A site with genealogy links inspired by the original 1997 book “Web Sites for Genealogists”.
New Sites
Findmypast – British in Ceylon Parish Records
Findmypast – British In Ceylon Parish Records – From 1815 until 1948, Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, was a British colony. The 4,500 records in this collection span that period and have been collected and transcribed by the Kabristan Archives. A subscription is need to access these records.TIP: Findmypast is available…
Royal Sappers and Miners in Western Australia
Use this site to explore the history of the Corps’ presence in Western Australia. Access the names and profiles of many who served in the Colony from 1837-1839 and 1850-1862 including the sappers and their officers from the Royal Engineers. Most of the men garrisoned in the Colony returned ‘home’; some married…
FamilyHistoryWA – Perth Western Australia
FamilyHistoryWA formerly known as Western Australian Genealogical Society offers free access to a significant number of free online databases. Select Indexes > Online database search > Public. These include:• Perth Technical College Register 1924-1931• Cemetery Inscriptions• Memorials index – public• Irish Scene Magazine• Bride ships girls• British Army Regiments in Australia 1788-1870•…
The International Bomber Command Centre, Lincolnshire England
The International Bomber Command Centre is a memorial and interpretation centre that aims to tell the personal stories of service men and women of RAF Bomber Command, ground crews and civilians affected by the bombing campaigns on both sides of the conflict during the Second World War and beyond to the Cold…
Updated Sites
The Kabristan Archives
This organisation is dedicated to preserving memorial inscriptions from graveyards in Ireland, the Indian sub-continent, Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) and Jamaica, including many which no longer exist. This site offers a free search of the index. A copy of the monumental inscription is available for a fee.
Cairns Historical Society – Queensland
The Society was formed in 1958 to record the written, pictorial and oral history of North Queensland. It aims to make the history of Far North Queensland accessible for current and future generations. They hold 40,000 digitised photographs. The photographs can be searched and viewed in the collection catalogue.
Cairns Family History – Queensland
Cairns Family History aims to promote family history and genealogical research in Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia and beyond. The districts covered range from Cardwell in the south, Normanton in the west, and as far north as the tip of Cape York. There are details of events and services offered plus a…
The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex – England
Thirty miles south of London and half way to the South coast of England lies an area of outstanding natural beauty combined with a fascinating history called the Weald or The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex. This site is an integrated database of information which currently details 393,490 people and 9,000…