Genealogy Chat

www(.)pubhistorysociety(.)co(.)uk - interesting site with message board and links. A good place if you're not sure where to start looking for pub information Sue

www(.)lancashirebmd(.)org(.)uk/ www(.)cheshirebmd(.)org(.)uk/ Good idea! Roseanne

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http://www(.)monmouth(.)com/~sorourke/disease(.)htm good for looking up cause of death

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for anyone doing Somerset this is absolutely fab- tons and tons of info and great links:- www(.)genealogyhelp(.)co(.)uk also www(.)cyndislist(.)com has links to sites worldwide on all genealogy topics. Happy hunting!!! Sinead

For people with ancestors in Cambridgeshire the CC website has online searching for BMD. It is being added to, and the fab thing is on Marriages it cross references the spouses surname, right from 1837! www(.)camcny(.)gov(.)uk You can also print a form to order the derts as well Julie T:)

For any Gloucestershire/Cotswold references you may need try www(.)cotswoldedge(.)org(.)uk Some census returns for 1851 in villages around Cotswold country. My home ground. Sandra

Good one for East and West Flegg district of Norfolk, contains parish records. www.fleggisland(.)co(.)uk Best Wishes Meryl

Hello Here are some good sites too. www.parishchest(.)com its a good Northern site and you can buy some indexes from them. www.historicaldirectories.org is a another very useful one. www.chapelbooks.co.uk have manuscripts,deeds and books to purchase. www.lightage.demon.co.uk has 20,000 names taken from 1850-1920 press cuttings you can buy. Including theatrical, black sheep and convicts. www.exresidents.co.uk homes where your ancestors lived. www.genealogy.org.uk free databases online. Parish records Devon. Manchester Archives and Local Studies Parish Register order Service. This is a must for ordering some copies of Birth, Baptism, and Death certificates for 50p each. check out the website. http://www.manchester.gov.uk/libraries/arls/copying.htm Good Luck Shirley

Three good sites "Cradley Links" and "Black Country Pages " for census and Parish Register info in that part of the country. "Curious Fox" Similar to Genes but based on place rather than name and UK based.Place searches are free!

I found a couple of good ones revolving around Salford Manchester....www.salfordroots(.)com and www.gengateway(.)com Best wishes Debbie

www.hertfordtown.fsnet(.)co(.)uk for the fallen commemorated on war related memoria in Hertford.

If you're adding to your Christmas present list - have a look at the genealogy charts etc at www(.)genealogyprinters(.)com An excellent way of seeing at a glance what information you have (and what you still need) for each person in your tree. Sue

Useful links site: http://www.genealogylinks.net

Pay to view database: www.familyhistoryonline(.)net "We publish on-line records compiled by Family History Societies - quality data from experienced researchers with local knowledge providing more accurate details at fees that give value for money. Currently we hold some 16.8 million records that you can search. They include indexes (or fuller details of the entries) for baptisms, marriages, burials, monumental inscriptions, and census returns." You can search for your names and it will list their occurrences and the cost (pence) to view. Have only browsed so far, but it looks worthwhile. and www.thegenealogyclub(.)co(.)uk an online magazine. Free registration to view part of the site (which gives quite a lot of information) or a subscription to get to the whole site. Sue

Here are a couple of good ones for those researching South Africa - http://www.genealogy(.)co.za/downloads.html http://www.homepages.paradise.net.nz/golden/researching_in_south_africa.htm Regards Margaret

http://www(.)genealogy-links(.)co(.)uk/htm/morelinks Loads of links for everyone on this one. Maggie

I think you need some Scottish ones now - www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk - you can download histotical BDM and census pages and a very reasonable cost. This one must be top of your list if your are researching Scottish ancestors. www.ancestralscotland(.)com - you can search here for surnames, place names and parish names to see where they are located. www.scottishdocuments(.)com - You can search for Scottish Wills on here. www.members.aol(.)com/drewhss/drew.htm/index.html - Some interesting Scottish web sites listed on here. www.freepages.genealogy.rootsweb(.)com/~genmaps/genfiles/COU_Pages/SCO_pages/mln.htm - Old maps of Edinburgh http://www.nls.uk/maps/index.html - Old maps of Scotland back to 1500's. Regards Margaret