Difference between revisions of "THE CLASSIFIED INDEX OF WIKI PAGES"

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==Carrying Out Your Research==
 
==Carrying Out Your Research==
  
[[Online Research]] <br>
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*[[Online Research]] <br>
[[Site Reviews]] <br>
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*[[Site Reviews]] <br>
  
 
'''Collections of links categorised by location:~'''
 
'''Collections of links categorised by location:~'''
  
[[The British Isles]] <br>
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These pages are where any link which is specific to any country (or county) on any topic will be found.
[[World Index Page]] <br>
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*[[The British Isles]] <br>
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*[[World Index Page]] <br>
  
 
'''Visual guide:''' [[Visual Introduction to Family Search]] <br>
 
'''Visual guide:''' [[Visual Introduction to Family Search]] <br>
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====Record Offices, Archives And Other Research Avenues====
 
====Record Offices, Archives And Other Research Avenues====
  
[[Records Office Guide]]<br>
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*[[Records Office Guide]]<br>
  
[[Latter Day Saints Family History Libraries]] (LDS) <br>
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*[[Latter Day Saints Family History Libraries]] (LDS) <br>
  
[[The National Archives|A Guide to using the National Archives & A2A websites]]
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*[[The National Archives|A Guide to using the National Archives & A2A websites]]
  
 
'''Visual guide:''' [[Using the Global Search box on the National Archives Home Page]] <br>
 
'''Visual guide:''' [[Using the Global Search box on the National Archives Home Page]] <br>
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'''Visual guide:''' [[Searching the Catalogue]] <br>
 
'''Visual guide:''' [[Searching the Catalogue]] <br>
  
[[Archive Collections]] <br>
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*[[Archive Collections]] <br>
[[A-Z of County/Local Council Contacts]] <br>
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*[[A-Z of County/Local Council Contacts]] <br>
[[County research venues]] <br>
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*[[County research venues]] <br>
[[Research venues|National research venues]] <br>
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*[[Research venues|National research venues]] <br>
[[English and Welsh Archives offices ]] <br>
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*[[English and Welsh Archives offices ]] <br>
[[Irish Research]] <br>
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*[[Irish Research]] <br>
[[Scotland Archive offices ]] <br>
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*[[Scotland Archive offices ]] <br>
[[Scotland Archive offices]] <br>
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*[[Scotland Archive offices]] <br>
[[Other Genealogical Wiki Sites]] <br>
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[[Other Wiki Sites]] <br>
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*[[Other Genealogical Wiki Sites]] <br>
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*[[Other Wiki Sites]] <br>
  
 
====Civil Registration====
 
====Civil Registration====
  
[[Registration Districts]] <br>
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*[[Registration Districts]] <br>
[[Roman Numerals for Registration Districts]] <br>
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*[[Roman Numerals for Registration Districts]] <br>
[[Parish Registers]] <br>
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[[IGI Batch Numbers - British Isles and North America]] <br>
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*[[Parish Registers]] <br>
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*[[IGI Batch Numbers - British Isles and North America]] <br>
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*[[Victorian Registrars and the GRO]] <br>
  
[[Victorian Registrars and the GRO]] <br>
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*[[Searching for the Deceased]] <br>
[[Searching for the Deceased]] <br>
 
  
[[All About Certificates]] <br>
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====Certificates====
[[BMD Certificates]] <br>
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[[Certificate tutorials]] <br>
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*[[All About Certificates]] <br>
[[Scanned and Handwritten Certificates Guide]] <br>
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*[[BMD Certificates]] <br>
[[England and Wales Certificates]] <br>
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*[[Certificate tutorials]] <br>
[[International Certificates]] <br>
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*[[Scanned and Handwritten Certificates Guide]] <br>
[[Ordering Maltese Certificates]] <br>
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*[[England and Wales Certificates]] <br>
[[Scottish Certificates]] <br>
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*[[International Certificates]] <br>
[[Unwanted Certificates]] ~ members' unwanted certificates<br>
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*[[Ordering Maltese Certificates]] <br>
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*[[Scottish Certificates]] <br>
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*[[Unwanted Certificates]] ~ members' unwanted certificates<br>
  
 
'''Visual guide:''' [[Finding a Birth on Ancestry Partial BMD Index|Finding a Birth Reference on Ancestry Partial BMD Index]] <br>
 
'''Visual guide:''' [[Finding a Birth on Ancestry Partial BMD Index|Finding a Birth Reference on Ancestry Partial BMD Index]] <br>
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====Census Returns====
 
====Census Returns====
  
[[Census Search]] <br>
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*[[Census Search]] <br>
[[Census address search]] <br>
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*[[Census address search]] <br>
[[Missing Census Pages]] <br>
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*[[Missing Census Pages]] <br>
[[Missing your relatives in 1881?]] <br>
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*[[Missing your relatives in 1881?]] <br>
[[Finding Martha]] <br>
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'''Case study:''' [[Finding Martha]] <br>
  
 
'''Visual guide:''' [[The surname may have been written differently]] <br>
 
'''Visual guide:''' [[The surname may have been written differently]] <br>
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====Other Types Of Records====
 
