| Classification: | Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers |
| Title: | Genes Reunited's Electoral Rolls |
| Link: | |
| Description: | Genes Reunited's Electoral Rolls |
| Classification: | Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers |
| Title: | People Finder from 192.com |
| Link: | |
| Description: | 192.com People Finder - Electorals Rolls, Business Directories and more... |
| 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: | Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
| Title: | 1820 Settler Correspondence - Cape of Good Hope |
| Link: | https://www.eggsa.org/1820-settlers/index.php/ |
| Description: | Letters from the Settlers of the Cape of Good Hope |
| Extra Info: | This correspondence concerns the immigration scheme for the Cape of Good Hope following the Napoleonic Wars. |
| Classification: | Poor Rate, Other Records |
| Title: | Aberdeen and NE Scotland Family History Society |
| Link: | https://www.anesfhs.org.uk/guest-home |
| Description: | Aberdeen and NE Scotland Family History Society Resources |
| Extra Info: | Look under Databank for online records. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | ACAD - A Cambridge Alumni Database |
| Link: | https://venn.lib.cam.ac.uk/ |
| Description: | A Cambridge Alumni Database: Search Form |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Other Records |
| Title: | All at Sea Website |
| Link: | http://www.allatsea.co.za/ |
| Description: | All at Sea Website - Includes Many Maritime Disasters |
| Classification: | Other Records |
| Title: | Ancestor Homes |
| Link: | https://www.ancestorhomes.com |
| Description: | An extensive collection of digitised property deeds and associated documents dating back to the 1660s. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Apprentices Of Great Britain |
| Link: | http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/apprentices-of-great-britain/ |
| Description: | Apprentices Of Great Britain |
| Extra Info: | These records are abstracts from tax records kept by the Inland Revenue. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Archive -The Mills Archive |
| Link: | https://new.millsarchive.org/ |
| Description: | The Mills Archive |
| Extra Info: | A permanent repository for historical and contemporary material on traditional mills and milling. Searching is free, but you need to a 'friend' of the archives to access more detailed information. |
| Classification: | Information, Other Records |
| Title: | Archives Hub - Find Sources For Your Research |
| Link: | https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/ |
| Description: | Archives Hub - Find Sources For Your Research |
| Extra Info: | Use the Archives Hub to find unique sources for your research. Search across descriptions of archives, including links to digital content, held at over 300 institutions across the UK. |
| Classification: | Hearth / Window Tax, Register & Rent Rolls, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Poor Rate |
| Title: | BAIRD's of Scotland |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20140215101720/http://w... |
| Description: | BAIRD's of Scotland |
| Extra Info: | This is an archived copy of a site that is no longer seems to be active. Most information still seems to be accessible. |
| Classification: | Other Records |
| Title: | Bankrupt Directory 1820-1843 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/bankruptdirecto00elwigo... |
| Description: | Bankrupt Directory - All those who Appeared in the London Gazette |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Names, occupations, addresses and dates. |
| Classification: | Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | Beamish Collections Online |
| Link: | http://collections.beamish.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Online Collection from Beamish Museum |
| Extra Info: | Includes photographs, advertising materials, trade catalogues and lots of information about the social history surrounding our ancestors. |
| Classification: | Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Blacksmiths Index |
| Link: | https://blacksmiths.mygenwebs.com/ |
| Description: | A Genealogical Index of Blacksmiths and Related Occupations |
| Extra Info: | As well as blacksmiths, includes many other related occupations, also blacksmiths residing in asylums and workhouses. |
| Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps |
| Title: | Boyle's Court and Country Guide |
| Link: | Boyle's Court and Country Guide |
| Description: | Boyle's Court and Country Guide, 1811 |
| Extra Info: | List people from all round the UK and Ireland and their addresses. |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Braidwood Gaol, NSW Australia, Gaol Entrance Book |
| Link: | http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/braidwood.htm |
| Description: | Braidwood Gaol, NSW Australia, Gaol Entrance Book 1856-1899 |
| Extra Info: | Search results include the ship the inmate arrived on, place of birth and physical details. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Poor Rate |
| Title: | BREBNER and BREMNER One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.brebner.com/index.html |
| Description: | BREBNER/BREMNER Genealogy Pages |
| 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: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | British and European Adventurers in Gran Colombia |
| Link: | https://hispanic-anglosphere.com/2018/08/23/record... |
| Description: | British and European Adventurers in Gran Columbia 1810-1830 some up to 1890 |
| Extra Info: | Also lists nationality, with date of birth and occupation on some records. PDF file format. |
| Classification: | Information, Companies / Employee and Union Lists |
| Title: | British and Irish Furniture Makers Online |
| Link: | https://bifmo.furniturehistorysociety.org/ |
| Description: | Faces Behind the Furniture, 1500-1914 |
| Classification: | Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc. |
| Title: | British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards |
| Link: | British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 |
| Description: | British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 |
| Classification: | Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc. |
| Title: | British Army WWI Pension Records |
| Link: | British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920 |
| Description: | British Army WWI Pension Records, 1914-1920 |
| Classification: | Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc. |
| Title: | British Army WWI Service Records |
| Link: | British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920 |
| Description: | British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920 |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | British Coastguards 1841-1891 |
| Link: | https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/Coastguards/ |
| Description: | British Coastguards 1841-1891 |
| Extra Info: | Includes place of birth and family details in many cases. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Tithe Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | British History Online |
| Link: | https://www.british-history.ac.uk/ |
| Description: | British History Online |
| Extra Info: | A variety of records and documents relating to the medieval and modern history of the British Isles. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
| Title: | British Home Children |
| Link: | https://www.britishhomechildren.com/ |
| Description: | British Home Children - Information and Database |
| Extra Info: | Canada's leading organization for the British Home Children. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | British Home Children in Canada |
| Link: | https://canadianbritishhomechildren.weebly.com/ |
| Description: | British Home Children in Canada |
| Extra Info: | Lots of information about the British Home children, how to research, photographs of the ships they travelled on and more. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
| Title: | British Home Children Registry |
| Link: | http://britishhomechildrenregistry.com/ |
| Description: | British Home Children Advocacy and Researcg Assocication |
| Classification: | Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
| Title: | British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa |
| Link: | https://www.bifhsgo.ca/ |
| Description: | British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa |
| Extra Info: | Click on projects. Includes lists of the 'home children' the children who travelled to Canada between 1869-1932. |
| 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: | 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: | Post Office / Telephone Directories |
| Title: | British Phone Books, 1880-1984 |
| Link: | British Phone Books, 1880-1984 |
| Description: | British Phone Books, 1880-1984 |
| Extra Info: | The database currently contains over 1700 phone books and provides near full county coverage for England as well as containing substantial records for Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. |
| Classification: | Other Records |
| Title: | British Settlers in Natal (Durban), South Africa |
| Link: | http://shelaghspencer.com/ |
| Description: | British Settlers in Natal, South Africa 1824-1857 |
| Extra Info: | Lists of settlers and what life was like. |
| Classification: | Other Records |
| Title: | British Settlers in South Africa in the 19th Century |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20200328220926/http://... |
| Description: | British Settlers in South Africa in the 19th Century |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is not currently active. Most information still seems to be available. Use the alphabeticl settlers lists. Also tries to include where they lived prior to south Africa, their parents names and more |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | British Steam Locomotive History |
| Link: | https://www.steamindex.com/ |
| Description: | British Steam Locomotive History |
| Extra Info: | Includes biographies of the civil and locomotive engineers and managers and information on the locomotives themselves. May not work properly in all browsers. |
| 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: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | British Transport Police Website |
| Link: | https://www.btp.police.uk/police-forces/british-tr... |
| Description: | British Transport Police Website |
| Extra Info: | Includes details of some murders and a rogues gallery. |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | Capital Punishment UK |
| Link: | http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/ |
| Description: | Capital Punishment UK - The Resource Site for the History of Capital Punishment |
