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I will be adding further links to this page in due course. In the meantime, if you think a page merits a link from this site by reason of the genealogical data it contains, contact me with the URL via the Forum and I will be pleased to consider it.
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GODWIN FAMILY GENEALOGY If you have a connection
to the surname GODWIN, or indeed a host of other surnames, then check
out this site, which also has a good forum.
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PREECE FAMILY HISTORY & ONE NAME STUDY Ian Preece's
excellent site, which gave me the incentive to finally do something with
all the LONGMORE data I had collected over the years. This site is a
MUST for anyone with PREECE family connections.
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ROWBERRY ONE NAME STUDY
This long-established study by Polly Rubery covers all the variants
of the surname - well worth a visit, even if you haven't a link to
this surname.....yet!
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UK Parish Register Transcriptions
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BISHOPS FROME
Viv Jackson's transcriptions of part of these registers.
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COLWALL
Sheila Marsh's great transcriptions of this parish bordering
Worcestershire.
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BRUTON
Bob Hatcher's transcriptions of part of these registers.
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Links to many transcriptions of Staffordshire parish records can be found
here
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WOOLPIT
Some more transcriptions by Denis.
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Foreign Church Register Transcriptions
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UK Civil Registration of Births, Marriages & Deaths
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FreeBMD SEARCH PAGE
Though far from complete, this site is rapidly becoming a
first port-of-call for those researching during the Victorian period
in England & Wales. If you can spare two or three hours a month, why not
come and join our growing band of volunteer transcribers.
Click here for more details.
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BMDShare
Before spending your hard-earned money on a certificate, why
not check the details of thousands of birth, marriage and death
certificates that have been submitted to this site? You may even wish
to add details from some of your own certificates.
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1891 CENSUS
Part of the great FreeCEN project. The piece numbers already
online are highlighted in blue in the first column. You can also see
the status of the remainder of the county.
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1841 AND 1891 CENSUSES
Part of the great FreeCEN project. Just click on the
district links under the appropriate year to view what is already
online.
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1891 CENSUS
Select the district from this GENUKI page and follow the
links. Hopefully the piece that you require is already online!
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1891 CENSUS
Some pieces from this census are now online.
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OLD MAPS
Large scale maps of the UK from the late Victorian period.
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MOORDOWN HALIFAX MEMORIAL
My good friend, and ex-bassplayer, Roger Shore spent many hours researching the background to the crash of
Halifax JP137 on Bournemouth during WW2. There is now a memorial very close to the site of the crash.
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ASTONBROOK-THROUGH-ASTONMANOR
A visit to this site is mandatory if you have connections to the
Aston district of Birmingham. Informative articles, photographs,
1920 Surname Index - John Houghton is doing an
excellent job.
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BIRMINGHAM HISTORY FORUM
Jim Pritchard has now taken over this site and rejuvenated it. It is
now the premier site for Birmingham history with many knowledgeable
people amongst the Forum membership.
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LADYWOOD
Mac Joseph's site dedicated to this Birmingham district
has a wonderful photographic collection, forums and articles. Don't
miss it!
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Contact Other Researchers
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William Longmore
is researching the ancestors & descendants of Joseph W. LONGMORE
(1918 - 1993) who was born in Kingswinford and later moved to Larne,
Northern Ireland.
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Rosemary West
is researching BAUERs - Francois BAUER married Susannah LONGMORE
in 1843.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Search the online catalogues of many UK Record Offices and repositories.
These online databases are being continually updated, so regular visits
are recommended.
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CALIFORNIA DEATHS, 1940 - 1997
Supposedly the first of a number of databases to which we are to
be allowed free access from now on. A case of "watch this space".
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COPAC
Free access to the merged online catalogues of 22 of the largest
university research libraries in the UK and Ireland plus the
British Library.
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CYNDI'S LIST
The genealogical links list to end all genealogical links lists!
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ELLIS ISLAND
Between 1892 and 1924 over 22 million people entered the USA via
Ellis Island. Search the ships' manifests for your ancestors.
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INTERNET PUBLIC LIBRARY
Includes a genealogy section, but also an extensive list of newspaper
sites around the world and many other goodies.
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LONDON GAZETTE
Ecclesiastical & military appointments, and 20th century honours and
awards. Incorporates a good search engine.
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MIDLAND PUBS
Includes old photographs of other buildings and street scenes in
addition to many anecdotes about the pub trade. Interesting site.
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OLD BAILEY PROCEEDINGS
England's premier law court. Currently covers trials from 1714 - 1759,
but will eventually cover 1674 - 1834. An excellent site!
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PAPERSPAST
The National Library of New Zealand's excellent free search facility
for over one million pages of New Zealand newspapers from 1840 - 1915.
There are over 1500 entries for the name LONGMORE!
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T. & A. LONGMORE
During the 1860s, this Birmingham company manufactured handcuffs and
similar items. Here is a brief history of this aspect of their business.
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THE VILLAGE LABOURER
Sub-titled "1760-1832: A Study in Government before the Reform Bill",
this is an Adobe Acrobat version of a book published in 1911. Also
downloadable in zipped format from here
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UK TRANSCRIPTIONS WEB-SITE
If you don't find what you want at the sites shown above, then take a
look at Malcolm Platt-Grigg's collection of parish register, census,
and other extractions. There is just too much stuff here for me to categorize
separately!
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