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| National Library of Wales Newspapers |
** New - The National Library of Wales digitised images of 250,000 pages of Welsh newspapers 1844-1910 are now online (beta testing version). |
10 April 2013 |
| National Library of Scotland Gazetteers |
** New - Digitised Gazetteers for Scotland 1803-1901 are now online from NLS. |
10 April 2013 |
| FamilySearch FamilySearch |
** New to Family Search: • Ireland Civil Registration indexes 1845-1958 • Scotland 1891 census indexes • UK Merchant Seamen records 1835-1941 • UK WW1 Service records 1914-1920 (images only) • Isle of Man Burials 1844-1911, Marriages 1849-1911, Baprisms 1821-1911. - Policy change for photocopies. Free Digitised image will be sent for all requests of film, books Cds etc. providing details and email address is supplied. Policy Change - US Index to passenger arrivals, Atlantic & Gulf ports 1820-1874. - New Zealand probate Records 1860-1961.(Index available at: Archives New Zealand). - Parish Register indexes for Wales; County Brecknockshire, Caernarvonshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Glamorganshire, Merionethshire, Monmouthshire, Pembrokeshire, Radnorshire (1538-1912) added. - 1,200 digitised books have been added including English Parish Registers, Family Genealogies and histories for some US cities (see Blog for lists). - United States - Indiana Marriages 1811-1959; Kentucky Probate records 1792-1977; - - - Naturalisation records for Maine 1800-1990 & New Hampshire 1771-2001; Ohio Marriages 1789-1994; Texas deaths 1890-1986 and much more . . . . - London Records page with external links. - New Zealand Immigration Passenger Lists 1855-1973. - Ireland Marriage index (430,000 records) 1619-1898. - A trove of Birth, Christening and Marriage indexes for many American states. |
10 April 2013 |
Find My Past |
* New - Anzac Memory Bank launched with thousands of new Military records added (Au).
* New - East Kent Parish records added to Canterbury collection. (Lists of parishes [with dates] covered in PDF format on Findmypast.co.uk website). - 650,000 new pages added to British Newspaper collection 1710-1963. - Three million Parish Records 1538-1945 have been added to the Westminster collection. (PDF lists of Baptisms, Marriages & Burials available to download). - 21 million new Irish birth, marriage and death records added (1800s-1950s). - British Army service and pension records including Chelsea pensioners discharge documents 1760-1887, foreign regiments 1816-1817, deferred pensions 1838-1896; War Office, Imperial Yeomanry soldiers documents, South African War 1899-1902; British Army pensioners Kilmainham Ireland discharge documents 1783-1822. - British Newspapers 1710-1950. Millions of pages of historical newspapers from across England, Wales and Scotland have been published on Findmypast.co.uk. - Doncaster Parish Records - 543,000 new records added (includes baptisms, burials and cemetery records). - 20,000 London Docklands Baptisms added (St Dunstan Stepney 1697-1712). - Middlesex Baptisms 1538-1882, Burials 1538-1890. - Clay Cross (Derbyshire) Burials 1800-1998. - Ireland Petty Session Order Books 1850-1910. - Irish Prison Registers 1790-1920. A variety of custodial institutions are covered in this 3.5 million entry database, giving comprehensive details of each prisoner. - Australia & New Zealand Passenger Lists (24 million records). - New Zealand Electoral Rolls 1853-1864. Free for AIGS patrons and visitors to the library | 10 April 2013 |
| Wikipedia Newspapers |
** New - A full list of free and pay-to-view, online world-wide newspaper archives. |
29 March 2013 |
| Teesdale Mercury Archive Teesdale Mercury |
** New - Searchable images from the Teesdale Mercury (formerly Teesdale Advertiser and Monthly Chronicle) from 1854 to 1954. |
29 March 2013 |
| Bedfordshire Parish Registers Marriages |
- Almost full transcripts of Bedfordshire Marriages 1837-1901 covering the Bedfordshire Registration District - compliments of Steven Gibbs. |
14 March 2013 |
| Door County Library (Wisconsin) Newspapers |
- Sixty years of Door County (Wisconsin USA) newspapers are now online. (Includes twelve newspaper titles between 1862 and 1923). |
14 March 2013 |
| PRONI Street Directories |
- Public Record Office of Northern Ireland have revamped their digital Street Directory database for Ulster, 1819-1900. |
14 March 2013 |
| Legacies of British Slave-Ownership http://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/ |
- A new database just launched containing 46,000 claims by British slave-owners from 1763 to abolition in 1833. |
2 March 2013 |
| imuseum - Isle of Man Explore Family History |
- Additions to imuseum Family History section from the Manx national archives.