| Extra Info: | Includes the histories of 'hanging' prisons. |
| Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps |
| Title: | Cassell's Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Link: | Cassell's Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Description: | Cassell's Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1894 |
| Extra Info: | Volume 2-6 only (CH onwards). |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
| Title: | Castle Garden Immigration Centre (USA) |
| Link: | http://www.castlegarden.org/ |
| Description: | Castle Garden Immigration Centre (USA) - (1820-1892) |
| Extra Info: | Immigration centre prior to Ellis Island. Search by name of the individual fro the 11 million immigrants, or by ship. |
| Classification: | Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers |
| Title: | Census and Electoral Rolls |
| Link: | |
| Description: | Census and Electoral Rolls from Ancestry |
| 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: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Claim a Convict |
| Link: | http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/claimaconvict/ |
| Description: | Connects Researchers on the Same Convicts |
| Extra Info: | This site offers researchers a free service that enables those researching the same convicts ancestors to contact each other directly by email. |
| Classification: | Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc. |
| Title: | Clan Fraser Society of Canada |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20120310011021/http://w... |
| Description: | Clan Fraser Society of Canada |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of the website. Most information still seems to be available. Click on Scotland. Includes details of the 78th Fraser Highlanders. |
| Classification: | Companies / Employee and Union Lists |
| Title: | Commercial Bank of Scotland - Roll of Honour |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/RollOfHonourOfTheComme... |
| Description: | Commercial Bank of Scotland - Roll of Honour 1914-1918 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Those who gave their lives, and those who served, with details of their service, rank and bank branch. |
| 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: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Convict - Australian Convict Transportation Registers |
| Link: | Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Ships Arriving 1791-1868 |
| Description: | Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Ships Arriving 1791-1868 |
| Extra Info: | Information available in these registers includes: name of convict, date and place of conviction, term of sentence, name of ship on which sailed, departure date, and name of colony sent to. |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Convict Death Register - New South Wales, Australia |
| Link: | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register, 1826-1879 |
| Description: | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register, 1826-1879 |
| Extra Info: | Includes name, age, transport ship, date of burial and comments. |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Convict Records of Australia |
| Link: | https://convictrecords.com.au/ |
| Description: | British Convict Transportation Register 1787-1867 |
| Extra Info: | This website allows you to search the British Convict transportation register for convicts transported to Australia between 1787-1867. |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Convict Transportation Registers to Australia |
| Link: | Australian Convict Transportation Registers - First Fleet, 1787-1788 |
| Description: | Australian Convict Transportation Registers - First Fleet, 1787-1788 |
| Extra Info: | Information available in these registers includes: name of convict, date and place of conviction, term of sentence, name of ship on which sailed, departure date, and name of colony sent to. |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Convict Transportation Registers to Australia |
| Link: | Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Second Fleet, 1789-1790 |
| Description: | Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Second Fleet, 1789-1790 |
| Extra Info: | Information available in these registers includes: name of convict, date and place of conviction, term of sentence, name of ship on which sailed, departure date, and name of colony sent to. |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Convict Transportation Registers to Australia |
| Link: | Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Third Fleet, 1791 |
| Description: | Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Third Fleet, 1791 |
| Extra Info: | Information available in these registers includes: name of convict, date and place of conviction, term of sentence, name of ship on which sailed, departure date, and name of colony sent to. |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Convicts - Licences of Parole for Female Convicts |
| Link: | Licences of Parole for Female Convicts, 1853-1871, 1883-1887 |
| Description: | Licences of Parole for Female Convicts, 1853-1871, 1883-1887 |
| Extra Info: | Documentation surrounding the licences to be at large given to some 4,400 other female prisoners between 1853 and 1887. |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Convicts Index for Tasmania |
| Link: | https://linctas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU... |
| Description: | Names Index of Tasmania |
| Extra Info: | Search the names index for convicts transported to Tasmania, convicts permissions to marry and more. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Convicts to Australia Website |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20200210171711/http://... |
| Description: | Convicts to Australia Website |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. Lists of convicts, the ships, the work gangs and more. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Crew Lists of the British Merchant Navy 1915 |
| Link: | https://1915crewlists.rmg.co.uk/ |
| Classification: | Sports Clubs and Associations |
| Title: | Cricket Archive |
| Link: | https://www.cricketarchive.com/ |
| Description: | Cricket Archive - A Comprehensive Archive of Players, Grounds and Much More |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Dictionary of Scottish Architects |
| Link: | https://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Dictionary of Scottish Architects |
| Extra Info: | A database providing biographical information and job lists for all architects known to have worked in Scotland during the period 1840-1980, whether as principals, assistants or apprentices. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Other Records |
| Title: | Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations |
| Link: | Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations |
| Description: | Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations, 1650-1775 |
| Extra Info: | Includes information on the ships they were sent on as well as the master of the ship. |
| Classification: | Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
| Title: | Directory of Scots in the Carolinas |
| Link: | Directory of Scots in the Carolinas |
| Description: | Directory of Scots in the Carolinas, 1680-1830 |
| Extra Info: | In some cases includes birthdate and place in Scotland as well as occupation. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
| Title: | Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825 |
| Link: | Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825 |
| Description: | Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825 |
| Extra Info: | This volume brings together a list of all Scots emigrants appearing in ships' passenger lists before 1825. |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Divorce - The National Archives |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | A guide to help you to find the different types of records which exist for divorce and separation. |
| Classification: | Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Companies / Employee and Union Lists |
| Title: | Electoral Registers & Companies House Directors |
| Link: | Electoral Registers & Companies House Directors by Find My Past |
| Description: | Electoral Registers & Companies House Directors by Find My Past |
| Extra Info: | Search registers of UK directors whose companies are registered with Companies House along with the UK’s electoral registers beginning from 2002. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
| Title: | Ellis Island Foundation |
| Link: | https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger |
| Description: | Ellis Island - Port of New York Passenger Records 1892-1954 |
| Classification: | Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
| Title: | Emigration Database |
| Link: | https://www.dunbrody.com/ |
| Description: | Emigration Database from the Dunbrody Famine Ship Website |
| Extra Info: | The Dunbrody famine ship carried many Irish passenger to America. Although this website includes a database of Irish emigration many of those on the list are English, Welsh and Scottish. |
| Classification: | Information |
| Title: | Family History Books via Family Search |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | Family History Books via Family Search |
| Extra Info: | More than 40,000 digitized genealogy and family history publications from the archives of some of the most important family history libraries in the world. Read online for free. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Free Settler or Felon Website |
| Link: | https://www.freesettlerorfelon.com/ |
| Description: | Free Settler or Felon Website |
| Extra Info: | Includes details of convicts and free settlers in the Hunter Valley area of New South Wales, Australia |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Freemantle Prison, Western Australia |
| Link: | https://fremantleprison.com.au |
| Description: | Freemantle Prison, Western Australia |
| Extra Info: | Includes a convicts database with details of where they came from, the ship they travelled on, occupation and more. |
| Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps |
| Title: | Fullarton's Topographical, Statistical, and Historical Gazetteer of Scotland |
| Link: | Fullarton's Topographical, Statistical, and Historical Gazetteer of Scotland |
| Description: | Fullarton's Topographical, Statistical, and Historical Gazetteer of Scotland, 1847 |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | Gateway to Missionary Collections in the UK |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20141028163014/http://... |
