everyone executed at Lancaster between 1735 and 1910.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Poor Rate, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Ewyas Lacy History and Parish Records
Link:http://www.ewyaslacy.org.uk/
Description:Ewyas Lacy History and Parish Records
Extra Info:Look under Digital Archive for records. Includes the school register, poll books, maps and much more.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Executions at Durham 1732-1909
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DUR/D_Executions
Description:Executions at Durham 1732-1909
Extra Info:Includes an index for criminals and victims.
Classification:Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Journals / Diaries
Title:Exeter memories
Link:http://www.exetermemories.co.uk/
Description:Exeter memories - Stories from Exeter
Classification:Tithe Records, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Explore The Past - Worcestershire Online Indexes and Databases
Link:https://www.explorethepast.co.uk/services/archive-...
Description:Explore The Past Online Indexes and Databases
Extra Info:Lists apprentices, absent voters, artists, prisoners, ordinations, Royal Worcester Grammar School admissions, tithes and more.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Tithe Records, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:Family and Local History in Frome
Link:http://www.gomezsmart.myzen.co.uk/
Description:Family and Local History in Frome
Extra Info:Various records including prisoners in Ilchester Gaol, emigrants to Victoria 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:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Female Convicts Research Centre
Link:https://www.femaleconvicts.org.au/
Description:Female Convicts Research Centre
Extra Info:Includes some surgeon's lists from the ships, information about the institutions and much more. For many of the convicts in the female factory lists it includes their trial date and place.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Poor Rate, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Fife Family History Society
Link:https://fifefhs.org
Description:Fife Family History Society Parish Events and Records
Extra Info:Click on records or photographs.
Classification:Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:Fontmell Magna Village Archive
Link:https://fontmellmagna.net/
Description:Fontmell Magna Village Archive
Extra Info:Includes articles and details of the manorial court records, extracts from the vestry books, tithes, police and many articles about the history of the village.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Founders and Survivors - Australian life courses in historical context 1803-1920
Link:http://foundersandsurvivors.org/
Description:Records and study of the men, women and children who were transported to Tasmania.
Extra Info:Records and study of the founding population of 73,000 men, women and children who were transported to Tasmania.
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:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Full List of Somerset Executions
Link:https://amgouldsomersetauthor.com/somerset-executi...
Description:Full List of Somerset Executions 1735 - 1945
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:GANDER / GANDAR One Name Study
Link:https://gander.one-name.net/
Description:GANDER / GANDAR One Name Study
Classification:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., School / Educational Records / Alumni, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Genealogy and Family History in Scotland - Scottish genealogy records
Link:https://www.oldscottish.com/
Description:Old Scottish Genealogy & Family History
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:General Register Office for Scotland - Crime and Criminals
Link:https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/crim...
Description:Crime and Criminals Information for Scotland from the General Register Office for Scotland
Classification:Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Poor Rate
Title:Gloucestershire Genealogical Database Search
Link:http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/genealogy/Search...
Description:Gloucestershire County Council Genealogical Database Search
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Newspapers, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Tithe Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Great Ayton - History of the Village
Link:http://greatayton.wikidot.com/home
Description:Great Ayton - History of the Village
Extra Info:Click on Sources.
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:School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Hampshire Online Parish Clerk
Link:https://www.knightroots.co.uk/
Description:Hampshire Online Parish Clerk and Knight Family Genealogy
Extra Info:Click on the Online Transcriptions link on the main page. The types of information varies for each parish.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Hastingleigh, Kent
Link:http://www.hastingleigh.com/
Description:Hastingleigh, Kent - Records
Extra Info:Includes details of aviation at Hastingleigh, school pupils, photographs, churchwarden lists and much more.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:HOGARTH Family Website
Link:http://www.hogarth.org.uk/
Description:HOGARTH Family Website
Extra Info:Click on reference section for records.
Classification:Tithe Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Poor Rate, Other Records
Title:Hollinsclough Village Website
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20180307060742/http://...
Description:Hollinsclough Village Website
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer active, but most information still seems to be available. Click on Local History.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Inverarary Jail Website
Link:https://www.inverarayjail.co.uk/
Description:Inverarary Jail Website, includes Prison Records
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Valuation Books, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:Ireland Genealogy Projects Archive
Link:http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/
Description:Ireland Genealogy Projects Archive
Extra Info:Includes some lists of landowners, some court extracts, trade directory extracts, newspaper extracts, Royal Irish Constabulary lists and more.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Irish Genealogy
Link:https://www.from-ireland.net/
Description:Irish Genealogy
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Irish Petty Sessions Court Registers 1842-1913
Link:Find My Past's Irish Petty Sessions Court Registers for 1842-1913
Description:Find My Past's Irish Petty Sessions Court Registers for 1842-1913
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Tithe Records, Valuation Books, Register & Rent Rolls, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Other Records
Title:Irish Roots in County Mayo
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~deesegenes/genealog...
