UK LINKS
Ged n co well done lovely old Liverpool and area pics.
http://www.inacityliving.piczo.com/?cr=7
Great site Ronnie lovely pics of old Litherland Bootle n areas
http://litherland-digital.co.uk/album_4/album_4.htm
just make sure if you take a look at the sites have a cupper at hand cause you will not want to leave :)
My Trees
http://www.myheritage.com/site-family-tree-34819991/selby-gilley-haworth-culshaw-mitchell
Pics
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/liverpoolladyx
Old Liverpool 1896-1955
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt9kUOYYI4w&feature=fvw
Help with Genealogy
Lancashire BMD This is really good for Liverpool marriages http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/
1. FreeBMD is an ongoing project, the aim of which is to transcribe the Civil Registration index of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales, and to provide free Internet access to the transcribed records. The recording of births, marriages and deaths was started in 1837 and is one of the most significant resources for genealogical research. The transcribing of the records is carried out by teams of dedicated volunteers and contains index information for the period 1837-1983. PLEASE NOTE: WE HAVE NOT YET TRANSCRIBED THE WHOLE INDEX Once a record of interest is found a certificate can be ordered by using the reference #’s given http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/
2. 1837 online: On this site you will find the entire copy of the indexes of Birth, Marriages and Deaths for England and Wales from 1837 to the present day. There is a charge for this.https://www.1837online.com/Trace2web/LogonActionServlet
3. EnglishOrigins.com is the richest source of authentic English genealogy records online, featuring access to Society of Genealogists's records. Datasets currently online contain over 7 million names covering 1442 - 1850 and include Boyd's Marriage Index, Bank of England Wills and Apprentice records, and are not available anywhere else in digital form. http://www.englishorigins.com/
4.Scots Origins now offer FREE services including enhanced IGI searching and extensive place name searching, in addition to the Sighting service which allows access to original Scottish documents from 1700 up to 1990 http://www.scotsorigins.com/
5.Irish Origins: The best source for Irish genealogy online, offering free search over millions of names and access to Origins Exclusive records, including the definitive version of Griffith's Primary Valuation of Ireland, the most important database for Irish genealogical research prior to the 20th century. http://www.irishorigins.com/
6.IGI Batch Numbers - British Isles and North AmericaThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as the LDS) has made the International Genealogical Index (the "IGI") available on the internet at http://www.familysearch.org and provided a very effective searching capability. However, it is not always easy to locate your ancestors (even if they are there in the IGI) using the search mechanisms provided at that site. This is because a search by last name only is not permitted unless you search within a single batch of records at a time or, at minimum, across the entire country (not even a single county let alone a town). If you have a rare name this might be OK but what if you are looking for Smith or Jones? http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers.htm 1881 Census: This can be searched by name. There is no charge http://lds.org/ The above link takes you to the LDS Church web page: follow the following prompts: Click on Family History on left of page Click on Search for Ancestors Click on Censusleft of page third down Next page gives an option (blue box) of three census, 1880 US, 1881 England and 1881 Canada. Fill in information boxes and click search. On the LDS site you will have other options along with the above census for searching your family names: International Genealogical Indexlink is just under the census link, fill in the information and search. 7. A2A UK GovernmentThe A2A database contains catalogues describing archives held throughout England and dating from the 900s to the present day. Click the Search button to search these catalogues.A2A does not yet offer a full description of all the archives in England, but it is regularly updated, so revisit often for newly-included catalogues. http://www.a2a.org.uk/default.asp
8. PROCAT (Public Records Office Catalogue)
The Catalogue contains over 9.5million descriptions of UK government records, organised by creating department. Search the catalogue to identify the reference of records you wish to consult. You can then order these or request copies. If you have any general enquires or comments about PROCAT please use our feedback form or e-mail us at [email protected] http://www.pro.gov.uk/catalogues/procat.htm
9.Wills
http://wills4all.netfirms.com/entry.htm
10. Ireland’s Gravestone Index389,501 gravestones (and growing) from 851 cemeteries in ten Irish counties http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/gravestones/
11. Ulster Ancestry (Ireland) is compiling a series of Free pages which you can use for your research purposes. These have been sorted by date and detail the document type for your convienience. Passenger Lists are located near the bottom of the page http://www.ulsterancestry.com/ua-free-pages.php
12. England Census Records http://www.censusfinder.com/england2.htm
13. GENUKI large collection of genealogical information pages for
England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man.
