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1901 London Census Is Now Live at FindMyPast.com

September 30th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in British Research, Digital Online Content, English Research
The following was written by FindMyPast.com staff: September 25, 2008: Findmypast.com today announced that the county of London, comprising over 4.6 million records has been added to its new online version of the 1901 census for England and Wales. The new records join the counties of Surrey, Gloucestershire and Somersetshire, which are already available to search [...]

FindMyPast.com Extends Online Parish Records Collection

August 19th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in British Research, Computer Tech, Databases, English Research, Vital Records, Vital Records Indexes
The following news release was written by FindMyPast.com staff: Online access to millions of nationwide parish marriage records pre-dating the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths UK family history website findmypast.com today announced it has added 3.2 million marriage records to its Parish Records Collection at http://www.findmypast.com/parish-records-collection-search-start.action?redef=0. The new parish records, dating back to 1538, join [...]

The DoVE (Digitization of Vital Records) Project of the GRO in England Breaks Down…

August 15th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in British Research, Digital Online Content, English Research, Vital Records, Vital Records Indexes, Wales
According to a notice posted on the British GRO website, the DoVE project, in which the vital records of England and Wales from 1837 through 2006 were being digitized by Siemens, has come to a halt about 1/2 way through. This was all scheduled to go online next February. The project had a total cost [...]

Cheshire Vital Records Can Now be Purchased Online.

August 14th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in British Research, English Research
People researching their family trees in Cheshire can now buy certificates of birth, marriage and death online. The new Cheshire County Council service means people will no longer have to apply by post or visit a register office in person. Having placed their order, users of the online service can expect to receive their certificate through the [...]

More on Patsy Kensit’s Ancestry…

August 9th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in British Research, Television
Following is a teaser from a good article about what it’s like to find out that your father and grandfather were criminals… and your dad was known as “Jimmy, the Dip… SOAP actress Patsy Kensit was left in tears after TV show “Who Do You Think You Are?” threw light on her father’s criminal past. The glamorous [...]

Patsy Kensit Not Pleased With Her Criminal Ancestry

August 7th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Blog Roll - GenealogyBank, British Research, Television
It seems that Patsy Kensit wasn’t all that happy with finding that her father and grandfather were criminals. Seems she walked off the set of “Who do you think you are?” when she found out… See Tom Kemp’s blog on the topic at the GenealogyBank blog.

FindMyPast.com Launches Online Parish Records Collection

July 10th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in British Research, Databases, Digital Online Content, English Research
The following News Release was written by FindMyPast.com staff: Online access to millions of nationwide parish baptism, marriage and burial records pre-dating the civil registration of birth, marriage and deaths UK family history website findmypast.com today announced it is adding the parish records from over 1,000 parishes across Britain to [...]

The British Institute in Salt Lake City October 2-6, 2008

May 28th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in British Research, Seminars & Genealogy Education
The 8th Annual British Institute —– Offering Irish Research, British Record Research, Scottish Basic Research, and Using Family Search in British Isles Research. All courses are taught by experts in their field of genealogy research. The International Society for British Genealogy & Family History (ISBGFH) is sponsoring the eighth annual British Institute in Salt Lake [...]

FindMyPast.com Adds More National Burial Index Records - Yorkshire Records Now Online!

May 22nd, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in British Research, Cemeteries, English Research
Parish records from Yorkshire online now Leading UK family history website findmypast.com has today announced that it has added to its online collection of over 10 million National Burial Index records, which go back to 1538. Working in partnership with the Federation of Family History Societies (FFHS), findmypast.com has published online burial index records from the parish [...]

OldAerialPhotos.com Makes Millions of Old British Aerial Photos Available

May 21st, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in British Research, Computer Tech, Databases, Photography
You may be able to search for and obtain prints of old aerial photographs from most anywhere in Britain, using the services of oldaerialphotos.com. The service now has millions of British aerial images available, 1940s through the 1990s. Note that a search alone currently costs 9.95 pounds. The following was written by their staff. Leicestershire, UK [...]