| Description: | Gateway to Missionary Collections in the UK |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site no longer active. Most information still seems to be available to view. Index of missionaries and families with dates. Index of archives and where to find them. |
| Classification: | Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., School / Educational Records / Alumni, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Genealogy and Family History in Scotland - Scottish genealogy records |
| Link: | https://www.oldscottish.com/ |
| Description: | Old Scottish Genealogy & Family History |
| 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: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | General Register Office for Scotland - Crime and Criminals |
| Link: | https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/crim... |
| Description: | Crime and Criminals Information for Scotland from the General Register Office for Scotland |
| Classification: | Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
| Title: | Genes Reunited : Search Passport Applications |
| Link: | Genes Reunited : Search passport applications |
| Description: | Search UK Passport Applications 1851 to 1903 |
| Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps |
| Title: | Genmaps, Old and Interesting Maps |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~genmaps/genealogy/ |
| Description: | Genmaps, Old and Interesting Maps |
| Extra Info: | Many online maps, some as early as 1550. |
| 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: | Travellers / Romany / Canal Folk |
| Title: | Gipsy Life: Being an Account of Our Gipsies and Their Children |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/gipsylifebeinga00smitg... |
| Description: | Book - Gipsy Life: Being an Account of Our Gipsies and Their Children |
| Extra Info: | Online book. published 1880. Includes extracts from newspapers and magazine articles and much more about their lives. |
| Classification: | Other Records |
| Title: | Global Shark Attack File |
| Link: | https://www.sharkattackfile.net/ |
| Description: | Global Shark Attack File |
| Extra Info: | List of shark attacks worldwide, fatal and non fatal, includes source reference (eg date of newspaper article, books etc). |
| Classification: | Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc. |
| Title: | Great Britain, Royal Naval Division Casualties of The Great War, 1914-1924 |
| Link: | Great Britain, Royal Naval Division Casualties of The Great War, 1914-1924 |
| Description: | Great Britain, Royal Naval Division Casualties of The Great War, 1914-1924 |
| Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps |
| Title: | Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland |
| Link: | Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland |
| Description: | Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland 1883 |
| Classification: | Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Highland Railway Company Database |
| Link: | Highland Railway Company Database |
| Description: | Highland Railway Company Database 1854-1900 |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
| Title: | Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild |
| Link: | https://www.immigrantships.net/ |
| Description: | Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild |
| Extra Info: | Includes records by ship, by departure point, by arrival point and also name search. Over 9000 ships passenger lists online. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Inner Temple Admissions Database |
| Link: | https://archives.innertemple.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Inner Temple Admissions Database |
| Extra Info: | Online biographical information about past members of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, one of the four London-based Inns of Court. Many records include father's name and address. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Institute of Chartered Accountants |
| Link: | https://www.icaew.com/library/historical-resources... |
| Description: | Institute of Chartered Accountants |
| Extra Info: | An index to obituaries and photographs of individuals from 1874 to 1965. Also has some details about evolutions of the larger accountancy firms |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Institute of Chartered Accountants - List of Members 1904 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/listofmembers19000instr... |
| Description: | Institute of Chartered Accountants - List of Members 1904 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Lists the members in 1904 and details of their employment. Also includes some members practicing abroad. |
| 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: | Other Records |
| Title: | Internet Library of Early Journals |
| Link: | http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/ilej/ |
| Description: | Internet Library of Early Journals |
| Extra Info: | A selection of early journals indexed and available to view online. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
| Title: | ISMAY One Name Study |
| Link: | https://ismay.one-name.net/ |
| Description: | ISMAY One Name Study |
| Classification: | Other Records |
| Title: | Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 |
| Link: | Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 |
| Description: | Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 in North East Scotland |
| Classification: | Religious Lists / Records |
| Title: | Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain |
| Link: | https://www.jgsgb.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain |
| 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: | Information, Diseases / Causes of Death |
| Title: | List of Old Diseases |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20180822104047/http://... |
| Description: | List of Medical Terms found On Old Death Certificates, Doctors Reports and in Old Letters |
| Extra Info: | This is an archived copy of the original website which may not function fully. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | Lloyd's List Marine News 1740 - 1837 |
| Link: | https://registers.cityoflondon.gov.uk/applications... |
| Description: | Lloyd's List Marine News 1740 - 1837 |
| Extra Info: | Lloyd's List is a newspaper devoted to shipping news. In particular it records the movements of ocean going vessels and marine news of casualties, and other events involving individual vessels. |
| Classification: | Newspapers |
| Title: | London Times |
| Link: | http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-2626802-10934994?url=... |
| Description: | Search the London Times from 1785 to 1884 |
| Classification: | Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
| Title: | Malta Family History |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20180722210453/http://... |
| Description: | Malta Family History |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. The indexes still seems to be available. British men and women in Malta. |
| Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps |
| Title: | Maps - Exploring Scotland's Historic Environment. |
| Link: | https://pastmap.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Modern, Historic, Aerial and Data Maps of Scotland |
| 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: | Associations and Civil Officials Lists |
| Title: | Masonic Great War Project |
| Link: | https://www.masonicgreatwarproject.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Masonic Great War Project |
| Extra Info: | A searchable database purely on Freemasons who took part in and died in the course of their duty during the Great War of 1914-1918. |
| 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: | Newspapers, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | MILLIKEN, MILLIGAN and Related Surnames |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~alanmilliken/geneal... |
| Description: | MILLIKEN, MILLIGAN and Related Surnames Genealogical Research |
| Extra Info: | Surnames of Millican, Milligan, Millikan, Milliken, Millikin, Mulliken, Mullikin, and Mulligan etc. |
| 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: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America |
| Link: | https://www.themusichallguild.com/ |
| Description: | Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America |
| Extra Info: | Includes a database of artistes, many with photographs. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | Nanaimo Family History Society |
| Link: | https://nanaimofamilyhistory.ca/passenger-list-pro... |
| Description: | Passenger Ship Lists Indexing Project |
| Extra Info: | Indexing project for ships arriving in Canada approx 1900-1921. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online |
| Extra Info: | Please read the instructions and information before downloading. Includes New South Wales convict entry books, convict transportation registers, and more. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | National Archives - Online Merchant Navy Indexes and Records |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | National Archives - Online Merchant Navy Indexes and Records |
| Extra Info: | Online Merchant Navy indexes and records. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | National Archives - Online Navy Records and Indexes |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | National Archives - Online Navy Records and Indexes |
| Extra Info: | Includes medals awarded to merchant seamen in WWI and WWII, also an index to seamen's names 1860 -1867, and more. |
| Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | National Archives - Online Records and Indexes |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | National Archives - Online Records and Indexes (UK) |
| Extra Info: | Includes prisoner photos, maps and more. Many detailed records require payment. |
| Classification: | Other Records |
| Title: | National Archives - Selected Cabinet Papers |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/cabinetpapers/ |
| Description: | National Archives - Selected Cabinet Papers 1915-1979 |
| Extra Info: | Collection of cabinet papers, covering topics such as the economy, the death penalty, immigration controls and much more. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | National Archives - WWI Merchant Seamen's Medals |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | National Archives - WWI Merchant Seamen's Medals |
| Extra Info: | Scroll down the page. Campaign medals issues to merchant seamen in world war one. Free to search, but pay to view medal cards. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | National Archives - WWII Merchant Seamen's Medals |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | National Archives - WWII Merchant Seamen's Medals |
