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Useful Family History Internet Links - Checked 6 February 2007
New Site
World War 1 Service Records On-Line - Ancestry.com
Site
The National Archives have licensed Ancestry.com to put the Service Records of
WWI Soldiers Online.
Only the letters A & B are on-line at present. Only about 40% of records
survived a bombing during
WW2. More letters will follow and completion is due around the end of 2008
World War 1 Service Records On-Line - Ancestry.co.uk
Site
New Site
http://www.mapseeker.co.uk/shop/index.jsp
Historical Maps on-line
The London Cornish Association
Visit the new look London Cornish Association Website
The London Cornish Association Family History Group
The LCA Family History Group
This is the site for the project to index Cornish-born Officers in the Merchant Navy a joint project with the LCA.
Obtaining Vouchers for Online Service
Order on line or download a postal form
Obtaining Marriage Certificates
Order on line or download a postal form
Order on line or download a postal form
Obtaining Stillbirth Certificates
These are sensitive documents and a special procedure is used for obtaining information
Adoptions, like stillbirths these are sensitive documents and a special procedure is used for obtaining information
Including the Public Record Office
Medal Index Cards
Download Images
WW2 Merchant Seaman’s Medal Lists
WW2 Merchant Seamans’ Medal Lists
Naval Seamans' Records 1823-1923 – Download Images
The Home of many of the paper archives of the National Archives
Some excellent on-line data from the PRO & Cornwall Record Office
The original Pay per View Site for this census
The Domesday book images online
UK Census Collection at Ancestry
Search page for the UK Census Collection, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 & 1901
London, Belfast & Edinburgh Gazettes
Search for ancestors using a full text search especially on the WW1 and WW2 pages
The MOST comprehensive List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
Cyndi's List - Calendars & Dates
Cyndi's List - Software & Computers
Cyndi's List - Web Rings for Genealogy
Cyndi's List - Writing Your Family's History
If you need help this is one of many pages on the subject
Fal World-Wide Family History Group
A group local to The Fal River area of Cornwall
Public Record Office of Victoria
Has shipping lists from 1839-1923 and other Government Records
English, Irish & Scottish Records – Pay per View
Internet Genealogy Service
Federation of Family History Societies (FFHS)
The umbrella organisation for Family History Societies
USA immigration records through Ellis Island from 1892
The oldest & largest genealogical site
Genealogy Resources on the Internet
An Introduction to many of the resources found on the net
St Ives Trust Archive Study Centre
Information Centre for people of all ages who want to know more about St Ives and its history
Another large site that is now linked with Rootsweb
The UK Portal for Ancestry
http://www.dogpile.co.ukA good search engine that searches many of the other engines
Family History Internet Resources
Genealogy for the UK & Ireland
The World's Largest Pedigree-Linked Database
The SOG Family History Library & Education Centre
Our neighbouring County Society, many Cornish People lived in Devon, especially around the Tamar
Many transcripts and wonderful detailed information
Online Genealogy Shop
On-line parish Clerks for Cornwall
Details on a Parish by Parish basis
Modern Maps of the UK
Early Ordnance Survey Maps
From the stable of Friends Reunited – Genes Reunited is for Family History
A sort of lookup page that is growing. Check back every so often to see what is new
Scottish GRO Index – Pay per View