Helping you trace your family history in Australia and elsewhere
Helping you trace your family history in Australia and elsewhere
Use these records to discover birth date, admission year and school attended. Other information that may be available is parents’ names, father’s occupation, exam results and any illnesses that led to absence from school. New
FamilySearch is the family history site of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It offers free access 8+ billion searchable names and 3.2+ billion digitised records worldwide. Resources include FamilySearch Catalog; FamilySearch Digital Library with 500,000+ digitised books…
This site by Peter Higginbotham aims to provide information on all the many and varied institutions that became home for thousands of children and young people in Britain. These establishments range from orphanages, homes for those in poverty, or with…
The commercial site Findmypast has a vast collection of world records. These include:• UK BMD Records – A large online collection of UK parish records, 1.5+ million records• US Marriage Records – These span 360 years with 450+ million names•…
This free website is dedicated to the story of Wales and its people. It is a place to discover, learn and contribute your story of Wales alongside stories and content provided by other people and organisations.
This site dedicated to the workhouse – its buildings, inmates, staff and administrators, even its poets. This extensive site contains 2800+ web pages, 6000 photos and illustrations and 1800 maps and plans. There are sections on:• Poor Laws• Workhouse Locations…
This collection of digitised trade directories is part of the University of Leicester’s Special Collections Online and covers England and Wales from the 1760s to the 1910s. This site replaces the Historical Directories website, withdrawn in March 2014. This site…
The history of mid-Wales from photographs, documents, maps and museum exhibits. This site offers access to several projects including the Powys Digital History Project for schools; Powys: A Day in the Life Project 1891; Six Powys Communities Online (featuring the…
A great way to find others with similar research interests.
Use the Discover Tab > NLW Resources > More NLW Resources for access to an alphabetical list of free digital resources. They include:• Archives and Manuscripts• Crime and Punishment – Information about crimes, criminals and punishments included in the gaol…