Description:Irish Roots in County Mayo
Classification:Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Poor Rate, Other Records
Title:Isle of Wight Record Office
Link:https://www.iow.gov.uk/Council/OtherServices/Recor...
Description:Isle of Wight Record Office
Extra Info:Includes apprenticeship indentures, register of shipping, list of paupers, sacrement certificates and more.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records
Title:ISMAY One Name Study
Link:https://ismay.one-name.net/
Description:ISMAY One Name Study
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:Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc.
Title:JOWETT and Variations One Name Study
Link:http://www.jowitt1.org.uk/
Description:JOWETT and Variations One Name Study
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Poor Rate, Other Records
Title:Kent Genealogy Including Parish Registers
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/genealogy/
Description:Kent Genealogy
Extra Info:Includes ale licences, mayors of Dover, trade directories and more.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Kirkby Malhamdale Local and Family History Pages
Link:http://www.kirkbymalham.info/
Description:Kirkby Malhamdale Local and Family History Pages
Extra Info:The website provides an extensive range of information for both local and family historians.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Lancaster Castle
Link:https://www.lancastercastle.com/
Description:Lancaster Castle and Lancaster Assizes
Extra Info:Includes convicts tried at Lancaster assizes.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:LARTER Family History
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~lartersoc/genealogy...
Description:LARTER Family History
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: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:Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:Liverpool Newspaper Births, Marriages and Deaths
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20140702005356/http://...
Description:Old Liverpool - Information and Records
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer working. Most information still seems to be available. may take a few moments to load.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Poor Rate
Title:Locating London's Past
Link:https://www.locatinglondon.org/
Extra Info:Records of crime, poor relief, taxation, elections, local administration, plague deaths and archaeological finds can all be searched and mapped on this site.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Register & Rent Rolls, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Poor Rate, Other Records
Title:London Lives 1690 to 1800 - Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
Link:https://www.londonlives.org/
Description:A fully searchable edition of 240,000 manuscripts from eight archives and fifteen datasets, giving access to 3.35 million names.
Extra Info:Use the search feature to find names, places and occupations.
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:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:Mallow Archaeological & Historical Society
Link:http://sites.rootsweb.com/~irlmahs/
Description:Mallow Archaeological & Historical Society
Extra Info:All sorts of information relating to the area around Mallow.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:Manchester Family History Research
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20170630041919/http://...
Description:Manchester Family History Research
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. Information about Manchester including court details of the riots of 1868, Milbank prison records and more.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Marriages - Clandestine Marriages at Fleet Prison
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/genealogy/f...
Description:Marriages - Clandestine Marriages at Fleet Prison
Extra Info:Lists Kent people who are mentioned in the books.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Maureen S. Bryson's Genealogy Page
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~maureenbryson/genea...
Description:Various Resources
Extra Info:Various resources such as muster lists, court rolls, settlement papers and more. Mainly Northnamptonshire and Huntingdonshire.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Middlesex County Data from Ancestry
Link:Middlesex County Data from Ancestry
Description:Middlesex County Data Collection from Ancestry
Extra Info:Includes post office directory, c. 1851, histories of the area and more.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Middlesex Sessions' Roll
Link:http://archive.org/details/cu31924017810221
Description:Middlesex Sessions' Roll
Extra Info:Online book. Coroners' inquests, post-mortem, indictments and recognizances.Covers 1689-1709..
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Middlesex Sessions' Roll Vol 1
Link:http://archive.org/details/cu31924087944736
Description:Middlesex Sessions' Roll Vol 1
Extra Info:Online book. Coroners' inquests, post-mortem, indictments and recognizances. Appears to be 1549-1603 approximately.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Middlesex Sessions' Roll Vol 2
Link:http://archive.org/details/cu31924087944744
Description:Middlesex Sessions' Roll Vol 2
Extra Info:Online book. Coroners' inquests, post-mortem, indictments and recognizances. Appears to be 1603-1625 approximately.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Middlesex Sessions' Roll Vol 3
Link:http://archive.org/details/cu31924087944751
Description:Middlesex Sessions' Roll Vol 3
Extra Info:Online book. Coroners' inquests, post-mortem, indictments and recognizances. Appears to be 1625-1667 approximately.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Middlesex Sessions' Roll Vol 4
Link:http://archive.org/details/cu31924087944769
Description:Middlesex Sessions' Roll Vol 4
Extra Info:Online book. Coroners' inquests, post-mortem, indictments and recognizances. Appears to be 1667-1688 approximately.
