Links to various family history sites / resources
Extra Information about the above topics
1901 census available on Fiche from the Public Record Office
This page has the order form for the 1901 census fiches- though it should
be noted that this is only an order form for an estimate - they will then write to you for
your money!! you can identify the fiche you want by going to the catalogue
http://catalogue.pro.gov.uk/ and click on
go to reference in that box type RG13 on the next page click on browse the catalogue from
here and you will then be able to scroll down the counties if you click on the county,
e.g. Yorkshire you are then presented with all the different registration districts, e.g.
Halifax, Saddleworth etc you then open them up and get the individual sub-districts with
fiche numbers You can then fill in these numbers into the form and email it off If you
want street indexes you can also look these up and get references to include in your
order.
Searches specific church records using batch numbers
IGI BATCH NUMBER INDEX, BRITISH ISLES AND NORTH AMERICA. Here's a major
tool for researchers who are using the IGI (International Genealogical Index) -- a
complete listing of IGI Batch Numbers of batches produced as part of the Controlled
Extraction Program organised by country and county or state or province. It is extensively
cross-linked where batches cover more than one location or a location appears in the IGI
in more than one jurisdiction. Plus there's direct links to the IGI itself for "one
click" easy-to-use searches by batch with or without specifying a surname. This site
provides a means to overcome the 5,000-record limit when using the online IGI to browse
through large batches of records. Coverage is British Isles, Canada and United States.
This site proved so useful to researchers that it received more than 100,000 hits in the
first three weeks after it went live last month. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/
See a list of Yorksgen Members' personal websites
See a list of Yorksgen Members' personal websites: http://website.lineone.net/~brian/yorksgen/Web-Idx.htm To add yours to the list send an e-mail to bjr@lineone.net Include your name, email address, site url, 25 word description of your site.
Public Record Office - Wills on line
This gives information about wills kept at the P.R.O, select the link,
then go to the search facility at the bottom of the page.
Just going into the PRO home page doesn't seem to give a link that works at the moment.
LDS Mormon Vital Records Index Volume 2
Produced by the LDS Mormon church, this set of Cds include details of many church baptisms and marriages, These can be ordered by phone from the LDS Birmingham centre, their cost is approx. the equivalent of $20 payable by cheque or credir card.
About the Society - The society was formed in 1972 to
stimulate interest in the area of the Colne Valley, to protect its natural
beauties and preserve its heritage. As a civic and amenity society we keep a watch
on new development proposals, intervening where appropriate to ensure that existing good
buildings and environments are not mutilated and that improvements maintain the unique
character of the valley. Meetings are open to the public inside
Slaithwaite's Civic Hall and are held on the first Tuesday of most months of the year.
Guest speakers on all kinds of subjects of local interest give talks, usually accompanied
by videos or slides. If you have any news or concerns about any aspect of the
Colne Valley, we urge you to contact us. We
deal with issues such as planning, litter and rural transport amongst others. We can
arrange local clean-ups to clear areas of rubbish or overgrown footpaths. Please
phone Peter Kirkham on 842023.
Venue Details: Slaithwaite Civic Hall, New Street, Slaithwaite. Time: Tuesdays @
7.30pm (First Tuesday of each month)
Cost: A contribution of 50p is requested to cover the cost of the hall. Includes
refreshments.
Yorkshire Strays from the 1851 Census
Strays, in this case, refers to those who were born in Yorkshire but, on census night,
found themselves in other counties. If you should see someone on this site that is of
interest to you, and you would like the fuller census information, then get in touch with
me at carole@clyde80.freeserve.co.uk I will be happy to look the original information up
for you, which comes with their permission from The Church of the Latter Day Saints.
The information on these pages is for personal use only, not for re-distribution or
publication. I hope this site helps to knock down a brick wall or fit a piece into the
puzzle! Let me know what you think of the site in my visitors book on the last page. Enjoy
Carole Clyde.
Paver's marriage licenses 1567 to 1628
After a couple of years intermittant work, I have finally managed to get the Paver's marriage licenses that were published in some of the pre-1900 Yorkshire Archaeological and Topographical Journal into a state where I can put them on the web. These cover the period 1567 to 1628. The original data in the journals varies greatly in the formatting e.g. sometimes the surname is before the Christian name, sometimes the year is on each line, in a few cases (1618-1620) the day is given etc. etc. In order to get some uniformity into the data on the web pages, I have used software to do all the moving around of the various fields, but of course doing it this way means that the rules have to be written into the software, and the rules must tell the software what the original looks like and assumes that the original is uniformly set out. Unfortunately of course, it isn't and so the output can well contain errors. The data I have just uploaded is a "first pass" and is currently in a single *very large* file. I would appreciate people telling me of any formatting errors (i.e. data in the wrong column) or typos etc. etc., but be aware that there are many different spellings of both names of people and names of places (there are 6 for Lythe for instance). There are a total of around 10,000 licenses and thus around 20,000 names.
