Posted by FamilyHistoryFour on Thursday, December 06, 2018 in Hints & Tips, websites
Source: Surrey Family History Centre
Subscription Resources
www.ancestry.co.uk Ancestry are probably the market leaders in genealogical research and their website contains a huge variety of resources. Ancestry.com is available FREE at Surrey History Centre and all Surrey Libraries.
www.findmypast.co.uk Find My Past provide a similar service to Ancestry, although not quite so comprehensive. Both websites host the census and indexes to civil registration although both advertise unique access to different series of records. Find My Past is available FREE at Surrey History Centre and all Surrey Libraries
www.familyrelatives.com This site also includes birth, marriage and death indexes and census returns for England and Wales, in amongst many other records
www.origins.net Includes census and parish records and others.
www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk A subscription site for Scottish records of births, baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials and also the census. It is the ONLY site which hosts these records although indexes and transcripts are avail- able for some sources on Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk A subscription site for newspapers. BNA is FREE at Surrey History Centre and all Surrey Libraries (although you do need to register with the site)
www.ancestry.co.uk Ancestry are probably the market leaders in genealogical research and their website contains a huge variety of resources. Ancestry.com is available FREE at Surrey History Centre and all Surrey Libraries.
www.findmypast.co.uk Find My Past provide a similar service to Ancestry, although not quite so comprehensive. Both websites host the census and indexes to civil registration although both advertise unique access to different series of records. Find My Past is available FREE at Surrey History Centre and all Surrey Libraries
www.familyrelatives.com This site also includes birth, marriage and death indexes and census returns for England and Wales, in amongst many other records
www.origins.net Includes census and parish records and others.
www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk A subscription site for Scottish records of births, baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials and also the census. It is the ONLY site which hosts these records although indexes and transcripts are avail- able for some sources on Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk A subscription site for newspapers. BNA is FREE at Surrey History Centre and all Surrey Libraries (although you do need to register with the site)
Free On-Line Resources
www.freebmd.org.uk A free index to the births, marriage and death registers compiled by teams of volunteers all over the country. They also have 'sister' sites including 'FreeCen' for the census and 'FreeReg' for parish registers.
www.familysearch.org Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, FamilySearch is a genealogy service operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The LOS church gathers, preserves, and shares genealogical records worldwide, and offers free access to its resources and services both online at FamilySearch.org and also at more than 4,500 family history centres worldwide. It is well worth exploring this site as there are some wonderful 'How To' talks and demonstrations and the Family Search Wiki pages are invaluable. Do register-its free and they won't bombard you with emails!
www.cwgc.org Records of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission which lists the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died during the two world wars and the 23,000 cemeteries, memorials and other locations worldwide where they are commemorated.
www.historicaldirectories.org A digital library of historical local and trade directories for England and Wales, from 1750 to 1919
The Times Online and 19th Century Newspapers Online: These are not free per se but can be accessed through a huge variety of libraries and local studies centres. They are available FREE at Surrey History Centre and all Surrey Libraries.
www.freebmd.org.uk A free index to the births, marriage and death registers compiled by teams of volunteers all over the country. They also have 'sister' sites including 'FreeCen' for the census and 'FreeReg' for parish registers.
www.familysearch.org Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, FamilySearch is a genealogy service operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The LOS church gathers, preserves, and shares genealogical records worldwide, and offers free access to its resources and services both online at FamilySearch.org and also at more than 4,500 family history centres worldwide. It is well worth exploring this site as there are some wonderful 'How To' talks and demonstrations and the Family Search Wiki pages are invaluable. Do register-its free and they won't bombard you with emails!
www.cwgc.org Records of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission which lists the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died during the two world wars and the 23,000 cemeteries, memorials and other locations worldwide where they are commemorated.
www.historicaldirectories.org A digital library of historical local and trade directories for England and Wales, from 1750 to 1919
The Times Online and 19th Century Newspapers Online: These are not free per se but can be accessed through a huge variety of libraries and local studies centres. They are available FREE at Surrey History Centre and all Surrey Libraries.
