English Trade Directories of the the 19th Century. The Counties covered by this data base are the Pigot's Trade directories of 1830, Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cornwall, Cumberland, Durham, Huntingdon, Northampton, Northumberland, Oxford, Westmoreland, Wiltshire & Worcester. Also included in this database is Slater's 1854 Trade directory of Durham County and the English Electoral Polls.
Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan, Wales Postal & Road Transport Occupations. The following is an index to those persons listed in the baptism records for Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan in the following occupations : chaise drivers, coachmen, drovers, hauliers, postmen, postillions, carriers, post masters,draymen, toll keepers etc. The area covered is from Cardiff in the East to Bridgend in the West, and the period up to about 1900 (Cardiff to 1840 only).
Septs of the Scottish Clans. Clan Septs and Dependents comprise those who were descended from the Chief through the female line and consequently bore a different surname; and those who sought and obtained the protection of the Clan and became dependents.
Lincolnshire Convicts to Australia, Gibraltar and Bermuda. Much of the basic information in this database has been taken from the book ‘Lincolnshire Convicts to Australia, Bermuda and Gibraltar: A Study of 2000 Convicts’ by CL Anderson.
Artists' Paper's Register (UK). The aim of the Artists' Papers Register is to compile a computerised register of papers and primary sources relating to artists, designers and craftspeople located in publicly accessible collections in the United Kingdom.
The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, London 1674 to 1834. A fully searchable online edition of the largest body of texts detailing the lives of non-elite people ever published, containing accounts of over 100,000 criminal trials held at London's central criminal court.
Kineton Division, Warwickshire, England 1841 Census. Comprising of the parishes of: Atherstone-on-Stour, Butlers-Marston, Chadshunt, Compton-Verney, Eatington, Gaydon, Halford, Ilmington, Kineton, Lighthorne, Oxhill, Radway, Tysoe, Whitchurch.
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Women in 20th-Century Ireland. This database, containing just under 20,000 entries, provides information on a particular set of records relating to central government, the files in the archive of the Department of the Taoiseach. This archive is in the custody of the National Archives, Dublin, where the original documents can be studied by researchers.
Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland 1881 Census : One of the most Southerly parishes bordering Linlithgowshire and Muiravonside to the East, Falkirk and Polmont to the North and Lanarkshire to the West.
Bristol Wills Index 1793-1858 (Gloucestershire, England). This is an index of all wills proved at Bristol between 1793 and 1858. It contains wills previously un-indexed and supersedes all other indexes of Bristol wills for this period.
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Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan, Wales Publicans, Innkeepers, Hoteliers etc. The index that follows includes publicans, maltsters, brewers, wine & spirit merchants found in the parish registers of Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan parishes. The period covered by the index is mainly from 1700 to 1850 but there are a few earlier and later entries too.
Blue Dragon Strays Index (United Kingdom) : The site aims to help family history researchers find people who have "gone missing" from their birthplaces or last known locations and to signpost new areas of research.
Bedfordshire Strays. A "Stray" is a recorded event in which a person is described in the record as being from or connected with, a place outside the area in which they normally lived.
St. Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland 1881 Census. Immediately south of Stirling and surrounding Stirling town this is the biggest parish in Stirlingshire. It has Airth and Dunipace to the south and Gargunnock to the west.
Register of One-Name Studies. Each of the 7000 surnames and variants listed in the register is currently registered by a member of the Guild of One-Name Studies as the subject of a one-name study. The member is therefore collecting all occurrences of the surname on a world-wide basis and contact information is provided.
Tipperary 1889 (Ireland). A database compiled from Bassett’s Directory of Tipperary 1889. The database consists of 10,000 records and may take a while to load.
Cuckfield Compendium (Sussex, England). The site contains a range of learning resource material that reflects Cuckfield's heritage, including parish register extracts.
Herefordshire Surnames. A list of surnames being researched in the county of Herefordshire. The surnames are linked to the researcher's e-mail address so that you can make direct contact with someone researching a surname of interest to you.
Borders Family History Society, Scotland Family Tree Search. Search which family trees include a name in which you're interested. These family trees are held in the Society's archive and cannot be taken away. Covers primarily Roxburghshire, Berwickshire, Selkirkshire and Peeblesshire.
Parish of Outeragh, County Tipperary, Ireland. A transcription and compilation of the Tithe Applotment Book, Griffith's Primary Valuation, and Tithe Defaulters Ireland, 1831, for the parish.
1861 Census of part of the Black Country in the UK. Database contains over 130,000 individuals. The Blackcountry is an industrialized region in central England, mostly in South Staffordshire but also in Worcestershire and Warwickshire.
Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan, Wales Shipwright, Boilermakers & other Dockyard Workers. The following is an index to those persons listed in the baptism records for Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan in the occupations listed above. Also includes some entries from Trade Directories. The area covered is from Cardiff in the East to Bridgend in the West, and the period up to about 1900 (Cardiff to 1840 only).
Small and Special. A collection of resources relating to the early years of The Hospital for Sick Children at Great Ormond Street in London, England’s first in-patient children’s hospital. Here you can trace a patient, learn about childhood diseases, or investigate a member of the medical staff. Small and Special includes a database of patient admission records - from the Hospital’s first in-patient in 1852 to the last admission in 1914.