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About the English Counties and Shires - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
About the English Census
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Birth, Death & Marriage records - (free)
British Army - (Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815) and Family History Research
British History Online - The digital library of text and information about people, places and businesses from the medieval and early modern period, built by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust.
British Isles Family History Society
British Library
British Library - Newspaper Archive
British Miltary Records
British Mercantile Records - Merchant Mariners Careers
British Newspaper Library Catalog
British Virgin Islands - "The Islands Paradise"
Birth Registration - England & Wales (ordering info)
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Carmarthenshire - Archive Services
Cemetery Inscriptions - England and Wales (search capabilities)
Census - England and Wales (1901)
Church Location Data - The parish database is a database of the geographic location of churches, registration districts etc in the UK, with details of their founding and closing dates.
Cornish Extended Family
Cornish Surnames - An etymology of surnames.
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East of London - Family History Society
East Sussex - Village of Ringmer
Edwardian Life - The Edwardian Era (1901-1919)
Emigrants from Britain to North America - After 1776
English Handwriting - 1500 — 1700, an online course.
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Family Records Centre
41st Regiment of Foot - deserters who settled in the U.S.A and Canada
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Historical Directories - Searchable Digital Library (University of Leichester Project)
Historical Manuscripts Commission - Promoting the UK's archival inheritance
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Isle of Man - (see British Channel Islands)
Isle of Wight - (see British Channel Islands)
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Lancastershire - Liverpool, Little Crosby Church Cemetery
Landmark's Old Ordance Survey Maps - From 1844-1899 depending on the area
Learn about English Parish registers
Liverpool - Anfield Cemetery
Liverpool - Marriages and Obituaries
Liverpool & S.W. Lancs - Family History Society
Liverpool Photographers - a dbase to date photos taken in that area
London Look-up Exchange
London Records - A GenUki Site
Lord Mayors of London - from 1189 through 2002
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Map address
Maps
Middlesex - 1881 Census (Residents of Shoreditch Union Workhouse, Kingstand Road)
Middlesex - The Grove in Stanmore
Middlesex County - Residents of Mile End Old Town Workhouse, Bancroft, Mile End Old Town, London.
Monumental Inscriptions - Photographed Monuments and Inscriptions Database for many counties in the United Kingdom
MultiMap.com - a complete interactive atlas on the Web
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National Archives - Access to Archives; search 8.6 Million English Records
Newgate Prison, London - an old list of prisoners
Norfolk County - 1881 Census:   Residents of King's Lynn Union Workhouse, South Lyon.
Norfolk Family History Society - Internet Branch - England
North Cotswolds - more than 130 census records from 1851-1891
Northamton - Northampton Church Photos
Northumberland County - 1881 Census:   Residents of Rothbury Union Workhouse
Northumberland County - Newcastle St. Nicholas (Census, Church History, Church Records and Maps)
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Old Bailey Proceedings - London: 1674-1834
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Parish Database - The geographic location of churches
Parish Registers - a beginning project with at least one Parish transcribed in Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Nottinghamshire, Scotland, Somerset, and Wiltshire
PhoneNet UK - search for missing telephone numbers in the UK
Place names in England and ƒ
Plymouth and South West Devon, England - a genealogical miscellany
Postcodes for the UK
Probate Records
Public Record Office - Online catalogue
Public Record Office - Family Fact Sheet - "Tracing an Ancestor in the Army."
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Royal Air Force - No. 41 Fighter Squardron 1939-1945, biographies of 97 pilots and history of the unit.
Rutland - Inland county of England
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Salford - Roots and Genealogy Resources and Family
Sheffield - mailing list subscription
Sunderland Old Parish Church - Friends of the Church, (The Rector Gray Society)
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Table of Dates - Converts the old English system of "year of monarch's reign' to year A.D..

Territories (of the Commonwealth) —
St. Helena - Ascension Island Genealogy and Hist ory
St. Helena - History & Geography of Ascension Island
The Weald - Thirty miles south of London and half way to the South coast of England lies an area of outstanding natural beauty combined with a fascinating history called the Weald. Kent, Surrey & Sussex.