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:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc.
Title:MILAM Family History and Genealogy Archives
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20080723162509/http://w...
Description:MILAM Family History and Genealogy Archives
Extra Info:An archived copy of a website that is no longer active, most information still seems to be available. Includes Mileham, Milam, Mylam, Milham, Milum, Millam.
Classification:Newspapers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Museum of Policing in Cheshire
Link:http://www.museumofpolicingincheshire.org.uk/
Description:Museum of Policing in Cheshire
Extra Info:Includes a list of public executions in Chester. Also includes pictures of WWII bomb damage around Cheshire.
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: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:Tithe Records, Valuation Books, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:National Archives of Ireland
Link:National Archives of Ireland
Description:National Archives of Ireland - Searchable Databases
Extra Info:Includes tithes, shipping agreements and crew lists and catholic qualification rolls.
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:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:NCS Cape Town - General History Databases
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20091027053108/http://g...
Description:NCS Cape Town - General History Databases
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information appears to be available. Includes English executions, army lists, coast guards and more.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:New South Wales, Australia, Certificates of Freedom
Link:New South Wales, Australia, Certificates of Freedom, 1810-1814, 1827-1867
Description:New South Wales, Australia, Certificates of Freedom, 1810-1814, 1827-1867
Extra Info:Includes name, ship, native place, offence, date and place of trial, sentence, height, complexion and more.
Classification:Hearth / Window Tax, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:North West Derbyshire Sources
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~dusk/genealogy/
Description:North West Derbyshire Sources
Classification:Newspapers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Travellers / Romany / Canal Folk
Title:Northamptonshire Family History
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20200127191346/http://...
Description:Indexes for the county of Northants
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Links to purchase indexes do not work, however the online indexes still seem to be available to view.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Northwich Local History and Genealogy
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20091021133831/http://g...
Description:Northwich Local History and Genealogy
Extra Info:This is an archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information still appears to be available. Includes information about ale houses, salt mines, boatmen and more.
Classification:Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:O(A)T*RIDGE One Name Study
Link:http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~otridge/
Description:O(A)T*RIDGE One Name Study
Extra Info:Look at the Documnet Transcripts as well as the database.
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:Newspapers, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Journals / Diaries
Title:Old Liverpool and Merseyside Snippets
Link:http://www.old-merseytimes.co.uk/
Description:Old Liverpool and Merseyside Snippets, Includes the Surrounding Area
Extra Info:Includes articles about ships and passengers, military, general history, mining and much more.
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:ORMEROD Family Website
Link:http://www.ormerod.uk.net/index.htm
Description:ORMEROD Family Website
Extra Info:OMEROD and variants such as ORMEROID.
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:Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:Parish of Banchory-Devenick - A History
Link:http://archive.org/details/historyofparisho00hend
Description:Parish of Banchory-Devenick - A History
Extra Info:Online book. Includes ministers of the parish, landowners and estates, local families and the parish school. Also includes Cults and Portlethen.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Parish Register Transcriptions and More - SW England Genealogical Indexes
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20180323073830/http://w...
Description:South West England Genealogical Indexes
Extra Info:An archived site. Most information is still available. For a list of West Country clockmakers look under 'miscellaneous'.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:Parish Registers of Betley, Staffordshire and More
Link:http://www.betley.net/
Description:Betley, Staffordshire
Extra Info:A collection of documents from the earliest times to the present day, relating to the history of the communities of Betley, Balterley and Wrinehill.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:Parish Registers of Elmsted, Kent
Link:http://www.hastingleigh.com/Elmsted/Elmsted-Index....
Description:Parish of Elmsted, Kent - Parish Information
Extra Info:Includes crimes, estate tenants and rents and more.
Classification:Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Photographs / Pictures
Title:Parish Registers of the Portbury Hundred and More
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20220815005748/http://...
Description:Portbury Hundred Records
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer active, however most information is still available to view. May be slow to load. Many records in the Parish Chest section.
