British Historic Towns Atlas
Check out the British Historic Towns Atlas website. The great news is that the following Volumes are available to explore and download for free! Volume I includes: Banbury Glasgow Gloucester…
Parish Boundaries
Ever wondered where the historic boundaries were of: parishes? civil registration districts? dioceses? poor law unions? hundreds? Quickly find them using the 1851 Jurisdictions Map thanks to FamilySearch. If you…
Gresford, Denbighshire, Wales
Gresford in Denbighshire is the latest addition to the One-Place Studies Directory. The study includes people who are connected with Gresford Parish through birth, marriage, death, burial or residence. Historically,…
NLS Maps new search function
The National Library of Scotland have added a really handy new search function to their fantastic NLS Maps website. You can now enter the name of a little known place…
Clergy of the Church of England Database
It is good to see that the Clergy of the Church of England Database is now back online. The database was established in October 1999. It is a collaboration between…
GRO Online Death Indexes Extended
The General Register Office has extended the years covered by the Online Death Indexes to include the period 1984 to 2019. The online birth and death indexes now cover the…
National Census Dates – UK, Ireland & US
When recording census information for individuals in your study place, it is good practice to record the actual census date rather than just the census year. This handy sheet shows…
GRO PDF Pilot Extended – Again!
The General Register Office (GRO) has been piloting a service in England & Wales providing PDF copies of historical birth and death records. The pilot, originally extended to July…
Postcards – TuckDB
TuckDB is a free online database listing and showing antique postcards published by Raphael Tuck & Sons. As at 16 May 2018, the database contained 135,235 postcards from many countries.…
PopulationsPast
PopulationsPast, a new online interactive Atlas of Victorian and Edwardian Population, is now live! Explore regional and local variations in a range of demographic and household indicators and how these…