Genalogy Web Sites

As well as running Family History Centres in cities around the world, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints also maintains the International Genealogical Index (IGI) and runs a web site:

http://www.familysearch.org/

You can use the web site to locate information on film or fiche in their Library Catalog, then visit your local Family History Centre to order a copy for a minimal charge. You can then search the film or fiche using the equipment in their reading room.

Searching the IGI can be tricky, but Hugh Wallis has made it easier with his web site:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers.htm

It bears repeating that some of the LDS "member submitted" information in the IGI is suspect, to say the least, and should always be verified.

The FreeBMD web site contains birth, marriage and death records from Q3 1837 to 1983. Note that not all records are yet indexed.

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/

You can order certified copies of records from Q3 1837 and later via the UK General Register Office (Identity and Passport Services) web site.

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/

Census returns from 1841 to 1901 are available at several subscription-based web sites, including Ancestry.

http://www.ancestry.co.uk

The 1911 census is available online on a pay-as-you-go basis.

http://www.1911census.co.uk/

A sister site, Find My Past, also offers the 1841 to 1901 census as well as 1911 via a single subscription.

http://www.findmypast.com

Old ordinance maps can prove indispensable when trying to match historical records to present day locations. A reliable source is Landmark Information Group who sell map extracts via their site:

www.old-maps.co.uk

Alternatively, you can order printed maps or books by contacting:

Rally Maps of West Wellow
P.O. Box 11
Romsey
Hampshire
SO51 8XX
(01794) 515444