(Includes baptisms, marriages & burials). | 2 March 2013 |
| TheGenealogist.co.uk thegenealogist.co.uk bdmregisters.co.uk |
- Three new databases released: Casuality Lists 1917-1918 (eventually covering 1914-1919); Naturalisation and Denization Records 1609-1960; War Memorial records (with images) from Boar War to later conflicts. | 2 March 2013 |
| Ireland Reaching Out irelandxo.com |
- Ireland Reaching Out is a not-for-profit organisation aimed at connecting those with research interests in Ireland and providing free, direct genealogical assistance. |
15 February 2013 |
| Ancestry.com Ancestry.com |
- Manchester Records. Includes C. 1541-1915, M & Banns 1754-1930, D. 1813-1985 and Cathedral Manchester C. 1573-1901, M. 1573-1930, B. 1573-1866. - UK Civil Divorce Records 1858-1911. - UK Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960. (This database compliments the existing database of UK Incoming Passenger Lists 1878-1960). - 280,000 Warwickshire Occupational & Quarter Session records added. - NSW Police Gazettes 1854-1930. - Glasgow, Scotland Crew Lists 1863-1901. - Great Britain Masters & Mates Certificates 1850-1927 and Dorset Tithe Apportion and Maps 1835-1850. - Lancashire Parish Records. Births and Bap 1813-1911, Mar & Banns 1754-1936, Deaths & Burials 1813-1986, CMB 1538-1812. - UK Midlands Trade Directories 1770-1941. - London Tax Records, 1692 -1932. - Warwickshire Parish Records 1535 -1910. - NSW Convict Indents 1788 -1842. Details include: native place, physical description, trade, trial date and conviction etc. - Dublin, Ireland Probate & Marriage Licence indexes 1270-1858. - London & Surrey Marriage Bonds and Allegations 1597-1921. - 1911 British Census. - Ireland Catholic Parish Baptisms 1742 -1881, Marriages 1742 -1884, Deaths 1756-1881. - UK, Register of Duties Paid for Apprentices' Indentures 1710-1811. - Dorset Wills & Probate, 1565 - 1858 Free for AIGS patrons and visitors to the library | 15 February 2013
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| Scotlands People ScotlandsPeople |
- Valuation Rolls for 1905 have been added. These records consist of 2,440,375 indexed names and 74,704 digital images covering properties having a rateable value. - Wills and Testaments 1902-1925. (Wills and Testaments on Scotlands People now cover the period 1513-1925). - Scotlands People have reduced the cost of purchasing Scotland Wills and Testaments (only 10 credits - £2.33) and these can now be purchased and viewed online. - Valuation Rolls 1915 - with owners, tenants and occupiers of each property. - Free to view, Census Street Index Books for all Scottish census - 1841 to 1911. - The 1911 Scottish census (Pay to view) with free index searching. |
2 February 2013 |
| Seax- Essex Archives Online Essex Ancestors |
- Parish Registers G-W (1837 onwards) added to existing parishes A-F (Pay-to-browse images). | 19 January 2013
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| E-Publications Irish Booklets |
- Many publications by Sean J Murphy in PDF format, free to download. Includes MIs for Moravian Cemetery Whitechurch, County Dublin; St James' Graveyard, Dublin; St Catherine's Church and Graveyard, Dublin and Bully's Acre and Royal Hospital Kilmainham Graveyards, Dublin.
