Smith Project External Links Cabinet

International Genealogical Index Database provided by the Church of Jesus Christ & Latter Day Saints.

Searchable Database of the 1881 Census of England and Wales, provided by the Church of Jesus Christ & Latter Day Saints. 

by Bob Sanders. 1881 Census coverage of crew and passengers aboard ships in UK Ports & mariners at various shore establishments.

UK Census Databases compiled from transcriptions by volunteers.  An ongoing project, searchable online.

England, Wales & Scotland Parish Registers' transcriptions Marriages, Baptisms & Burials. Ongoing Project by volunteer transcribers. Online Database & search engine in operation from Sept.2006

Ancestry.co.uk: Free searches England & Wales GRO Indexes 1837-2005

England, Wales & Ireland databases & other research resources. (also USA & Canada). A free site with tons of data including naturalizations, directories, cemetery transcriptions, surname registries, Ireland land records & census records. 

Free searches available / fee payable for full records

Wales Census at Ancestry.co.uk :

Wales 1841 Census   1851 Census  1861 Census 

1871 Census   1881 Census  1891 Census  1901 Census 

All Scotland Census now online at Ancestry.co.uk

Go To Index for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 & 1901

The Federation of Family History Societies: FamilyHistoryOnline.Net

UK Counties and some Australia

[Here is the Index to Databases currently available].

To submit other UK Genealogy Sites Links that are not already included in this Cabinet, & that you have found useful in your research - 

[Please Post these Here]. They will be added at the next Update.

Free searches available / fee payable for full records

Many more Ireland Genealogy Links on the Ireland List at Smith Chat.

Any others that are not already included & that you have found useful in your research [Please post these here] (link updated March 2009)

A digital library of local and trade directories for England and Wales, from 1750 to 1919.  Contains high quality reproductions of comparatively rare books, essential tools for research into local and genealogical history.

Large collection of genealogical information pages for England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man.

Archaic Medical Terms: Resource for genealogists & historians by Paul Smith

All Genealogy Sites Directory :  includes many more database-type, connections & other resources sites of quality (international)

[7 day free-trial available, or fee-payable subscription].

See how Donny Osmond added 38 generations to his family tree using OneGreatFamily!

Information relating to all Lancashire Towns & Parishes.

Lancashire Family History & Heraldry Society : extensive resources.

Lancaster Family History Group. (South Morecambe Bay)

One of this Group's objectives is: "To Compile indexes of local monumental inscriptions in gratitude for all the other splended indexes that we use.."

Liverpool & South-West Lancashire Family History Society. Includes links to many Liverpool area Databases & other sites.

Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society. Information, Resources & Links.

Research and Databases compiled by Gay J Oliver.

Tameside a modern-day district of Gtr Manchester combining part pre-1974 S.East Lancs & part pre-1974 N.East Cheshire. (so also included in Cheshire Links Category) 

(Tameside Link updated November 2008)

Lancashire Record Office, Preston

Lancashire Links List - Genealogy Sites

See our separate page for East & South-East Lancashire 

Districts/Towns Local History & Genealogy Resources Sites.

Submit new Links for inclusion in the List

Submit Other Lancashire Districts Genealogy/History Links

Information related to all pre-1974 Westmorland Towns & Parishes.

Genealogy Information & Databases for Cumberland & Westmorland (which since 1974, are now collectively known as Cumbria) - Incl: Directories; Parish Registers; Miscellany; 1851 Census - Name & Place Index. (link updated March 2009)

Cumbria Family History Society

Submit Cumberland / Westmorland Links 

that are not already included in the above Cumbrian collection.

Resources &  Messageboards.  Including the Leeds Indexers' Databases information.

by Hugh Wallis. With Batch Number Links to the LDS FamilySearch IGI Database.

Births, Marriages & Deaths Index/Searchable Databases  of records held at the various Yorkshire Districts' Register Offices.  Compilation continues.

Information related to all pre-1974 County Yorkshire, it's Ridings, Wapentakes, Towns & Parishes

Nov 2008: nb: this link is no longer correct. Possibly due to changes at aol. Attempting to trace a new URL for the pages of Tana Willis Johnson. Can anyone help? if so please >>email me>>

West Riding of Yorkshire Pages by Tana.

Interesting & Useful Resources & WRY Links.

The Yorkshire Surnames Interests List, maintained by Magdalena Gorrell Guimaraens

Online Resources : "Genealogy and Yorkshire West Riding" by Jim Fisher

[Barnsley FHS]  * [Bradford FHS] * [Calderdale FHS] 

[Doncaster & District FHS] * [Huddersfield & District FHS] 

[Keighley & District FHS] * [Morley & District FHG] 

[Pontefract and District FHS] * [Ripon, Harrogate & District FHG] 

[Rotherham FHS] * [Sheffield & District FHS] 

[Wakefield FHS] * [Wharfedale FHG] 

Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion
a collection of interesting information about Halifax and the Calderdale district Will be of interest to local historians and those researching family history of this area. Includes many local surnames.

[Submit Yorkshire or WRY Yorkshire Genealogy/Local History sites Links] 

that are not already included in the above collection.

An Electronic Compendium of Matters Past & Present Connected with the Isle of Man
Edited by Frances Coakley.

Information related to the Isle of Man & it's Towns & Parishes.

