Newspaper reports provide an insight into the lives and events that our ancestors experienced.
Classification: | Newspapers |
Title: | A Romany Gypsy & Traveller Heritage Project |
Link: | https://www.romaheritage.co.uk/ |
Description: | Romani Newspaper Articles |
Classification: | Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
Title: | AUDLEY Family History |
Link: | https://www.audleyfamilyhistory.com/ |
Description: | AUDLEY Family History |
Extra Info: | Research for the name AUDLEY and variants such as AIDLEY. |
Classification: | Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Australian Pioneers Website by Patricia Downes |
Link: | http://members.pcug.org.au/~pdownes/ |
Description: | Patricia Downes' Australian Pioneers Website |
Extra Info: | Includes Irish Convicts to NSW 1788-1849, also ships departing in the first fleet 1787, second fleet 1790 and thirs fleet 1791. |
Classification: | Newspapers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | BOLSTRIDGE One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.bolstridge.co.uk/genealogy/index.php |
Description: | BOLSTRIDGE One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Use sources to search for types of information such as directory. |
Classification: | Newspapers |
Title: | BRAILSFORD Family Name |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~brailsford/genealog... |
Description: | BRAILSFORD Family Name and Variants |
Extra Info: | Brailsford's in the newspapers. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | BREW One Name Study |
Link: | http://brew.clients.ch/BrewONS.htm |
Description: | BREW One Name Study |
Classification: | Newspapers |
Title: | British Newspaper Archive |
Link: | https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |
Description: | Explore over 200 years of history - British Newspaper Archive |
Extra Info: | Access also available via selected subscriptions to Find My Past and Genes Reunited |
Classification: | Newspapers, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Connected Histories |
Link: | https://www.connectedhistories.org/ |
Description: | British History Sources, 1500-1900 |
Extra Info: | From the Universities of London, Hertfordshire, and Sheffield. Burney collection of newspapers, British History Online, the Charles Booth Archive, Old Bailey Online and much more... |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Journals / Diaries |
Title: | England Data from Ancestry |
Link: | England Data from Ancestry |
Description: | England Data Collection from Ancestry |
Extra Info: | Includes Emmigrants and Immigrants; Numerous Directories; Who's Who in the World, 1910-1911; England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892; Numerous other records |
Classification: | Newspapers, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers |
Title: | GINGELL One Name Study |
Link: | https://www.gingell.com/familytree/ |
Description: | GINGELL One Name Study |
Extra Info: | A growing resiurce for the GINFELL one name study. |
Classification: | Newspapers |
Title: | GODSLAND One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.godsland.co.uk/ |
Description: | GODSLAND One Name Study |
Classification: | Post Office / Telephone Directories, Newspapers |
Title: | GOODERSON Family History |
Link: | http://www.gooderson.org/ |
Description: | GOODERSON Family History and One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Click on miscellaneous. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Religious Lists / Records, Other Records |
Title: | Lancashire County Data from Ancestry |
Link: | Lancashire County Data from Ancestry |
Description: | Lancashire County Data Collection from Ancestry |
Extra Info: | Includes The Liverpool Courier; Liverpool Daily Post; Burnley and Vicinity, England Directory, 1896; Manchester and Salford Directory, 1800 and more. |
Classification: | Newspapers, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Lancashire Life and Times |
Link: | https://redrosecollections.lancashire.gov.uk/ |
Description: | Lancashire Life and Times |
Extra Info: | Includes details of Lancashire Pioneers, images of the county and more. |
Classification: | Newspapers, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Other Records |
Title: | LEECH / LEACH Family Genealogy |
Link: | http://www.leechfamily.myzen.co.uk/ |
Description: | LEECH / LEACH and Related Family Genealogy |
Extra Info: | Also includes Harris, Jordan / Jurdan, Sparrow, Wilson-Webb / Webb, Death, Doyle, and Savage. |
Classification: | Newspapers |
Title: | Liverpool Courier 1897-1898 |
Link: | Liverpool Courier 1897 |
Description: | Liverpool Courier Newpaper, 1897-1898 |
Classification: | Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records |
Title: | Liverpool Newspaper Births, Marriages and Deaths |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20140702005356/http://... |
Description: | Old Liverpool - Information and Records |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer working. Most information still seems to be available. may take a few moments to load. |
Classification: | Newspapers |
Title: | London Times |
Link: | http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-2626802-10934994?url=... |
Description: | Search the London Times from 1785 to 1884 |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Other Records |
Title: | LONGMORE Genealogy Resources |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20180114123904/http://... |
Description: | LONGMORE Genealogy Resources |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information seems to be available, however it is slow to load. |
Classification: | Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
Title: | Merchant Sailing Ships of NW England |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20130518234317/http://m... |
