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Here is a list of sites we have found
useful, some more than others. Cyndi's list is really an index rather than
content of its own.
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Probably the
best genealogy portal site in the world. Now over 260,000 links to genealogy
web sites and continuing to expand. Well categorised but you need to
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Record of UK / British Commonwealth servicemen and women killed in the two world
wars and other conflicts. We found records of Frank Fletcher
(Rhys' mother's uncle, remembered on the Thiepval memorial mentioned on
the Family History main page) and Thomas Cuttle (Jean's grandmother's first
husband) here, both killed on the Somme within a short distance of each
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The 1901 Census of the UK - fully available online. No charge to browse and find
individuals, but a small charge to see their transcription or a facsimile
of the actual entry, and you'll need to do this to to get all the
household details. |
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A new
website of the official records for the UK. Contains the entire Birth,
Marriage and Deaths indexes for England and Wales from 1837 to 2002, and
much more. You can also order the Birth, Marriage and Death certificates. |
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By the Friends Reunited people.
Load and store your family tree, and exchange information with others. I'd
recommend you don't put much about living people on it - there are some
funny people about, who you might not want to connect with! |
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Wirksworth
Parish Records
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All the available parish records in Wirksworth, Derbyshire before
statutory records began. Brilliant if it happens to be relevant to
you. |
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Ellis Island
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Ellis Island was the main arrival
point in New York for immigrants into America between about 1880 and
1924. The web site contains searchable lists of people, from their
ships' manifests and departure ports. If you've anyone who went to America
in the period you might well find them here. |
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The Mormon Church site. Gateway to the most enormous
resource. Now has a new facility to search the 1880/81 censuses of
England, Canada and the US all in one go. |
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Describes itself as a reference
library of genealogical information for the UK. Primarily concerned
with source material, rather than contributors family trees (see warning
about US material). Lots of links to UK sources, including libraries,
societies and clubs, and records centres. |
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A pair of American resources, well
worth looking through and subscribing to the email newsletters if they
suit you, and maybe subscribing. Links to lots more sites and resources. Ancestry now has
all the available UK censuses online - 1841 most recently, and all the
indexes to the Births, Marriages and Deaths records. Subscription to the uk
Ancestry site is fair value, the American .com version is (it seems to me) a
bit expensive. |
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Another US based site - this one
specialises in free source documents. Ancestry, RootsWeb and Olive
Tree all link together. Once you register and give your ID you'll
get emails with offers and news, every week. |
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Surname Profiler
from The Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis at University College London.
This allows you to see the geographical spread of surnames in your family
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Health Warning:
Material found directly on some parts of these sites needs separate research to
confirm its validity and relevance to your own work. Much of the material is
sound, particularly the public and statutory records, but there is a lot
that has been put on by optimistic individuals who have made hoped-for
connections without proof. Treat them as a useful source of
possible/probable information, but don't accept it all at face value. Go
seek out your own verification.
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