| Extra Info: | Campaign medals issues to merchant seamen in world war two. Free to search, but pay to view medal cards. |
| Classification: | Companies / Employee and Union Lists |
| Title: | National Bank of Scotland - Roll of Honour |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/rollofhonour1921nati |
| Description: | National Bank of Scotland - Roll of Honour 1914-1918 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Those who gave their lives, but also those who served with details of their service and address. |
| Classification: | Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | National Library of Scotland - Moving Image Archive |
| Link: | https://movingimage.nls.uk/ |
| Description: | National Library of Scotland - Moving Image Archive |
| Extra Info: | From home movies to documentaries, from industry to entertainment - the National Library of Scotland Moving Image Archive (formerly the Scottish Screen Archive) has something for everyone. |
| Classification: | Post Office / Telephone Directories |
| Title: | National Library of Scotland - Online Directories |
| Link: | https://www.nls.uk/family-history/directories/ |
| Description: | National Library of Scotland - Online Directories |
| Extra Info: | More than 700 Scottish Post Office directories for the period 1774 to 1911 are available to read online. |
| Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps |
| Title: | National Library of Scotland - Online Maps |
| Link: | https://maps.nls.uk/ |
| Description: | National Library of Scotland - Online Maps |
| Extra Info: | Includes town plans and estate maps for most of the UK. Scroll down for side by side viewer to see historic and current maps side by side for England, Scotland and Wales. |
| Classification: | Newspapers |
| Title: | Newspaper Indexes from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland |
| Link: | https://www.ambaile.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Newspaper Indexes from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland |
| 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: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Nursing in the Boer War |
| Link: | https://boerwarnurses.com/ |
| Description: | Nursing in the Boer War - Nurses and Others Who Cared for the Sick and Wounded |
| Extra Info: | Includes a database of nurses. |
| Classification: | Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc. |
| Title: | Officers Died Website |
| Link: | https://glosters.tripod.com/memindex3.htm |
| Description: | Officers Died Website |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Old Bailey Online |
| Link: | https://www.oldbaileyonline.org |
| Description: | The Proceedings of the Old Bailey 1674-1913 |
| Classification: | Information, Diseases / Causes of Death |
| Title: | Old Disease names and their modern definitions |
| Link: | http://www.disease.pricklytree.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Quick reference to the medical terms used on your ancestors record of death. |
| Classification: | Information, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Old Occupations of England |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20220129151438/http://... |
| Description: | Old Occupations |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active, however the information is still available to view. Lists many old occupations and meanings, taken from census records. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Old Scottish Clockmakers |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/oldscottishclock00smit... |
| Description: | Old Scottish Clockmakers 1453-1850 |
| Extra Info: | Online free book. Published in 1921, Also has an index. Starting at page 401 there is also a list of some English, Irish and Isle of Man Clockmakers. |
| 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: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Religious Lists / Records, Information, Other Records |
| Title: | Open Library |
| Link: | http://openlibrary.org/ |
| Description: | Open Library - Scanned Books Online |
| Extra Info: | Use the search facility and select e-books only. Some English trade directories, journals, historic accounts of counties and more. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 |
| Link: | Ancestry's Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 |
| Description: | Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 |
| Extra Info: | This database contains passenger lists recording the names of people leaving from UK ports for destinations outside of Europe. |
| 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: | Religious Lists / Records |
| Title: | Parish Clerk Index (PCI) |
| Link: | https://www.dands.uk/pci/ |
| Description: | Parish Clerk Index (PCI) |
| Extra Info: | Includes Churchwardens, Sextons and more. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni, Religious Lists / Records, Other Records |
| Title: | Parish of Fettercairn - A History |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/historyfetterca00camego... |
| Description: | Parish of Fettercairn - A History |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes names of local landowners, local families, ministers of the parish, local schools, schoolmasters and more. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni, Religious Lists / Records, Other Records |
| Title: | Parish of Laurencekirk - History of the Parish and Burgh |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/historyofparishb00frasi... |
| Description: | Parish of Laurencekirk - History of the Parish and Burgh |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes landowners of the parish, noteworth families, ministers, magistrates, schoolmasters and much more. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/passengercrewlis1538uni... |
| Description: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. There does not seem to be an index of ships or passengers. There appear to be only four ships in the list Moltke, Finland, Kronprinz Wilhelm and Berlin. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/passengercrewlis1532uni... |
| Description: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. There does not seem to be an index of ships or passengers. There ships in the list are Lusitania, Graf Waldersee, La Provence, St. Paul, Cincinnati and Columbia. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/passengercrewlis1529uni... |
| Description: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. There does not seem to be an index of ships or passengers. There ships in the list are Minas Geraes, Parima, Luisiane, New York, Prins Mauritz, Corrientes, La Bretagne, Vigilancia, Caracas, Maracas, Alleghany, Lapland and Celtic. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/passengercrewlis1527uni... |
| Description: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. There does not seem to be an index of ships or passengers. There ships in the list are Ancon, Christopher, Prinzess Irene, Barbarossa, Mermudian, Tagus, Manuel Calvo, Mauretania, Merida, Panama, Metapan and Contre Admiral Coubet. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/passengercrewlis1534uni... |
| Description: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. There does not seem to be an index of ships or passengers. There ships in the list are Kronprinzessin Cecilie, Duca Degli Abruzzi, Postdam and Kroonland. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/passengercrewlis1533uni... |
| Description: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. There does not seem to be an index of ships or passengers. There ships in the list are Cedric, Germania, Lituania, Cristobal, Coamo, Bermudian Minnetonka, Prinz Sigismund, Carpathia, Sibiria, Havana and Maracaito. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/passengercrewlis1530uni... |
| Description: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. No index of ships or passengers. There ships in the list are Furnessin, Annetta, Ponce, Ryndam, Suriname, Saratoga, Paul Paix, Prinz Joachim, Terence, United States Oceania, Minneapolis, Rosario di Giorgio, Marina, Obidense and Montevideo. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/passengercrewlis1528uni... |
| Description: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. No index of ships or passengers. There ships in the list are President Lincoln, Bornu, Amerika and Venezia. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/passengercrewlis1537uni... |
| Description: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. No index of ships or passengers. There ships in the list are Seguranca, Caledonia, Nieuw Amsterdam, Arabic, La Touraine Allemannia, Trent, Prins de Nederlander, Advance, Saratoga and Clement. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | Passenger List of Vessels Arriving at Seattle, WA, from Insular Possessions, 1908-1917 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/manifestofpa00011908uni... |
| Description: | Passenger List of Vessels Arriving at Seattle, WA, from Insular Possessions, 1908-1917 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. There does not seem to be an index of ships or passengers. Lots of ships travelling from Japan, Hong Kong and the Far East entering into Seattle. |
| 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: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
| Title: | Passenger Lists to New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigration |
| Link: | New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896 |
| Description: | New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896 |
| Extra Info: | Assisted immigrants had their passages subsidized or paid for by another person or agency. This collection is four different series of records. Information listed may include name, age, and native place. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Passenger Ships Arriving in Australia |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20200915014911/http://... |
| Description: | Passenger Ships Arriving in Australia 1829-1915 |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is not currently active. Most information still seems to be available. |
| Classification: | Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | Peterborough and The Great War |
| Link: | https://peterboroughww1.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Peterborough and The Great War |
| Extra Info: | Two visitors' books from the tea stall on Peterborough East Railway Station 1916 and 1917. Servicemen wrote messages, poems and pictures as they stopped on their journey. Search or browse Some with mini biographies. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Photographers of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Link: | https://www.cartedevisite.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Photographers of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Extra Info: | Information on photographers of Great Britain and Ireland from 1840-1940, their photographs, their studios and their customers. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