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United Kingdom - 1901 Census Leftovers
United Kingdom - A little something for everyone from all of the Islands
United Kingdom - History
United Kingdom and Ireland Church Records
United Kingdom Contact Points
United Kingdom Family History Online
United Kingdom Genealogy - common acronyms & jargon
United Kingdom Mines - Cole Mining History & Resource Center
United Kingdom Postcodes - Online -- includes Scotland & Wales
United Kingdom Public Record Office of the National Archives
United Kingdom Streetmap
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Veryan Parish, Cornwall - Census tracts for the parish including 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891
Victorian London - A-Z Street Index
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Wakefield and District Family History Society
West Midlands - 1891 Census Surname Index for Wolverhampton
Westminster - St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Wiltshire Gen Web Project
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County — Shire Listings

County Map of England

Bedfordshire —
1881 Census - Residents of Ampthill Union Workhouse (Dunstable St., Ampthill)
1881 Census - Residents of Leighton Buzzard Union Workhouse (Leighton Buzzard)
1881 Census - Residents of Union Workhouse (Bedford St Peter, Bedford)
1881 Census - Residents of St. Neots Union Workhouse (Eaton Ford, Eaton Socor)
Great Barford Parish Records - Baptisms, Burials, Census Listings, Electorial Registers
         and Marriages
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Berkshire —
1881 Census - Residents of Union Workhouse (Cookham)
1881 Census - Residents of Union Workhouse (Easthampstead)
1881 Census - Residents of Union Workhouse (Oxford Road, Abingdon St Helen)
1881 Census - Residents of Union Workhouse (Bradfield)
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Buckinghamshire —
Buckinghamshire Family History Society - A warm welcome to you from the
         Buckinghamshire Family History Society.
1881 Census - Residents of Eton Union Workhouse (Slough, Upton Cum Chalvey)
Buckinghamshire - Victorian Prisoners Aylesbury Gaol in the 19th Century (and
         search engine). 
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Cambridgeshire —
1841 Census - Carlton area of Carlton-cum-Willingham
1851 Census - Carlton
1861 Census - Carlton-cum-Willingham
1881 Census - Carlton (Brinkley Road area)
1881 Census - Residents of St. Ives Union Workhouse (Hemmingford Grey, Hunts).
Cambridgeshire - listing town by town the pubs and taverns of this locality and the
         name of their landlords in 1839.
Cambridgeshire Family History Society - strays index and Marriage index 1538-1700
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Cheshire —
Cheshire County - 1841 Census, Kelsall Township
Cheshire County - 1851 Census, Anderton Township
Cheshire County - 1851 Census, St. John, Birches Hall
Cheshire County - 1851 Census, Kelsall Township
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Cornwall —
1881 Census - Residents of Camelford Union Workhouse (Lanteglos, Cornwall).
1881 Census - Residents of Falmouth Union Workhouse (Budock, Cornwall).
1881 Census - Residents of Heltston Union Workhouse (Meneage St., Helston,
         Cornwall).
1881 Census - Residents of Union Workhouse (Liskeard, Cornwall).
1881 Census - Residents of Penzance Union Workhouse (Medron, Cornwall).
1881 Census - Residents of Redruth Union Workhouse (Illogan, Cornwall).
Cornwall County - Gerrans & St Anthony in Roseland (Cornwall, UK) Online Parish
         Clerk Website
Cornwall County - History of Borough of Helston
Cornwall County - Online Census Project
Cornwall County - Online Parish Clerk for Helston, St. Cleer, and St. Martin in
         Meneage
Cornwall County - Online Parish Clerks for Sithney, Porthleven and Constantine
Cornwall County - St. Allen and Withiel Online Parish Resources
Cornwall County - St. Austell Parish
Cornwall County - The West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser newspaper for selected
         dates
Cornwall & Devon - A genealogical Index of Stone and Quarry workers from 1750 to
         1900
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Cumberland —
1881 Census - Residents of Whitehaven Union Workhouse (Preston Quarter,
         Cumberland).
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Derbyshire —
1841 Census - Matlock Parish
1851 Census - Matlock and Matlock Bath
1881 Census - Residents of Union Workhouse (Ashbourne)
Derbyshire - Ashover township and parish genealogy
Derbyshire - Clay Cross, Genealogy and Local History
Derbyshire - Guide to Derbyshire and the Peak District
Derbyshire - Jayne's North East Derbyshire web site...
