Family History Research
URLS
A collection of useful URLS and information
Compiled by Dafanie Goldsmith
For the benefit of all and the profit of none.
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URL: Uniform Resource Locator is basically the http://www/. address. These URLS have been gathered over many years of research and others submitted by members of various rootsweb groups.
General Information first
then URL Lists follows
Roostweb mailing lists http:/rootsweb.com/~maillst/
What is rootsweb and how can it help you
RootsWeb is:-- Mailing
lists. Over 4000 of them, helping hundreds of thousands of Internet genealogists
communicate-- Web sites. Over 3000, especially the majority of USGenWeb
state
and county pages. RootsWeb also hosts the "front door "pages for the
usgenweb.org and usgenweb.net domains (USGenWeb) and for http://www.cyndislist.com/ (Cyndi's
List).
-- Searchable databases. From the Roots Surname List (in its 11th year
with over 70,000 submitters and over 500,000 surnames) to over 5 gigabytes of
data in the USGenWeb Archives and the
mailing list archives.
Stop by
http://www.rootsweb.com/ and explore..Why
should you help?
Do you enjoy having these services, this data, available to
you? Do you want even more? RootsWeb is primarily supported by generous people
like you who help out with voluntary contributions.
How can you help?If
you visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html
Rootsweb free BDM’s http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/
ROOTSWEB'S GUIDE TO TRACING FAMILY TREES: Index to 30 graphics- intensive interactive genealogy lessons (13 and 14 have music); links to lessons in HTML and PDF formats; instructions for printing lessons; links to RootsWeb Guide's special pages and message boards. http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/
WHERE TO BEGIN? http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson1.htm
WHAT'S IN A NAME? http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson2.htm
USING TECHNOLOGY TO DIG UP ROOTS http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson3.htm
DEATH, TOMBSTONES, AND CEMETERIES http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson4.htm
MARRIAGE RECORDS AND EVIDENCE http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson5.htm
BIRTH RECORDS http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson6.htm
WHAT IS THE QUESTION? http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson7.htm
WHY YOU CAN'T FIND YOUR ANCESTORS http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson8.htm
CENSUS RECORDS: SOUNDEX, INDEXES, AND FINDING AIDS http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson9.htm
EXPLORING THE SSDI (SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX) AND RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD RECORDS
http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson10.htm
TAXING TALES http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson11.htm
CREATING WORTHWHILE GENEALOGIES: EVIDENCE, SOURCES, DOCUMENTATION, AND CITATION
http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson12.htm
MILITARY RECORDS (worldwide) http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson13.htm
MILITARY RECORDS (United States) http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson14.htm
TRACING IMMIGRANT ANCESTORS http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson15.htm
NATURALIZATION RECORDS http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson16.htm
CHURCH RECORDS http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson17.htm
FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson18.htm
HERALDRY FOR GENEALOGISTS http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson19.htm
CITY DIRECTORIES AND NEWSPAPERS http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson20.htm
IRISH, SCOTS-IRISH, AND SCOTTISH ANCESTORS http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson21.htm
FINDING ITALIAN AND HISPANIC ANCESTORS http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson22.htm
EXPLORING YOUR SCANDINAVIAN ROOTS http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson23.htm
CANADIAN, FRENCH-CANADIAN, ACADIAN AND FRENCH CONNECTIONS
http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson24.htm
AFRICAN AMERICAN, NATIVE AMERICAN, JEWISH, UNIQUE PEOPLE http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson25.htm
GERMANIC ANCESTORS (and AUSTRIAN, DUTCH, BELGIAN, SWISS,
LUXEMBOURGER, and LIECHTENSTEINER)
http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson26.htm
POLISH, RUSSIAN, CZECH, HUNGARIAN, CROATIAN, SLOVAKIAN,etc.http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson27.htm
ENGLISH, WELSH, AUSTRALIAN, NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH AFRICA, etc.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson28.htm
AMERICAN LAND RECORDS http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson29.htm
COURT RECORDS: "Here Come de Judge" http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson30.htm
Census Info
The first official census of England and Wales took place on 10 March
1801.Censuses have been taken every 10 years since with the exception of 1941.
Details of individuals only appeared on a compulsory basis for the first time in
the 1841 Census but a Sussex researcher was able to provide me with names and
ages of individuals from the 1821 Census so do not assume the early years are
not worthy of investigation. Because of the
so-called 'One Hundred Year
Rule', the census returns available for the genealogist are only those up to and
including 1891. A direct descendant of an individual appearing in the 1901
Census may apply to the ONS for a copy of the appropriate return but must
provide a precise address for the individual(s) being sought.
Application
must be made on a form available at FRC and any information
supplied will relate only to
the relative(s) listed on the form. The cost
including airmail is currently #16.75 (VATfree) for researchers based outside
the UK. The 1841 census was undertaken on 7 June, 1851 (30 March), 1861 (7
April), 1871 (2 April), 1881 (3 April), 1891 (5 April) and 1901 (31 March.) The
census returns were for all the population as at midnight on those dates. (See
Scotland and Ireland for census returns in those countries.)
