History & Genealogy

History & Genealogy

This page was written by Christopher Spry.

History

The National Archives, UK. The National Archives, which covers England, Wales and the United Kingdom, was formed in April 2003 by bringing together the Public Record Office and the Historical Manuscripts Commission. It is responsible for looking after the records of central government and the courts of law, and making sure everyone can look at them. The collection is one of the largest in the world and spans an unbroken period from the 11th century to the present day.
- Domesday Book.
- UK Censuses, 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901.

Genealogy

Genealogy software; Descriptions and comparisons. Family Tree Maker; Legacy Family Tree; The Master Genealogist.

Christopher Spry's family and related members at 'FamilyTreeMaker Online'.

Ancestry.com $5/month subscription service in the USA for surname searches.

Cyndi’s list of genealogy sites on Internet. Links to data on families in many countries.

Family Search Genealogy Service

Family Tree Maker Surname searches in 325 million names. Upload and publish family information. Forums and newsgroups are available here.

Free Births, Marriages and Deaths Project Rootsweb listing of UK Census data between 1837 and 1897.

Geneanet Searchable database for the UK.

GenServ $1/month subscription service in the USA for surname searches. The first search is free.

Genuki UK and Ireland genealogical Information Service. General information and access to databases, a virtual reference library for genealogists: census data, military records and advice on reading old handwriting.

Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild. Immigrants to the USA.

'MedHist' History of Medicine portal.

Mormon Church FamilySearch database has over two billion names on record and can be searched for 1881 census entries in the UK, USA and Canada.

Office for National Statistics

Origins.net. Records from the General Registry Office of Scotland and the Society of Genealogists in England. Access to the records costs £6 for up to 150 records in 48 hours.

Powys Family History Society, Brecknockshire records GENUIK, Powys County Archives Office, County Hall, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, LD1 5LG; National Library of Wales; Cyndi's list of genealogical sites for Wales.

Public Records Office The 1901 UK census is available to search online.

Rootsweb, large genealogy resource: ROOTS-L and Rootsweb surname list and FAQ. There is USA data and links to surname lists and links to genealogists.

'Surname profiler' searchable database showing the regional distribution of surnames in Great Britain, both current and historic.

There are many local societies, such as the ‘East of London Family History Society’, that provide data on local parish records, cemetery data, maps etc.

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