Web sites mentioned in the seminar conducted by Graham Jaunay
Researching your English ancestors

BMD Certificates from the General Register Office [GRO]

Accessing the BMD Indexes via Free BMD: freebmd.rootsweb.com (free)
Accessing the BMD Indexes via Find My Past: findmypast.com (fee)
Accessing the BMD Indexes via The Genealogist: thegenealogist.co.uk (fee)
Accessing the BMD Indexes via Ancestry.com: ancestry.co.uk (fee)
Accessing the BMD Indexes via Genes Reunited: genesreunited.co.uk (fee)
Ordering cerificates online: gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates
Accessing the BMD Indexes via FreeBMD: freebmd.org.uk (free)
Downloading a mail order form: www.justice.gov.uk/courts/probate/copies-of-grants-wills

Parish Registers, parish chest material and Bishops' records

Access to Archives:nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/
The National Archive Catalogue: nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue
LDS Church film library: familysearch.org
Hugh Wallis’ website for locating LDS batch numbers: freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis
Locating CROs and their services: oz.net/markhow/englishros.htm
Located transcribed parish registers at FreeReg: freereg.org.uk

Wills and Probate

The Probate Service home page: justice.gov.uk/courts/probate
Application form for a post 1857 Will: hmctscourtfinder.justice.gov.uk/HMCTS/GetForm.do?court_forms_id=739

Census returns (you select the provider that provides the level of service you want)

Search indexes and view the enumerator's sheet at The Genealogist: thegenealogist.co.uk
Search indexes and view the enumerator's sheet at www.RootsUK.com: ukcensusonline.com/index.php (aka The Genealogist)
Search indexes and view the enumerator's sheet at Ancestry.com: ancestry.co.uk
Search indexes and view the enumerator's sheet at Genes Reunited: genesreunited.co.uk
Search indexes at Family Search: familysearch.org/search/collection (1881 only)
Search indexes and view the enumerator's sheet at Find My Past: findmypast.com (not 1851; 1901)
Search indexes and view the enumerator's sheet at British Origins: originsnetwork.com (1841; 1861; 1871 only)
Search indexes and view the enumerator's sheet at TNA: 1901censusonline.com (1901 only)
Search indexes and view the enumerator's sheet at findmypast.com: 1911census.co.uk (1911 only)
Search indexes at FreeCen Project: freecen.rootsweb.com (free: partial records only– check coverage before use)

Newspapers

Current newspapers can be found: onlinenewspapers.com/englanda-k.htm
The London Gazette inc Boer War, WWI & WW2 material: gazettes-online.co.uk/home.aspx?geotype=London
British Newspaper Archive: britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk

Directories

Leicester University's Digital Library of Historical Directories: www2.le.ac.uk/library

General help with English research

UK & Ireland Genealogy English pages: genuki.org.uk/big/eng
Vision of Britain 1800–2001 including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions: visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp

Professional and other support

Accredited researchers: agra.org.uk
English online surname lists: onlinenames.net.au

These links were correct as at 31 Mar 2014. If one of these links does not work please advise and it will be corrected promptly.