Sites That Maybe Useful
| Link to Site | What I Found There |
| Books of all kinds - both new and secondhand | |
| Ancestry | Surname searches of files submitted by other researchers and email addresses to contact
them; searches of other databases (some free). Copies of FreeBMD GRO Indexes contain errors. |
| Archive Book CDs | CD copies of very useful old books can be bought online
Trade directories, Parish Records, Census information, etc. |
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Burke's Peerage |
For those with 'upper-crust' ancestors!! |
| C June Barnes | 1851 Census Booklets for sale - mainly East Sussex
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Castles & Stately Homes |
Information on Stately Homes & Castles |
| Commonwealth War Graves | Memorials to Members of the forces who died during wartime and sometimes details of their families |
| Dream Family Software | Software programs for all the family - useful gift ideas |
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eBay Auctions Genealogy is under the 'Everything Else' category |
Second-hand genealogical resources available to buy
I've been selling off the family heirlooms to fund my research into the people who originally owned them. DOVASTON memorabilia occasionally available but hands off - they're mine! |
| 50 Connect | A site for the over-50s with all kinds of useful information - some Genealogy |
| First Families of Australia | Files submitted by descendants of the first settlers to Australia and email
addresses to contact the researcher |
| 1st Locate | A commercial site that can research all kinds of useful genealogical information e.g. Property deeds, Wills, etc. |
| FreeBMD | Transcriptions of the GRO Births, Deaths and Marriages Index from 1837 to 1903 - and a few later ones |
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Genealogy.com |
All kinds of Genealogical information |
| GENfair | Whole host of genealogical records and other connected stuff to buy online
- agent for many of the Family History Societies
Quick & reliable |
| Genuki | Links to a whole host of genealogical pages for the UK arranged by County |
| Getmapping | Commercial site to buy copies of aeriel photos |
| IGI | Transcriptions of Parish Record Baptisms and Marriages
Ancestral and Pedigree Files submitted by other Researchers |
| Kent Genealogy | Lots of useful pages and links for those researching in Kent, UK, including PCC Wills Index |
| John Nichols Family Society | Interesting site about some early Australian settlers and information on the WINDLEY line there |
| The software I use to record my research
The basic program is available as a free download |
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| Middle Name IGI Searches | Hugh Wallis's very useful site for searching the IGI Parish Records of some Counties by middle forename and obtaining Batch numbers |
| Where I buy all my Sheet Music for shows, pantomimes, etc. | |
| Newspaper Archive from The British Library |
A new site with a few searchable newspapers at the moment but worth watching for new additions |
| OLD NEWSPAPERS | Copies of old newspapers to buy |
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Origins.net |
Originally Scottish Parish Record and Census information now being
extended to England
and Ireland. Basic information available free and more detail available with an online credit card payment.
1901 Census for Scotland now available! No comment! |
| Gifts inspired by the Past to buy | |
| PBN Publications | Sussex records for sale, including 1841 Census, some on fiche & some in
booklet form.
Business is run by two lovely, mature (if they will forgive me!) ladies who also do all the transcribing - I met them at a Family History Fair. |
| Public Record Office | Copies of UK records they hold can be bought
UK Census fiche can be bought if you know the reference Catalogue is not user-friendly but the information is there if you persevere |
| Research UK | Commercial site for obtaining copies of GRO Certificates, Censuses and
other information.
Quick and reliable Also useful for finding 'lost' London Streets |
| Rootsweb | Surname searches of files submitted by other researchers and links to other
searchable sites
Host to hundreds of useful Mailing Lists |
| Shropshire Family History Society | Parish Records available to buy on fiche or as printed sheets.
Names and email addresses of other researchers listed by the names they're researching |

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