The 'Really Useful Links' Page
If you would like a link added to this page, please contact meFree Genealogical Websites ~
www.tribalpages.com ~ Launch your own tree on a website for free at the Tribal Pages site
www.freebmd.org.uk ~ Birth, Marriage, Death - Civil Registration 1837-1925 (not yet complete)
www.freecen.org.uk ~ Free UK Census information (incomplete)
www.freereg.rootsweb.com ~ Free UK Parish Records (incomplete)
www.familysearch.org ~ For the IGI, the 1881 UK Census and other data
www.bbc.co.uk ~ The BBC's family history page is really helpful... so is it's message forum where volunteers assist newbies and old-hands alike
www.genuki.org.uk ~ Genuki - a collection of Genealogical information pages for the UK
www.cyndislist.com ~ The word famous Cyndi's list detailing Genealogical sites on the internet
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk ~ The National Archives site - incorporating A2A, the Access to Archives site
www.cwgc.org ~ CWGC - Fatal War Casualties
www.bmdshare.com ~ BMD - Shared Certificates online (free to use, but you must register... project in its early days)
www.gro.gov.uk ~ Order your Birth, Death and Marriage certificates online
www.surnameprofiler.org.uk ~ This National Trust site helps you find out more about the history of your surname
www.blacksheepindex ~ Black Sheep lists indexes of various records (Railwaymen, Mining, Criminals, Police, Publicans, Medical, Church etc.) - free to view
www.capitalpunishmentuk ~ This is a really interesting site detailing (as the names suggests) Capital Punishment in the UK and includes names of all those souls who were hanged in the UK from the late 1700s
www.rootschat.com/forum ~ This forum enables you to post queries under many topics
www.historicaldirectories.org ~ Searchable by keyword, location or decade, as the name suggests this site enables you to search through historical trade and place directories etc.
www.youroldbooksandmaps.co.uk ~ A handy site for ordering historical county and town maps
www.cassinimaps.co.uk ~ Another great site for town and country maps - many can be downloaded for a fee
www.ancestralatlas.com ~ This site enables you to share your family history events worldwide
www.theukelectoralroll.co.uk ~ For a small monthly fee you can conduct instant searches of the UK Electoral Roll
www.192.com ~ Although this site is quite expensive to subscribe to, you can conduct about three free basic searches per day
www.greatormondstreet.org ~ This 'small and special' website enables you to access the Great Ormond Street database for sick children who were admitted between 1852 - 1914
www.rmhh.co.uk ~ A personal website created by Rodney Hall that provides some really useful info - Index of Old Occupations,
Old Medical Terms, Latin Terms & Translations... to name but a few
Local Websites ~ Birmingham & Warwickshire
www.birminghamhistory.co.uk ~ The Birmingham History Webring
www.warwickshire.gov.uk ~ The County Records site includes Calendar of Prisoners 1800-1899, Victuallers Database and Tithe Appointments
www.birmingham.gov.uk ~ B'ham City Council, Libraries - Recommended Research Websites for Archives
www.madeinbirmingham.org ~ Made In Birmingham - Birmingham's Industrial History Website
www.winsongreentobrookfields ~ A site that aims to collect info in the form of personal stories & photo's about the Winson Green and Brookfields areas
www.banburyshire ~ Yep, it's not Brum but it is nearby! This Rootsweb powered site contains loads of info about Banbury and its' environs - Northants, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire...
www.photobydjnorton.com ~ Old Cotteridge Photo's by DJ Norton
www.photonotbydjnorton.com ~ Old Cotteridge Photo's NOT by DJ Norton
www.cotteridge.com ~ Welcome to Cotteridge - The Cotteridge Website
www.cotteridgepark.org.uk ~ The Friends of Cotteridge Park Website
www.kingsnortonfarmersmarket ~ Kings Norton Farmers Market - dates and other info
www.stirchley.co.uk ~ Website for the Residents of Stirchley ~ and its' forum (local issues, news & history etc.)
www.webdesign-midlands ~ For all your Web Design and e Marketing needs (this is actually my son's website!)