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:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:Peter Mayberry's Website
Link:http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/
Description:Peter Mayberry's Website - includes Irish Convicts to Australia
Extra Info:Includes Wicklow United Irishmen, Irish Convicts to NSW 1788-1849, Irish Rebels who were transported 1800-1806, Braidwood Gaol (NSW) entrance book and more.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, 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, Diseases / Causes of Death, Other Records
Title:Pickard's Pink Pages for Warwickshire
Link:http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/
Description:Pickard's Pink Pages of Warwickshire Genealogy
Extra Info:Look under 'misc' for a variety of Warwickshire data.
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: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:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Information
Title:Prison History
Link:https://www.prisonhistory.org/
Description:Records and other Prison information for the British Isles between 1500 and 1999.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Prisoners and prison staff - The National Archive
Link:https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your...
Description:How to look for records of prisoners and prison staff.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Prisoners in Gloucestershire Gaols
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/GLS/Correctional...
Description:Prisoners in Gloucestershire Gaols 1850-1851
Extra Info:Houses of Correction at Horsley, Lawfords Gate (Bristol), Littledean, and Northleach. Not complete.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Public Record Office of Victoria, Australia
Link:https://prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/online-...
Description:Public Record Office of Victoria Online Indexes
Extra Info:Includes passenger lists, plus convicts index 1842-54 and certificates of freedom index within the convict index.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Other Records
Title:Queensland, Australia Online Databases and Indexes
Link:https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/arts/heritage/ar...
Description:Queensland, Australia Online Databases and Indexes
Extra Info:Queensland State Library archives. Includes convicts, naturalisations, immigration and more.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Ridgeway Village History
Link:http://www.ridgewayhistory.org.uk
Description:Ridgeway Village History
Extra Info:Click on Contents to see a full list of articles and information. Includes a history of the Phoenix Works.
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:Commercial / Trade Directories, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:ROULSTON One Name Study
Link:http://www.roulstone.net/
Description:ROULSTON One Name Study
Extra Info:Mainly Derbyshire information.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Register & Rent Rolls, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:Rowner Parish, near Portsmouth
Link:https://www.littlewoodham.org.uk/
Description:Little Woodham Living Village, Rowner Parish, near Portsmouth
Extra Info:Look under research. A lliving history village that you can visit and see what life may have been like for your ancestors in the 1600's.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:Ruthin Gaol
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20080511220432/http://w...
Description:Ruthin Gaol
Extra Info:An archived copy of the site. Includes details of prisoners, their diet and their life inside the gaol. May not work correctly in all browsers.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:SACKETT Family Association
Link:https://www.sackettfamily.info/
Description:SACKETT Family Association
Extra Info:Click on Research Databases for transcriptions.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Scotland Data from Ancestry
Link:Scotland Data from Ancestry
Description:Scotland Data Collection from Ancestry
Extra Info:Includes Emmigrants and Immigrants; Numerous Directories and Gazetteers and more.
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:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Scottish Indexes - Helping you trace your Scottish family tree
Link:https://www.scottishindexes.com/
Description:Prison Registers, Sheriff Court Paternity Decrees, Mental Health Records
Extra Info:Full details of the coverage can be found on their Record Sets page.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Scottish Prisoners Bound for New England 1651
Link:http://files.usgwarchives.net/nh/strafford/history...
Description:Scottish Prisoners Bound for New England 1651 from London on the Ship John & Sara
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:Commercial / Trade Directories, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Valuation Books, School / Educational Records / Alumni, 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, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., School / Educational Records / Alumni, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Poor Rate, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Sheffield Indexers
Link:http://www.sheffieldindexers.com/
Description:Sheffield Indexers, including School Records, Workhouse and Directories
Extra Info:Many records have online searching by name and location.
Classification:Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Somerset Indexes - SW Heritage Trust
Link:https://somerset-cat.swheritage.org.uk/indexes
Description:Somerset Indexes - SW Heritage Trust
Extra Info:Includes WW1 absent voters list ; index of workhouse admissions and discharges ; Ordinations ; assizes and quarter sessions indexes and Land Tax indexes.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Somerset Pleas - Civil and Criminal
Link:https://archive.org/details/somersetshirepl00chadg...
Description:Somerset Pleas - Civil and Criminal
Extra Info:Online book. Includes a list of sheriffs of Somerset. Covers Close of the 12th century to 31 Henry III (1257).
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:South Wiltshire Coroner's Inquests
Link:https://salisburyinquests.wordpress.com/
Description:South Wiltshire Coroner's Inquests
Extra Info:The site has details of Coroner's inquests for the period 1868-1920, for the area of Salisbury and South Wiltshire in England. More years to follow.
