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This
site provides guidance on WHERE to find information on your English and
Welsh ancestors |
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| If you are a new to tracing your English and/or Welsh ancestors then you are well advised to look at this section first. It provides a methodical step-by-step approach to successfully tracing the English and Welsh side of your family tree. | ||||
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Organise Yourself | |||
| Introduction | ||||
| Courses for Beginners | ||||
| Courses for Experienced Family Historians | ||||
| Family History Fairs Calendar - updated with fairs to be held in 2009 (as known at 28 Nov 2008) | ||||
| Genealogy Talks | ||||
| Planning Archive Visits | ||||
| Photographing Documents | ||||
| Topics related to improving the effectiveness of your family history research. | ||||
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Sources of Information | |||
| Introduction | ||||
| General Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths | ||||
| Census Returns | ||||
| International Genealogical Index (IGI) | ||||
| National Burial Index | ||||
| Parish Registers | ||||
| Wills and Other Probate Documents | ||||
| Other Sources | ||||
| This section describes the main sources of information for family historians tracing their English and Welsh pedigree. For each source it details where to access it and how to use it. In addition to the key sources this section also covers Criminal Records, Education Records, Electoral Registers, Manorial Records, Migration Records, Military Records, Newspapers, Non Parochial Registers, Occupational Records and Trade, Telephone and Professional Directories (see Other Sources). | ||||
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Researching from Home | |||
| Introduction | ||||
| Internet Sources | ||||
| Subscription Sites | ||||
| CD Publications | ||||
| Microfilm & Microfiche | ||||
| Books | ||||
| Copy Documents | ||||
| This section details the rapidly growing body of genealogical information that can readily be accessed in the comfort of your own home. In addition to the wealth of information available over the internet this section also covers family history information available on CD-ROMs, microfiche and in books. | ||||
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Local Centres of Information | |||
| Introduction | ||||
| Record Offices | ||||
| Local Studies Centres | ||||
| LDS Family History Centres | ||||
| Family History Societies | ||||
| Local History Societies | ||||
| This section details county and other locally based repositories of genealogical information. On a county-by-county basis it provides contact details for the local Record Offices, the principal council run Local Studies Centres, the local Family History Societies and the Local History Societies. For each Record Office it indicates the area covered if there is more than one office within the county (very pertinent in the case of Yorkshire!) and provides a breakdown of the level of information held on the Record Office's web site. This section also includes a page on the 80 plus Family History Centres spread across England and Wales. These local centres are effectively branches of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah and as such provide access to worldwide genealogical information including a wealth of information specific to England and Wales. | ||||
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National Centres of Information | |||
| Introduction | ||||
| Street Map of Archives in Central London | ||||
| National Archives | ||||
| Probate Registry | ||||
| National Libraries | ||||
| Principal Societies | ||||
| Special Interest Societies | ||||
| For each of the key national repositories of genealogical information in England and Wales (National Archives, Probate Registry, British Library, National Library of Wales, Society of Genealogists, Institute of Heraldic & Genealogical Studies), this section describes the main categories of information held, services provided and contact/access details. It also provides contact details for the Federation of Family History Societies and for special interest family history societies (occupational, Catholic, Jewish, nonconformist, etc.). | ||||
| Following its closure on 15 March 2008, the page on the Family Record Centre has been removed from this section - see the relevant page on the National Archives site for details of previous Family Record Centre facilities that have been transferred to the National Archives at Kew | ||||
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International Centres of Information | |||
| Introduction | ||||
| Single Surname Sites | ||||
| Societies in Australia | ||||
| Societies in New Zealand | ||||
| Societies in South Africa | ||||
| Societies in United States of America | ||||
| This section currently provides links to single surname web sites for English and Welsh surnames starting A to N plus family history societies in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and five of the states in the USA. | ||||
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General Information | |||
| Site Objectives | ||||
| About Us | ||||
| Contact | ||||
| This is a "catch-all" section for information that does not naturally fit into any of the other sections on the site. | ||||
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last updated: 8 December 2008 |
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last checked for broken links: 22 September 2008 |
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