English Research on the Internet
Updated May 22, 2012
Mailing List Instructions
This page is used by the host, Barbara
Lewis , for her class on English Research on the
Internet
that is held periodically at the Family History Center, Ogden, Utah.
This site is currently being prepared for a presentation for the
Family History Conference
to be held at Weber State University on September 17, 2011
Sites marked with ****are those that I address first when teaching at
conferences and I am short on time)
**Library Catalog: FamilySearch: Click on "Library" tab; Family History Library Catalog, Place Name...enter parish name or just your county...OR use the "New" Library Catalog on the FamilySearch (updated site) shown below.
CHURCH RECORDS: Records that are followed by indexes show that LDS has extracted those records and they are found on the IGI. These records are noted on computer printouts and are found on microfilm or fiche as shown. It is important for you to know what records have already been extracted so that you can find them in the IGI.
**Family Search (Updated site) If you prefer the "old" form of this site, there is a link to that at the right: "Go to previous site"
**English Research Classes Online....from Familysearch
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GENUKI: http://www.genuki.org.uk/
** WIKI FOR ENGLAND: https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/England
Census Records
**1881 British Census on Familysearch.org Use "Search" Tab...then "Advanced"....then "Census" at the left...use drop down menu
** The 1841- 1901 British Censuses at Ancestry.com...."search" tab at top...then down to "Census and voter lists" and then "UK Census Collection" at the right
**1911 Census from Find My Past......you can use the INDEX free of charge
**UK Census Online at: http://freecen.rootsweb.com/.....look for "Search the Database" half way down on the left
Census Information and Dates: http://home.san.rr.com/asibley/census.htm'
Also:
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Census.html
**Use GOOGLE.COM or any other favorite search engine to see if your census is found online.
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Vital Records
**FreeBMD Project
http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/
**English Records on Ancestry....this is the "UK and Ireland" tab
Click on "Search Tab." Scroll down to UK-Ireland Link and then click
on the map of England.....or, go over to the
upper right and click on "Old Search" .....and then find the UK-Ireland
link and then click on the map of England and there you will find all the
English sites available. Note the increased years covered in the BMD index!
**UK BMD's http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/ select your county on the left and click on "county"
**UK Register Online http://freereg.rootsweb.com/ More parish registers are being continually added by volunteers.
A Guide to Information Contained in Birth, Death, and Marriage Certificates, compiled by NormanBuckley http://www.rootsweb.com/~engchs/index3.html
Using IGI Batch Numbers... to locate names in a given parish that have
been extracted by LDS
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers.htm#Page
Scroll down to "England", select your county, find your parish along the side or at the top, select type of record, enter your surname in box at top right, click on "submit query" to find your surname in that parish; to bring up the entire batch, leave out your surname and just click on "submit query"
**The Official Non-Parochial BMDs Service (National Archives)....(A Pay site, but there is supposed to be a FREE search)
Non-Conformist Records: Methodists, Wesleyans, Baptists, Independents, Protestant Dissenters, Congregationalist, Presbyterians, Unitarians, Quakers (Society of Friends), Dissenters and Russian Orthodox. Maternity Records plus various other BMD records.
**The National Archives .......from Domesday to the present: Click
on "Search the Archives" at the top right
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
Boyd's Marriage Index 1538-1840: (This index is not online but
the following link gives info on this important resource)
http://www.englishorigins.com/help/bmi-details.aspx#whatis
The above marriage records are found in the following places:
Ogden Family History Center….partial volumes
FHL in Salt Lake
English Origins online (see above)
British Isles Vital Records Index: The records that were found on this CD are now found on the new.familysearch.org site.