Other Useful Websites
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon/ The ARCH ON Directory provides contact details for record offices, libraries and other record collecting institutions throughout the United Kingdom and overseas.
www.genuki.org.uk GENUKI is the genealogical information service for the UK and Ireland, containing a large structured tree of information. It is particularly useful for finding out information on resources available for different parishes in the UK.
http://www.sog.org.uk The Society of Genealogists has one of the largest reference libraries for family- history research
http://www.ffhs.org.uk The Federation of Family History Societies represents many regional and one-name societies (although none from Scotland). Joining a society can be a really good way of meeting other people researching the same area (and often the same names) and also obtaining indexes and transcripts.
http://www.one-name.org/ The Guild of One-Name Studies. A one-name study is a project researching facts about a surname and all the people who have held it, as opposed to a particular pedigree (the ancestors of one person) or descendancy (the descendants of one person or couple).
http://www.catholic-history.org.uk/cfhs/ A good source of Catholic Family history resources.
http://www.jgsgb.org.uk/ The Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain. A wonderful website for anyone with Jewish ancestors
http://www.new.fibis.org/ The Families in British India Society (FIBIS). This site has several searchable on-line databases of soldiers and civil servants who served in India and South Asia
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/guides The National Archives have produced a series of in-depth research guides, including on-line tutorials in palaeography and understanding old documents.
http://www.nli.ie/: The National Library of Ireland. A good 'first stop' for anyone researching their Irish ancestors. They hold genealogical information material including online databases. They also work in conjunction with ...
www.irishgenealogy.ie A useful Irish family history source website which hosts free access to Irish civil records and some parish records
www.nationalarchives.ie The website for the National Archives of Ireland which hosts free access to the Irish 1901 and 1911 censuses.
http://www.proni.gov.uk The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland, holds records relating to Northern Ire- land and include online databases such as freeholders’ records and the will calendars.
www.rootsweb.ancestry.com On of the oldest and largest free genealogical websites on the internet with a variety of different searchable databases. Also, do search through RootsChat which is an online forum for family historians.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/0/23493076 The BBC Family History website is packed with useful information, free tracker sheets, free family tree charts, and lots more.
http://maps/nls.uk Maps database for the National Library of Scotland. Includes 6" maps for the UK from the 1840s to 1950s. It is possible to compare and overlay areas with modern (Google) satellite maps.
www.gazetteer.co.uk provides an exhaustive Place Name Index to Great Britain, containing over 50,000 entries. It lists the historic county and the main administrative areas in which each place lies. Please read the accompanying notes before using the Gazetteer
www.old-maps.co.uk historical map archive comprising site centred historical maps covering England, Wales and Scotland.
http://booth.lse.ac.uk/ Booths Poverty Maps of London a searchable resource and fascinating for anyone with London relatives.
www.measuringworth.com/ppoweruk/ Valuations on money from 1264 to 2002
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon/ The ARCH ON Directory provides contact details for record offices, libraries and other record collecting institutions throughout the United Kingdom and overseas.
www.genuki.org.uk GENUKI is the genealogical information service for the UK and Ireland, containing a large structured tree of information. It is particularly useful for finding out information on resources available for different parishes in the UK.
http://www.sog.org.uk The Society of Genealogists has one of the largest reference libraries for family- history research
http://www.ffhs.org.uk The Federation of Family History Societies represents many regional and one-name societies (although none from Scotland). Joining a society can be a really good way of meeting other people researching the same area (and often the same names) and also obtaining indexes and transcripts.
http://www.one-name.org/ The Guild of One-Name Studies. A one-name study is a project researching facts about a surname and all the people who have held it, as opposed to a particular pedigree (the ancestors of one person) or descendancy (the descendants of one person or couple).
http://www.catholic-history.org.uk/cfhs/ A good source of Catholic Family history resources.
http://www.jgsgb.org.uk/ The Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain. A wonderful website for anyone with Jewish ancestors
http://www.new.fibis.org/ The Families in British India Society (FIBIS). This site has several searchable on-line databases of soldiers and civil servants who served in India and South Asia
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/guides The National Archives have produced a series of in-depth research guides, including on-line tutorials in palaeography and understanding old documents.
http://www.nli.ie/: The National Library of Ireland. A good 'first stop' for anyone researching their Irish ancestors. They hold genealogical information material including online databases. They also work in conjunction with ...
www.irishgenealogy.ie A useful Irish family history source website which hosts free access to Irish civil records and some parish records
www.nationalarchives.ie The website for the National Archives of Ireland which hosts free access to the Irish 1901 and 1911 censuses.
http://www.proni.gov.uk The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland, holds records relating to Northern Ire- land and include online databases such as freeholders’ records and the will calendars.
www.rootsweb.ancestry.com On of the oldest and largest free genealogical websites on the internet with a variety of different searchable databases. Also, do search through RootsChat which is an online forum for family historians.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/0/23493076 The BBC Family History website is packed with useful information, free tracker sheets, free family tree charts, and lots more.
http://maps/nls.uk Maps database for the National Library of Scotland. Includes 6" maps for the UK from the 1840s to 1950s. It is possible to compare and overlay areas with modern (Google) satellite maps.
www.gazetteer.co.uk provides an exhaustive Place Name Index to Great Britain, containing over 50,000 entries. It lists the historic county and the main administrative areas in which each place lies. Please read the accompanying notes before using the Gazetteer
www.old-maps.co.uk historical map archive comprising site centred historical maps covering England, Wales and Scotland.