====Other Types Of Records====
[[Adoption]] <br>
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*[[Adoption]] <br>
[[Coroner’s Records]] <br>
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*[[Coroner’s Records]] <br>
[[Directories of Victorian and Edwardian Photographers]] <br>
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*[[Directories of Victorian and Edwardian Photographers]] <br>
[[Directories: Trade, Street and City]] <br>
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*[[Directories: Trade, Street and City]] <br>
[[Divorce and Annulments]] <br>
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*[[Divorce and Annulments]] <br>
[[Electoral Registers and Poll Books]] <br>
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*[[Electoral Registers and Poll Books]] <br>
[[Hospital Records]] <br>
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*[[Hospital Records]] <br>
[[Manorial, Land and Estate Deeds]] <br>
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*[[Manorial, Land and Estate Deeds]] <br>
[[Poor Law and Workhouse Records]] <br>
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*[[Poor Law and Workhouse Records]] <br>
[[School Records]] <br>
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*[[School Records]] <br>
[[Scottish Records]] <br>
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*[[Scottish Records]] <br>
[[Taxation Records]] <br>
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*[[Taxation Records]] <br>
[[Wills and Probate]] <br>
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*[[Wills and Probate]] <br>
  
 
==Pages Dealing With Military And Maritime Resources==
 
==Pages Dealing With Military And Maritime Resources==

Revision as of 17:13, 12 January 2008

Construction.jpg

Advice On How To Begin Your Research

Creating Your Family Tree
How to store it all...
Method of recording Direct Ancestors

Visual guide: Tracking down your ancestors before 1900

Case Study: Searching for the records of James William Sudder


Carrying Out Your Research

Collections of links categorised by location:~

These pages are where any link which is specific to any country (or county) on any topic will be found.

Visual guide: Visual Introduction to Family Search
Visual guide: Visual Introduction to ScotlandsPeople


Record Offices, Archives And Other Research Avenues

Visual guide: Using the Global Search box on the National Archives Home Page
Visual guide: Searching the NRA Catalogue
Visual guide: Finding and downloading a medal card
Visual guide: Finding and downloading a will
Visual guide: Refine your search
Visual guide: Searching the Catalogue

Civil Registration

Certificates

Visual guide: Finding a Birth Reference on Ancestry Partial BMD Index
Visual guide: Finding children by searching for their parents on the IGI
Visual guide: Partial FreeBMD - finding a birth reference
Visual guide: Searching the FreeBMD site
Visual guide: Complicated search for a marriage
Visual guide: Searching for a marriage when you only know the names of one spouse
Visual guide: Searching for BMD on Family Relatives
Visual guide: Searching for BMD on FindMyPast
Visual guide: Searching for BMD on ScotlandsPeople
Visual guide: Searching for BMD on the IGI
Visual guide: Using the Complete BMD indexes on ancestry

Census Returns

Case study: Finding Martha

Visual guide: The surname may have been written differently
Visual guide: Finding images from a particular parish
Visual guide: Finding those names
Visual guide: Missing family in 1861
Visual guide: Searching a census on Ancestry
Visual guide: Searching a census on ScotlandsPeople
Visual guide: Searching the 1881 census on the LDS

Other Types Of Records

Pages Dealing With Military And Maritime Resources

A-Z List of Ex-Military Service
British Army Regiments
Maritime
Military
Military Records
Records of Merchant Seamen
The Army
The Royal Air Force
The Royal Navy
World War One
World War Two


Pages For General Reference

Miscellaneous

The Big Book of genealogy
Our online photograph album: Places of Worship

Information about Specific Cemeteries
Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions
Records Office/Cemetery/Churchyard Lookups
Records Office/Cemetery/Graveyard Lookups

Charitable Organisations

Degrees of Kinship
Forbidden Marriages

Medical Terms & Diseases

Useful Background Books
Useful Reference Information
Weights and Measures

Maps and Photography
Maps: Tithe and Ordnance Survey

Emigration and Immigration
The English Legal System
Photographs
Architectural drawings and building plans
Costume Past and Present
See How Your Ancestors Lived
Irish Political and Social History

Publications

Family History Publications
FTF Online Magazine
Newspapers and Journals

Names

Common Forename Abbreviations
Latin Names and Genealogical Terms
Latin Names in Catholic Records
Naming Patterns
Surname Directory ~ member interests
Surname Help

Trades and occupations

Law and Law Enforcement
Bankrupts
Bargemen/Boatmen/Watermen/Lightermen
Canals and Canal Carriers
Directories of Victorian and Edwardian Photographers
Directories: Trade, Street and City
Entertainment
Fairground/Showmen/Travellers
Farming and Agriculture
Inns and Public Houses
Mining and Heavy Industry
Railways
Religion and the Clergy
Stonemasons


Pages About The Forum And The Wiki

Copyright Guidelines
Terms and Conditions
Help Pages for Users
Navigating the Wiki
Find Your Way Around The Wiki
Searching the Wiki
How To Align Non-Uploaded Images
Hyperlink Code
Examples of useful code
Surname Help
GNU Free Documentation License


Pages For Help With Genealogy Related Software

GEDCOM File Guide and FAQ
Example GEDCOM file
GEDCOM Troubleshooter
Uploading a GEDCOM to Family Tree Forum

Genealogy Applications and Packages
Legacy
Family Historian
Family Tree Maker (FTM)
Personal Ancestral File (PAF)


Pages For General Computer Help