Derbyshire - North West Sources
Derbyshire - Parish of Matlock; Hamlet of Matlock Bath, 1861 Census - RG9/2542
Derbyshire - Rosliston, a one village study
Derbyshire - South Genealogical Records - includes Parish and Census
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Devon —
1881 Census - Residents of Barnstaple Union Workhouse (Barnstaple).
1881 Census - Residents of City Workhouse (Heavitree Road, Exeter St. , Sidwell, Devon).
1881 Census - Residents of Union Workhouse (Crediton).
1881 Census - Residents of Union Workhouse (Holsworthy).
1891 Census - 1891 Census Transcription Project
Devon - Parish Churches:  St Giles in the Wood, High Bickington and Yarnscombe
Devon Connections - A GENEALOGIST'S DEVON CONNECTION, providing multiple links to all things Devon.
Devon County - Welcome to Footprints... Genealogy & Family History Research in Devon, England
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Dorset —
Dorset - 1841 Census Surname Index for Tarrant Crawford
1881 Census - Inmates of Poole Union Workhouse, Longfleet
1881 Census - Residents of Beaminster Union Workhouse (Stoke Water, Stoke Abbott).
Dorset - Residents of Dorchester Union Workhouse (Fordington, Dorset).
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Durham —
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Essex —
1861 Census - Kelvedon Hatch.
1881 Census - Residents of the Union Workhouse, Saffron Walden, Essex.
1881 Census - Residents of West Ham Union and School, Leyton.
Essex County - Essex is a county in southeastern England. Chelmsford is the administrative center.
Essex Society for Family History - South East Essex Computer Group
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Glouchester —
1881 Census - Residents of Bristol City Workhouse (Stapleton).
Glouchestershire - Blokley Parish, pictorial and historical view
Glouchestershire - Chedworth Village
Glouchestershire - Genealogy
Glouchestershire - emigrants to Australia prior to 1888 - a dbase of 14,000.
Glouchestershire - Trade Directories, transcript of some selected towns and villages within Forest-of-Dean
Glouchestershire - Village of Randwick (collecton of transcriptions)
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Hampshire —
Hampshire - 1851 Census Record
Hampshire - 1881 Census Record
1881 Census - Residents of Alton Union Workhouse (Alton)
1881 Census - Residents of Fareham Union Workhouse (London Road, Fareham)
1881 Census - Residents of Hursley Union Workhouse (Hursley)
Hampshire - England GenWeb
History of the Hampshire Villages
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Hertford (Herefordshire) —
1881 Census - Residents of Bromyard Union Workhouse (Bromyard, Hertford.
1881 Census - Residents of Dore Union Workhouse (Abby Dore).
1881 Census - Residents of Union Workhouse (Bishop Stortford, Hertford, England).
1881 Census - Residents of Union Workhouse (Kington)
1881 Census - Residents of Union Workhouse (Ledbury)
1881 Census - Residents of Union Workhouse (Weobley)
1881 Census - Residents of Ware Union Workhouse (Musley, Ware, Hertford)
Herefordshire - 1830-1840 Commercial Directory
Hertfordshire - 1881 Census; Residents of Union Workkhouse (Bishop Stortford and Hertford)
Hereford - World GenWeb site
Herefordshire Family History Society
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Huntingdonshire —
Historic noteHuntingdonshire (abbreviated Hunts) is a local government district of
         Cambridgeshire, covering the area around Huntingdon. Historically it was a
         county in its own right. It includes St Ives, Godmanchester, St John,
         St Neots and Ramsey.
1881 Census - Residents of Union Workhouse (Huntingdon St John, Huntingdon.).
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Kent —
1881 Census - Residents of Blean Union Workhouse (Herne Common).
Kent - Folkestone Families
Kent - Genealogy
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Lancashire —
1881 Census - Residents of Bolton Union Workhouse (Fishpool, Farnworth).
Lancashire - Churches (architecture and history)
Lancashire - Leigh Township.
Lancashire - Salford NonConformist Parish Registers.
Lancashire Family History and Heraldry Society
Wesley Historical Society - story of the history of early Methodism (North Lancashire District Branch)
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Leicester —
Leicestershire - 1841-1901 Census Index Framland
Leicestershire - 1851 Census of Eastwell
Leicestershire - Free Census Project
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Lincolnshire —
Lincolnshire - Lincolnshire GenWeb Project
Lincolnshire - De Aston School, history, yearbooks, etc.