14. UKBMD
This site provides links to many web sites that offer on-line transcriptions of UK births, marriages and deaths. Many sites offering UK census transcriptions are also linked from here. http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/
15. The Gazetteer of British Place Names is a unique source of geographical information. It has three main functions: it provides the most exhaustive Place Name Index to Great Britain currently available, containing over 50,000 entries including commonly accepted alternative spellings and Welsh and Gaelic versions. it lists the County in which each place lies it lists the name of the most important administrative areas (i.e. of local government, police, health authority, region and lieutenancy) in which each place lies. The gazetteer works by a set of search engines based upon the first letter of a particular place name. To use the gazetteer choose the appropriate letter. http://www.abcounties.co.uk/newgaz/index.htm
16. The "Debt of Honour Register" is the Commission's database listing the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died during the two world wars and the 23,000 cemeteries, memorials and other locations world-wide where they are commemorated. The register can also be searched for details of the 67,000 Commonwealth civilians who died as a result of enemy action in the Second World War. http://www.cwgc.org/cwgcinternet/search.aspx
17. Rossbret UK Institutions http://www.institutions.org.uk/index.html
18. The UK BDM Exchange is a free resource for anyone researching their UK family history. Here you will find details of over 70,000 Birth, Death and Marriage Certificates since 1837 along with details of Church records of Baptisms, Burials and Church Marriages from before 1837. http://www.ukbdm.co.uk/
19. Old Occupations http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/
20. Useful dates in British History http://www.johnowensmith.co.uk/histdate/
21. Online Directories The University of Leicester's New Opportunities Fund project is creating a digital library of eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth century local and trade directories from England and Wales.
Directories of counties and towns are among the most important sources for local and genealogical studies. They include lists of names, addresses and occupations of the inhabitants of the counties and towns they describe, and successive editions reflect the changes in the localities over a period of time.
High quality digital reproductions of a large selection of these comparatively rare books, previously only found in libraries and record offices, will be freely available online to anyone with an Internet connection. This online collection will bring together a greater number and range of directories than any one repository could provide.
There is also a powerful search engine available so that names, occupations, addresses and other key words or phrases can be located to their exact places on pages within the text. http://www.historicaldirectories.org/
22. GENEALOGY Resources on the Internet http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail_country-unk.html
23. Best Internet Genealogy – Britain http://expertgenealogy.com/free/Britain.htm
24. National Archivist The National Archivist is delighted to provide online access to a unique collection of archives from the United Kingdom. Our database contains digital images of original registers, entry books and indexes, reproduced under license from The National Archives and other organisations. You can search the database for FREE, view images from as little as 20 UK pence http://www.nationalarchivist.com/
25.Free CEN Search http://freecen.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl
26. Ulster Covenant (Ireland) searchable data base http://www.proni.gov.uk/ulstercovenantsearch/index.asp
27. Irish Links and Resources
Those of us searching for roots in Ireland could use a wee bit of the famed "luck o' the Irish" from time to time. But for those times where the luck fails us, Ancestry.com has put together this collection of links and resources to help us find our way, beginning with the collection of databases available in the Ancestry.com U.K. & Ireland Records Collection.
Databases like "Irish Famine Immigrants: New York Port Arrival Records, 1846-1851," "Irish Flax Growers List, 1796," "Ireland Householder's Index, Antrim County," "Ireland, The Royal Irish Constabulary 1816-1921" and Parish and Probate records for Cos. Antrim, Down, and Louth are just a few of the ones included in this growing collection. (NOTE: A UK & Ireland Records Collection subscription is required for most of these databases.
Free Articles from the Library
"Irish Records: Sources for Family and Local History,” by James G. Ryan, Ph.D.
