The Victorian Wills Online is an index to Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925
You can search this list for names of people whose estates underwent the probate process in the Supreme Court of Victoria. Go to http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/indexes/index_search.asp?searchid=54
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Monday, July 5, 2010
Clergy of the Church of England database
The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540-1835 (CCEd) makes available and searchable the principal records of clerical careers from over 50 archives in England and Wales with the aim of providing coverage of as many clerical lives as possible from the Reformation to the mid-nineteenth century. The site can be found at http://www.theclergydatabase.org.uk/index.html
The CCEd’s major features include:
Records relating to the major events of clerical careers – ordination, appointments as curates, rectors and lecturers
Information about parishes, chapelries and the many secular institutions and persons with chaplains
Information about patrons, many of them women
Information about schools and schoolteachers
The CCEd’s major features include:
Records relating to the major events of clerical careers – ordination, appointments as curates, rectors and lecturers
Information about parishes, chapelries and the many secular institutions and persons with chaplains
Information about patrons, many of them women
Information about schools and schoolteachers
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Genealogylinks.net
Genealogylinks.net consists of 4,500 pages of more than 50,000 Free Genealogy Links; for US, UK, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Europe, Canada, Australia & New Zealand.
This webpage has endeavoured to add sites that either have online genealogy records through which you can search for your ancestors or sites that provide helpful information to aid in your research.
Types of records you can find using Genealogylinks.net include parish registers, censuses, cemeteries, marriages, passenger lists, city directories, military records, obituaries and more. Visit the site at http://www.genealogylinks.net/
This webpage has endeavoured to add sites that either have online genealogy records through which you can search for your ancestors or sites that provide helpful information to aid in your research.
Types of records you can find using Genealogylinks.net include parish registers, censuses, cemeteries, marriages, passenger lists, city directories, military records, obituaries and more. Visit the site at http://www.genealogylinks.net/
Irish Family History Foundation
A great resource for those with Irish ancestry is the Irish Family History Foundation Online Genealogy Databases for Ireland, located at http://ifhf.brsgenealogy.com/
The Irish Family History Foundation is the co-ordinating body for a network of government approved genealogical research centres in the Republic of Ireland (Eire) and in Northern Ireland which have computerised almost 40 million Irish Ancestral records, primarily Church births (baptisms), marriages and deaths.
This site contains the largest collection of Parish records for the island of Ireland that are searchable online. Search for your ancestor across all counties and research centres or select a particular centre from the map.
The Irish Family History Foundation is the co-ordinating body for a network of government approved genealogical research centres in the Republic of Ireland (Eire) and in Northern Ireland which have computerised almost 40 million Irish Ancestral records, primarily Church births (baptisms), marriages and deaths.
This site contains the largest collection of Parish records for the island of Ireland that are searchable online. Search for your ancestor across all counties and research centres or select a particular centre from the map.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Black Sheep Ancestors
The links on this site help you search for your criminal ancestors in free genealogical prison and convict records, historical court records, executions, insane asylum records and biographies of famous outlaws, criminals & pirates in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Go to their site at http://www.blacksheepancestors.com/
Prison Search
PrisonSearch contains links to searchable prisons sites in Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Check out their site at
http://www.ancestorhunt.com/international-genealogy-prison-records.htm
http://www.ancestorhunt.com/international-genealogy-prison-records.htm
International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross Archives collects, preserves and makes available for research ICRC documents dating from the organization's inception to the present day. The ICRC's historical archives comprise 6,700 linear metres of textual records and a collection of photographs, films and other audiovisual material. Information on prisoners of war or civilians interned during earlier 20th century conflicts from the ICRC archives can be requested online at http://www.icrc.org/Web/Eng/siteeng0.nsf/html/archives
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