Hampshire Genealogical Society National Archives and Other Genealogy Sites

Ancestor Search NEW 7 February 2008	This site provides guidance on WHERE to find information on your English and Welsh ancestors. It aims to provide all the basic links for those tracing their English and Welsh ancestors, and to describe the main sources of information in clear understandable terms.
AncientFaces	Contains thousands of old photo's, family stories, documents and other personal items that would have been passed down in masses of different families. The site provides access to a mass of resources that family historians would not otherwise know of.
Aldershot Library Military Collection NEW 7 February 2008	This resource that will be of interest to researchers whose ancestors served in the British Army. The Military Collection at Aldershot Public Library numbers nearly 20,000 books, of which approximately 18,500 are available for loan, either directly from the library itself or through the inter-library loan system at your local public library. The Collection includes a run of Army Lists, the earliest of which dates back to 1740, and several regimental histories giving a wealth of detail about the regiment's service, particularly during periods of conflict. They also have the facility to search the 'Soldiers Died in the Great War' and the 'Army Roll of Honour - World War II' databases and print out the Scrolls of Remembrance for individual soldiers who died in either of those wars. Simply e-mail them as many details as you have of the person you are researching (name, regiment, date of death, service number), and they can send you a facsimile reprint of the appropriate Scroll, printed on quality paper. There is a charge of £1.50 per printed Scroll.
Britain's Literary and Historical Societies and Associations	Contact information on over 350 societies and associations
British Library	Portico
Charles Booth's London Street Surveys and Maps	Survey carried out by his associates who accompanied beat policeman in the 19th century and very early in the 20th Century. Maps colour-coded according to the level of affluence or poverty
Commonwealth War Graves Commission	Full database on-line.
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
Directory of Royal Genealogical Data
Family BMD (Added 1 May 2006)	Making family history research easier.
Family and Community Historical Research Society
Family Tree Magazine
Federation of Family History Societies
Federation Publications On-line Bookshop	Hampshire Genealogical Society Publications are available from them.
Genealogy Guide (NEW 22 March 2007)	The site is a useful guide for those wishing to learn more about their family history and provides useful advice regarding tracing their family trees.
UK Genealogy Interests Directory (Added 29 August 2006)	"The UK Genealogy Interests Directory" is a Family History site that allows a researcher to contact other people who are researching the same surnames in the UK or Ireland.
GENUKI - Genealogy for the UK and Ireland	Good starting point for beginners
Guild of One-Name Studies
HOSPREC	Hospital Records Database. The joint Wellcome and PRO Database of over 2,800 entries to be searched by name and town. For records held in County Record Offices or held by Health Authority archivists - the database identifies what administrative and clinical records survive for which date span, where they are held and what finding aids are available.
Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies	The newly opened Jersey Archive produce a catalogue of their holdings, it can be seen on the Jersey Heritage Trust Website). It will be updated every 3 months
London Ancestors'	Has its own search engine and despite its name doesn't just cover London!
National Maritime Museum
Parish Register Transcript Society	The Parish Register Transcription Society was formed in April 1999, with the aim of publishing transcripts of Parish Registers and/or other manuscripts/records of use to researchers in family history. The Society has no particular ties to any county, and will consider publishing any suitable material which is of genealogical interest. The Society consists of a very small group of volunteer transcribers who donate their work for publication. As a non-profit making organisation, all proceeds from the sale of published material is used to fund further transcription and publication projects.
Portsmouth Historic Ships
Public Record Office	Now "The National Archives"
Public Record Office - Online	Certain wills from PROB11 (Registered wills from the Prerogative Court of Canterbury and related jurisdictions). Index search is free with a charge to view the will in PDF format. Regional Archive Councils (Find out about the Archive Strategy for your region): South West Area, South East Region
Romany & Traveller FHS	by Alan McGowan
The Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts	From this page you can access: The indexes to the National Register of Archives (NRA) containing information about collections of manuscript sources for British history. ARCHON, the UK Archival Gateway The Manorial Documents Register (MDR), a register of English and Welsh manorial documents, partly available on-line. Information about the Commission, its advisory services, and electronic and hard-copy publications Also, newly available, is the Artists' Papers Register, hosted by the Commission.
Scots Origins	Scottish records fully on-line
Society of Genealogists	The main site of the SOG
SOG Online	The first online databases of records are now available from the SOG
Victorian Military Society
Victorian Londoners' Database
World War II Index	Containing over 4,000 reference to men and women who served in WWI and lists many photos, as well stories of RN and MN Ships, RAF Squadrons and Army Regiments. Free searches of 125,000 Black Sheep and Police 1860-1920 and WWII.

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