Difference between revisions of "THE CLASSIFIED INDEX OF WIKI PAGES"
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==Advice On How To Begin Your Research== | ==Advice On How To Begin Your Research== | ||
| − | '''[[Creating Your Family Tree]] | + | '''[[Creating Your Family Tree]]''' |
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| − | '''Visual guide:''' [[Tracking down your ancestors before 1900]] | + | :*[[How to store it all...]] |
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| + | :*[[Method of recording Direct Ancestors]] | ||
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| + | '''Visual guide:''' [[Tracking down your ancestors before 1900]] | ||
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| + | '''Case Study:''' [[Searching for the records of James William Sudder]] | ||
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==Carrying Out Your Research== | ==Carrying Out Your Research== | ||
| − | '''[[Online Research]] | + | '''[[Online Research]]''' |
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| − | *[[Site Reviews]] | + | :*[[Site Reviews]] |
'''Collections of links categorised by location:~''' | '''Collections of links categorised by location:~''' | ||
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These pages are where any link which is specific to any country (or county) on any topic will be found. | These pages are where any link which is specific to any country (or county) on any topic will be found. | ||
| − | *[[The British Isles]] | + | :*'''[[The British Isles]]''' |
| − | *[[World Index Page]] | + | :*'''[[World Index Page]]''' |
| − | '''Visual guide:''' [[Visual Introduction to Family Search]] | + | '''Visual guide:''' [[Visual Introduction to Family Search]] |
| − | '''Visual guide:''' [[Visual Introduction to ScotlandsPeople]] | + | '''Visual guide:''' [[Visual Introduction to ScotlandsPeople]] |
====Record Offices, Archives And Other Research Avenues==== | ====Record Offices, Archives And Other Research Avenues==== | ||
| − | '''[[Records Office Guide]] | + | '''[[Records Office Guide]]''' |
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| − | *[[Latter Day Saints Family History Libraries]] (LDS) | + | :*[[Latter Day Saints Family History Libraries]] (LDS) |
| − | *[[The National Archives|A Guide to using the National Archives & A2A websites]] | + | :*[[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]] | + | '''Visual guide:''' [[Using the Global Search box on the National Archives Home Page]] |
| − | '''Visual guide:''' [[Searching the NRA Catalogue]] | + | '''Visual guide:''' [[Searching the NRA Catalogue]] |
| − | '''Visual guide:''' [[Finding and downloading a medal card]] | + | '''Visual guide:''' [[Finding and downloading a medal card]] |
| − | '''Visual guide:''' [[Finding and downloading a will]] | + | '''Visual guide:''' [[Finding and downloading a will]] |
| − | '''Visual guide:''' [[Searching the Catalogue]] | + | '''Visual guide:''' [[Searching the Catalogue]] |
| − | *[[Archive Collections]] | + | *[[Archive Collections]] |
| − | *[[A-Z of County/Local Council Contacts]] | + | *[[A-Z of County/Local Council Contacts]] |
| − | *[[County research venues]] | + | *[[County research venues]] |
| − | *[[Research venues|National research venues]] | + | *[[Research venues|National research venues]] |
| − | *[[English and Welsh Archives offices ]] | + | *[[English and Welsh Archives offices ]] |
| − | *[[Irish Research]] | + | *[[Irish Research]] |
| − | *[[Scotland Archive offices ]] | + | *[[Scotland Archive offices ]] |
| − | *[[Scotland Archive offices]] | + | *[[Scotland Archive offices]] |
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| + | *[[Other Genealogical Wiki Sites]] | ||
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====Civil Registration==== | ====Civil Registration==== | ||
| − | *[[Registration Districts]] | + | *[[Registration Districts]] |
| − | *[[Roman Numerals for Registration Districts]] | + | *[[Roman Numerals for Registration Districts]] |
| − | *[[Parish Registers]] | + | *[[Parish Registers]] |
| − | *[[IGI Batch Numbers - British Isles and North America]] | + | *[[IGI Batch Numbers - British Isles and North America]] |
| − | *[[Victorian Registrars and the GRO]] | + | *[[Victorian Registrars and the GRO]] |
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| + | *[[Searching for the Deceased]] | ||
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====Certificates==== | ====Certificates==== | ||