The censuses
of 1841 to 1891 are wonderful pools of research. 1851 to 1891 give more
information than the 1841 census but all enable the historian to identify a
family at a particular point in time. The addresses pinpoint a family to a
particular location although the relationships, ages and occupations may not be
precise. (An in-law in the 19th century meant something different to what it
means today. A son-in-law could mean stepson of the householder, ie son of the
householder's wife andtherefore a son in the eye of the law.) The 1851 to 1891
Censuses provide pointers to an ancestor's parish of birth since there is a
'Where Born' column. The Industrial Revolution resulted in the migration of many
people from the countryside to the major cities during the first half
of the
19th century. By the time of the 1881 Census the population of London was 3.8
million and living within its bounds were more Scots than in Edinburgh, more
Irish than in Dublin and more Roman Catholics than in Rome. The censuses of 1841
through 1891 are available on microfilm at the FRC (having moved there when the
PRO closed its Chancery Lane building).
The only census to have been fully indexed is the 1881 which we can now access on CD Rom-
Others have been partly indexed- mainly by Family History Societies etc. The 1891 can give problems especially in large cities where an address would be of great assistance. It would not be reasonable to request a look up for a relative e.g. on the 1891 census in say Oldham Lancs- this could take months to trace.
Please note: Altho not all of these URLS are highlighted as links, I find that double clicking will generally open the page, with just a few exceptions, also, that I have attempted to list by country where possible.
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Address
Check Volunteers will check addresses
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Adoption
information |
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/nsbase/registration/Adoptions.asp |
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Adoption
Research |
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Amazing
site Links to everywhere all over the world |
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American
Battlefield Monuments Commission
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Ancestor
Search
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Anglo/Boer
War site |
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Anglo/Boer
war Site |
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Army
Manchester Regiment Archives:
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Army
Museum site UK |
http://www.army.mod.uk/army/press/museums/details/m033logi.htm |
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Army
Regiments
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Army
Regular regiments |
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Army
Research |
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Atlas
of English history |
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Australia
and NZ |
http://search.freefind.com/find.html?id=4074943&pid=r&mode=ALL&query=&sitemap=Site+Map&t=s
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Australia
BDM exchange |
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Australia Cemetery
records |
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Australia Convict
records |
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Australia
Convicts to
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Australia First
Feet |
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Australia
Missing persons
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Australia
Old Victoria Newspapers
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Australia
Victoria Follow Links to Public Records |
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AUSTRALIA,
VICTORIA. Local History Book Indexes (searchable)
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http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nuttall/vlhindex.htm
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Australian
: Convicts |
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Australian
Immigration |
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Australian
research |
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kemp/aust_genealogy.html
and http://www.50megs.com/genealogy/nz.html |
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Australian
White Pages
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BALL
family research Site |
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Ball
Surname list |
http://freespace.virgin.net/isabel.easter/Norfolk/SurnamesB.htm |
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BALL-UK
List for UK research |
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Battle
of Waterloo |
http://worldroots.clicktron.com/brigitte/royal/willconquerorcomp.htm |
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BDM’s
Useful site |
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BENNETT
UK web page
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Black
Sheep List for lost family
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Black
Sheep & Police records |
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BMD
County locator
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http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/blangston/genuki/reg/district.htm
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BOER-WAR-L-request@rootsweb.com
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Boer/Australian
Site |
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Book
finders
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http://www.bookfinder.com/ or http://www.adall.com/or www.addall.com/USED |
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Books
buy Rare on CD |
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Books Old online |
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Books
secondhand
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Books
Used |
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Born
Cornwell - died? many countries listed. |
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Brazil
Campo CEMETERY |
http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/foreign.htmlftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/wggenweb/brazuk/cemeteries/campo/txt
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Brickwall
if you are at a loss
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Britannica
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British
History sites
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http://www.great-britain.co.uk/history/history.htm
http://britannia.com/history/
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British
History Timelines
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British
Settlers
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http://www.britannica.com/bcom/eb/article/6/0,5716,117926+10,00.html
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Calendar
Perpetual |
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Calendar
sites most interesting |
http://www.medievalgenealogy.org.uk/guide/chron.shtml
http://www.polysyllabic.com/CalHist.html http://www.albion.edu/english/calendar/
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/easter/ |
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Canada
BENNETT children sent to
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Canada
great research site |
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Canada
National Archives
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Canada
Ontario cemetery search |
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Canada
Ontario Old Newspapers |
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Canada
Orange Lodge Site |
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Carpathian
Connection
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Carpathian
Connection |
http://www.tccweb.org |
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Cemeteries
etc Global Eternity
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Cemetery
search
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Census
1891 fiche to purchase
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Census Cyndis’s
list: URL for the 1871 |
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Census
info re
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www.staffs.ac.uk/schools/humanities_and_soc_sciences/census/vichome.htm
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Chelsea
pensioners
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