Links and Useful Information

Last updated: 21 November 1999

COUNTIES (UK) SURNAMES OTHER TOPICS
Berkshire
Cheshire
Derbyshire
Lancashire
Wiltshire
Worcestershire
HOUSLEY
HUMPHREY
TAYLOR
Other surnames
Census
Finding Places
General Genealog Web Sites
Newsletters
On-line Indexes
Societies
Useful General Information

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COUNTIES Top of page

Berkshire:

Berkshire - GENUKI web page
Berkshire Surnames Interest List

Cheshire:

Cheshire Genealogy - GENUKI web page
Cheshire Family History Society
Cheshire Surnames Interest List - List your interests

Derbyshire:

Derbyshire Genealogy - GENUKI web pages
Pigot's Commercial Directory of Derbyshire 1835
Derbyshire Family History Society
A City Guide to Derby - Derby Uncovered - Digging Deeper into Derby
Andrews and Clay Family Genealogy and Pedigrees - useful links

Lancashire:

Lancashire Genealogy - GENUKI web page
Gaskell Genealogy web site - information on genealogy in Lancashire

Wiltshire:

Wiltshire Genealogy - GENUKI web page
Moonrakers web site - excellent site dedicated to genealogy and other things in Wiltshire
Bradford-on-Avon - Robert Slade's interesting site with many photographs
Names from Kelly's Directory for BoA 1899 - over 300 names and addresses
Extracts for TAYLOR from Wiltshire CORONERS' BILLS 1752 - 1796
Wiltshire Area Newspapers - Local newspapers online
This is Wiltshire - general interest

Worcestershire:

Worcestershire Genealogy - GENUKI web page
SURNAMES Top of page

HOUSLEY:


Owsley Coat of Arms

Rosemary Lockie's home page - includes research of the HOUSLEY name in Derbyshire
The Housley & Bedwell Families Home Page - other HOUSLEYs
The Owsley Family Historical Society - other HOUSLEYs
Download HOUSLEY IGN Derbyshire pages - Acrobat PDF file (1Mb)
Housley Genealogy Forum
HUMPHREY: Humphrey Family Genealogy Forum
Humphrey Research Home Page
Humphreys Resource - Genealogy Resource Page for Humphreys of all spellings

TAYLOR:

Taylor coat of arms
TAYLOR Coat of Arms

Taylor Family Genealogy Forum - general information related to the TAYLOR surname
Taylor Genealogy
Surname Web Registry - Taylor
The Taylor family of the Cotswolds - over 200 web pages of information
Extracts for TAYLOR from Wiltshire CORONERS' BILLS 1752 - 1796
OTHER TOPICS Top of page

Census:

Ron Taylor's UK Census Finding Aids and Indexes - searchable on-line
Census Dates - the date of each UK census from 1841-1891
Old occupations - definitions useful for deciphering census or other records

Finding Places:

Bodleian Library map room - Many links to maps and gazetters

General Genealogy Sites:

England GENUKI page
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - "Ultimate" list of genealogy links
The Genealogy SiteFinder - Comprehensive directory of genealogy sites on the Internet
The Genealogy Gateway - Huge collection of genealogy related links
Ancestry web site UK page
RootsWeb - "Internet's Oldest and Largest Genealogy Community"
FamilyNet - Genealogical Research in England & Scotland
LDS Church Family History Resources
LDS unofficial page
The Genealogy Home Page
Family History Fairs in UK - Listing for 1998-99
Joe's Genealogy - site with many useful links
Genealogical Abbreviations and Acronyms
Genealogy Newsletters: Eastman Genealogy Newsletter - General interest news, product reviews etc.
Treasure Maps - Robert Ragan's genealogy newsletter with many good tips and news

Genealogy Societies:

Society of Genealogists, London
New Zealand Society of Genealogists
Cheshire Family History Society
Derbyshire Family History Society
On-line Indexes: LDS FamilySearch - on-line IGI and other indexes
St. Catherine's Marriage Indexes - new on-line project
Rootsweb's World Connect Project - searchable GEDCOMs
Berkshire Surnames Interest List
Cheshire Surnames Interest List
Cheshire Parish Register Transcription Project
Marriage Winess Index
Names from Kelly's Directory for Bradford on Avon, Wilts 1899
Pigot's Commercial Directory of Derbyshire 1835
GENDEX -- Index of Surnames
Ron Taylor's UK Census Finding Aids and Indexes - searchable on-line
Surname Springboard
Surname Web Registry
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission - online index to those killed in wars

Useful Information

Census night dates
Old occupations - definitions useful for deciphering census or other records
Latin terms - English translations of Latin terms found in Parish records
An expanation of GEDCOM files

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Census dates
1841 = The night of the 6 June
1851 = The night of the 30 March
1861 = The night of the 7 April
1871 = The night of the 2 April
1881 = The night of the 3 April
1891 = The night of the 5 April

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