SOME USEFUL FAMILY HISTORY WEB SITES

 

 

GENUKI

The UK and Ireland Genealogical Service
Each County lists primary sources available.
www.genuki.org.uk

ROOTSWEB

Hosts mailing lists and a project to make the GRO indexes freely available
www.rootsweb.com
http://.freebmd.rootsweb.com

LATTER DAY SAINTS

www.familysearch.org
Web site which includes a searchable IGI, 1881 census for
UK,jetc. List of Family History Centres and the Church/s Library' of Genealogical material.

FEDERATION OF FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETIES

List of members Societies
www.ffhs.org.uk
www.ffhs.org.uk/members/

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE www.pro.gov.uk

Includes a complete list of its Finding Aids for Family History Research and information leaflets on many subjects.


1901 Census www.census.pro.gov.uk
Subject Search
www.a2a.pro.gov.uk

English Reord Offices

and archives on the web
www.oz.net/~markhow/englishros.htm

CIVIL REGISTRATION Register Offices

www.pro.gov.uk/about/frc/default.htm
yww.genuki.org, uklbigJengIRegQffice/

LIBRARIES

www.earl.org.uk/farnilia
listing of genealogical resources in Public Libraries

Bristol Library
www.bristol-city.gov.uk/index.html

COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION

Searchable register of graves of those who died in the 1st & 2nd World Wars
www.cwgc.org.uk

SOCIETY OF GENEALOGISTS

Lists material owned by the Society with links to other sites
www.sog.org.uk

GUlILD OF ONE NAME STUDIES

UK Society for those who are tracing all people with the same name.
www.one-name.org

JEWISH FAMILIES

'The Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain
www.ort.org/jgsgb

JAMAICAN FAMILIES

A useful starting point for those with Jamaican connections
www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com

ELLIS ISLAND

Searchable index for immigrants into USA
www.ellisisland.org

BASIC METHODS

A good introduction to research techniques
www.bbc.co.uk/history/your_history