John HIGSON on the Web

Genealogy links for the family history pages of the
HIGSON/HICKSON family of Radcliffe and Bury, England



changes 23 March 2007
  1. web address updated for Lancashire Family History and Heraldry Society
  2. link added to Lancashire BMD web site
  3. web address updated for Allan Scahill


correlation of all HIGSON genealogy research

Garen Cameron Ewing's 'Family Website'

The UK Public Records Offfice (PRO) Access to Archives (a2a) website The A2A database contains catalogues of archives held across England and dating from the 900s to the present day.

http://www.pro.gov.uk/census
the British 1901 Census on-line

http://www.familysearch.org
the IGI on-line

http://www.mlfhs.org.uk/
(M&LFHS) Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society home page
One of the largest family history societies in the world. Members from around the world with genealogy interests around the world, including groups specialising in Scots and Irish family history & computer group (including a very busy email help & contact group) all of which can be found at the above URL.

NEW modified 23 March 2007
http://www.lfhhs.org.uk/
Lancashire Family History and Heraldry Society
Whether you live in Lancashire, Leicestershire or Lithuania, the Lancashire Family History and Heraldry Society can help you to research your Lancashire ancestry.

http://www.genuki.org.uk/
GENUKI: The UK & Ireland Genealogical Information Service
The aim of GENUKI is to serve as a "virtual reference library" of genealogical information that is of particular relevance to the UK & Ireland. It is a noncommercial service, provided by an ever-growing group of volunteers in cooperation with the Federation of Family History Societies and a number of its member societies.

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Brothers_Keeper/
John Steed's BROTHER'S KEEPER home site

http://www.gmcro.u-net.com/
GREATER MANCHESTER RECORD OFFICE

http://www.workhouses.org.uk
A History of the Workouse in Great Britain and Island

http://www.nwnet.co.uk/thesmiths/gensite/home.htm
The Smith's Genealogy Homepages Research facilities, name index, links etc

http://www.genealogytoolbox.com/
HELM’S GENEALOGY TOOLBOX
The Genealogy Atlas site contains lists of genealogical links broken down by geographical area.
Look here for information on subjects such as Champaign County, Illinois; Lancashire, England.
The Genealogy White Pages site contains lists of genealogical links broken down by surname.
Look here for information on family histories, online GEDCOM files, and surname queries.
The Genealogy Yellow Pages site contains lists of genealogical links broken down into subject
categories. Look here for general genealogical references, beginner guides, and commercial resources.
Journal of Online Genealogy is a monthly Web publication devoted to the methods of
researching online and genealogical technology trends.

http://members.aol.com/aisling13/index.htm
BOB HOLLOWAY'S GENEALOGY PAGE FOR SOURCE INFORMATION
Research facilities, link to M&LFHS e-mail group members ineterest list

http://www.ozemail.com.au/~tonylangham/Mainpage.html
The Langham Genealogy Page
Occupations Index, M&LFHS Members Interest list, links

http://www.genserv.com/
GENSERV - Family History
Genealogical GEDCOM System

http://www.vu.org/channel32/today/
Designing A Genealogy Web Page
Virtual University Channel/Class 32, this course ran from Monday 18 August 1997 for 8 weeks. For this reason, the URL may no longer be operative but, the VU regularly runs courses connected with genealogy amongst other subjects. If the above URL is dead try http://www.vu.org/

Just (11 June 1998) found a site that carries the above course still
http://www.rootsweb.com/~treehous/ BRANCHES - The Genealogy Treehouse
ENJOY

http://www.pro.gov.uk/
The Family Records Centre or Public Record Office (previously St.Catherine's House) London
The Office for National Statistics (ONS), and the Public Record Office's Census Rooms (PRO) have come together to establish the new Family Records Centre in central London.

http://symbiosis.uk.com/fhistory/
The Family History Research Register
Useful for finding out who is researching the same surnames

http://www.family-tree.co.uk/
the Family Tree Magazine (UK)


NEW (modified) March 2007 http://www3.telus.net/public/ascahill/
the genealogy site belonging to Allan Scahill which has a useful chart to sort the first cousins from the third cousins twice removed!

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cgaunt/gen_web.html
Genealogy Resources on the Internet
An alphabetical index of countless links on the internet, all round the world

http://www.sog.org.uk/
Society of Genealogists
Members of the Society and non-members have access to a library which is unique in this country and provides incomparable sources for students. Its collection of copies of parish registers, printed and typescript family histories and its vast indexes are justly famous. Most books and manuscripts are on open shelves. Members in the British Isles may borrow printed books, microfilms and microfiche with certain exceptions.

http://www.genealogy.demon.co.uk/
S&N Genealogy Supplies
Software and Publications

http://ihr.sas.ac.uk/ihr/nra/nrax.html
National Register of Archives
The Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts provides an important service to historians by maintaining and continuously updating the National Register of Archives (NRA). The NRA, set up in 1945, collects information from record repositories throughout the UK on manuscript sources for British history outside of the public records. It consists of more than 37,000 unpublished lists and catalogues of manuscript collections, including those held privately by individuals, firms and institutions, with details, where available, on access to these records and repository addresses.

http://www.cwgc.org
Commonwealth War Graves Commission

http://www.anzac.org
British and Allied troops who died at the Somme

http://www.ihgs.ac.uk
the Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies

http://www.royal.gov.uk/
The British Monarchy
inc. palaces, biographies and a list of monarchs since 802AD.

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/steve_archer
Stephen Archer's Genealogical Software Home Page

http://freeBMD.RootsWeb.com/
the Free Births Marriages Deaths project

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/lprs/
the Lancashire Parish Register Society

NEW http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk
Lancashire BMD

http://www.CheshireBMD.org.uk
CHESHIRE BMD - Some of these churches are in south Lancashire, but they have been included because their records are now held at Sale.

http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/
FreeBMD stands for Free Births, Marriages, and Deaths. The FreeBMD Project's objective is to provide free Internet access to the Civil Registration index information for England and Wales.

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