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.
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