Newspaper reports provide an insight into the lives and events that our ancestors experienced.
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | BREW One Name Study |
| Link: | http://brew.clients.ch/BrewONS.htm |
| Description: | BREW One Name Study |
| Classification: | Newspapers |
| Title: | British Newspaper Archive |
| Link: | https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Explore over 200 years of history - British Newspaper Archive |
| Extra Info: | Access also available via selected subscriptions to Find My Past and Genes Reunited |
| Classification: | Newspapers, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | Connected Histories |
| Link: | https://www.connectedhistories.org/ |
| Description: | British History Sources, 1500-1900 |
| Extra Info: | From the Universities of London, Hertfordshire, and Sheffield. Burney collection of newspapers, British History Online, the Charles Booth Archive, Old Bailey Online and much more... |
| Classification: | Newspapers |
| Title: | London Times |
| Link: | http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-2626802-10934994?url=... |
| Description: | Search the London Times from 1785 to 1884 |
| 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: | 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: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Valuation Books, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Other Records |
| Title: | POOL(E) Family Scottish Database |
| Link: | http://thepoolfamilydatabase.20m.com/ |
| Description: | POOL(E) Family Scottish Database |
| Classification: | Newspapers, Other Records |
| Title: | Renfrewshire Data from Ancestry |
| Link: | Renfrewshire Data from Ancestry |
| Description: | Renfrewshire Data Collection from Ancestry |
| Extra Info: | Includes various histories. |
| 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: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Minute Books / Meeting Books, Other Records |
| Title: | The Oddfellows Archive |
| Link: | https://www.oddfellows.co.uk/ |
| Description: | The Oddfellows Archive |
| Extra Info: | Subscription site. The archive of the Oddfellows. Includes magazines, directories, minutes books and more. Searchable. |
| Classification: | Newspapers, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | The Stage Archive |
| Link: | https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/t... |
| Description: | The Stage Archive - 125 Years of Stage History and News |
| Extra Info: | Now part of British Newspaper Archive. Click on 'Find Out More' for free quick search. The 170,000+ pages provide a rich and fascinating record of changing fortunes and fashion in the world of showbusiness. Subscription required for detailed information. |
| Classification: | Newspapers |
| Title: | 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: | Newspapers |
| Title: | United Kingdom Newspapers & News Media - ABYZ News Links |
| Link: | http://www.abyznewslinks.com/uking.htm |
| Description: | Links to United Kingdom Newspapers & News Media compiled by ABYZ News Links |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Other Records |
| Title: | WANLESS Web - A One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.wanlessweb.org/TNG/index.php |
| Description: | WANLESS Web - A One Name Study of the surnames surnames Wanless, Wandless, Wanlass, Wandlass, Wanliss, and Wanlace |
| Classification: | Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | Western Australia Family History |
| Link: | https://www.fhwa.org.au/ |
| Description: | Western Australia Family History |
| Extra Info: | Click Resouces, Datasets, Public Access. Includes shipping arrivals from early newspapers and more. For access to some of the indexes and databases you will need to be a member of the society. |
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