Photographs, old and new, help complete the picture of how our ancestors lived.
| Classification: | Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | 1820 British Settlers to South Africa |
| Link: | https://www.1820settlers.com/ |
| Description: | 1820 British Settlers to South Africa |
| Extra Info: | Information about the 1820 British settlers to South Africa, including transcribed letters, photographs and pictures of some of the settlers and a forum. |
| 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: | Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | Churches of Britain and Ireland |
| Link: | http://www.churches-uk-ireland.org/ |
| Description: | Churches of Britain and Ireland |
| Extra Info: | Photographs of the churches your ancestors attended. |
| 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, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, Valuation Books, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | County Down Pages - Raymond's |
| Link: | http://raymondscountydownwebsite.com/ |
| Description: | Raymond's County Down Pages |
| Extra Info: | Look under the individual places. |
| Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | Defence Forces Ireland |
| Link: | https://www.militaryarchives.ie/en/home/ |
| Description: | Military Archives Irleand |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, Tithe Records, Valuation Books, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | Failte Romhat Website |
| Link: | https://www.failteromhat.com |
| Description: | Failte Romhat Website |
| Extra Info: | Includes Kellys Directory of Leather Trades in Ireland 1915. |
| Classification: | Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | Genealogy Photo Archive |
| Link: | https://deadfred.com/ |
| Description: | Free Genealogy and Family History Photo Archive |
| Extra Info: | Free genealogy family history photo search by surname. |
| Classification: | Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | Geograph Britain and Ireland |
| Link: | http://www.geograph.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Geograph Britain and Ireland |
| Extra Info: | The project aims to collect geographically representative photographs and information for every square kilometre of Great Britain and Ireland. Use the search to find areas and topics of interest. |
| Classification: | Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | Getty Images |
| Link: | https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/ |
| Extra Info: | Many Photographs easy to search. For example images of Welsh Chapels, workhouse, Sunday school. Lots of modern and historic images. |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | Irish Genealogy |
| Link: | https://www.from-ireland.net/ |
| Description: | Irish Genealogy |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Tithe Records, Valuation Books, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | John Hayes Genealogy Website |
| Link: | https://www.failteromhat.com |
| Description: | John Hayes Genealogy Website |
| Extra Info: | Many Hayes, O'Connor, Brown, Fox, Santry, Callaghan and Murphy records. |
| Classification: | Information, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | Landed families of Britain and Ireland |
| Link: | https://landedfamilies.blogspot.com/ |
| Description: | Research into the landowning families of the British Isles and the country houses which they owned. |
| Classification: | Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | Mary Evans Picture Library |
| Link: | https://www.maryevans.com/ |
| Description: | Mary Evans Picture Library |
| Extra Info: | Over 2 million historical and cinema images. Easy to search - can limit by type of photograph and century. From pictures of asylums, workhouses, churches, memorials, wars, schools, ships and much more. |
| Classification: | Information, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | Military Badges and Military Images |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20110721011946/http://w... |
| Description: | Military Badges and Military Images |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of the site which is no longer available. May take a little while to load. May not work correctly in all browsers. |
| Classification: | Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Photographs / Pictures, Journals / Diaries |
| Title: | Moving Here - 200 years of Migration to England |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20140407043350/http://m... |
| Description: | Moving Here - 200 years of Migration to England |
| Extra Info: | This is an archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information and photographs still seem to be available. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | Music Hall and Theatre History |
| Link: | http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Music Hall and Theatre History |
| Extra Info: | Information and images of the history of music hall and thatre in the UK and Ireland. Includes histories of the theatres, biographies of some entertainers and many playbills. |
| Classification: | Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | Old UK Photographs |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20140705201147/http://... |
| Description: | Old UK Photographs |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most photographs are still available to view. Lots of old photographs of interesting locations around the UK, many are taken from old postcards. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | P & O Heritage and Archives |
| Link: | https://www.poheritage.com/ |
| Description: | P & O Heritage and Archives |
| Extra Info: | Includes British India Steam Navigation Company, the Orient Line and other companies absorbed into P&O. The archive contains photographs, ephemera, fact sheets on the individual ships, with the shipbuilders' details and more. |
| 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: | Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., School / Educational Records / Alumni, Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | The Children's Homes Website |
| Link: | http://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/ |
| Description: | The Children's Homes Website |
| Extra Info: | The Children's Homes website aims to provide information on all the many and varied institutions that became home for thousands of children and young people in Britain. Also USA, Canada, Jamaica and Australia. |
| Classification: | Newspapers, Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | The Irish Famine 1845-51 |
| Link: | http://adminstaff.vassar.edu/sttaylor/FAMINE/ |
| Description: | The Irish Famine 1845-51 |
| Extra Info: | Many articles related to the famine, as well as a journey to Skibbereen during the famine. |
| Classification: | Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | Waymarking - Interesting Locations |
| Link: | https://www.waymarking.com/default.aspx |
| Description: | Waymarking - Interesting Locations |
| Extra Info: | Pictures of all types of interesting places and features including prisons, churches, pubs, schools and more. Easy to search. |
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