Classified Index

BEGINNING RESEARCH

• Getting Started - A step-by-step guide to beginning your research.
• Online Research - An introduction to the main online research websites.

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NAMES

• Surname Directory ~ Member Interests

• Common Forename Abbreviations
• Latin Names in Catholic Records
• Naming Patterns

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GEOGRAPHICAL 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:~

• British Isles Index (includes Ireland and Crown Dependencies)

• World Index Page

You will also find links to those sites which cover more than one country or county:~

• The British Isles

• Worldwide Resources

• Cemeteries Worldwide

Our online photograph album: Places of Worship

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CIVIL REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATES

• Parish Registers
• IGI Batch Numbers - British Isles and North America
• Victorian Registrars and the GRO
• Searching for the Deceased
• Certificates
• Certificates: England and Wales
• Scottish Records
• Irish Research
• International Certificates

FTF members' certificate exchange: Unwanted Certificates

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CENSUS RETURNS

• The Census
• Census address search
• Missing Census Pages

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RECORD OFFICES, ARCHIVES, ETC.

• Records Office Guide - A guide to county Record Offices.

• A Guide to the LDS (Latter Day Saints Family History Libraries)

TYPES OF RECORDS

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GENERAL HISTORY

• The Timeline

• The Costume Gallery

• Big Book of Genealogy

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MILITARY AND MARITIME RESOURCES

• Military Research - A guide to where military records may be found.

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