| − | '''[[All About Certificates]] | + | '''[[All About Certificates]] ''' |
| − | *[[BMD Certificates]] | + | *[[BMD Certificates]] |
| − | *[[Certificate tutorials]] | + | *[[Certificate tutorials]] |
| − | *[[Scanned and Handwritten Certificates Guide]] | + | *[[Scanned and Handwritten Certificates Guide]] |
| − | *[[England and Wales Certificates]] | + | *[[England and Wales Certificates]] |
| − | *[[International Certificates]] | + | *[[International Certificates]] |
| − | *[[Ordering Maltese Certificates]] | + | *[[Ordering Maltese Certificates]] |
| − | *[[Scottish Certificates]] | + | *[[Scottish Certificates]] |
| − | *[[Unwanted Certificates]] ~ members' unwanted certificates | + | *[[Unwanted Certificates]] ~ members' unwanted certificates |
| − | '''Visual guide:''' [[Finding a Birth on Ancestry Partial BMD Index|Finding a Birth Reference on Ancestry Partial BMD Index]] | + | '''Visual guide:''' [[Finding a Birth on Ancestry Partial BMD Index|Finding a Birth Reference on Ancestry Partial BMD Index]] |
| − | '''Visual guide:''' [[Searching for BMD on the IGI]] | + | '''Visual guide:''' [[Searching for BMD on the IGI]] |
| − | '''Visual guide:''' [[Finding children by searching for their parents on the IGI]] | + | '''Visual guide:''' [[Finding children by searching for their parents on the IGI]] |
| − | '''Visual guide:''' [[Searching the FreeBMD site]] | + | '''Visual guide:''' [[Searching the FreeBMD site]] |
| − | '''Visual guide:''' [[Searching for a marriage when you only know the names of one spouse|Searching for a marriage on FreeBMD when you only know the name of one spouse]] | + | '''Visual guide:''' [[Searching for a marriage when you only know the names of one spouse|Searching for a marriage on FreeBMD when you only know the name of one spouse]] |
| − | '''Visual guide:''' [[Searching for BMD on Family Relatives]][[image:unfinish.jpg]] | + | '''Visual guide:''' [[Searching for BMD on Family Relatives]][[image:unfinish.jpg]] |
| − | '''Visual guide:''' [[Searching for BMD on FindMyPast]][[image:unfinish.jpg]] | + | '''Visual guide:''' [[Searching for BMD on FindMyPast]][[image:unfinish.jpg]] |
| − | '''Visual guide:''' [[Searching for BMD on ScotlandsPeople]][[image:unfinish.jpg]] | + | '''Visual guide:''' [[Searching for BMD on ScotlandsPeople]][[image:unfinish.jpg]] |
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| + | '''Visual guide:''' [[Using the Complete BMD indexes on ancestry]][[image:unfinish.jpg]] | ||
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====Census Returns==== | ====Census Returns==== | ||
| − | '''[[Census Search]] | + | '''[[Census Search]] ''' |
| − | *[[Census address search]] | + | *[[Census address search]] |
| − | *[[Missing Census Pages]] | + | *[[Missing Census Pages]] |
| − | *[[Missing your relatives in 1881?]] | + | *[[Missing your relatives in 1881?]] |
| − | '''Case study:''' [[Finding Martha]] | + | '''Case study:''' [[Finding Martha]] |
| − | '''Visual guide:''' [[Searching a census on Ancestry]] | + | '''Visual guide:''' [[Searching a census on Ancestry]] |
| − | '''Visual guide:''' [[Refine your search]] | + | '''Visual guide:''' [[Refine your search]] |
| − | '''Visual guide:''' [[The surname may have been written differently]] | + | '''Visual guide:''' [[The surname may have been written differently]] |
| − | '''Visual guide:''' [[Finding images from a particular parish]] | + | '''Visual guide:''' [[Finding images from a particular parish]] |
| − | '''Visual guide:''' [[Finding those names]] | + | '''Visual guide:''' [[Finding those names]] |
| − | '''Visual guide:''' [[Missing family in 1861]] | + | '''Visual guide:''' [[Missing family in 1861]] |
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| + | '''Visual guide:''' [[Searching the 1881 census on the LDS]] | ||
| − | '''Visual guide:''' [[Searching | + | '''Visual guide:''' [[Searching a census on ScotlandsPeople]] [[image:unfinish.jpg]] |
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====Other Types Of Records==== | ====Other Types Of Records==== | ||
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| − | *[[Coroner’s Records]] | + | *[[Adoption]] |
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| + | *[[Coroner’s Records]] | ||
| − | *[[Directories of Victorian and Edwardian Photographers]] | + | *[[Directories of Victorian and Edwardian Photographers]] |
