Useful Links From The British Isles (Including Eire)

Links from around the UK and Ireland.

Link	Description
	Ancester Search. This site provides guidance on WHERE to find information on your English and Welsh ancestors
	Genealogy Guide. Where you can find useful advice regarding family history and ancestry in the UK.
The Black Sheep Index	Black Sheep Index. On this site you can shed some light on the lives (good or bad ) of your ancestors. Reports cover the usual crimes of murder, assault and theft etc, but also government enquiries, reports and surveys etc., and concern ordinary people talking about their lives and work.
	A database of some of those involved in the sugar refining industry, mainly in the UK, 16-20C. Additional information may be available from the original sources, or from the compiler, who will also be pleased to receive further contributions to the database.
	Old-Maps is the UK's most comprehensive historical map archive comprising site centred historical maps covering England, Wales and Scotland. It provides a complete step by step picture of land use changes that have taken place from the mid-19th Century onwards, from OS County Series, OS Town Plans and post-war National Grid mapping to unique Russian Maps of UK target locations from the cold-war era.
	The area covered is green on the diagram opposite & includes Aughton, Bickerstaffe, Burscough, Downholland, Halsall, Hesketh with Becconsall, Lathom, Lydiate, Maghull, Melling, Ormskirk, Rufford, Scarisbrick, Simonswood, Skelmersdale and Tarleton. Many local places were first named by Vikings.
	The Family History Society of Cheshire (FHSC) was founded in 1969 to advance the study of family history and genealogy, and now has around 3000 members worldwide. As well as helping people with ancestors in Cheshire, it also assists members living locally whose ancestors originated elsewhere. The Society is a member of the Federation of Family History Societies and also the North West Group of Family History Societies. It is a registered charity (No. 515168). All officers and officials are unpaid volunteers, helping in their spare time.
	The Federation of Family History Societies (FFHS) is an educational charity which exists to represent, advise and support its membership of family history societies and other genealogical organisations world-wide. Their principal aims are: to co-ordinate and assist the work of societies or other bodies interested in family history, genealogy and heraldry; to foster mutual co-operation and collaborative projects to help researches; and to represent the interests of their members, and family historians generally, especially in the preservation and availability of archival documents.
	The North Cheshire Family History Society: The aim of the Society, which was founded in 1976, is to bring together those who are interested in the study of their family history, to give lectures about the availability of records and how to use them; to hold discussion meetings at which more experienced members can help beginners; to further genealogy and co-ordinate research and the transcription of records. It covers all areas in and around Stockport, Hazel Grove, Bramhall, Hyde, Stalybridge, Mottram in Longdendale, Sale, Wilmslow, Altrincham, Knutsford and Macclesfield. The Society is a member of the Federation of Family History Societies and of the North West Group of Family History Societies.
	The North of Ireland Family History Society (NIFHS) is a voluntary non profit-making organisation encouraging an interest in family history. The objective of the Society are to foster an interest in family history with special reference to families who have roots in the North of Ireland and their descendants, wherever they may be. The Society began in 1979 as a group of people interested in family history and now has many Branches in the North of Ireland and hundreds of Associate members in countries worldwide
	GENUKI provides a virtual reference library of genealogical information of particular relevance to the UK and Ireland. It is a non-commercial service, maintained by a charitable trust and a group of volunteers.
	Noteable dates when considering civil registration
1901 Census - Institutions	It includes only those institutions that were enumerated separately from ordinary households, not those small ones that were enumerated amongst the surrounding houses. If you have found someone in the 1901 Online Service but there is no place specified, the person may have been in one of these institutions. Identify the Piece and approximate Folio Number from the PageID, then see if there is a matching institution in the tables.
	The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, 1674-1913 is a fully searchable edition of the largest body of texts detailing the lives of non-elite people ever published, containing 197,745 criminal trials held at London's central criminal court. If you are new to this site, you may find the Getting Started and Guide to Searching videos and tutorials helpful.
