Genealogical Links

I here provide some links to help with your family history research.
Please E-mail me if you have any suggestions for other links.

Kent and Canterbury Resources for Genealogy I came across this site by accident, but it is a large and picture-rich site for specially for those interested in people and places in Kent. Also offers a professional service to photograph places in Kent for those unable to visit. Good database of Parish Churches in Kent with excellent photographs.

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. The Civil Registration system for recording births, marriages, and deaths in England and Wales has been in place since 1837 and is one of the most significant single resources for genealogical research back to Victorian times. The FreeBMD project only contains index information for the period 1837-1901.

Ted Connell has put up details of memorial inscriptions in Kent churches, and also Shoreham denery wills. The inscriptions are mostly for North Kent Churches. This is research has been done by the Kent Archeological Society. There is also a link to the society's homepage.

BMD Certificates
BMD Certificates 2nd Floor 145-157 St John Street London EC1V 4PY United Kingdom We locate and obtain UK (England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) birth, marriage or death certificates.
James says: "I'm lucky enough to make a living involving genealogy, but its not just work, it's also still a hobby, so please let me know if there's anything I might personally be able to assist you with."

Public Records Office
A public archive service run by the government, with free access to original historical documents. Now has searchable version of the 1901 Census.

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Site
Enables you to find more information about those who died in the first and second world wars. Lists name and rank, where they are buried, and who the parents were.To go straight to the searchable register.

Family Records Centre
A family history service that offers advice on how to use the Public Records Office genealogical records.

Scots Origins - General Register Office for Scotland - Searchable
Allows Scottish Indexes to be searched for credit card payment.

General Register Office for Northern Ireland
Has statutory registers of births, marriages, deaths and adoptions. These are not searchable, but information from them can be supplied in the form of certificates - and of course there are contact details on the web page.

Northern Ireland
This page seemed to have useful advice for researcing family History in Northern Ireland.

Some parish records available on the net, mainly from Suffolk. Also contact the British Isles Family History Support Office, which is the initial contact for 96 centres in the UK.

Federation of Family History Societies
Assists those interested in family history and genealogy. Has a membership of nearly 200 societies.

Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
A group of volunteers making ships passenger lists available for search on the internet. Can help you search for family members from overseas.

UK and Ireland Genealogical Information Service
is a noncommercial, "virtual reference library", which can not only provide historical information, but can also help you to find others researching your family name.

Society of Genealogists
offers research material, guidance and support for those interested in family history and the lives of earlier generations. It is a charity whose objects are to "promote, encourage and foster the study, science and knowledge of genealogy". It has a library with a large collection of family histories, civil registration and census material, and the widest collection of Parish Register copies in the country (over 9,000).

London Metropolitan Archives
Has a large archive of information relating to London and Londoners The offices can be visited, and if that is not possible they offer a special research service to genealogists and local historians.

For a fee, they can search through their extensive genealogical sources. They can also provide information about buildings and addresses in the Greater London area - including photographs. There are leaflets giving details of their services, and application forms, available for download on the website.

FamilySearch
Provides access to the IGI (International Genealogical Index) compiled by the Latter Day Saints.

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