| − | *[[Directories: Trade, Street and City]] | + | *[[Directories: Trade, Street and City]] |
| − | *[[Divorce and Annulments]] | + | *[[Divorce and Annulments]] |
| − | *[[Electoral Registers and Poll Books]] | + | *[[Electoral Registers and Poll Books]] |
| − | *[[Hospital Records]] | + | *[[Hospital Records]] |
| − | *[[Manorial, Land and Estate Deeds]] | + | *[[Manorial, Land and Estate Deeds]] |
| − | *[[Poor Law and Workhouse Records]] | + | *[[Poor Law and Workhouse Records]] |
| − | *[[School Records]] | + | *[[School Records]] |
| − | *[[Scottish Records]] | + | *[[Scottish Records]] |
| − | *[[Taxation Records]] | + | *[[Taxation Records]] |
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| + | *[[Wills and Probate]] | ||
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==Pages Dealing With Military And Maritime Resources== | ==Pages Dealing With Military And Maritime Resources== | ||
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| − | *[[ | + | *[[Maritime]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Records of Merchant Seamen]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[The Royal Navy]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Military]] |
| − | *[[Military | + | *[[A-Z List of Ex-Military Service]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Military Records]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[The Army]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[British Army Regiments]] |
| − | *[[World War One]] | + | *[[The Royal Air Force]] |
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| + | *[[World War One]] | ||
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| + | *[[World War Two]] | ||
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==Pages For General Reference== | ==Pages For General Reference== | ||
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====Miscellaneous==== | ====Miscellaneous==== | ||
| − | '''The [[Big Book]] of | + | '''The [[Big Book]] of Genealogy''' |
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| + | '''Our online photograph album: [[Places of Worship]]''' | ||
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| − | *[[ | + | *[[Architectural drawings and building plans]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Charitable Organisations]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Costume Past and Present]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Degrees of Kinship]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Emigration and Immigration]] |
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| − | *[[Forbidden Marriages]] | + | *[[Forbidden Marriages]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Information about Specific Cemeteries]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Irish Political and Social History]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Lookups ~ Terms and Conditions]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Records Office/Cemetery/Churchyard Lookups|Lookups ~ What is needed?]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Records Office/Cemetery/Graveyard Lookups]] |
| − | *[[Maps | + | *[[Maps and Photography]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Maps: Tithe and Ordnance Survey]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Medical Terms & Diseases]] |
| − | *[[Photographs]] | + | *[[Photographs]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[See How Your Ancestors Lived]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[The English Legal System]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Useful Background Books]] |
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| + | *[[Useful Reference Information]] | ||
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| + | *[[Weights and Measures]] | ||
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====Publications==== | ====Publications==== | ||
| − | '''[[FTF Online Magazine]] | + | '''[[FTF Online Magazine]]''' |
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| + | *[[Family History Publications]] | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Newspapers and Journals]] |
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====Names==== | ====Names==== | ||
| − | '''[[Surname Directory]] ~ member interests | + | '''[[Surname Directory]] ~ member interests''' |
| − | *[[Common Forename Abbreviations]] | + | *[[Common Forename Abbreviations]] |
| − | *[[Latin Names and Genealogical Terms]] | + | *[[Latin Names and Genealogical Terms]] |