| 31 December 2012 |
| RootsIreland Armagh Ancestry Donegal Ancestry |
- 41,000 new census substitute records for County Armagh added 1611-1855. Includes Muster Rolls 1611, Hearth Money Rolls 1666, Religious census 1766, Tithe Applotments 1823-37 etc . . - 90,000 Donegal, Ireland Civil Death Records go online. |
20 December 2012 |
| Queensland State Archives Immigration Indexes |
- Assisted Immigration (to Queensland) 1848-1912. PDF indexes with links from the name to the images of the passenger lists. - Brisbane Hospital Registers of Deaths 1899-1913 & 1933-1932. - Will indexes 1857-1935 covering Brisbane, Townsville and Rockhampton. - Index to Immigrants Landed at Brisbane 1885-1917. |
7 December 2012 |
| NSW State Records Gaol Images search Shipping Lists (Images) Publicans' licences 1830-61 |
- Index to Gaol photographs 1870-1930. (Images can be ordered online). - NSW State Records shipping lists (Reels 2134-2145) have been digitised, covering the years 1838-1896. (Includes persons on bounty ships arriving at Port Phillip 1839-51). Publicans' Licences online index 1830-1861. |
7 December 2012 |
| WA State Library Police Gazette |
- The Police Gazette of Western Australia 1876-1900 - fully searchable and digitised from the State Library of Western Australia.
| 7 December 2012 |
| Royal BC Museum & BC Archives BDM |
- British Columbia releases over 700,000 BDM images (Free). Births from 1854-1903, Marriages 1872-1936 and Deaths 1872-1991.
| 7 December 2012 |
| The National Archives (UK) Manorial Records First World War Airmen Titanic Discovery Nursing Service Records Dorset Manorial Documents Register Flickr |
- Dorset Manorial Records now online. (Counties of England now covered: Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cumberland, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Isle of Wight, Lancashire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Shropshire, Surrey, Warwickshire, Westmorland, the three Ridings of Yorkshire). - First World War airmen (320,000 records) are now searchable by name. - Search the passenger and crew list of Titanic (100 year anniversary). - TNA launches its new catalogue, Discovery (searches many databases and datasets). - Over 15,000 WW1 Nursing Service Records (1902-1922) added. - The National Archives UK have added a series of historic Canadian photos to Flickr.com, many dating back to mid 1800s. |
30 November 2012 |
| South African Records eGGSA Library |
eGGSA - the Genealogical Society of South Africa (virtual branch) has transcribed many Church Registers as well as Passenger lists, Newspapers and more . . . . |
23 November 2012 |
| Deceased Online deceasedonline |
- From Bolton Council (Lancashire) for Heaton Cemetery 1879-2012 & Tonge Cemetery 1856-2010 - 211,000 new records added.
- Charlton Cemetery, London from 1855-2001 (35,000 records added). - 120,000 Scottish MIs added covering eight counties. - Over 210,000 records for Eltham Crematorium (Greenwich, London) added (1956-1996). - Fifteen Scottish Highland cemetery MIs added, dating back to 1600.
- Eleven cemeteries across Wiltshire, Dorset & Devon (54,000 burials) have been added to Deceased Online's database. | 23 November 2012 |
| Connected Histories connectedhistories.org |
Connected Histories is a not-for-profit service that brings together a range of digital resources, searchable by place, person or keyword (1500-1900). | 4 November 2012
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National Library of
Australia | - Echuca and Moama Advertiser VIC 1914-1918, Snowy River Mail VIC 1914-1918.