| Title: | PINCKNEY - The site for all UK PINCKNEYs |
| Link: | http://www.john-pinckney.co.uk/family/index.htm |
| Description: | PINCKNEY - The site for all UK PINCKNEYs and Variants |
| Extra Info: | Includes PINCKNEYs at Oxford and Cambridge and those who emigrated abroad. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | Police Roll of Honour |
| Link: | https://policememorial.org.uk/ |
| Description: | The National Police Officers Roll of Honour and Awards for Gallantry |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Post Office Directory of Chemists and Druggists |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/b21466385 |
| Description: | Post Office Directory of Chemists and Druggists 1876 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Covers England, Scotland, Wales and principal towns in Ireland. Includes chemical manufacturers, wholesale druggists, drysalters, patent medicine vendors and other connected trades, e.g. photographers, bottle makers, dentists and dye makers. |
| Classification: | Other Records |
| Title: | Project Gutenberg |
| Link: | https://www.gutenberg.org/ |
| Description: | Project Gutenberg - Free to Read Books |
| Extra Info: | Online books, free to read. |
| Classification: | Other Records |
| Title: | Railway Fatality Index (RFA) |
| Link: | https://www.dands.uk/ |
| Description: | Railway Fatality Index (RFA) |
| Extra Info: | Click on RFA at top of page. |
| Classification: | Information, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | Railway Work, Life and Death |
| Link: | https://www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/ |
| Description: | Life, Work and Death on the Railways |
| Extra Info: | May be slow to load. Find out about railway worker accidents in Britain and Ireland in the later 19th and early 20th century |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Railway Workers Who Died in World War One |
| Link: | https://www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/research-and-arch... |
| Description: | Railway Workers Who Died in World War One |
| Extra Info: | Scroll down to Fallen Railwaymen Database. List of over 20,000 railway employees who died in World War One. Includes details of the railway company they worked for, their military service and in some cases family information. May take a while to load. |
| Classification: | Other Records |
| Title: | Red Cross Volunteers of the First World War |
| Link: | https://vad.redcross.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Red Cross Volunteers of the First World War |
| Extra Info: | Over 90,000 people volunteered for the British Red Cross at home and overseas during the war. More names still to add. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | Royal Aero Club Aviators' Certificates, 1910-1950 |
| Link: | Royal Aero Club Aviators' Certificates, 1910-1950 |
| Description: | Royal Aero Club Aviators' Certificates, 1910-1950 |
| Extra Info: | For many lists occupation, date of birth and address. Some have photographs. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Royal College of Physicians |
| Link: | https://history.rcplondon.ac.uk/inspiring-physicia... |
| Description: | Royal College of Physicians |
| Extra Info: | The Munk's Roll, a list of obituaries of past fellows. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Journals / Diaries |
| Title: | Scarlet Finders - British Military Nurses |
| Link: | http://www.scarletfinders.co.uk/index.html |
| Description: | Scarlet Finders - British Military Nurses |
| Extra Info: | Includes the war diary of Matron-in-Chief, British Expeditionary Force for 1914-1919. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | School - Edinburgh Academy Register 1824-1914 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/edinburghacademy00edin |
| Description: | Register of Edinburgh Academy 1824-1914 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Mini biographies for each individual scholar, including father's name and hometown. Also masters, rectors, school teams and more. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | School - Register for Repton School - Suppplement |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/reptonschoolregi00mess... |
| Extra Info: | Seems to cover some from 1832-1922. Includes a list of Headmasters and Masters at the school, also mini biographies for the pupils. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | School - Register for Repton School |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/reptonschoolreg00reptg... |
| Extra Info: | Includes a list of Headmasters and Masters at the school, also for many of the pupils it gives their fathers name and their home location, also thier further education and career. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | School - Register for Rugby School |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/rugbyschoolregi00michg... |
| Description: | Rugby School Register Vol 1 1675-1842 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes basic family details for most pupils. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | School - Register for Rugby School |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/rugbyschoolregis02rugb... |
| Description: | Rugby School Register Vol. 2 1842-1874 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes mini biographies with some family details and addresses for pupils. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | School - Register for Rugby School |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/rugbyschoolregis03rugb... |
| Description: | Rugby School Register Vol. 3 1874-1904 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes mini biographies with some family details and addresses for pupils. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | School - Register of Brigton College, Sussex, Part 1, 1847-1863 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/b21779843 |
| Description: | Register of Brigton College, Sussex, Part 1, 1847-1863 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, also masters and more. Also indicates siblings in the list. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | School - Register of Cheltenham College, 1841-1910 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/b28037674 |
| Description: | Register of Cheltenham College, 1841-1910 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals. Includes masters, house masters, prefects, prizes awarded, honours, army and navy list and more. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | School - Register of Clifton College, Bristol 1862-1912 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/b28994553/page/n7 |
| Description: | Register of Clifton College, Bristol 1862-1912 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, honours, also masters, other school officials and more. Index at end of book. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | School - Register of Dover College, Kent 1871-1910 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/dovercollegereg00dove |
| Description: | Register of Dover College, Kent 1871-1910 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, also master, bursars, prefects, cricket, football and other sports teams and much more. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | School - Register of Elizabeth College, Guernsey 1824-1873 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/elizabethcolleg00brocg... |
| Description: | Register of Elizabeth College, Guernsey 1824-1873 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Inclides mini biographies of the individuals. Also highlights siblings. Also masters, prize winners and more. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | School - Register of Eton College, Berkshire 1753-1790 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/etoncollegeregis00eton... |
| Description: | Register of Eton College, Berkshire 1753-1790 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, also master, tutors and more. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | School - Register of Eton College, Berkshire 1841-1850 Part 1 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/etonregistercomp01eton... |
| Description: | Register of Eton College, Berkshire 1841-1850 Part 1 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, also prize winners, sports teams, master, tutors and more. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | School - Register of Eton College, Berkshire 1853-1859 Part 2 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/etonregister02collgoog |
| Description: | Register of Eton College, Berkshire 1853-1859 Part 2 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, also prize winners, sports teams, master, tutors and more. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | School - Register of Eton College, Berkshire 1862-1868 Part 3 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/etonregister02assogoog |
| Description: | Register of Eton College, Berkshire 1862-1868 Part 3 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, also prize winners, sports teams, master, tutors and more. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | School - Register of Eton College, Berkshire 1871-1880 Part 4 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/etonregister00collgoog |
| Description: | Register of Eton College, Berkshire 1871-1880 Part 4 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, also prize winners, sports teams, master, tutors and more. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | School - Register of Eton College, Berkshire 1883-1889 Part 5 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/etonregister04collgoog |
| Description: | Register of Eton College, Berkshire 1883-1889 Part 5 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, also prize winners, sports teams, master, tutors and more. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | School - Register of Fettes College, Edinburgh, 1870-1889 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/b24853355 |
| Description: | Register of Fettes College, Edinburgh, 1870-1889 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, honours, sports teams, also masters, other school officials and more. Index at end of book. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | School - Register of King William's College, Isle of Man 1833-1904 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/kingwilliamscol00mango... |