Classification:Hearth / Window Tax, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:St Keverne Local History Site
Link:http://www.st-keverne.com/History/
Description:St Keverne Local History Site
Extra Info:Includes information on shipwrecks, lifeboats and crew and even some photographs of the people rescued.
Classification:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Travellers / Romany / Canal Folk
Title:Staffordshire Name Indexes
Link:https://www.staffsnameindexes.org.uk/
Description:Staffordshire Name Indexes
Extra Info:Calendars of prisoners at Staffordshire quarter sessions 1779-1880, police force registers index 1842-1920 and apprentices 1600-1900. Also includes some names from over the border in Worcestershire.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Staveley One Place Study
Link:http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~spire/staveley/
Description:Staveley One Place Study
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:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:STONE family Living in the Parish of Ardleigh, Essex
Link:http://archive.org/details/notesaboutfamily00grub
Description:STONE family Living in the Parish of Ardleigh, Essex
Extra Info:Online book. List occurrences of the STONE name, gathered from court rolls of the manors of Bovills and Ardleigh.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:STONE/STOW Family in Ardleigh, Essex
Link:http://archive.org/details/notesaboutfamily00grub
Description:STONE/STOW Family in Ardleigh, Essex
Extra Info:Online book. Includes many extracts from court rolls.
Classification:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Stratford-upon-Avon Cemetery
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20160307155846/http://...
Description:Stratford-upon-Avon Police Charge Book and Workhouse Lists and more
Extra Info:An archived copy of the databases which do not appear to be on the new site. Also has a smallpox census, information on the workhouse and more.
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:Tithe Records, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Poor Rate, Other Records
Title:Surrey Records Online
Link:https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/culture-and-leisure/hi...
Description:Surrey Records Online
Extra Info:Scroll down to see onine indexes. Includes Poor Law Union minute, admissions and discharge books, Industrial School admissions and more.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Takeley Local History Society
Link:http://tlhs.org.uk/
Description:Takeley Local History Society
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:The Cause Papers
Link:https://www.dhi.ac.uk/causepapers/
Description:Cause Papers Database, a searchable catalogue of more than 14,000 cause papers relating to cases heard between 1300 and 1858 in the Church Courts of the diocese of York.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:The Fleet, its River, Prison and Marriages
Link:https://archive.org/details/fleetitsriverpr00asht
Description:The Fleet, its River, Prison and Marriages
Extra Info:Online book. Includes details of the prison, including those who escaped.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:The History of Essex
Link:https://historyhouse.co.uk/
Description:The History of Essex
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:The Lamb Collection
Link:http://sites.scran.ac.uk/lamb/
Description:The Lamb Collection - A Collection of Local Scottish History
Extra Info:Includes extracts from Dundee Gaol, music hall posters, items related to a cholera outbreak in 1832 and more.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Information, Other Records
Title:The Lowestoft Witches
Link:http://www.lowestoftwitches.com/
Description:The Lowestoft Witches
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:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, 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 Maps
Link:https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your...
Description:The National Archives - Collection of Digitised Public Records
Extra Info:Scroll down for Irish map collection.
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: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: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:Commercial / Trade Directories, Valuation Books, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:Thornbury Local History and Family History Website
Link:https://www.thornburyroots.co.uk/
Description:Thornbury Local History and Family History Website
Extra Info:Includes historical street names as well as many other records. Also click on Church and Cemetery for lists of vicars at St Mary's and more.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Tracing London Convicts in Britain and Australia, 1780-1925
Link:https://www.digitalpanopticon.org/
Description:Search millions of records from around fifty datasets, relating to the lives of 90,000 convicts from the Old Bailey.
Extra Info:Requires a Find My Past subscription to see the final details on some entries.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Tyneham and Worbarrow
Link:https://tynehamopc.org.uk/
Description:Tyneham and Worbarrow - Where Time Stopped in 1943
Extra Info:Scroll down for directories, electors and more.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Tyneside Family History
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~tynesidehistory/gen...
Description:Tyneside Family History
Extra Info:Includes church, schools and early transport photographs for the area.
Classification:Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:UK Transcriptions Website
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~uktranscriptions/ge...
Description:UK Transcriptions Website Various Counties
Extra Info:Transcriptions for Northamptonshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. Click on Other Counties for Lancashire, Leicestershire, Norfolk and Shetland.
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:Commercial / Trade Directories, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Villages on the Borders of Shropshire & Staffordshire
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20091027014022/http://w...
Description:Villages on the Borders of Shropshire & Staffordshire
Extra Info:This is an archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information still seems to be available.