Local Websites ~ Yorkshire
www.yorkshirebmd ~ For free Yorkshire BMD info (not yet complete)
www.yorkshireparishrecords ~ For free transcriptions of some online Yorkshire Parish records
www.riponhistoricalsociety ~ For info on the Ripon Historical Society and Family History Group
www.bishopmonktontoday ~ Bishop Monkton - The Village's own Website
www.blcc.org.uk/history ~ Burton Leonard Cricket Club
www.littlethorpepotteries ~ The History of Littlethorpe Potteries
www.alfredhymas ~ History of the Bulk Haulier Company in Burton Leonard
www.durhamrecordsonline.com ~ OK so it's Durham, but the borders have become skewed over the years so there are some usefull North Yorkshire records to be found on this site
Local Websites ~ Ireland & Cork
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/ ~ The 1911 Census for Dublin
www.genuki.org.uk/contents/IRL ~ Genuki Ireland
www.irelandroots ~ As it says on the tin, this one's about Irish Roots
www.skibbereen.ie/history ~ The Great Famine - Skibbereen, West Cork
www.emeraldancestors.com ~ Emerald Ancestors (free to search but must pay to view detail)
www.corknortheast ~ Cork BMD and 1901 & 1911 Census data (free to search but must pay to view detail - currently 5 Euros)
Subscription Websites
www.ancestry.co.uk ~ The world famous Ancestry site (some free content available but requires registration)
www.thegenealogist.co.uk ~ The Genealogist - for UK Census data and Parish Records
www.origins.net ~ The Origins site also gives you (paid) access to many UK Census's plus lots more
www.findmypast.com ~ For BMD, Census data and Passenger Lists
www.bmdregisters ~ The Non-Parochial BMDs Service - for BMDs taken from non parish sources (free to search, subscribe to see record)... more records coming soon
www.familyhistoryonline ~ Search their databases for Baptisms, Marriages & Burials (free to search, small payment required to view record... also check out this sites coverage for the National Burial Index for England & Wales counties
www.genes_reunited ~ Genesreunited - a vehicle for contacting living persons who have similar ancestral interests
www.1911census ~ Find My Past have now launched the 1911 Census online; the search is free but you need to buy credits to view holdholds and images (currently quite expensive!)
Good Reads (personally relevant of course!)
Lark Rise to Candleford by Flora Thompson ISBN-10: 0141037199: ~ For an insight into the changing world of a late Victorian Oxfordshire village and hamlet, its customs, people, traditions and social mores
Cropthorne Camera of Minnie Holland, 1892-1905 ISBN 0 9061 1044 0 ~ a box of photographic slides of the village was found in an antique shop and led the finder to research the folk pictured in the photo's.. an interesting read for those interested in this Worcestershire village
A Tale of Two Villages: Bishop Monkton and Burton Leonard by Barbara M Wray ISBN 0 9522575 0 5 ~ detailing the history of these two Riding villages
- Birmingham Irish - Making Our Mark by Carl Chinn ISBN 07093 0241 X ~ detailing the growth of the Irish communities within
Birmingham
- www.anniemurray.co.uk ~ visit this website for details of Annie Murray's novels about Birmingham life from the late 19th Century to more modern times
Other Family History Websites that I've had a hand in!
www.wilkins_bible ~ The Wilkins Family of Aston le Walls... A family tree that I started after inheriting a Family Bible
www.leonard_sturgess ~ 'Just Who is Leonard Sturgess... After finding a funeral card of Leonard's internment and a letter from his wife Rachel to her 'cousin', my Aunt Vera, I set about finding out who Leonard was!... He's an enigma!
www.cotteridge_families ~ Family Trees of Cotteridge families (pre-1920)
www.lovesey_family_tree ~ My own Family Tree showing all twigs and branches
www.biddle's_of_birmingham ~ The enigma of the Biddle Family of Birmingham, England & Birmingham, Alabama, USA
www.albrigt_family_tree ~ The Albrigt's, Albregt's or Aalbregt's with a Van Kleef thrown in... Latterly of Birmingham, originally from
Rotterdam
www.fiddaman_family_tree ~ The Fiddaman Family from Kings Lynn, via Coventry to Birmingham
www.goulding's_of_gloucestershire ~ Ye Gouldings of Gloucestershire
www.hemming_and_garfield ~ The Hemming & Garfield families of Worcestershire, Staffordshire & The Black Country
www.rouse_and_watson_of_newcastle ~ The Rouse and Watson families of Ireland and Newcastle
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Page commenced 28 June 2008 / last updated on 3 March 2010
If you know of a useful site, please contact me