Excellent Genealogical Websites
Here are some of the best genealogical websites available today, including Australian sites. Enjoy ...
| International Genealogical Index (Family Search) | Online database of parish register transcriptions & submissions, mainly England, Scotland & Wales . Priceless! |
| Free BMD | Online database of the Civil Registration Index of births, marriages & deaths for England & Wales, 1837-1983. Try also the mirror site at http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/freebmd/main.htm |
| 1881 British Census (Family Search) | Online database of the 1881 Census for England & Wales. American & Canadian census also available here. |
| Genuki | A large collection of pages for England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands & the Isle of Man. |
| Digital Library of Historical Directories | Digital library of 18th, 19th & early 20th century local & trade directories from England & Wales, 1850-1920. Search engine available for names, occupations, addresses etc. |
| Cyndi's List | Enormous website of links related to Australian genealogy. See also the general website for all links at www.cyndislist.com |
| 1901 British Census | UK PRO database for 1901 English & Welsh census with pay-per-view results. |
| County Lookup Exchange | A county-by-county list of English genie resources with volunteers offering free look-ups, eg. county census returns, parish registers, directories, monumental inscriptions, etc. |
| Family Search (free family tree software) | Gateway to free software dowload of PAF, excellent family history software. Can print charts, trees, books etc. |
| RootsWeb | Online mailing lists, message boards (surname, locality, topic), family trees, links etc. |
| MultiMap | Excellent online maps for Great Britain. Can zoom in to counties, towns, villages etc. Discover where your ancestors came from! |
| Family History Online | Extensive pay-per-view databases of census returns, baptisms, national burial index, memorial inscriptions etc covering many English counties. Courtesy of the Federation of Family History Societies in the UK. Expanding every month. |
| Scotland's People | Scottish GRO website of pay-per-view scanned images of Scotland's statutory register entries (BDMs 1855+)and soon-to-be scanned old parish registers & census records. |
| English Origins | Boyd's Marriage Index & other databases etc. Subscription payable. |
| Irish Origins | Griffith's Valuation, 1847-1864, census substitute for mid-19th century Ireland. Subscription payable. |
| Scots Origins | Scottish BDM & census sighting service, & IGI & place name search databases. |
| Victorian & Edwardian Photographs | Date old photos by costume, cartes de visite or cabinet cards, studios etc. Beautiful online collection of photos to enjoy. |
| Census Finder | Website of comprehensive links to online census returns for the UK & Ireland. Regularly updated with new links. |
| Society of Australian Genealogists | Extensive information & databases available. You can leave your research to SAG in your Will for others to share! |
| NSW State Records | Online databases for assisted immigrant passenger lists (NSW & Victoria), convict records, NSW land records, naturalisations etc. |
| Australian War Memorial | Online databases for the Australian roll of honour, WWI & WWII nominal rolls & other records. |
| Convicts to Australia | Online databases for Australian convict information & shipping. |
| National Australian Archives | Personal & business records online. Especially valuable for genealogists are WWI service records (progressively digitised online). |
| PRO Victoria Online | Victorian databases, including assisted & unassisted immigration to Victoria. |
| NSW BDM Index Online | Online historical indexes of births, deaths & marriages in New South Wales. Births: 1788-1905; deaths: 1788-1945; marriages: 1788-1945. Certificates can be ordered online for $22.50 each. |
| VIC BDM Index Online | Online historical indexes of births, deaths & marriages in Victoria. Births: 1853-1924; deaths: 1853-1985; marriages: 1853-1942; church records: 1836-1853. Link on screen to Registry webpages. $17.50 per image downloaded. |