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:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Walton Prison Staff and Prisoners
Link:http://sites.rootsweb.com/~engchs/waltongaolprison...
Description:Walton Prison Staff and Prisoners
Extra Info:1881 Includes name, age, place of birth and occupation.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Wigan World Website
Link:https://www.wiganworld.co.uk/stuff/
Description:Wigan World Website
Extra Info:Information and many interesting articles about the Wigan area.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records
Title:WILDGOOSE and Variants Website
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~willgooseweb/geneal...
Description:WILDGOOSE and Variants Website
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Wiltshire Online Parish Clerk
Link:https://wiltshire-opc.org.uk/genealogy/
Description:Wiltshire Online Parish Clerk
Extra Info:You will need to create a login in order to use the site. As well as the parishes, check out the photo galleries.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:Wing - A One Place Study
Link:https://wing-ops.org.uk/
Description:Wing - A One Place Study
Classification:School / Educational Records / Alumni, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Winteringham History and Genealogy
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20170601220042/http://...
Description:Winteringham History and Genealogy
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information still seems to be available. Includes a list of headteachers of the National school. Also lists some of the police constables of the village.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Wirksworth Genealogy and Local History
Link:http://www.wirksworth.org.uk
Description:Wirksworth Genealogy and Local History, including Trade Directories and Taxes
Extra Info:Also look under the scrapbook. Many old photographs of families of the area.
Classification:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., School / Educational Records / Alumni, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Poor Rate, Other Records
Title:Yesterday's Journey
Link:http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~spire/Yesterday/
Description:Yesterday's Journey
Extra Info:Mainly Derbyshire. Documents such as settlement papers, coroners records, apprentice records, school lists and more.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:York Castle Prison
Link:http://yorkcastleprison.org.uk/family-history.html...
Description: The database lists almost 5,000 convicted criminals, imprisoned debtors and victims of crime, mostly from the 1700s.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:York Assizes 1785-1851
Link:https://www.yorkfamilyhistory.org.uk/resources/yor...
Description:York Assizes 1785-1851
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Other Records
Title:GENUKI County Page for Argyllshire
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/ARL/
Description:General Information for Argyllshire
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Poor Rate, Other Records
Title:GENUKI County Page for Banffshire
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/BAN
Description:General Information for Banffshire
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:GENUKI County Page for Buteshire
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/BUT/
Description:General Information for Buteshire
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:GENUKI County Page for Clackmannanshire
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/CLK/
Description:General Information for Clackmannanshire
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:GENUKI County Page for Dumfriesshire
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/DFS/
Description:General Information for Dumfriesshire
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Poor Rate, Other Records
Title:GENUKI County Page for East Lothian
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/ELN
Description:General Information for East Lothian
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Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/FIF/
Description:General Information for Fife
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Poor Rate, Other Records
Title:GENUKI County Page for Huntingdonshire
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HUN/
Description:General Information for Huntingdonshire
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:GENUKI County Page for Kincardineshire
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/KCD/
Description:General Information for Kincardineshire
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:GENUKI County Page for Kinross-shire
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/KRS/
Description:General Information for Kinross-shire
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
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Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/KKD/
Description:General Information for Kirkcudbrightshire
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:GENUKI County Page for Lanarkshire
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/LKS/
Description:General Information for Lanarkshire
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:GENUKI County Page for Midlothian
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/MLN/
Description:General Information for Midlothian
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:GENUKI County Page for Morayshire
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/MOR/
Description:General Information for Morayshire
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:GENUKI County Page for Nairnshire
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/NAI/
Description:General Information for Nairnshire
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records
Title:GENUKI County Page for Norfolk
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/NFK
Description:General Information for Norfolk
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Poor Rate, Other Records
Title:GENUKI County Page for Peeblesshire
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/PEE/
Description:General Information for Peeblesshire
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:GENUKI County Page for Ross and Cromarty
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/ROC/
Description:General Information for Ross and Cromarty
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Poor Rate, Other Records
Title:GENUKI County Page for Roxburghshire
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/ROX/
Description:General Information for Roxburghshire
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:GENUKI County Page for Shetland Isles
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/SHI/
Description:General Information for Shetland Isles
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:GENUKI County Page for Stirlingshire
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/STI/
Description:General Information for Stirlingshire
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:GENUKI County Page for Sutherland
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/SUT/
Description:General Information for Sutherland
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:GENUKI County Page for West Lothian
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/WLN/
Description:General Information for West Lothian

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