Cemetery Transcriptions---Monumental Inscriptions: Interment........a Cemetery Transcription Library
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English Records for a Fee
Find My Past: http://www.1911census.co.uk/....use the free indexes
General Register Office for England and Wales ....you can order
certificates here
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/registration/general_register.asp
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GenWeb and Community Resources
The England GenWeb Project
http://www.rootsweb.com/~engwgw/
Some examples of sites that are similar to what the GenWeb Project
offers but sponsored by individuals or societies:
Norfolk Surnames List:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~engnfksl/Index.html
Swanton Novers(Parish in Norfolk): http://www3.telus.net/swanton_novers/
Kent Genealogy: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/
Welcome to Wirksworth, Derbyshire...Parish records 1600 to 1900
Use your GOOGLE.COM search engine to find something similar for your area!
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****Mailing Lists and Message Boards
MAILING LISTS:
http://lists.rootsweb.com/
Go to the search engine "Find a Mailing List" and type in the surname
or locality that you need.....see instructions below to getting on a mailing
list.
ENGLAND MAILING LISTS by John Fuller, johnf14246@aol.com
http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail_country-unk-eng.html
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Message Boards on
ANCESTRY.....from the home page,
go to the Collaborate Tab at the top and
down to the Message Boards box. Click on the "Go to the boards"
link in the green strip. In the Find a Board
search engine, type in your surname or locality. --then select
the one you need, as there will several listed. Then use the KEYWORD
box to type in your key word; it is strongly suggested that you use
a surname keyword on a locality board or a locality keyword for a surname
message board.
Or, go directly to this page and right to "Find a Board"
Message Boards on Genealogy.Com (GenForum)
http://genforum.genealogy.com/
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Maps
English Jurisdictions
a great new map
series on how parishes looked in 1851, showing adjacent parishes and
many other features
Counties of England, Wales and Scotland prior to the 1974 Boundary
Changes
http://ww.genuki.org.uk/big/Britain.html
A quick county map showing names
http://www.picturesofengland.com/mapofengland/counties-map.html
Genmaps: Old and interesting maps of England, Scotland, and Wales
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/%7Egenmaps/index.html
Old Maps: http://www.old-maps.co.uk/
Expedia Maps: http://www.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll?qscr=mmfn
UK Street Maps: http://www.streetmap.co.uk/
Multi-Map http://www.multimap.com/
*Vision of Britain http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/index.jsp....an excellent gazetteer
Misc - other important sites for English Research--or just sites of interest.....
Domesday Book http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/
English Record Offices and Archives on the Web…arranged by county
http://www.oz.net/~markhow/englishros.htm
English Genealogy...listed by catagories
http://www.pricegen.com/english_genealogy.html
**Parish Locator on Genuki
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/churchdb/
Find My Past
http://www.findmypast.com/welcome.jsp...the
index to the new 1911 Census of England is here....a pay site, but index
in free
**Registration Districts in England and Wales
http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/
**From Parish to Registration District: http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/places/index.htm (download place names index)
Latin Words to Recognize in old parish registers
http://freereg.rootsweb.com/howto/latinwords.htm
Directory of Royal Genealogical Data
http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/
History of the Church of England
http://www.cofe.anglican.org/about/history/
Cyndi's List for England
http://www.cyndislist.com/england.htm
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******How to Join a Mailing List
http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
To subscribe to a LOCALITY mailing list:
Scroll down to Find a Mailing List
Type in the locality…usually a county, but large cities may have their own list….
Example: Weber (Weber county) Essex (England or Ontario) etc
Click on FIND
It will bring up a list of all those localities in the world; click on the one you want
The Page that comes up is the page for information and instructions of that Mailing List
BUT.....Before you subscribe, STOP......scroll down to "Search the Archives"
Use this Archive search by putting key works in the "Subject" or "body" and browse through messages that have been posted earlier.
Now to subscribe to the list: the following is just an example............
Click on Subscribe to ESSEX-UK-L
You will now see this in your e-mail:
Note the address at the top: it must contain the word "request"
The subject line must contain the word "subscribe"
NOTE: Subscribe does not mean send money. It is just a way of becoming a member of the list.