	A2A is part of the UK archives network. The A2A database contains catalogues describing archives held locally in England and Wales and dating from the eighth century to the present day.
	The National Archives of the United Kingdom
	The Royal Museums At Greenwich - includes the National Maritime Museum
	The Obituary Daily Times is a daily index of published obituaries. It is distributed FREELY, often twice a day by email, and usually has over 2500 entries a day. You can search the database anytime. The Obituary Daily Times mailing list is intended mostly (but not only) for Family Historians, researchers and compilers (ex. researching all of ONE FAMILY). The Obituary Daily Times is an index of published obituaries across the world. Regular contributors (volunteers) can request information about particular obituaries between themselves. WE DO NOT HAVE THE ACTUAL OBITUARIES. Regular volunteers may request a particular copy from each other. For others, GEN-OBIT is an easy way to find a publication date of an obit. You can then refer to the newspaper to get a copy of it (at the library or directly with the newspaper itself).
	Find out what your ancestors actually did.
	St George's House, Northern Police Orphanage. The Aim of this website is to provide a historical record of the life and activities of the orphan children all of whom came from families of Police officers, also to make the information available to anyone who may be interested, including: Descendents of the Gurney family. St George's House Orphans Families of the St George's boys & girls. Police Historians. Genealogists. Members of the UK Police Force. St George's Police Trust. Educational institutions. The general public.
	This site provides 2187 links to web sites that offer on-line transcriptions of UK births, marriages, deaths and censuses. A wide range of other indexes and transcriptions are also available for most counties, these may include parish records, wills, monumental inscriptions etc.
	The household returns and ancillary records for the censuses of Ireland of 1901 and 1911, which are in the custody of the National Archives of Ireland, represent an extremely valuable part of the Irish national heritage.
	Established by Royal Charter in 1917, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission pays tribute to the 1,700,000 men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died in the two world wars. It is a non-profit-making organisation that was founded by Sir Fabian Ware.
	This section presents a basic chronological list of British Medals from the Nineteenth and Twentieth Century. Additional information can be obtained by using the button alongside the relevant medal. This will give information on Bars / Clasps awarded with that Medal, ribbon details plus additional information.
	The FreeBMD database is an electronic version of the index created by the GRO (General Records Office) which has been produced by the FreeBMD project using the efforts of thousands of volunteers who have given their time to provide you with access to this valuable resource of information. It is important to understand that the FreeBMD index is a transcription of the GRO index - it contains the same information (errors and omissions excepted) as the GRO index and is organised in the same way (e.g. by quarters). The FreeBMD project does not have access to any other information.
	The aim of the project is to make available, in a reasonable period of time, all the information in each of the parish registers of the ancient county of Cheshire. This aim covers information in both the original Parish Register (PR) and the Bishop's Transcript (BT), since despite its name the latter is to some extent an independent source. The period of transcription is from the earliest known entry in each PR and BT up to 1871.
	The Workhouse often evokes the grim Victorian world of Oliver Twist, but its story is a fascinating mix of social history, politics, economics and architecture. This site is dedicated to the workhouse - its buildings, inmates, staff and administrators, even its poets...
	The Workhouse often evokes the grim Victorian world of Oliver Twist, but its story is a fascinating mix of social history, politics, economics and architecture. This site is dedicated to the workhouse - its buildings, inmates, staff and administrators, even its poets...
	Historical Directories is a digital library of local and trade directories for England and Wales, from 1750 to 1919. It contains high quality reproductions of comparatively rare books, essential tools for research into local and genealogical history.
	Genealogy Printers are the leading family tree printers in the UK. You can be the designer of your own fabulous-looking, printed family tree. We can print: An All-in-One full family tree Every person on your tree A single person ancestor tree A Descendant Tree, back through all ancestry A range of family tree prints containing just the people you want. A wide range of Blank Family Tree wall charts