Many websites have useful information and data that does not fit into specific categories. This list of links aims to help you find general background information relevant to family history.
Classification: | Information |
Title: | Archives of New Zealand |
Link: | https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena |
Description: | New Zealand Archives |
Extra Info: | Includes references to probate records for UK citizens, British companies and more. |
Classification: | Information, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | British Pathe Film Archive |
Link: | https://www.britishpathe.com |
Description: | British Pathe Film Archive 1896-1970 |
Extra Info: | All sorts of social history on film as well as royal visits, wing walkers, early pictures of heathrow, swimming galas and much more. |
Classification: | Information |
Title: | British Surnames |
Link: | https://britishsurnames.co.uk |
Description: | Research the origins and distribution of your surname |
Extra Info: | Information on similar surnames, most common surnames, surname distribution maps as well as surname meanings and etymologies. |
Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Information, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
Title: | East India Company Ships |
Link: | https://eicships.threedecks.org/ |
Description: | Information on the Ships, Voyages and Seafarers of the East India Company's Mercantile Services |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Tithe Records, Information |
Title: | Internet Archive |
Link: | http://archive.org/ |
Description: | Internet Archive |
Extra Info: | Has many scanned books. Click on texts and then search the archive. Note gazetteer and gazetteers give different results. |
Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Information, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
Title: | Passenger Lists and Emigrant Ships |
Link: | http://www.norwayheritage.com/ |
Description: | Passenger Lists and Emigrant Ships |
Extra Info: | Includes some searchable passenger lists. also information about the ships and lists documenting their individual voyages, as well as pictures of the ships. |
Classification: | Information, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Science and Society Picture Library |
Link: | https://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk |
Description: | Science and Society Picture Library |
Extra Info: | Over 50,000 images from buildings, such as textile mills, to pictures of historical fire engines. |
Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Information, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
Title: | Three Decks - Warships in the Age of Sail |
Link: | https://threedecks.org/index.php |
Description: | This site aims to be the premier web resource for researching naval history during the Age of Sail. |
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