- Chronicle SA 1895-1954, Brunswick & Coburg Leader and Williamstown Advertiser VIC 1914-1918, Geelong Advertiser VIC 1847-1851, Bunbury Herald WA 1892-1919, Kalgoorlie Miner WA 1895-1950, Launceston Advertiser TAS 1829-1846, the Cumberland Argus NSW 1888-1919, Nepean Times 1914-1920. - The Capricornian (Rockhampton 1875-1929) The Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth 1855-1901) Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW 1892-1927). - London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes. (Reader card needed for access). | 19 October 2012 |
| Watt Library (Scotland) Newspaper Indexes |
The Watt Library indexes of family history notices from Greenock Advertiser, Greenock Telegraph and other local papers,1800-1915. (Renfrewshire Scotland).
| 12 October 2012 |
| Sandgate Cemetery, Newcastle NSW Burials & Headstones |
Sandgate Cemetery burial records and headstone images searchable online (from 1881).
| 12 October 2012 |
| State Government Victoria Government Gazettes |
Government Gazettes for NSW (1836-1851), Port Phillip (1843-1851) and Victoria (1851-1997). Search/Print/Download. |
28 September 2012 |
| Magherafelt Genealogy Project |
Magherafelt (Northern Ireland) District Council Genealogy Project contains information from over 60 graveyards with photos and maps. |
20 September 2012 |
| Britain from Above Digital Images |
Britain from Above website contains more than 16,000 images of aerial photography taken between 1919 & 2006. (Downloadable). |
20 September 2012 |
| Origins Network Irish Origins British origins |
- Griffith's Valuation 1847-1864, Dublin City census 1851, Tithe Defaulters 1831, Electoral registers 1832-1838, Dublin Will and Grant books 1270-1858, Indexes to Irish Wills 1484 -1858, Militia Attestation Index 1872-1915 and much more . . . - Lancashire Will Index 1457-1748, 1793-1812 (32,600 testators). - Surrey PCC Will Abstracts 1736-1794 (15,300 testators). - Surrey Marriage Index 1500-1846. - York Marriage Bonds and Allegations Index 1613-1839. - Oxfordshire Wills Index. This dataset indexes all the surviving probate records of the bishop and archdeacon of Oxford for the period 1733 to 1857, and of the Oxfordshire Peculiars for 1547-1856. It can be searched in the National Wills Index section of British Origins. Free for AIGS patrons and visitors at the library |
20 September 2012 |
| Irish Lives Remembered Magazine |
A free to view or download Irish genealogical magazine, Irish Lives Remembered. |
14 September 2012 |
| New York City Municipal Archives Online Gallery |
New York City's Municipal Archives online gallery of 870,000 images, maps, motion picture and audio, accessible for the first time. |
31 August 2012 |
| The Weald Kent, Surrey & Sussex |
Updated regularly, this wonderful site covers the parishes, towns and villages in the Weald with maps, documents, pictures, books, property names, pedigrees and more . . . |
18 August 2012 |
| Irish Genealogy Toolkit Irishgenealogytoolkit |
A website to help Irish researchers find available records. |
18 August 2012 |
| Hearth Tax Online Hearth Tax |
Now covers the counties of Durham, Essex, Kent, Lancashire, London & Middlesex, Surrey, Westmorland, Worcestershire, and East, West and North Ridings of Yorkshire (Michaelmass and Lady Day 1666-1672). |
10 August 2012 |
Lancashire |
Now contains over 6 million records covering 5881 registers. Full extracts of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials with searchable database. |
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| Kent Memorial Inscriptions Online Kentarchaeology |
Transcribed Memorial Inscriptions for many parishes in Kent. (Name index at bottom of page for each churchyard). | 20 July 2012 |
| The National Library of Scotland Post Office Directories |
Updated - over 700 Scottish Post Office directories for the period 1773 - 1911. Searchable images by place, year and name. |
13 July 2012 |
| Gravestone Photographic Resource gravestonephotos.com |
A free, international site of headstone photos and transcriptions, providing an online source for family historians. | 22 June 2012 |
| Internet Archives archive.org |
A wonderful source of out-of-copyright historical books, scanned and downloadable (free) in pdf format. | 22 June 2012 |