| − | *[[Latin Names in Catholic Records]] | + | *[[Latin Names in Catholic Records]] |
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| + | *[[Naming Patterns]] | ||
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====Trades and occupations==== | ====Trades and occupations==== | ||
| − | *[[Law and Law Enforcement]] | + | *[[Law and Law Enforcement]] |
| − | *[[Bankrupts]] | + | |
| − | *[[Bargemen/Boatmen/Watermen/Lightermen]] | + | *[[Bankrupts]] |
| − | *[[Canals and Canal Carriers]] | + | |
| − | *[[Directories of Victorian and Edwardian Photographers]] | + | *[[Bargemen/Boatmen/Watermen/Lightermen]] |
| − | *[[Directories: Trade, Street and City]] | + | |
| − | *[[Entertainment]] | + | *[[Canals and Canal Carriers]] |
| − | *[[Fairground/Showmen/Travellers]] | + | |
| − | *[[Farming and Agriculture]] | + | *[[Directories of Victorian and Edwardian Photographers]] |
| − | *[[Inns and Public Houses]] | + | |
| − | *[[Mining and Heavy Industry]] | + | *[[Directories: Trade, Street and City]] |
| − | *[[Railways]] | + | |
| − | *[[Religion and the Clergy]] | + | *[[Entertainment]] |
| − | *[[Stonemasons]] | + | |
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| + | *[[Farming and Agriculture]] | ||
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| + | *[[Inns and Public Houses]] | ||
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| + | *[[Mining and Heavy Industry]] | ||
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| + | *[[Railways]] | ||
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| + | *[[Religion and the Clergy]] | ||
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| + | *[[Stonemasons]] | ||
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==Help with using The Wiki== | ==Help with using The Wiki== | ||
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| − | *[[Copyright Guidelines]] | + | *[[Copyright Guidelines]] |
| − | *[[Terms and Conditions]] | + | *[[Terms and Conditions]] |
| − | *[[GNU Free Documentation License]] | + | *[[GNU Free Documentation License]] |
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| − | + | ==Help With Genealogy Related Software== | |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[GEDCOM File Guide and FAQ]] |
| − | *[[GEDCOM | + | *[[Example GEDCOM file]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[GEDCOM Troubleshooter]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Uploading a GEDCOM to Family Tree Forum]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Genealogy Applications and Packages]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Legacy ]] |
| − | *[[Family Tree Maker]] (FTM) | + | *[[Family Historian]] |
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| + | *[[Family Tree Maker]] (FTM) | ||
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| + | *[[Personal Ancestral File (PAF)]] | ||
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==Pages For General Computer Help== | ==Pages For General Computer Help== | ||
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[[Main Page|Wiki Home Page]] | [[Main Page|Wiki Home Page]] | ||
Revision as of 07:11, 1 May 2008
Contents
Advice On How To Begin Your Research
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: Searching the Catalogue
Civil Registration
Certificates
- Unwanted Certificates ~ members' unwanted certificates
Visual guide: Finding a Birth Reference on Ancestry Partial BMD Index
Visual guide: Searching for BMD on the IGI
Visual guide: Finding children by searching for their parents on the IGI
Visual guide: Searching the FreeBMD site
Visual guide: Searching for a marriage on FreeBMD when you only know the name 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: Using the Complete BMD indexes on ancestry
Census Returns
Case study: Finding Martha
Visual guide: Searching a census on Ancestry
Visual guide: Refine your search
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 the 1881 census on the LDS
Visual guide: Searching a census on ScotlandsPeople
Other Types Of Records
Pages Dealing With Military And Maritime Resources
Pages For General Reference
Miscellaneous
The Big Book of Genealogy
Our online photograph album: Places of Worship
Publications
Names
Surname Directory ~ member interests
Trades and occupations
Help with using The Wiki
Help With Genealogy Related Software
- Family Tree Maker (FTM)
Pages For General Computer Help
to be added soon
