Researching your ancestors on the internet.
This coming Thursday I will show you 40+ websites, which
will hopefully help you get going with your family history.
I'm going to list them all here, so you can browse through
them at your leisure, and in case you're unable to attend
our Computer Club session (starting at 11.30am in Room 2).
I hope to see you there.
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(JH updated this list in November 2010)
Free BMD http://www.freebmd.org.uk/
Ancestry http://www.ancestry.co.uk/
You can access a cut-down version of this at our County libraries, eg at Arnold.
Notts Archives
.... http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/leisure/archives.htm
Getting help
Notts Family History Society http://www.nottsfhs.org.uk/
Federation of Family History Societies
site map http://www.ffhs.org.uk/sitemap.php
research tips http://www.ffhs.org.uk/tips/first.php
Rootsweb http://rootsweb.ancestry.com/
Cyndi’s List http://www.cyndislist.com/
BBC Family History http://www.bbc.co.uk/familyhistory/
Family Records http://familyrecords.gov.uk/ (you will now be directed to other sites)
Society of Genealogists http://www.sog.org.uk/index.shtml
National U3A courses http://tinyurl.com/4aqmvo
Software packages to build your own family tree ..
Personal Ancestry File ~ LDS http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp
(Click on link to this on the right hand side)
Roots Magic Platinum Ed. http://tinyurl.com/3yvrnm2
Family Historian http://www.family-historian.co.uk/
(said to be the only package with 100% Gedcom compatibility).
Family Tree Maker 2011 Deluxe Edition (Amazon) http://tinyurl.com/3yp8n89 (Amazon sells other versions also)
Legacy http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/
Heredis (for Mac users) http://www.myheredis.com/
Build/upload your family tree online …
Genes Reunited http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/default.aspx?ixc=u
Ancestry http://www.ancestry.co.uk/
... on Ancestry, click on "Family Trees" at the top.
GenCircles http://www.gencircles.com/my/
Specialist binders / albums http://genealogysupplies.com/
Finding BMD info …
Free BMD http://www.freebmd.org.uk/
Ancestry http://www.ancestry.co.uk/
FamilySearch IGI site http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp
Immigrant/Emigrant history?
Moving Here http://www.movinghere.org.uk/
Every Generation http://www.everygeneration.co.uk/
India family history (British Library) http://indiafamily.bl.uk/UI
Ordering copies of certificates...
The General Register Office http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/
Copies of Wills (& to whom Probate was granted)
http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/cms/1226.htm
..and The National Archives http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/
... on National Archives, do a word search for Wills.
Pre 1837 research
Latter Day Saints http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp (LDS has the wonderful IGI)
FreeReg at Rootsweb http://freereg.rootsweb.com/
Pay-for-view family history http://www.findmypast.co.uk/home.jsp
You can access a good part of this free of charge at our City libraries.
Medieval guidance http://medievalgenealogy.org.uk/
Scotland & Ireland
Scotland’s People http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
Scotland’s Family http://www.scotlandsfamily.com/
Genuki for UK & Ireland http://www.genuki.org.uk/
The Irish General Register http://www.groireland.ie/about_us.htm
N. Ireland General Register http://www.groni.gov.uk/
Other sites of interest
Lists of UK Surnames http://www.uk-surnames.com/ (JH added this, November 2010)
British Origins http://britishorigins.com/
Scots Origins http://scotsorigins.com/
Commonwealth War Graves http://www.cwgc.org/
Service Pals http://www.servicepals.com/
Timesonline archives http://tinyurl.com/4udbp2
(Try searching for historical events free of charge on Wikipedia
... eg the Irish Potato Famine)
Old Bailey proceedings http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/
Searching for places & people who lived there
Curious Fox http://www.curiousfox.org.uk/uk/front2.lasso
Try googling the place name + history/photo/forum
Try googling your name / name of ancestor
… put name in inverted comas and add a location
http://www.google.co.uk/ ...
John Hollins (in pages from the UK) ... 28,000 entries
“John Hollins” ... 18,500 entries
Hollins family trees:
Vicki Backhouse’s GenCircles site ..
http://www.gencircles.com/users/vickib65/1/data/8384
This is my great uncle Fred's ancestry, that Vicki has been
working on. Vicki is a professional genealogist and is a
distant cousin of mine.
Jenny Hollins’ site …
http://bobhewitt.co.uk/Genealogy/JennyHollinsAncestors/a1.htm
Jenny has traced the Hollins family line back 10 generations.
