Major Web Sites for Family History | ||
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Web Site | Address | Description |
www.google.co.uk | A Superb Search Engine. Your single most useful resource |
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Family Search | www.familysearch.org | LDS site, contains IGI, England & Wales 1881 Census, etc. |
Ancestry.co.uk | ancestry.co.uk | Census, B.M.D. and other records (subscription or pay-per-view) |
Ancestry Shortcuts to Oxfordshire Parish Registers |
Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915 Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930 Deaths and Burials, 1813-1965 |
These links to take you to the Oxfordshire, Church of England data sets on the Ancestry web site, providing access to the OFHS Parish Register Scans. |
FindMyPast | www.findmypast.co.uk | Census, B.M.D. and other records (subscription or pay-per-view) |
Find My Past Shortcuts Links to take you to some of the most frequently used Record Sets on the FindMyPast web site. |
1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1881 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census 1911 Census England and Wales Births 1837-2006 Marriages and Divorces England and Wales Deaths 1837-2006 |
You will enter the site with the correct "Record Collection" and "Record Set" filters preset but
no name or dates entered, so the site will report that you have returned a huge number of results! Don't worry,
just enter the name and any other data you know about the person you are looking for, in the boxes at the top of
the screen. Then click the blue Search button. This is not an ideal way of working but it is much quicker than navigating through a cascade of menus to get to a specific Record Collection and Record Set. |
FreeBMD | www.freebmd.org.uk | Births, Marriages & Deaths (now approaching 100% coverage for most years 1837-1950) |
FreeCEN FreeREG |
www.freecen.org.uk www.freereg.org.uk |
Census & Parish Registers (coverage still sparse, see web sites for details) |
GRO Web Site Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates |
www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/ | On-line ordering of certificates once you have the GRO reference, from FreeBMD etc. Or you can order by phone on +44 (0)300 123 1837 |
Ordnance Survey | www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-and-government/products/finder.html?Licensed%20for=OpenData%20%28Free%29&withdrawn=on |
Ordnance Survey maps of the UK Clicking this lengthy link takes you to the OpenData(free) page. |
Old Maps | www.old-maps.co.uk | First Edition OS maps of the UK |
NLS Map Images | http://maps.nls.uk/ | Large Scale maps of Scotland and the rest of the UK |
MAPCO | www.mapco.net/ | Free access to scanned, antique maps |
Bing Maps | www.bing.com/maps | Modern maps of the UK, plus aerial photographs |
Google Maps | maps.google.co.uk | Modern maps of the UK, plus aerial photographs |
RootsWeb | www.rootsweb.com https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/oxfordshire.rootsweb.com/ |
Host for many genealogical resources including Archives for the original OXFORDSHIRE-L mailing list (1997-2019). |
Oxfordshire England Genealogy | https://groups.io/g/Oxfordshire-England-genealogy | The new Oxfordshire Mailing List (2020--> ). |
OFHS | www.ofhs.org.uk | Oxfordshire Family History Society |
OXSIL | http://www.oxsil.org.uk/ | Oxfordshire Surname Interest List |
Family Tree DNA - Oxfordshire | www.familytreedna.com/public/oxfordshire | Oxfordshire DNA Project |
Rootschat | www.rootschat.com/ www.rootschat.com/forum/oxfordshire/ |
Free Family History Forum Oxfordshire Forum |
GENUKI | www.genuki.org.uk | Genealogy Resources for UK and Ireland including the following three items: |
Family History and Genealogy Societies | www.genuki.org.uk/Societies/ | Links to societies whose interests relate to the UK & Ireland |
Mailing List Index | www.genuki.org.uk/indexes/MailingLists.html | Mailing Lists |
Surname List Index | www.genuki.org.uk/indexes/SurnamesLists.html | Surname Interest Lists |
Society of Genealogists | www.sog.org.uk/ | National Family History Centre, based in London. |
Federation of Family History Societies | www.ffhs.org.uk | Federation's Web Site with details of Member Societies, Forthcoming Events and Research Tips. |
The Guild of One-Name Studies | www.one-name.org | Links to people researching specific surnames. |
Cyndi's List | www.cyndislist.com | Vast list of genealogy links, worldwide. |
Oxfordshire County Council | www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/referenceonline | Oxfordshire Libraries Online Reference |
www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/oxfordshirehistory | Oxfordshire History Centre (OHC) Replaces Oxfordshire Record Office (ORO) & Oxfordshire Studies (OxS) | |
www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/heritagesearch | Oxfordshire Heritage Search | |
http://www.pictureoxon.org.uk/ | Picture Oxon - Oxfordshire History Centre Image Collection | |
www.oxfordshirehistory.org.uk/Public/DVs/index.htm | Oxfordshire District Valuation Records | |
www.oxfordshirehistory.org.uk/Public/YHMH/index.htm | Your House My House website – The history of selected Oxford suburbs, | |
