Some FREE Web sites for Family History Research

Family & Local History on the INTERNET

Some examples of FREE Sites:

While in the Library in North Somerset you have free access to

• Ancestry Library Edition which includes America
• Access to Research -  Academic articles 

At home or in the library using your library card and the North Somerset Library Site you have access to:

• John Johnson Collection
• Newstream - Newspapers from about 1990 to current day including Weston Mercury
• RBDigital eMagazine

ARCHIVES SEARCH

• http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/  (searches TNA and Local Record Offices)

CENSUSES

• http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/  (1901 & 1911 Irish Census)
• http://www.freecen.org.uk/
• http://www.familysearch.org (1881 Britain, 1880 USA, & 1881 Canada)
• http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/ (1901 Canadian Census)

CIVIL REGISTRATION

• https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ - includes maiden name of mother from 1837 and age at death - requires registration but is free to use.
• http://www.freebmd.org.uk/
• http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/ (includes Bath, Berkshire, Cheshire, Cumbria, Lancashire, etc.)

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Really Useful Leaflet - Helping Break Down Your Brick Walls | Federation Resources | Family History Federation
• http://www.genuki.org.uk/
• http://www.cyndislist.com/
• Any Search engine for general information

RESEARCH METHODS & TIPS

• http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
• http://www.ffhs.org.uk/tips/RUL-2015-0805.pdf
• http://www.lostcousins.com
• http://www.wsmfhs.org.uk (Weston-super-Mare & District FHS)

MIGRATION

• http://www.ellisisland.org/
• http://immigrantships.net/
• http://www.theshipslist.com/ (Immigrant Ships & passenger lists)
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MILITARY

• http://www.1914-1918.net/
• http://www.cwgc.org/

MISCELLANEOUS

• http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/
• The Digital Panopticon

NEWSPAPERS

• https://www.thegazette.co.uk/ (London, Edinburg or Belfast Gazette)
• http://www.llgc.org.uk (Welsh Newspapers)
• http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home (Australian newspapers)
• http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ (American newspapers)
• http://www.legacy.com (recent Births, Marriages & Deaths etc.)

PARISH RECORDS (a few examples)

• http://www.familysearch.org
• http://www.freereg.org.uk/
• http://dustydocs.com/
• http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/online_parish_clerk (Online Parish Clerks)
• http://abel-serve.co.uk/ian_sage   (Somerset Transcriptions)
• http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ (Cornwall Transcriptions)