Maps enable you to place your ancestors in context geographically, from the early tithe maps to the advent of the Ordnance Survey maps.
N.B. This page only contains links to sites with historical maps. Maps from the present day or for specific localities will be found on the appropriate page of the UK County Index.
You can find local maps in the relevant County Records Office.
Tithe maps
A tithe map is a detailed survey of a landscape, which denotes are...
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Newspapers
Newspapers and Journals are normally archived locally and offer a rich, detailed resource of information unavailable elsewhere. Original publications will exist but most will have been copied onto microfiche or microfilm. Without specific dates to work with, and sometimes a lack of a detailed indexing system (i.e. they will be mainly filed by year and the researcher will have to trawl through each issue manually) this element of research can be very time consuming but ultimately very rewarding. ... -
Research Guides
The table below gives links to the pages of advice in the Reference Library for specific research areas.
The pages have been written over the years by the members and will contain links to other useful resources and websites.
We do try to keep them up to date but links do break as sites disappear and procedures and contact details may change, so we are grateful for any corrections.
Registered members will be able to comment below the relevant page but non-members can contact us through Contact Us. ... -
Searching for the Deceased
Once you have a death certificate for your ancestor you may want to find out what happened to their body. This will mean investigating burial records and, if the death was in the last few decades, cremation records.
Cremation If the death occurred before 1900 then it is extremely unlikely the body will have been cremated. Before 1901 there were only about 100 cremations in England and Wales and even after legislation was passed in 1902 setting out procedural rules for cremation, many people... -
1939 Register
The National Registration Act 1939 established a National Register which began on 29th September 1939. The data collected was used to produce up-to-date population statistics and identification cards as well as helping to administer conscription. The following year, when rationing was introduced, the register was used for the issuing of ration books and at a later date, after the war, it helped in the creation of the National Health Service. The Register is an important set of records for genealo... -
Wills and Probate
Wills may mention dead ancestors, pregnant wives, married daughters, grandchildren .... you have a snapshot of circumstances when the will was made, not when the testator died.
You cannot tell how much detail a will may contain until you’ve read it. A will may be the only document to link branches of the family living in different counties, particularly after 1901. What a will does not tell you is someone’s full fortune. Land is generally not mentioned in wills. Conversely, some people's wills totalled more than their assets... -
Searching a census in findmypast
...You can use details for birthplace on the individual census record set search pages, found from the A-Z of Record sets, but you can only search one census at a time from those pages.
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by Caroline
The table below gives links to the pages of advice in the Reference Library for specific research areas.
The pages have been written over the years by the members and will contain links to other useful resources and websites.
We do try to keep them up to date but links do break as sites disappear and procedures and contact details may change, so we are grateful for any corrections.
Registered members will be able to comment below the relevant page but non-members can contact us through Contact Us. ...-
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The National Registration Act 1939 established a National Register which began on 29th September 1939. The data collected was used to produce up-to-date population statistics and identification cards as well as helping to administer conscription. The following year, when rationing was introduced, the register was used for the issuing of ration books and at a later date, after the war, it helped in the creation of the National Health Service. The Register is an important set of records for genealo...
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Channel: Research Guides
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by Caroline...
You can use details for birthplace on the individual census record set search pages, found from the A-Z of Record sets, but you can only search one census at a time from those pages. -
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