Miscellaneous UK Genealogy Links
Diverse databases
- Ancestry.co.uk – http://www.ancestry.co.uk (sundry databases, most cost - see also 'More Collections')
- British History Online – http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ (portal to many historical collections, including Victoria County Histories, most free)
- Connected Histories – http://www.connectedhistories.org/ (portal to many historical websites, most free)
- FamilyRecords.com – http://www.familyrelatives.com/ (free to search, details cost)
- FindMyPast – http://www.findmypast.co.uk (costs)
- Hearth Tax Online – http://www.hearthtax.org.uk/ (late 17th century names lists)
- Synagogue Scribes – http://www.synagoguescribes.com/ (London Ashkenazi records, esp. pre 1837)
- The Genealogist – http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/ (costs)
- Vision of Britain – http://visionofbritain.org.uk/ (maps, statistical trends, historical descriptions)
"How to" resources
- A – Z of British Genealogical Research – http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/EmeryPaper.html
- A – Z Glossary – http://www.family-tree.co.uk/abm-publishing-glossary-of-terms.html
- Acronyms & Jargon from UK Genealogists – http://www.oz.net/~markhow/acronym-uk.htm
- BBC Introduction to Genealogy – http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/your_history/index.shtml
- Calendar for any year – http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/generate.html
- Copyright Fundamentals for Genealogy – http://stellar-one.com/copyright_concepts/Copyright_Fundamentals_for_Genealogy.pdf
- Discovering English Ancestors – http://dea.byu.edu/
- Encyclopedia of Genealogy (eogen) – http://www.eogen.com/
- Family Search (English & Irish) Research Classes Online – http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/education/frameset_education.asp?PAGE=education_research_series_online.asp?ActiveTab=2 (free video lectures & class notes)
- FamilySearch Research Wiki – https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Main_Page (information guides & links)
- Getting started in Genealogy – http://www.genuki.org.uk/gs/
- Handwriting deciphering – http://amberskyline.com/treasuremaps/oldhand.html
- Kinship Table – http://www.prenticenet.com/news/99/kinship_table.htm
- Medical terms (outdated) – http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~george/diseases.html
- Photograph dating – http://www.cartes.freeuk.com/time/date.htm
- RootsChat Reference Library – http://surname.rootschat.com/lexicon/index.php (genealogical terms, phrases and abbreviations)
- Webinars for genealogy – http://blog.geneawebinars.com/ (online lectures that may also sometimes be available to download later)
By region
- Bombsight – http://www.bombsight.org/ (explore the London Blitz 1940-41, maps, historical images, recollections, free)
- English links – http://www.aigs.org.au/englandlinks1.htm
- Immigration to England – http://www.movinghere.org.uk
- Isle of Man Genealogy – http://www.isleofman.com/Community/Genealogy.aspx
- Isle of Man iMuseum – http://www.imuseum.im/
- London Lives (1690-1800) – http://www.londonlives.org/ (Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis)
- Northamptonshire Family History – http://www.familyhistorynorthants.co.uk/ (some cost)
- Records of London's Livery Companies Online – http://www.londonroll.org/
- mid-Wales BBC "Can You Help?" – http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/mid/sites/family_history/pages/canyouhelp.shtml
- Wales (Cyndi’s list) – http://www.cyndislist.com/wales.htm
- Wales links – http://www.aigs.org.au/waleslinks.htm
- Welsh Studies – http://spruce.flint.umich.edu/~ellisjs/links.html#genealogy
Surnames
- GBnames ('Public Profiler') – http://gbnames.publicprofiler.org/ (origins and history of names)
- Genforum – http://genforum.genealogy.com/ (surname notice boards)
- Huguenot surnames – http://www.aftc.com.au/Huguenot/Hug.html
- Medieval names – https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/medieval-baby-name-charts-popular-old-fashioned-names-trends-history/
- Names & their meanings – http://www.behindthename.com (see eg Irish, English, Scottish, Welsh)
- Surname distribution and meanings – http://forebears.co.uk/surnames
- Surname interest lists (England) – http://www.list.jaunay.com/engnames/
- Surname interest lists (Ireland) – http://www.list.jaunay.com/irlnames/
- Surname interest lists (Scotland) – http://www.list.jaunay.com/sctnames/
- Surname interest lists (Wales) – http://www.list.jaunay.com/wlsnames/
- Surname origins – http://www.digiserve.com/heraldry/surnames.htm
- UK Genealogy Interests Directory – http://www.ukgid.com
- UK Surnames – http://www.uk-surnames.com/index.php
Computing resources
- Free Genealogy Stuff – http://www.kindredtrails.com/free_genealogy_stuff.html
- GEDCOM defined – http://www.cyndislist.com/gedcom.htm
- Genealogist's Internet – http://www.spub.co.uk/tgi3/
- Review of Software – http://www.cyndislist.com/software.htm (Contains reviews of genealogy programs & also links to suppliers, many have free trial downloads)
- WayBack Machine – http://www.archive.org/web/web.php (archived web pages)
Other useful
- Alien Arrivals into England 1810-1811, 1826-1869 – http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1587 (costs)
- BBC Family History – http://www.bbc.co.uk/familyhistory/
- Black Sheep Ancestors – http://www.blacksheepancestors.com/
- British Isles Genweb for Kids – http://www.worldgenweb.org/~wgw4kids/british4kids.htm
- British Museum Images Database – http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database.aspx
- Criminals, witnesses & victims, from the Old Bailey Records – http://www.oldbaileyonline.org
- Genealogical Proof Standard – https://www.genealogyexplained.com/basics/genealogical-proof-standard/ (how to prove your conclusions, by Marc McDermott)
- Genealogy mailing lists – http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail.html (by name or region)
- Genealogy taglines – http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/taglines.htm (for fun)
- History Pin – http://www.historypin.com/ (Historical photos, videos, audios by location)
- Internet Archive – http://www.archive.org/ (free electronic books in Texts, WayBackMachine for archived web pages)
- Polish family resettlement camps in UK 1947-1969 – http://www.polishresettlementcampsintheuk.co.uk/camps2.htm
- Project Gutenberg – http://www.gutenberg.org (free electronic books)
- Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness – http://www.raogk.org (Volunteers offer to do look-ups for only the cost of their expenses)
- War Brides (with American GIs) – http://www.geocities.com/us_warbrides/AmWarBrides/whatsnew.html
- World digital library – http://www.wdl.org/en/ (free electronic books, by location)