www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/content/enquiry-service-oxfordshire-history-centre | Oxfordshire History Centre Enquiry Service | |
Oxfordshire Health Archives | www.oxfordshirehealtharchives.nhs.uk | Historic Archives of Oxfordshire's NHS Hospitals |
Victoria County History (VCH) | www.victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk/counties | List of Counties Covered |
Oxfordshire VCH | www.victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk/counties/oxfordshire | Victoria County History of Oxfordshire |
England's Past for Everyone | www.victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk/publications-projects/epe/oxfordshire | Oxfordshire material on EPE web site. |
British History Online (Oxfordshire content) |
www.british-history.ac.uk | A wealth of original material |
Oxoniensia | http://oxoniensia.org/ | Journal of Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society, with the bulk of Oxoniensia content freely available online |
National Archives | www.nationalarchives.gov.uk | With global search facility |
Probate Records | www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/research-guides/wills-and-probate-records.htm | Guide to finding Probate Records |
Gazettes Online | www.thegazette.co.uk/ | London, Edinburgh & Belfast Gazettes (Deed Poll etc.) |
The Old Bailey Online | http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/ | Proceeding of London's Central Criminal Court 1674-1913 |
Historical Directories | www.historicaldirectories.org | Large range of digitised UK directories. |
English Heritage Archives Viewfinder Britain from Above |
http://www.englishheritagearchives.org.uk http://viewfinder.english-heritage.org.uk http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/ |
English Heritage's on-line image resources including many photographs by Oxford's Henry Taunt. |
National Records for Scotland | www.nrscotland.gov.uk/ | Entry to all the on-line resources of the GRO for Scotland |
Scotlands People | www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk | On-line Scottish Genealogical Records (Pay-per-view) |
Scots Origins | www.scotsorigins.com | Enhanced Scottish IGI data. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission | www.cwgc.org | Details of servicemen killed in action. |
UK National Inventory of War Memorials | www.ukniwm.org.uk | Records of memorials throughout the UK. |
Soldiers of Oxfordshire | www.sofo.org.uk/ | Records of Oxfordshire's Regiments and those who served in them. |
Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry | www.gutenberg.org/etext/20395 | Downloadable text from Project Gutenberg, of "The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry" by G. K. Rose |
Oxford University Archives includes Past Members of The University |
www.oua.ox.ac.uk www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/oua/enquiries/members-guide |
The latter includes links to all volumes of "Alumni Oxonienses" in downloadable format. |
Thames Valley Recusants | https://hadland.wordpress.com/category/english-recusant-history/ | Includes the full text of Tony Hadland's book "Thames Valley Papists" |
Researching Quakers | www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~engqfhs/Research/records.htm | Advice from the Quaker Family History Society |
FIBIS | www.fibis.org/ | Families in British India Society |
Etymology | www.etymonline.com | Origins of words, placenames, etc. |
Palaeography | www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/palaeography/ | How to read old documents (part of National Archives web site) |
Latin Epigraphy | https://archive.org/details/cu31924029785759 | How to read Latin inscriptions, by John Edwin Sandys, 1919. (Best to view on-line, or download the PDF version.) |
Value of Money | http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/currency/ | The National Archives comparison of the purchasing power of British money over the years |
The Wayback Machine | http://www.archive.org/ | The Internet Archive - Rediscover the contents of that Vanished Web Site |
Some Other Miscellaneous Sites | |
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www.domesdaybook.co.uk | Domesday Book |
www.biblegateway.com | Bible Gateway |
www.workhouses.org.uk/ | Workhouses |
www.turnpikes.org.uk | Turnpike Roads |
www.historicaldirectories.org/ | Historical Trade Directories |
history.chadwyck.co.uk/noframes19/search | Historical Newspapers |
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home | Historic Australian Newspapers |
http://booty.org.uk/booty.weather/climate/wxevents.htm | Historical UK weather events |
www.bl.uk | British Library |
www.bl.uk/eblj/ | British Library Journal |
www.webarchive.org.uk/ukwa/ | UK Web Archive provided by British Library |
www.libertyellisfoundation.org/ www.yourlawyer.com/library/new-york-city-history-ellis-island/ |
Immigrants to USA Ellis Island Records The History of Ellis Island |
www.agra.org.uk/index.php | Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives (AGRA) |
www.shotover.org.uk/keeprecord.htm | Keeping Records as you Browse |
Archived copy of: www.familysearch.org/eng/home/welcome/pafdownload.asp | Old PAF Download Page |