| Description: | Register of King William's College, Isle of Man 1833-1904 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, also master, tutors, prize winners and more. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | School - Register of Kingswood School, Bath, Somerset and WoodHouse Grove School, Apperley Bridge, Yorkshire |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/historyofkingswo00hast... |
| Description: | Register of Kingswood School, Bath, Somerset and WoodHouse Grove School, Apperley Bridge, Yorkshire |
| Extra Info: | Online book, published 1898. A few details for each individual. Also masters, medalists, scholarships, prefects and more. Index at the end of each section. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | School - Register of Marlborough College, Wiltshire |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/marlboroughcoll00englg... |
| Description: | Register of Marlborough College, Wiltshire 1843-1904 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Mini biographies of the individuals, with career details and more. Also masters, college officers, sports teams and more. Index at the end. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | School - Register of Merchant Taylor's School, London |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/aregisterschola01schog... |
| Description: | Register of Merchant Taylor's School, London 1562-1874 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Mini biographies for many individual scholars. Register from when the school was located in London. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | School - Register of Merchant Taylor's School, London |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/merchanttaylors00schog... |
| Description: | Register of Merchant Taylor's School, London 1871-1900 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Mini biographies for many individual scholars. Includes prize winners, sports teams and more. Register from when the school was located in London. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | School - Register of Radley College, Oxfordshire |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/register01enggoog |
| Description: | Register of Radley College, Oxfordshire 1847-1904 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Mini biographies of the individuals, with career details and more. Also masters, college officers, sports teams, prize winners and more. Index at the end, . |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | School - Register of Westminster School to 1927 |
| Link: | Old Westminsters, up to 1927 |
| Description: | Register of Westminster School (Old Westminsters) up to 1927 |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | School - Register of Winchester College, Hampshire 1836-1906 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/winchestercolleg00winc... |
| Description: | Register of Winchester College, Hampshire 1836-1906 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, also master, bursars, housemasters 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: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Scotland Data from Ancestry |
| Link: | Scotland Data from Ancestry |
| Description: | Scotland Data Collection from Ancestry |
| Extra Info: | Includes Emmigrants and Immigrants; Numerous Directories and Gazetteers and more. |
| Classification: | Valuation Books |
| Title: | Scotland's People |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | Scotland's People |
| Extra Info: | Official Government Source of genealogical data for Scotland. |
| Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax |
| Title: | ScotlandsPlaces |
| Link: | https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/ |
| Description: | ScotlandsPlaces |
| Extra Info: | ScotlandsPlaces is a website that allows users to search for resources by place. Includes historic tax rolls, gazetteers, official reports etc. Check 'Records' to see which records are online via the site. |
| Classification: | Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., School / Educational Records / Alumni, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Minute Books / Meeting Books, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
| Title: | Scottish Archive Network |
| Link: | https://www.scan.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Scottish Archive Network |
| Extra Info: | Click on Digital Archive for online documents. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society - History |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/cu31924013906825 |
| Description: | Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society - History |
| Extra Info: | Online book.Includes a detailed history and lists many people who were involved in the society. Includes an index of names. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society Roll of Service |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/rollofhonour1919scot |
| Description: | Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society Roll of Service |
| Extra Info: | Online book. A list of all those who worked for the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society who served their country during WW1. With pictures of the fallen towards the end of the book.', |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps |
| Title: | Scottish Directories |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/scottishdirectories |
| Description: | Scottish Directories on Internet Archive |
| Extra Info: | A comprehensive set of scans of a variety of directories and gazetteers from Scotland |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
| Title: | Scottish Emigration Database |
| Link: | https://www.abdn.ac.uk/emigration/ |
| Description: | Scottish Emigration Database |
| Extra Info: | Can search by name, by ship, occupation and more. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Scottish Footballers in the Great War |
| Link: | http://www.oocities.org/gherriott/ |
| Description: | Scottish Footballers in the Great War |
| Extra Info: | This is an archived copy of the site. Most information seems to be available. |
| Classification: | Religious Lists / Records, Minute Books / Meeting Books, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | Scottish Genealogy Databases |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20080602101740/http://w... |
| Description: | Scottish Genealogy Databases |
| Extra Info: | The site is no longer running but is archived. If the site doesn't load clicking on the word impatient often works. |
| Classification: | Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Scottish Indexes - Helping you trace your Scottish family tree |
| Link: | https://www.scottishindexes.com/ |
| Description: | Prison Registers, Sheriff Court Paternity Decrees, Mental Health Records |
| Extra Info: | Full details of the coverage can be found on their Record Sets page. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Scottish Maritime Records, 1600-1850 |
| Link: | Scottish Maritime Records, 1600-1850 |
| Description: | Scottish Maritime Records, 1600-1850 |
| Extra Info: | Mainly an overview, but some names mentioned. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Scottish Prisoners Bound for New England 1651 |
| Link: | http://files.usgwarchives.net/nh/strafford/history... |
| Description: | Scottish Prisoners Bound for New England 1651 from London on the Ship John & Sara |
| Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Other Records |
| Title: | Scottish Records and Documents from British History Online |
| Link: | https://www.british-history.ac.uk/catalogue/scotla... |
| Description: | Scottish Records and Documents from British History Online |
| Classification: | Other Records |
| Title: | Searchable Records of the Scottish Parliament |
| Link: | https://www.rps.ac.uk |
| Description: | Searchable Records of the Scottish Parliament 1235-1707 |
| Extra Info: | Maybe slow to load. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | Shipping Movements to and from Australia and New Zealand |
| Link: | http://www.ozships.net/ozships/ |
| Description: | Shipping Movements to and from Australia and New Zealand 1788-1968 |
| Extra Info: | Includes lists of passengers and ship details. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Ships in UK Ports in the 1881 Census |
| Link: | https://www.angelfire.com/de/BobSanders/81Intro.ht... |
| Description: | Ships in UK Ports in the 1881 Census |
| Extra Info: | Also includes other on-shore establishments for mariners. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | Ships Passenger Lists - Harold Ralston's Website |
| Link: | http://www.ralstongenealogy.com/shiplist.htm |
| Description: | Ships Passenger Lists - Harold Ralston's Website |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Society of Writers to His Majesty's Signet - Roll of Honour / Service |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/rollofhonourofme1920so... |
| Description: | Society of Writers to His Majesty's Signet and Apprentices - Roll of Honour & Service |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Covers 1914-1919. Includes biographies of each member. |
| Classification: | Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc. |
| Title: | Soldiers' Memorials Website |
| Link: | https://www.angelfire.com/mp/memorials/memindz1.ht... |
| Description: | Soldiers' Memorials Website |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
| Title: | South African Passenger Lists |
| Link: | http://www.eggsa.org/arrivals/lists.html |
| Description: | South African Passenger Lists |
| Extra Info: | The eGSSA branch of the Genealogical Society of South Africa has embarked on a project to transcribe all the passenger lists in the South African Archives. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
| Title: | South African Passenger Lists and Settlers |
| Link: | https://www.sa-passenger-list.za.net/ |
| Description: | South African Passenger Lists and Settlers |
| Extra Info: | Includes passenger lists from London, Glasgow, Liverpool etc. to Natal (Durban) and Cape Town. Also includes details of Haidee settlers. |
| Classification: | Other Records |
| Title: | Statistical Accounts for Scotland |
| Link: | https://stataccscot.edina.ac.uk/static/statacc/dis... |
| Description: | Statistical Accounts for Scotland |
| Extra Info: | Can use non-subscriber option to see scanned pages of books. |
| Classification: | Other Records |
| Title: | Survey of Scottish Witchcraft Database |
| Link: | http://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/ |
| Description: | 4,000 records of accused witches and documentation of witchcraft belief. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | The British Institute of Organ Studies |