Lincolnshire - headmasters and headmistresses of schools in the area
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Middlesex —
1881 Census - Residents of Mile End Old Town Workhouse (Bancroft Road, Mile End Old Town, London).
1881 Census - Residents of Shoreditch Union Workhouse (Kingsland Road, Shoreditch, London).
1881 Census - Residents of Wokingham Union Workhouse, Barkham Road, Wokingham, Berkshire, England.
Middlesex County - The Virtual Tour of Hampstead, illustrated with paintings.
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Norfolk —
1881 Census - Residents of Aylsham Union Workhouse (Norfolk).
1881 Census - Residents of Blofield Union Workhouse (Lingwood).
1881 Census - Residents of King's Lynn Union Workhouse (Extons Road, South Lyon, Norfolk).
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Northumberland —
1881 Census - Residents of Rothbury Union Workhouse (Rothbury).
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Nottingham —
1841 Census - Parish of Bunny
1851 Census - Parish of Bunny
1861 Census - Parish of Bunny
1881 Census - Residents of Union Workhouse (Basford)
Nottinghamshire - A GenUki site. "Nottinghamshire, Nottingham, or Notts, north-midland county of England..."
Nottingham History Links - History of Nottingham & Nottinghamshire
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Oxford —
1881 Census - Residents of Headington Union Workhouse (Headington)
1881 Census - Residents of Union House(Bicester Market)
1881 Census - Residents of Union Workhouse (Nethrop, Banbury)
Oxfordshire - Family History Society
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Shropshire —
Shropshire - 1891 Census for East Hamlet, Ludlow
Shropshire - A WorldGenWeb Project
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Somerset —
1881 Census - Residents of Union Workhouse, Dulverton
1881 Census - Residents of Union Workhouse, West Shepton, Shepton Mallet
Somerset - 1891 Census Index, Samford (Part) Suffolk 1891 Census (Index)
Somerset - GenWeb site. This site is designed to assist with the research of your family history.
Somerset - Parish Transcripts
Source Guide - prepared by the Family History Library
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Staffordshire —
1881 Census - Residents of Stourbridge Union Workhouse Wordsley (Kingswinford, Stafford)
1881 Census - Residents of Stoke-Upon-Trent Workhouse (Penkhull, Stoke Upon Trent).
Staffordshire - Births, Marriages and Deaths Records on the Internet
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Suffolk —
1881 Census - Residents of Cosford Union Work House (Semer)
St. Martin's in Exning - From June 1980 to July 1981, a team of eleven volunteers recorded 164 memorials in the churchyard of St. Martin's in Exning, Suffolk. The earliest is a 13th century stone coffin; the latest date is 1903.
Suffolk - Suffolk Gen Web Project
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Surrey —
Surrey - 1901 Census, Wanborough
Surrey - England GenWeb
Surrey County - Wills Index
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Sussex —
1881 Census - Residents of Union Workhouse, Battle (North Trade Road)
1881 Census - Residents of Union Workhouse, Cuckfield
1881 Census - Residents of Union Workhouse, Horsham
Sussex - Welcome to Sussex Gen Web
Sussex - Records available from PBN Publications - England
Sussex (West) County - Village of Angmering (Family History Section)
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Warwickshire —
1881 Census - Residents of Solihull Union Workhouse (Solihull, Warwick).
Warwickshire Genealogy - Miscellanous tidbits about the area from Pickard's Pink Pages
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Wiltshire —
1881 Census - Residents of Alderbury Union Workhouse (Britford, Wiltshire).
Wiltshire Gen Web Project
Wiltshire - Aldbourne Parish Records 1790-1849 available online
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Worcester —
1881 Census - Inmates of Pershore Union Workhouse (Pershore Holy Cross, Worcester).
1881 Census - Residents of Union Workhouse (Shipston On Stour, Worcestershire).
Worcestershire - 1881 Census: Inmates of Pershore Union Workhouse, Pershore Holy Cross
Worcestershire - 1881 Census: Residents of Union Workhouse, Shipton On Stour
Worcestershire - "lookups" (United Kingdom)
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Yorkshire —
Yorkshire - 1841 Census Index (Calverly Parish, Farsley Village)
1881 Census - Residents of Beverley Union Workhouse (Beverley St. Mary, Yorkshire)
Yorkshire - a pictural tour of the village of Pannal that dates back to the 10th century
Yorkshire - Calverley Parish (miscellaneous records)
Yorkshire - Death Notices from Yorkshire newspapers
Yorkshire - Strays from the 1851 and 1881 Census
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