Click on SEND
In a minute or 2 you will receive a message that gives you a link to click on to CONFIRM that you want to subscribe to the list. An example:
To confirm that you want to be subscribed to this mailing list, click on the link below and follow the instructions: an example below: http://lists9.rootsweb.ancestry.com/mailman/confirm/essex/e5e7e9a4f5cff69ba401bdc35c9b628649994e32
CLICK ON THIS LINK
In a minute or 2 you will receive a message that WELCOMES you to the mailing list. If you are new to this, keep this letter so you can refer to it later. It will give you instructions.
You are now on the list and messages will start coming into your INBOX….they are for anyone and everyone on the list. Take a little time to note how these messages are posted before you begin with your own query.
To post your own query, use the address that is shown in your WELCOME letter:
Example: essex-uk-L@rootsweb
In the subject line: put the NAME of the person you are seeking, or other appropriate subject. Examples:
John EVERETT and Mary CUTTING family from Holt
or
Burial records from Holt PARISH
Make your message short and to the point. Capitalize all SURNAMES. Send message
Hopefully you will hear from someone, but give it a few days. If you get no help, then follow the instructions for UNSUBSCRIBING on your WELCOME letter.
To subscribe to a SURNAME mailing list: Follow the same directions for subscribing to a LOCALITY list,…
But when it comes time to POST your own query, put the LOCALITY in the subject line….
For example, if you are on a NORRIS list, your subject may read:
John NORRIS from Stock, Essex, England
Try these "Miscellaneous" interests:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maillist/misc/index.html
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Welcome to the ESSEX-UK mailing list!
Below you will find:
1) Basic information about the list
2) Unsubscribing from the list
3) (Re)subscribing to the list
4) Going on holiday
5) How to send messages to the list
6) The RootsWeb mailing list archives and search engine
7) Prepends
8) General list rules
The Listowner is Keith Elmo Eldridge, who is based in the village of Buxworth, Derbyshire, England. He has many genealogical interests around the country and his research interests in Essex are centred around Hatfield Peverel.
2. Unsubscribing From The List
To unsubscribe from the list, send a new message to:
Essex-UK-request@rootsweb.com that contains, in the Subject: field,
the command UNSUBSCRIBE and no additional text.
3. (Re)Subscribing To The List
To subscribe to the list, send a message to
Essex-UK-L-request@rootsweb.com
that contains, in the Subject:field, the command SUBSCRIBE and no additional text.
4. Going On Holiday
If you are going to be away for a while, and will not be able to download mail, then you are advised to UNSUBSCRIBE from the list before you go, and SUBSCRIBE again when you return.
Instructions are given below for retrieving messages from the archives, and also the URL for the RootsWeb mailing list search engine.
5. Sending Messages To The List
If you'd like to post a message so everyone on the mailing list receives it, just send it to Essex-UK@rootsweb.com . It will then be sent on to everyone who is subscribed to the list.
Messages to the list can only be sent if you are currently subscribed.
MAILING LIST NETIQUETTE:
· Make sure that your postings have a meaningful subject line
o Good Example: Robert GALBRAITH 1840 from Glasgow
· Don't use deceptive subject lines that you think may help attract attention
o Bad example: Need help, please!!!!
· Don't use all caps. It's like SHOUTING to the other listers. Write like you normally do.
· Make your "query" short and to the point. Put surnames in caps: Robert GALBRAITH
· Don't use inflammatory remarks. This is called "flaming"
· Don't send attachments (pictures or otherwise) or to the list.
SOME SUGGESTIONS
· Before you post your first "query," read some of the posts of others to get an idea of what you need to do.
· On Locality mailing lists especially, stay subscribed long enough to learn from others about the area you are researching. Watch for people who are offering "lookups" from sources that are available to them.
· Most people who will help you are volunteers and will not charge you for sharing or looking up information. But never expect others to pay for any copying/mailing expenses.
· The more lists you are on, the more chance you have of getting responses.
· Remember to "unsubscribe" when you go on vacation, if you don't want messages to pile up in you "inbox."
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CIVIL REGISTRATION-----------1837
Birth, Marriage, Death records are kept by the Government
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