| Public Records Office Victoria Passenger Lists Wills and Probate Land Records |
- Updated - Outward Passenger Lists from Melbourne to interstate and overseas (years 1908-1913 added - coverage now 1852-1913). - Index to Wills, Probate and Letters of Administration 1841 to 1925 have been digitised and can be searched and viewed/saved (PDF) through PROV online catalogue. - Land Records - includes a List of Parishes in the State of Victoria (1955) and a List of Townships proclaimed under the Land Acts of the State of Victoria (1955). |
22 June 2012 |
| Victorian Registry - BDM Vic BDM |
Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages has announced a fee increase as of 1st July 2012. Uncertified images will rise to $20 and historical certificates to $28.60. | 22 June 2012 |
| New York City Municipal Archives |
New York City Municipal Archives online gallery has published 870,000 images from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
| 27 April 2012 |
| Dusty Docs Search |
New website - dustydocs provides links to free records for many England parishes. (More countries to come as website is developed. . . . ) |
13 April 2012 |
| Archer Software Batch Numbers (FamilySearch IGI) |
New website - an updated site for FamilySearch Batch numbers (formerly IGI), excluding user submitted data. Includes British batches added since 2002. | 13 April 2012 |
| Linc Tasmania (Tasmanian Gov) Wills 1824-1989 |
Digitised copies of Wills and letters of administation are now available online. |
6 April 2012 |
| Irish Genealogy Church Records |
Search nearly three million baptism, marriage & death Irish church records. Includes Counties Carlow, Cork, Kerry and Dublin City. |
6 April 2012 |
| GenealogyBuff.com Western Australia Obits |
GenealogyBuff - BDM, Cemetery and Obituary records including an index of Western Australian obituaries from local and national newspapers. | 29 March 2012 |
| FamilySearch - BOOKS Family History Books |
A collection of more than 40,000 digitized genealogy and family history publications.
The collection includes family histories, county and local histories, genealogy magazines and how-to books, gazetteers, and medieval histories and pedigrees (downloadable). | 9 March 2012 |
| Genealogy SA Home Page |
South Australia Birth Index (1842-1928), Marriage Index (1842-1916) and Death Index (1842-1972) is now online, part of South Australian Genealogy & Heraldry Society Inc. website. |
17 February 2012 |
| New Zealand Yesteryears Yesteryears.co.nz |
Includes 250 ship photographs, 2434 Passenger Lists, 34 Shipboard diaries and more. | 9 February 2012 |
| India Office Family History Research Indiafamily.bl.uk |
Search 300,000 births, baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials in these India Office Records. | 9 February 2012 |
| JewishGen Gibraltar Records |
Jewish ancestral vital records from Gibraltar have been added to JewishGen: Births 1808-1894, Marriages 1810-1883, Deaths 1829-1932.
| 1 February 2012 |
| Placenames Database of Ireland Ireland Placenames |
A great database for researching old Irish villages and towns.
| 1 February 2012 |
| Ballaarat General Cemeteries Ballarat Cemeteries |
Online database covering both Ballarat Old and New cemeteries. Searches include Pre 1856, Cemetery Records, Book of Rememberance and Cemetery Trivia.
| 1 February 2012 |
| Cause Papers Cause Papers Database |
A searchable catalogue of more than 14,000 cause papers relating to cases heard between 1300 and 1858 in the Church Courts of the diocese of York.
| 20 January 2012 |
| Military Archives - Ireland Military Archives |
New website - Ireland's Military Archives covers Defence Force, Department of Defence and Army Pension Board. (Both online and offline collections available).
| 9 January 2012 |
| Vermilion County, Illinois Tombstone Photos |
Tombstone photographs from Vermilion and Champaign counties in Illinois, as well as cemeteries from other counties.
| 23 December 2011 |
| The British Newspaper Archive BNA |
British newspapers from 1700-1949 launched in collaboration with the British Library and Brightsolid. Searches are free but pay to view - 2 day, 30 day and 1 year subs.
