Here are some useful links for further information or research. If you know of a link that should be included please contact the Secretary here and we will add it to the page.
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Ancestors - family history magazine from the National Archives |
Wharncliffe Publishing, 47 Church St, Barnsley S70 2BR |
Monthly full colour, brings latest family history, military genealogy and local history research |
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Archives, Access to (A2A) |
(Supported by the South West Regional Archive Council) |
An online network of archive catalogues held throughout England from the 900s to the present. Principally records of families, estates, solicitors and businesses. Catalogues include deeds, leases, court rolls, letters, diaries and photographs. Updated each month |
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Bristol Superintendent Registrar |
Bristol Register Office, Quakers Friars, Bristol BS1 3AR. Tel: 0117 9038888 |
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British Library |
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Free: a catalogue of more than 10 million books, journals, reports and music scores dating from 1450 |
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Calendars, dates, time, etc. |
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Versatile for its purposes. Calendars for any year. |
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Censuses of 1841 to 1901 |
The seven censuses of 1841, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91 and 1901 are now complete. |
Some 164 million names on a searchable index. If all the pieces of paper that have been digitised were to be piled up, the stack would be five times higher than the London Eye. |
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
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Military personnel |
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Conversion Tables |
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Copyright Clearance Centre Online |
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Copyright Holders, Writers and their |
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Suggestions for tracing copyright holders, and organisations which may be of help |
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Copyright Licensing Agency |
90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1P 0LP |
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County Archivist |
Devon Record Office, Castle Street, Exeter EX4 3PU E-mail: jdraisey@devon.gov.uk |
County archives available, some needing 48 hours notice |
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Cyber Library |
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Plymouth and Cornwall Cyber Library is a collection of websites that provide information on a wide range of topics - just like a real library |
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Devon Family History Society |
PO Box 9. Exeter EX2 6YP E-Mail: members@devonfhs.org.uk |
Promotes study of genealogy and history, especially of Devon families and places; encourages preservation and transcription of documents and records, especially of Devon |
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Devon Library and Information Services |
Exeter Central Library, Castle Street, Exeter EX4 3PQ Tel: 01392 384224 |
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Devon Record Office |
Castle Street, Exeter EX4 3PU Tel: 01392 384253 Email: info@devon.gov.uk |
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Economic History |
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Key to present-day values in the past |
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Family History |
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Over 2 billion names, maintained by the Mormons |
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Family Records Centre |
Enquiries: 020 8392 5300 |
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Genealogists, UK Society of |
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Guidance on how to research family history |
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Genealogy |
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95,500 internet links to genealogical resources |
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Genuki |
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Huge resource site with numerous useful links |
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London Gazette, The (The oldest surviving periodical, first published in 1665) |
www.gazettes-online.co.uk (All 56,000 editions planned to be online by 2006) |
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Genealogy and historical research becoming more convenient through a project putting on the internet archive material of the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes |
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Meteorological Library, National |
Met Office, London Road, Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 2SZ Tel: 01344 854841 or 854842 |
Archive material available |
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National Archives (Combining the former Public Record Office and Historical Manuscripts Commission) |
Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU Tel: 020 8876 3444 Email: enquiry@nationalarchives.gov.uk |
One of the largest archival collections in the world, spanning a thousand years of British history |
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Neighbourhood statistics |
(From the Government Neighbourhood Statistics and Census Outputs) |
Information from the 2001 census giving a detailed profile of an area. Also information from 25 other official sources |
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Ordnance Survey |
Tel: 0845 200 2712 |
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Out-of-print titles |
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Global shop window of second-hand booksellers |
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PoW Research Network, Japan |
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A comprehensive database detailing the fate of 3526 Allied prisoners of war who died in Japan between 1941 and 1945. Created by the PoW Research Network, Japan. In English |
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Photos, historic |
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Photos of the past |
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Plain English Campaign |
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Tackles problem of complicated financial language; glossary of common terms used in wills; and what happens when someone dies without a will |
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Plymouth and West Devon Record Office |
3 Clare Place, Coxside, Plymouth PL4 0JW Tel: 01752 305940 Email: pwdro@plymouth.gov.uk |
Historical records for Plymouth and adjoining areas of Devon, from 12th century to present, and much else |
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Plymouth Libraries |
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Information |
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Plymouth Library Services Online |
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Search the library catalogue by author, title or keyword |
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Public Record Office (Now National Archives) |
See National Archives site |
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South Hams District Council |
Follaton House, Plymouth Road, Totnes, Devon TQ9 5NE Tel: 01803 861234 |
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Veterans Reunited |
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A site that includes help searching for old armed forces colleagues, military veterans and ex-servicemen. Useful for information about military service personnel for historical purposes |
