 Family History
Useful Family History Sites for those researching their family tree
International sites - Debt of Honour Register
http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14
The Debt of Honour Register is the Commonwealth War Graves Commission site commemorating the members of Commonwealth forces who died in the two world wars. For the Second World War it also includes civilian casualties. The site is searchable by cemetery as well as by individual name.
International sites - FamilySearch
http://www.familysearch.org/
FamilySearch is the big site run by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, or Mormons. It includes the complete UK census of 1881, as well as the International Genealogical Index (IGI), baptisms and marriages across the world.
International sites - Findmypast.com
http://www.findmypast.com/HomeServlet
Holds the 1861 census, as well as BMD records for both the UK and overseas.
Local sites - Berkshire Family History Society
http://www.berksfhs.org.uk
The family history society for Berkshire, with branches across the county and a research centre in Reading.
Local sites - Society of Genealogists
http://www.sog.org.uk/prc/berkshire.html
Resources for Berkshire.
National Sites - 1911 Census
http://www.1911census.co.uk/
The official 1911 census site. Searching is free but there is a charge to view transcripts and original schedules.
National sites - Ancestry.co.uk
http://www.ancestry.co.uk
Apparently the largest collection of UK family history records on the web. Free up to a point.
National sites - BBC Family History
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyhistory/
Good Family History site with beginners guide, site has multiple links to other sites.
National sites - Behind the Wire
http://www.1914-1918.net/POW/index.php
1914-1918 British prisoners of war database.
National sites - Census 1901
http://www.1901censusonline.com
The official 1901 Census site. Five pound vouchers can bought from Local Studies on the Third floor of the Central Library.
National sites - Family Records
http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/
These pages give you information about how to register a birth or death in England and Wales, how to go about getting married or form a civil partnership, how to obtain a birth certificate, a marriage certificate, a civil partnership certificate or a death certificate, and where to find the indexes to births marriages and deaths in England and Wales.
National sites - FreeBMD
http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/
A free database of indexes to Births, Marriages & Deaths. Not yet completely comprehensive and it does not give the information from the certificate. Beware the search box at the top of the screen, that leads to a different site.
National sites - General Register Office (Northern Ireland)
http://www.groni.gov.uk/index.htm
Includes an online application service for birth, marriage and death certificates.
National sites - GENUKI
http://www.genuki.org.uk/
UK & Ireland Genealogy. Where to find information across the country and many, many links to related sites. A must for any genealogist.
National Sites - Ireland
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/
The Census of 1911 for Ireland - a free site
National sites - National Archives
http://www.documentsonline.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
Online access to The National Archives' collection of digitised public records, including both academic and family history sources. Searching the index is free, and it costs £3.50 to download a digital image of a document.
National sites - National Library of Wales
http://www.llgc.org.uk/ht/index_s.htm
Principle source for Welsh family history.
National sites - Scotland's People
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
For those with Scottish ancestry.
National sites - The Genealogist
http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/
An indexing site that covers census returns including London 1841 and 1851.
National sites - UK BMD
http://ukbmd.org.uk/
A free linking site, giving access to County Birth, Marriage & Death indexes, also to online censuses.
National sites - Victoria County History
http://www.medievalgenealogy.org.uk/vch/counties.shtml
We have a good set of these volumes which cover most of England, giving a detailed history of most parishes in England. Check this website to see in which volume the parish you are interested in is included.
S&N Genealogy
http://www.genealogysupplies.com/
You can purchase CD Roms for use at home from this site.
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