Main Sites for UK Genealogy
Ancestry
Census Records - UK & USA
Birth, Marriage & Death - GRO Indexed
Free to search, but not all information
is available without a paid subscription.
Family
Search
1881 UK & 1880 US Census
Birth, Marriage & Death - UK Church Records & information
submitted by members
Free to search.
General
Register Office [GRO]
UK - Order Birth, Marriage and Death certificates
- GRO Reference needed
Commonwealth
War Graves Commission
The "Debt of Honour Register"
is the Commission's database listing 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 world-wide where they are commemorated.
The register can also be searched for details of the 67,000
Commonwealth civilians who died as a result of enemy action
in the Second World War.
Free to search.
FreeBMD
UK Birth, Marriage & Death - GRO Indexed
Free to search.
FreeCen
UK Census Records 1841-1901
Free to search.
National
Archives 1901 Census
England & Wales 1901 Census
Free to search, but
not all information is available without a paid subscription.
New York Passenger
Lists
Castle
Garden
New York Passenger Lists from 1820-1913
Free to search.
Ellis
Island
New York Passenger Lists from 1892-1924
Free to search.
Census Records
Ancestry
Really useful and interesting in tracing
your family and seeing what they were up to! Bare in mind
that there are lots of errors with peoples names, birth place
and age (both on the original forms and in transcription).
For instance, I eventually found my Smy relatives in the 1851
Norfolk census transcribed as Ling! The frilly writing on
the original forms had been completely misread. Once you know
this, and get used to how to search, it gets easier and easier
to find the once missing links!
You can search the
records without a subscription, but won't be able to view
households or original records. To search without a subscription
you must use the Ranked Search.
I have found the Census records really useful in tracing relatives
and siblings and confirming parents/children.
1841-1901
UK Census Collection [search
all census years or pick a particular one]
England, Wales, Isle of Man
& Channel Islands Census
- 1841
- 1851
- 1861
- 1871
- 1881 [Free
Index Search]
- 1891
- 1901
Family
Search
National
Archives
FreeCen
The
Origins Network
GRO References
The recording of births, marriages
and deaths was started in 1837 in England and Wales. For more
information on what can be found on each certificate <click
here>. To order a certificate you need to
know the GRO index reference (Year & Quarter, County &
District, Name). By giving the office this index reference
it allows them to quickly identify the correct entry. This
reference is only of use to the General Register Office and
not to local registration offices who have their own system.
Ancestry
FreeBMD
General Register Office
Church Records - Birth, Christening,
Marriage & Death
Family Search
Search by full
name or surname only, parents names (to find all children)
or event. Much information is from church, but there is also
alot of records put on by members which have no source listed
so cannot be relied on to be correct. Members have also submitted
pedigree files, which can be useful, but again I have found
many discrepancies in the dates provided. They can be a useful
place to start from as long as you do your research!
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