| Link: | https://www.bios.org.uk/ |
| Description: | The British Institute of Organ Studies |
| Extra Info: | Click onResources. Contains details of 31,000 organs including 10,000 pictures and 260 sound recordings, with details of builder, current locations and more. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | The British Tariff for 1862-63 (Customs and Inland Revenue) |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/britishtariff00unkngoog |
| Description: | The British Tariff for 1862-63 (Customs and Inland Revenue) |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes a list of officers and clerks. |
| 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: | Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Other Records |
| Title: | The Honourable East India Company |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20110207202311/http://h... |
| Description: | Finding East India Company Ancestors |
| Extra Info: | This is a copy of a site that is no longer active. May take a few moments to load, but most information still seems to be available. Collected from various publications. |
| Classification: | Other Records |
| Title: | The London Journal of Arts, Science and Manufactures |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/londonjournalar06newtgo... |
| Description: | The London Journal of Arts, Science and Manufactures - Patent Inventions |
| Extra Info: | Online book, published 1851. Includes 'recent patents' and patent infringements. |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Poor Rate, Journals / Diaries |
| Title: | The National Archives Online Collections |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ |
| Description: | The National Archives - Collection of Digitised Public Records |
| 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: | Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc. |
| Title: | The Pilots of 41 Squadron RAF 1939-1945 |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20121029171436/http://b... |
| Description: | The Pilots of 41 Squadron RAF 1939-1945 |
| Extra Info: | This is an archived copy of the website. Most features appear to work. There may be some delay in loading. |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | The Prisoners of the Ruhleben Civilian Internment Camp 1914-1918 |
| Link: | https://ruhleben.tripod.com/ |
| Description: | The Prisoners of the Ruhleben Civilian Internment Camp 1914-1918 |
| Classification: | Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc. |
| Title: | The Roll of Honour |
| Link: | http://www.roll-of-honour.com/ |
| Description: | The Roll of Honour - Lest We Forget |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Other Records |
| Title: | The Ships List Website |
| Link: | http://www.theshipslist.com/ |
| Description: | The Ships List Website for Ships' Passenger Lists and More |
| Extra Info: | Also includes some marriages at sea. |
| 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: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc. |
| Title: | The Story of the Taiwan POW Camps and the Men who were Interred in Them |
| Link: | http://www.powtaiwan.org/ |
| Description: | The Story of the Taiwan POW Camps and the Men who were Interred in Them |
| Classification: | Religious Lists / Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | The Surman Index Online |
| Link: | http://www.english.qmul.ac.uk/drwilliams/surman/in... |
| Description: | Biographical Card Index of Congregational Ministers |
| Classification: | Newspapers |
| Title: | The Word on the Street - Broadsides at the National Library of Scotland |
| Link: | https://digital.nls.uk/broadsides/ |
| Description: | The Word on the Street - Broadsides at the National Library of Scotland |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | Theatre Collection - University of Bristol - People Search |
| Link: | http://www.calmview2.eu/bristoltheatrearchive/calm... |
| Description: | Theatre Collection - University of Bristol - People Search |
| Extra Info: | The Theatre Collection is one of the world's largest archives of British theatre history and live art. Use this link to search by person and find their performances and productions. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | Trinity House Calendars 1787-1854 |
| Link: | https://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/trinity-house-calendars/ |
| Description: | Trinity House Calendars 1787-1854 |
| Extra Info: | Covering the period 1787 to 1854, most of the papers are Petitions for aid, submitted by the seaman or, often, his widow. Also includes Apprentice Indentures and Miscellaneous Papers. |
| Classification: | Companies / Employee and Union Lists |
| Title: | Union Bank of Scotland - Roll of Honour |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/unionbankofscotl1922un... |
| Description: | Union Bank of Scotland - Roll of Honour 1914-1918 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Those who gave their lives, but also those who served with details of their service and address. |
| 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: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | University - Aberdeen University Graduates |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/graduateso00univrollofr... |
| Description: | Aberdeen University Graduates 1860-1900 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Alphabetical list of graduates and the degree attained. Includes some birth dates and place, also information on the career of the graduates. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | University - Aberdeen University Roll of Service 1914-1919 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/rollofserviceing1921un... |
| Description: | Aberdeen University Roll of Service 1914-1919 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. This book records the service and staff of staff, graduates, alumni and students during WW1. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | University - Cambridge University Alumni |
| Link: | Cambridge University Alumni |
| Description: | Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 |
| Extra Info: | Information may contain birth place, parent's names, other schooling, occupation after Cambridge and more. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | University - Dublin University Graduates |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/catalogueofgradu00trin |
| Description: | Dublin University Graduates 1595-1868/9 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. An index to the graduates with the degree received. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | University - Durham University - Roll of Service |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/rollofservice19100univ |
| Description: | University of Durham - Roll of Service 1914-1919 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Staff, graduates and students. List of all those in service and those who gave their lives. Biographies in abbreviated form, but index to abbreviations at front of book. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | University - Edinburgh University - Roll of Honour |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/rollofhonour191400univ... |
| Description: | University of Edinburgh - Roll of Honour 1914-1919 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes those fallen, but also a roll of service. Mini biographies and many photographs. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | University - Edinburgh University - Roll of Honour |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/newyear1915rollo1914un... |
| Description: | University of Edinburgh - Roll of Honour 1914 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes those fallen, a roll of service, a list of those wounded, staff and students. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | University - Edinburgh University Graduates |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/alphabeticallist00univr... |
| Description: | Edinburgh University Graduates 1859-1888 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Alphabetical list of graduates. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | University - Glasgow University Graduates |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/rollofgraduateso00addiu... |
| Description: | Glasgow University Graduates 1727-1897 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Alphabetical list of graduates. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | University - Manchester University - Roll of Service |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/manchesteruniver00univr... |
| Description: | Manchester University - Roll of Service for WWI |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Lists all the graduates of Manchester University who served in world war one, including some family and regimental details. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | University - Manchester University Graduates |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/registerofgradua00univu... |
| Description: | Manchester University Graduates up to 1908 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes some birth dates and place, also information on the career of the graduates. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | University - Manchester University Graduates |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/registerof18511958univu... |
| Description: | Manchester University Graduates and holders of Diplomas and Certificates 1851-1958 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Alphabetical list of graduates and the degree/diploma attained. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | University - Oxford University - Roll of Service |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/oxforduniversity00univ... |
| Description: | Oxford University - Roll of Service 1914-1919 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Graduates and students, by college. List of all those in service and those who gave their lives. Mini biographies. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | University - Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886 |
| Link: | Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886 |
| Description: | Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886 |
| Extra Info: | Some records include home town, previous school / college, age, date of death and more. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | University / College - Register of Balliol College, Oxford 1832-1914 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/balliolcollegere01ball... |