http://booth.lse.ac.uk/ Booths Poverty Maps of London a searchable resource and fascinating for anyone with London relatives.
www.measuringworth.com/ppoweruk/ Valuations on money from 1264 to 2002
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library Warwick University hold records for many of the trade unions and more information can be found on their website.
http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/resources/archives Archives for the Royal College of Physicians
http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/museums/archives Archives for the Royal College of Surgeons
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Hold many records relating to the legal profession, metropolitan police, and civil service
http://www.innertemple.org.uk/history/archive-catalogue Hold documents on barristers and the legal profession.
http://www.architecture.com/ Archives for the Royal Institute of British Architects
http://www.imeche.org/knowledge/library/archive Archives for the Institution of Mechanical Engineering
http://www.ice.org.uk/topics/historicalengineering/Archives Archives for the Institution of Civil Engineering
http://www.ironbridge.org.uk/collections/library-and-archives/ The museum has built up an extensive research library relating to industrial trades and are happy to advise on appropriate sources.
http://www.galegroup.com This company hosts The Times Digital Archive 1785-2008 and 19th Century British Newspapers. Although they are quite expensive to subscribe to, many library services (Surrey included) has free access to these sites, which (unlike Ancestry and Find My Past) can also be accessed FREE from your own home.
http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk A subscription site for newspapers. BNA is FREE at Surrey History Centre and all Surrey Libraries (although you do need to register with the site).
http://www.workhouses.org.uk Peter Higginbotham's excellent site which helps identify which records survive for which unions. Workhouse minutes often list pauper lunatics transferred to asylums. Some workhouse and poor law records are also available on Ancestry.co.uk which is FREE at Surrey History Centre.
http://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/ Peter Higginbotham's 'sister' site which details children's homes, including industrial schools.
http://www.ancestry.co.uk Records of transportation England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892: Returns of criminals tried at Quarter Sessions and Assizes in England and Wales; UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849; UK, Licences of Parole for Female Convicts, 1853-1871, 1883-1887. FREE at Surrey History Centre
You can also access some Surrey asylum records on Ancestry.com along with Lunacy Patients' Admission Registers 1846-1912 {TNA Reference MH94/-)
http://blacksheepancestors.com/uk/ A really useful 'hub' website for information and weblinks for all things criminal.
http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/ A fully searchable edition of the largest body of texts detailing the lives of non-elite people ever published, containing 197,745 criminal trials held at London's central criminal court
http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/resources/archives Archives for the Royal College of Physicians
http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/museums/archives Archives for the Royal College of Surgeons
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Hold many records relating to the legal profession, metropolitan police, and civil service
http://www.innertemple.org.uk/history/archive-catalogue Hold documents on barristers and the legal profession.
http://www.architecture.com/ Archives for the Royal Institute of British Architects
http://www.imeche.org/knowledge/library/archive Archives for the Institution of Mechanical Engineering
http://www.ice.org.uk/topics/historicalengineering/Archives Archives for the Institution of Civil Engineering
http://www.ironbridge.org.uk/collections/library-and-archives/ The museum has built up an extensive research library relating to industrial trades and are happy to advise on appropriate sources.
http://www.galegroup.com This company hosts The Times Digital Archive 1785-2008 and 19th Century British Newspapers. Although they are quite expensive to subscribe to, many library services (Surrey included) has free access to these sites, which (unlike Ancestry and Find My Past) can also be accessed FREE from your own home.
http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk A subscription site for newspapers. BNA is FREE at Surrey History Centre and all Surrey Libraries (although you do need to register with the site).
http://www.workhouses.org.uk Peter Higginbotham's excellent site which helps identify which records survive for which unions. Workhouse minutes often list pauper lunatics transferred to asylums. Some workhouse and poor law records are also available on Ancestry.co.uk which is FREE at Surrey History Centre.
http://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/ Peter Higginbotham's 'sister' site which details children's homes, including industrial schools.
http://www.ancestry.co.uk Records of transportation England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892: Returns of criminals tried at Quarter Sessions and Assizes in England and Wales; UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849; UK, Licences of Parole for Female Convicts, 1853-1871, 1883-1887. FREE at Surrey History Centre
You can also access some Surrey asylum records on Ancestry.com along with Lunacy Patients' Admission Registers 1846-1912 {TNA Reference MH94/-)
http://blacksheepancestors.com/uk/ A really useful 'hub' website for information and weblinks for all things criminal.
http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/ A fully searchable edition of the largest body of texts detailing the lives of non-elite people ever published, containing 197,745 criminal trials held at London's central criminal court