Description: | Merchant Sailing Ships of NW England |
Extra Info: | May take a few moments to load. An archived copy of the site, most links still appear to work. Includes newspaper cuttings of ship launches, details of the shipyards as well as the ships. |
Classification: | Newspapers |
Title: | Newspaper Index Cards (Andrews), 1790-1976 |
Link: | Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976 : Free Index |
Description: | Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976 |
Extra Info: | This unique card index was compiled in England from the 1790s until about 1970 and features a collection of notices from newspapers and various official sources, such as the London Gazette. |
Classification: | Newspapers |
Title: | Newspapers Online via Google |
Link: | https://news.google.com/newspapers |
Description: | Newspapers Online via Google |
Extra Info: | Many newspapers are being put online. Currently there are only a handful from the UK and Ireland, but this is growing. Many newspapers from USA and Canada that could help with ancestors who emigrated. |
Classification: | Newspapers |
Title: | Nineteenth Century Periodicals and Newspapers |
Link: | https://ncse.ac.uk/index.html |
Description: | Nineteenth Century Periodicals and Newspapers |
Classification: | Newspapers, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Journals / Diaries |
Title: | Old Liverpool and Merseyside Snippets |
Link: | http://www.old-merseytimes.co.uk/ |
Description: | Old Liverpool and Merseyside Snippets, Includes the Surrounding Area |
Extra Info: | Includes articles about ships and passengers, military, general history, mining and much more. |
Classification: | Newspapers |
Title: | Online Historical Newspapers |
Link: | https://www.ukpressonline.co.uk/ukpressonline/ |
Description: | Online Historical Newspapers |
Extra Info: | Includes the Daily Mirror and Daily Express from the early 1900's. Subscription site. |
Classification: | Newspapers |
Title: | PLUCK and PLUCKROSE One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.pluckrose.org/ |
Description: | PLUCK and PLUCKROSE One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Newspaper extracts for the name. |
Classification: | Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
Title: | POWIS Surname and variants One-name Study |
Link: | http://www.4trudy.co.uk/ |
Description: | POWIS Surname and variants One-name Study |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | PRATLEY One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.pratley.info/ |
Description: | PRATLEY One Name Study |
Classification: | Newspapers |
Title: | Railway Gazette Historical Data |
Link: | Railway Gazette Historical Data |
Description: | Railway Gazette Historical Data (Worldwide), c1860-1930 |
Extra Info: | Includes information on railway companies, occupations and more. |
Classification: | Newspapers, Photographs / Pictures, Travellers / Romany / Canal Folk |
Title: | Romany Genes Website |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20210427155917/http://... |
Description: | Romany Genes Website |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. Some photographs and pictures are not available. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | SACKETT Family Association |
Link: | https://www.sackettfamily.info/ |
Description: | SACKETT Family Association |
Extra Info: | Click on Research Databases for transcriptions. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Minute Books / Meeting Books, Other Records |
Title: | The Oddfellows Archive |
Link: | https://www.oddfellows.co.uk/ |
Description: | The Oddfellows Archive |
Extra Info: | Subscription site. The archive of the Oddfellows. Includes magazines, directories, minutes books and more. Searchable. |
Classification: | Newspapers |
Title: | The Rossendale Newspaper archive |
Link: | https://www.rossendalenewspaperarchive.co.uk/Rosse... |
Description: | The Rossendale Newspaper archive |
Extra Info: | Scanned images by Peter Fisher. |
Classification: | Newspapers, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
Title: | The Stage Archive |
Link: | https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/t... |
Description: | The Stage Archive - 125 Years of Stage History and News |
Extra Info: | Now part of British Newspaper Archive. Click on 'Find Out More' for free quick search. The 170,000+ pages provide a rich and fascinating record of changing fortunes and fashion in the world of showbusiness. Subscription required for detailed information. |
Classification: | Newspapers |
Title: | United Kingdom Newspapers & News Media - ABYZ News Links |
Link: | http://www.abyznewslinks.com/uking.htm |
Description: | Links to United Kingdom Newspapers & News Media compiled by ABYZ News Links |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Other Records |
Title: | WANLESS Web - A One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.wanlessweb.org/TNG/index.php |
Description: | WANLESS Web - A One Name Study of the surnames surnames Wanless, Wandless, Wanlass, Wandlass, Wanliss, and Wanlace |
Classification: | Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
Title: | Western Australia Family History |
Link: | https://www.fhwa.org.au/ |
Description: | Western Australia Family History |
Extra Info: | Click Resouces, Datasets, Public Access. Includes shipping arrivals from early newspapers and more. For access to some of the indexes and databases you will need to be a member of the society. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Wigan World Website |
Link: | https://www.wiganworld.co.uk/stuff/ |
Description: | Wigan World Website |
Extra Info: | Information and many interesting articles about the Wigan area. |
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