| Description: | Register of Balliol College, Oxford 1832-1914 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals. Includes master, fellows and a list of college societies. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | University / College - Register of Brasenose College, Oxford 1509-1909 Vol 1 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/b24874590 |
| Description: | Register of Brasenose College, Oxford 1509-1909 Vol 1 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals. Includes college principals, fellows, college officers and more. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | University / College - Register of Fellows, Members, etc - Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/registerfellows00irelg... |
| Description: | Register of Fellows, Members, etc - Royal College of Physicians of Ireland 1901 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Register of Fellows, Honorary Fellows, Members, Licentiates in Medicine and Midwifery and Diplomats in State Medicine Some mini biographies. List all those to Feb 1901. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | University / College - Register of St. Mary Magdalen College, Oxford |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/registerofmember08magd |
| Description: | Index of Fellows and Presidents, Other Staff and Servants of St. Mary Magdalen College, Oxford |
| Extra Info: | Online Book. Index to Fellows, presidents, other members of the college, servants, and others. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | University / College - Register of St. Mary Magdalen College, Oxford Vol 1 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/aregistermember01oxfog... |
| Description: | Register of the Members of St. Mary Magdalen College, Oxford to 1520 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, and can include details of parents, marriages, their deaths, their occupations and more. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | University / College - Register of St. Mary Magdalen College, Oxford Vol 2 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/registerofmember02magd... |
| Description: | Register of the Members of St. Mary Magdalen College, Oxford to 1522-1575 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, and can include details of parents, marriages, their deaths, their occupations and more. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | University / College - Register of St. Mary Magdalen College, Oxford Vol 3 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/registerofmember03magd... |
| Description: | Register of the Members of St. Mary Magdalen College, Oxford to 1576-1648 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, and can include details of parents, marriages, their deaths, their occupations and more. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | University / College - Register of St. Mary Magdalen College, Oxford Vol 4 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/registerofmember04magd... |
| Description: | Register of the Members of St. Mary Magdalen College, Oxford to 1648-1712 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, and can include details of parents, marriages, their deaths, their occupations and more. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | University / College - Register of St. Mary Magdalen College, Oxford Vol 5 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/registerofmember05magd |
| Description: | Register of the Members of St. Mary Magdalen College, Oxford 1713-1820 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, and can include details of parents, marriages, their deaths, their occupations and more. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | University / College - Register of St. Mary Magdalen College, Oxford Vol 6 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/registerofmember06magd |
| Description: | Register of the Members of St. Mary Magdalen College, Oxford 1821-1880 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, and can include details of parents, marriages, their deaths, their occupations and more. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | University / College - Register of St. Mary Magdalen College, Oxford Vol 7 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/registerofmember07magd |
| Description: | Register of the Members of St. Mary Magdalen College, Oxford 1882-1910 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes mini biographies of the individuals, and can include details of parents, marriages, their deaths, their occupations and more. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | University / College - Register of the Members of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/b21482354 |
| Description: | Register of the Members of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons 1794-1874 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. London and Edinburgh members. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | University /College - Register of Christ's College, Cambridge Vol 1 1448-1665 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/biographicalregi01peil |
| Description: | Register of Christ's College, Cambridge Vol 1 1448-1665 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Mini biographies of the individuals, with career details and more. Includes the earlier foundation, God's house, 1448-1505. Index at the end. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | University /College - Register of Christ's College, Cambridge Vol 2 1666-1905 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/biographicalregi02peil |
| Description: | Register of Christ's College, Cambridge Vol 2 1666-1905 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Mini biographies of the individuals, with career details and more. Index at the end. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | University /College Register of Brasenose College, Oxford 1509-1909 Vol 2 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/brasenosecollege02bras |
| Description: | Register of Brasenose College, Oxford 1509-1909 Vol 2 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Corrections, additions to Vol 1. Includes mini biographies of the individuals. Includes college principals, fellows, college officers and more. |
| Classification: | Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
| Title: | University of Glasgow - Roll of Honour |
| Link: | https://universitystory.gla.ac.uk/index.html |
| Description: | University of Glasgow - Roll of Honour |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | University of Glasgow Story |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20220419160754/https:/... |
| Description: | University of Glasgow Story |
| Extra Info: | An old copy of the Glasgow University site which includes a list of graduates 1451-1911. Many interesting details, some have dates of birth, some a list of appointments. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | University of London - Officers Training Corp - Roll of Service |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/rollofwarservice00grea |
| Description: | University of London - Officers Training Corp - Roll of Service 1914-1919 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Lists the war service and biography for each name. Also lists the fallen and those who were awarded honours. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | University of Sheffield - Roll of Service |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/rollofservic19100univ |
| Description: | University of Sheffield - Roll of Service 1914-15-16 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Published Jan 1916. Staff, graduates and students who served. Rank and unit for each name.Includes evening students, lab assistants, officer training corp and more. |
| Classification: | School / Educational Records / Alumni |
| Title: | University of St. Andrews - Roll of Honour and Roll of Service |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/rollofhonourroll1920un... |
| Description: | University of St. Andrews - Roll of Honour and Roll of Service 1914-1919 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Biographies and photographs of the fallen, biographies for those on the roll of service. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Victorian Photographers of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Link: | https://www.cartedevisite.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Victorian Photographers of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Extra Info: | Information about UK and Eire photographers from the period 1840-1940. The information is base mainly on two extensive collections - one of British and Irish portrait photographs and another of British trade directories. |
| 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. |
| Classification: | Information |
| Title: | Wellcome Collection - Images of 2000 years |
| Link: | https://wellcomecollection.org/search/works |
| Description: | Wellcome Collection - Images of 2000 years |
| Extra Info: | Includes images of war and those with a medical theme, such as St Pancras smallpox hospital, as well as much more. |
| 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: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps |
| Title: | Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland |
| Link: | Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland |
| Description: | Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland Updated from the 1859 Edition. |
| Classification: | Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Other Records |
| Title: | Workhouse Network |
| Link: | https://www.workhousenetwork.org/ |
| Description: | Pauper biographies and more. |
| Classification: | Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Other Records |
| Title: | Workhouse Website |
| Link: | https://www.workhouses.org.uk/ |
| Description: | A Site Dedicated to the Workhouse, its Buildings, Staff, Inmates and much more |
| Classification: | Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc. |
| Title: | WW2 Combined Operations Website |
| Link: | https://www.combinedops.com/ |
| Description: | WW2 Combined Operations Website |
| Classification: | Other Records |
| Title: | Zoological Society of London - List of Fellows |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/listoffellows1899zooluo... |
| Description: | Zoological Society of London - List of Fellows 1899 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes some details of their residences in London and the country. |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records |
| Title: | GENUKI County Page for Kincardineshire |
| Link: | https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/KCD/ |
| Description: | General Information for Kincardineshire |
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