Submit other Isle of Man Sites' Links that are not already included in this Cabinet, & that you have found useful in your research -

December 2007 - Sorry the Isle of Man Board is temporarily closed: at present you can't access this link.   

Information relating to all Cheshire Towns & Parishes.

Research & Databases compiled by Gay J Oliver.

Tameside a modern-day district of Gtr Manchester combining part pre-1974 part N.East Cheshire & part pre-1974 S.East Lancashire (so also included in Lancashire Links Category) (Tameside Link updated November 2008)

Cheshire Parish Registers Transcription Project (CPRdb).

Ongoing Project & an excellent work in progress. Current Database of Baptisms, Marriages & Burials already transcribed & uploaded, can be searched online. Current Status/Progress for each Parish can also be viewed. 

 The Wirral Archives Website

(North-West Cheshire/South Mersey)

The North Cheshire Family History Society

Cheshire Surnames Directory: Administrated by Mr Alan Bennett,

The Family History Society of Cheshire.

Submit Cheshire Genealogy Sites Links 

that are not already included in the above collection.

Submit Cheshire Local History Links  

"Through Mighty Seas" by Tim Latham.

Covers the maritime history of the merchant sailing ships of the North West of England, from Lancaster to the S of Morecambe Bay, and the Cumbrian coast to the Solway Firth, and the Isle of Man; through the period from the late 1700's until the First World War.

Docks & Shipping Section at "Port Cities Liverpool"

Collection of stories about many aspects of life in and around Morecambe Bay, a large feature of the coastline of North West England.

Includes "Bay Tales Online" a 360 degree panorama of the Bay, past & present mixed together to create an animated montage of this special and unique place.

Telling the story of Liverpool's seafaring heritage and the merchant navy.
The history of one of the world's greatest ports and the people who used it. For many it was a gateway to a new life in other countries. For others, its importance to the slave trade had less happy consequences.

To submit other North West England &/or Isle of Man Maritime Links - ie: anything connected with shipping or sailors, that are not already included in this Cabinet, & that you have found useful in your research - [Please Post these Here]. 

Provided by the National Maritime Museum : The Maritime Memorials Database contains records of over 4000 church, cemetery and public memorials to seafarers and victims of maritime disasters,

Welsh Mariners / Morwyr Cymru

An on-line index of 23,500 Welsh merchant masters, mates and

engineers active from 1800 to 1945, compiled by Dr. Reg Davies.

Virtual War Memorial - 1914 to the present day. The grave and memorial photo archive is the largest of its kind in the world, and is continually updated by a global volunteer network. Photographs can be requested online, to be sent by post, in return for a small donation to the Project.

Ministry of Defence & Royal British Legion Site : Roll-of-Honour.com 

Database includes various UK War Memorials, & it is intended to complete as many as possible.

The Register of the Second Anglo-BoerWar 1899-1902  Free subscription & search facility. Fee payable to download records.

Family History Using Military Sources An excellent guide by Tameside.gov.uk, to Military Research resources.

National Archives "DocumentsOnline" Free Index Search

for WW1 Campaign Medal Cards.  Fee of £3.50 to download image of a record.

See also the National Archives Full Guide How to Research Military History

Veterans-UK Website Information pages about requesting Service Records

Royal Navy ... Army.... Royal Air Force ... Non-UK & Commonwealth Service

The Asplin Military History Resources, an excellent site by Kevin Asplin. An ongoing compilation of information and data that may be of interest to the Victorian military historian and researcher. (link updated March 2009)

[fee-payable for viewing records on this site]

(in association with the National Archives & findmypast.com)
BT27 Outward Passenger Lists for long-distance voyages leaving the British Isles 1890-1960. Search for records of people leaving for destinations including Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa and USA.

To submit other Emigrants Records Sites/Passenger Lists Databases Links, not already included here, & that you have found useful in your research - 

[Please Post these Here] They will be added at the next Update

Genealogy & Non-Gen Interests Boards for researchers of SMITH & Related Surnames of all UK & Ireland counties, & emigrant ancestors.  Come along and join this growing online community of SMITH descendents.

nb: "Findmypast.com" & "Ancestry.co.uk" PAY-AS-YOU-GO VOUCHERS

can be purchased online at this site.

Historical Images & Maps. Photographic Publishers since 1860 

Search:

Geograph British Isles Project: Aims to collect geographically representative photographs and information for every square kilometre of Great Britain and Ireland

Blackburn Cathedral for SD6827 © Alexander P Kapp

and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence

Includes over 20 subject collections. The "Historic" Collection consists of

over 8,000 images, including Portraits and Events in History.

for Overseas Visitors to the UK

Everything needed to build or enhance your website.

Graphics and free 3D animated gifs for web sites etc by Dave Sutton.

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Subscription is payable for use of resources from this site.

Website of the UK's best-selling Internet Magazine. Includes excellent help & advice forums for Internet Users. Highly recommended.

www.Petri.co.il - Petri.co.il by Daniel Petri is one of the most comprehensive MCSE and IT related web sites. With hundreds of Windows NT/2000/2003/XP and Exchange 2000/2003 related tips, tricks and how-to articles, Petri.co.il has become one of the world's leading MCSE and IT related knowledge bases.

Help, Support & Solution Centres for Microsoft Users.

For faster surfing. Award winning web browser. Free Download & easy to use.

Free Download. Google Earth combines the power of Google Search with satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D buildings to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips

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Website solutions for all your online needs. 

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