| 2 December 2011 |
| Adolphus Verey Photo Collection www.verey.com.au |
Old photographs (13,000) dating from 1883 to 1954 taken of the townspeople of Castlemaine and surrounding areas, by photographer Adolphus Verey. | 10 November 2011 |
| Libraries and Archives Canada Canadian Military Home Children |
- Canadian Military Resources- a range of databases covering all aspects of the Military. - Home Children - More than 20,000 names between the period 1925-1932 have been added to the Home Children database (1869-1930s). The names of these children were extracted from passenger lists to Canada from Great Britain during the child emigration movement. |
3 November 2011 |
| FIND Personalise Your Map free.findmaps.co.uk |
A new 'UK Maps' website with a difference . . Offering free access to maps with the ability to add parish boundaries, heritage listed buildings, contours, text etc. and then print/download as your own personalised PDF map. (Note: Close box to start). | 29 September 2011 |
| Kerry Local Authorities Graveyard Records |
Indexes and images for 70,000 burials from 140 local cemeteries in Kerry, Ireland. |
15 September 2011 |
| Archives Office of Tasmania Wills and Admin |
Index (and images) of Wills and letters of administration from 1824 to 1989/99 have now been digitised and can be viewed/saved online as GIF files. |
9 September 2011 |
| The National Archives of Ireland 1911 Census |
The 1911 Irish Census is available (with images) at The National Library of Ireland. (Searchable with free PDF images). |
1 September 2011 |
| Department of Primary Industries VIC Virtual Exhibition |
A selection of digitised images from photographs taken in the 1800s and early 1900s. |
11 August 2011 |
| Ryde Social Heritage Group Ryde Cemetery |
Nine thousand records of burials at Ryde Cemetery, Isle of Wight. Includes photos. |
11 August 2011 |
| Scotlands Family Scotlandsfamily.com |
A Free online portal for Scottish family history records. |
4 August 2011 |
| Community Archives & Heritage Group Communityarchives.org |
A website listing community archives: covers England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. |
4 August 2011 |
| National Library of Singapore NewspaperSG |
An online source of current and historical digitised Singapore and Malaya newspapers published between 1831 and 2006. |
15 July 2011 |
| AncestorSearch randymajors.com |
Randy Majors has set up an AncestorSearch facility utilising the Google Custom Search. |
15 July 2011 |
| Gravesecrets.com WWI Pictorial Honour Roll |
WWI pictorial honour rolls of Australians who served in the First World War. |
23 June 2011 |
| National Library of New Zealand Papers Past |
Covers New Zealand Newspapers from 1839 - 1945. |
9 June 2011 |
| American Civil War Veterans of Australia
and New Zealand ACWV |
Hundred of thousands of individuals from all over the world participated in the American 'War Between the States.' This website is a dedication to the Australian Union and Confederate Veterans of the American Civil War of 1861 – 1865 (includes Descendants' list). |
2 June 2011 |
| British History Online London Hearth Tax |
Hearth Tax indexes for London City 1662, London & Middlesex City for 1666 and Westminster 1664. |
26 May 2011 |
| FamilySearch TechTips |
Tech Tips for Genealogists - includes managing data, researching online, photographic tips, collaborating with others etc. |
26 May 2011 |
| Lincs to the Past lincstothepast.com |
A new website that includes integrated catalogues from Lincolnshire Archives, Tennyson Research Centre, libraries, museums and the Historic Environment Record. Over 500,000 digitised images. | 19 May 2011 |
| My Heritage MyHeritage.com |
One of the world's largest family history and genealogy networks with over 50 million members worldwide. (Read our own Anne Major's interview at MyHeritage Blog). | 12 May 2011 |
| Adelaide Cemeteries Authority Adelaide Cemeteries |
Search - Enfield Memorial Park, Cheltenham Cemetery, Smithfield Memorial Park and West Terrace Cemetery. | 12 May 2011 |
| Old Roads of Scotland Old Roads |
Roads and tracks in Scotland through the different historical periods along with statistical accounts of each parish with accompanying maps. | 6 May 2011 |
UK Fisheries Heritage |
A new website dedicated to fishing boats and their people - comprising a single, easily accessed worldwide archive of the communities, families and boats committed to the fishing industry over the past 150 years. Contributions welcome. | 28 April 2011 |
| Durham Records Online Durham Records Online |
Now over three and half million records on this County Durham site including baptism, burials, census, marriage bonds and cemetery registers (Pay for transcripts) with free index. | 8 April 2011 |
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