Genealogy, Social, Software

Off-Site Links :

The links given on these pages are based on my experience and, therefore, reflect my feelings over their usage. Others may disagree and indeed some do!

I have only given links to sites and tools which I use and which cost little or nothing. This may mean that one has to take more time to learn how to use them.

In the case of web design, for example, it is probably necessary to know more about "html" and cascading style sheets than is the case with more expensive programs.

However, for genealogists Legacy 6.0 will produce a website which can be loaded onto a server without amending.

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Service/Link	Comments	Price
Free BMD	Gives details of bmd's from 1837 to 1910 together with the GRO Index. Although not yet complete it has millions of entries and very accessible indexes.	Cost: Free
Family Search	Holds the 1881 census for England and Wales, IGI records and other extensive records for the UK and Ireland.	Cost: Free
Fergusons	Extensive details of the Fergusons of North West England, in particular those from Westmorland. Also includes many records from Cumberland and Lancashire	Cost: Free
Family Relatives	Gives details of bmd's from 1837 to date together with the GRO Index. Fully Indexed.	Cost: From £5.00 for 90 days Censuses: Subscription only
National Archives	Has the 1901 census in full with a superb index and access to all censuses from 1851. The archives themselves provide much general information on genealogical matters.	Cost: Index Search: Free Census Searches: Vouchers or buy units. min. £5.00
find my past.com	Formally known as 1837.com; contains the full details of all bmd's between 1837 to around 3 years ago, together with the GRO Index numbers. Also includes the 1861, 1871 and 1891 English Censuses with a multiple search facility and numerous other databases.	Cost: min. £5.00 Purchase blocks of units for use on a "pay as you go basis". Subscription also available
Ancestry.co	With the censuses from 1841 to 1901 and as a mirror site to Free BMD, this site is the best "one stop shop" on the web for England and Wales. Includes "complete" UK bmd index - free. It also has many other records to supplement these. Scotland: Now includes indexes for the censuses between 1841 and 1901.	Cost: BMD records: Free Census etc: Subscription
Scotlandspeople	The rapidly expanding official site for Scotland with their "complete" 1841 to 1901 censuses. Additionally it has extensive Parish, bmd and other records.	Cost: min £6.00 Purchase blocks of units for "pay as you go".
Certificate Ordering	For bmd certificates. (Allow 7 days for standard delivery)	Cost: £7.00
The Genealogist's Internet	A book with more sites in it than I wish to make space for! A constant reference.	Cost: £10.99 (R.R.P.)

Genealogy :

Most of these sites are UK based and unless free will require payment in UKP's. They cover information available on the Internet from 1837 in the case of bmd's. and from 1841 for censuses.

For Scotland, due to different laws, the online availability of bmd information is more restricted. Births are available between 1855 and 1905, deaths from 1855 to 1955 and marriages 1855 - 1930.

Although not mentioned separately, the Welsh and some Irish records are available from Ancestry.co and Family Search.

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is a source for those tracing war casualties during either of the two world wars.

Legacy 6.0 (free but well worth upgrading to the delux edition) provides an excellent program for storing, viewing retrieving data and creating reports &web sites (see my blog), whilst Genes Reunited enables members to store and display their family tree and permits contact with and access to other members and their trees.

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