The following two articles are excerpts from this book:
"Administrative Divisions in Ireland"
"Irish Place Names and Family Names"
"Researching Ireland at Home and Abroad," by Dwight A. Radford (Ancestry Magazine, March/April 2000, Vol. 18, No. 2)
"Burial Records In Ireland Before 1864," by Sherry Irvine, CGRS, FSA (Scot) (Ancestry Daily News, 5 November 2002)
"The 1766 Religious Census Of Ireland," by Sherry Irvine, CGRS, FSA (Scot) (Ancestry Daily News, 30 December 2002)
"Irish National School Records," by Sherry Irvine, CGRS, FSA (Scot) (Ancestry Daily News, 3 September 2002)
"Probate in Ireland," by Sherry Irvine, CGRS, FSA (Scot) (Ancestry Daily News, 4 October and 16 November 2000)
Part 1 Part 2
"Irish Townlands: Beyond the Definition," by Sherry Irvine, CGRS, FSA (Scot) (Ancestry Daily News, 7 September 2000)
"Fact or Blarney: Proving the Legacies Left by Irish Storytellers," by Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens, CGRS, CGL (Ancestry Magazine, Mar/Apr 1999, Vol. 17, No. 2)
"Family History in Ireland" by Suzanne McVetty (Ancestry Magazine, Nov/Dec, 1997, Vol. 15, No. 6)
"Marriage and Burial Records of Irish Presbyterians," by Sherry Irvine, CGRS, FSA (Scot) (Ancestry Daily News, 12 August 2003)
"Voters and Freeholders in Ireland," by Sherry Irvine, CGRS, FSA (Scot)
(Ancestry Daily News, 23 December 2003)
"A Nation in Distress: The Poor of Ireland," by Judith Eccles Wight (Ancestry Magazine, Jan/Feb 1994, Vol. 12, No. 1)
"Irish Estate Records," by Judith Eccles Wight (Ancestry Magazine, Jan/Feb 1996, Vol. 14, No. 1)
"Help Is at Hand: Immigrant Aid Societies," by Suzanne McVetty, CG
Part 1 (Ancestry Magazine, Jul/Aug 1996, Vol. 14, No. 4)
Part 2 (Ancestry Magazine, Nov/Dec 1996, Vol. 14, No. 6)
"John Steinbeck's Irish Roots," by Brian Mitchell
(Ancestry Daily News, 15 April 2003)
"Preparing for a Visit to Ireland," by Sherry Irvine, CGRS, FSA (Scot)
(Ancestry Daily News, 03 February 2004)
"Honoring Our Ancestors: If You're a Wee Bit Irish," by Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak (Ancestry Daily News, 11 December 2003)
28. The Ulster Scots (Ireland) http://www.ulsterancestry.com/ulster-scots.html
29 England and Wales Registration Tutorials/ Birth Marriage and Death Certificates http://home.clara.net/dixons/Certificates/indexbd.htm
30. Rootsweb ENG-Liverpool list & Lancashire lists
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/ENG/ENG-LIVERPOOL.html
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/ENG/LANCSGEN.html
31. UK and Ireland Genealogy http://www.genuki.org.uk/
Census Dates - dates
1841 Census. At the beginning of
each Enumerator's booklet there is a set of instructions. The part
about ages reads -
"Age and Sex". Write the age of each person opposite to the name in
one of the two columns headed "Males" and "Females", according to the
sex. Write the age of every person under 15 years of age as it is
stated to you. For persons aged 15 years and upwards, write the lowest
term of 5 years within which the age is. Thus - for Persons aged 15
years and under 20 write 15, 20 years and under 25 write 20
25 years and under 30 write 25
30 years and under 35 write 30
35 years and under 40 write 35
40 years and under 45 write 40
45 years and under 50 write 45
50 years and under 55 write 50
55 years and under 60 write 55
60 years and under 65 write 60
65 years and under 70 write 65
70 years and under 75 write 70
and so on up to the greatest ages.
If no more can be ascertained respecting the age of any person than
that the person is a child or is grown up, write "under 20", or "above
20", as the case may be. [endquote]
10 Mar 1801 No longer exists, with a few exceptions
27 May 1811 No longer exists, with a few exceptions
28 May 1821 No longer exists, with a few exceptions
30 May 1831 No longer exists, with a few exceptions
7 June 1841
30 March 1851
7 April 1861
2 April 1871
3 April 1881
5 April 1891
31 March 1901 Available on the web
2 Apr 1911 100 year closure
19 Jun 1921 100 year closure
26 Apr 1931 Destroyed by fire during WW2
1941 Not taken due to the war.