As I had so much trouble with the URL for the Subsidy Rolls, I have set up
a temporary auto re-direction page at: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/Pavers.html
the file will take 2 or 3 minutes to complete the download at 56K. Please note that this
is only a temporary URL. When this is removed, there will be a link placed under
"Church Records" on the main Genuki Yorkshire page. - Colin Hinson.
Great News for Genealogy Studies in The United Kingdom http://www.county-surnames.co.uk/index.mv
The UK Surnames Web site is a Facility for exchanging family history data.
The site currently has in excess of 33000 names listed from nearly 6000 contributors and
is growing daily. Advantages of this Surnames Listing site over other Surname Listing
Sites:
1. All updates are live - no waiting for the site administrator to get round to updating
it.
2. Contributors are able to completely manage their own entries.
3. The Whole of the UK on one site - no need to manage entries on multiple lists, it is
all in one place and easily grouped by
county and region.
4. All email addresses are hidden. Spammers find it extremely difficult to
"farm" email addresses from this site. Your email
address is secure, and will not be given or sold to any other party.
5. Search for exact match over entire country, or partial match for individual counties.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Please note that part of the site facilities are only available to subscribers, however
ALL The County Surname Lists are
available and fully functional FREE OF Charge. The additional features available to
subscribers are enhanced search and ease of use facilities, and the primary purpose is to
help finance the site whilst still offering the full functionality of the site to remain
free for all - This is the case now and will always remain so - IT IS NOT MY INTENTION TO
EVER REMOVE THE FREE DATABASES either for contributors, or browsers.
Malcolm Hills
Brother's Keeper is a Windows genealogy shareware program that will help you organize your family history information and let you print a large variety of charts and reports. BK5 works with Windows 3.1 or up with 8 megs RAM or more. BK6 works with Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP. There is no charge to download BK to try it out. You may download BK from this site to try it out, and you may purchase the full version from our online store or by mail or fax.
American Family Immigration History centre
Family genealogy facility and database of immigration records from The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation. Search passenger records for immigrants who were processed through Ellis Island between 1892 and 1924.Ancestry.com's Beginner's guides
Getting Started on your Family History Learn how to get started on your family history. Our learn section has everything you need to get you started on building your family tree. Get started now!Hi Everyone,
I would like to introduce myself, my name is Carol and I am the WRY Co-ordinator for the
FreeCensus Project and it has been a while since I last contacted the mailing list. For
those of you who have not seen my messages then I will give a brief outline of the
project. Freecensus is an Internet-based 'free-to-view' project that will enable
researchers to view details of UK
Censuses between the years 1841 and 1891, especially the ability to search by surname
across census years and counties. I am sure that you will agree that to have this facility
is an important step. In particular, it will considerably help researchers that cannot
visit the U.K., or even those in the U.K. who find difficulty in travelling.
Great progress has been made for the counties of Devon and Cornwall already, and some have
already been uploaded for on-line viewing. Other counties have already started, and others
will soon start, in particular tackling the 1891 Census at this stage. However, to put all
those details on line does require a lot more effort. If you have access to a fiche reader
and even if you can only afford a few hours per week, please seriously consider offering
your help as transcriber and/or checker. Free software, procedures and all kinds of help
are available. Please take a look at an overall view of the project at the Project
webpage...... http://freecen.rootsweb.com/ My team are doing really well and hopefully we
will have our first transcription uploaded in the near future.
There is a new spreadsheet format available now for transcribing (SSCENS4) as well as the
INCENS programme that has been used for quite some time. Either programme can be used - it
is really down to personal preference.
As county co-ordinator for W Riding of Yorkshire , I am currently looking for volunteers
to help with this county's transcription. The fiche I have available for transcription for
this county are for Darton, Worsbro, High Hoyland, Kimberworth, Wath, Wakefield, Bretton,
Sandal, Stanley, Horbury, Alverthorpe, Sheffield, Brightside, Attercliffe, Handsworth.
Please come forward and volunteer your help on this important project, whether for the
area I have specified or for any other area of interest to you. If you are a member of a
FHS or Local History Society, perhaps you could help further the success of this project
by seeking the help of other members? Perhaps you may have questions to ask? I look
forward to hearing from you.
Regards, Carol FreeCensus Co-ordinator for WRY http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~newbury/wry.htm
http://freecen.rootsweb.com/index.html
Yorkshire
Family History Emailing Group - Yorksgen
West Riding Family History Emailing Group - West-Riding
WEST-RIDING. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in West Riding, Yorkshire, England prior to 1974. To subscribe send "subscribe" to west-riding-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or west-riding-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).1881 census CDs for sale from the Mormon family history centre
Orders for the 1881 census and Vital Records CDs can be ordered from,
Distribution Centre, Church of Jesus of Latter-day Saints, 399 Garretts Green Lane,
Garretts Green, Birmingham, B33 0UH.
The 1881 Census CDs are item no. 50169 and cost approx £30
The British Vital Records CD (ver 1) is item no. 50028 and costs approx £15
You can telephone their office and order using a credit card.
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