Useful Links

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• Aerospace Bristol Archives Home page for the archival collections of the company

• Ancestry Online database of genealogical resources

• Avon Local History and Archaeology Home page for the Avon Local History and Archaeology Society with information on membership and events.

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• Bath BMD Index Database of Bath and north east Somerset births, marriages and deaths, 1837-2007, providing reference numbers needed to obtain civil registration certificates.

• Bath Record Office Home page for Bath Record Office, with access to their online catalogue.

• Board of Control guide A guide to medical coding in Asylum records in England and Wales.

• Bristol City Council homepage Information about the council, including jobs, community events and links to all departments.

• Bristol and Avon Family History Society Home page for the Bristol and Avon Family History Society with information on membership and events.

• Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society, Transactions of the Home page for the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeology Society with information on membership and events.

• Bristol Archives Homepage of the Bristol Archives website

• Bristol Record Society Home page for the Bristol Record Society with information on membership and publications.

• Bristol Record Society publications Access to digitised copies of the Bristol Record Society volumes

• British Empire and Commonwealth collection online catalogue Archive catalogue, including digitised images and film clips, of the British Empire and Commonwealth collection held at Bristol Archives

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• Church Crawler List of churches in Bristol (and elsewhere) with details of locations and whether they are still in use.

• Clergy of the Church of England Database Access to principal records of clerical careers from over 50 archives in England and Wales.

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Records of Commonwealth soldiers and civilians who died during the two world wars, as well as a database of Commonwealth war cemeteries and memorials.

• Crew List Index Project Database of merchant seafarers on British registered ships, 1861-1913.

• Crew Lists and Log Books (Maritime History Archive Newfoundland) Access to crew lists and log books held in the Maritime History Archive.

• Cyndi's ListA good starting point for family history research, with a comprehensive list of genealogical websites.

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• Discovery An online catalogue containing more than 32 million descriptions of records held by The National Archives and more than 2,500 archives across the country. Over 9 million records are available for download.

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• Family tree creator Free online family tree creator provided by Ancestry.com

• Find My Past Free access to key family history sources including census records, civil registration registers, immigration records and probate information.

• Fishponds Local History Society Home page for the Fishponds Local History Society with historical information on the area and details of membership and events.

• FreeBMD Indexes of births, marriages and deaths since 1837, providing reference numbers needed to obtain civil registration certificates.

• FREEREG Transcriptions of baptism, marriage and burial registers from parishes across the country (in progress - not yet complete).

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• General Register Office UK Civil registration certificates of birth, marriage and death may be ordered from this website.

• General Register Office Index to Church Cross Reference for Marriages Provides GRO index reference numbers for civil marriages in Anglican churches, used to determine the parish (in the Bristol area) in which a marriage took place.

• GENUKI A useful resource for those new to genealogy, with links to a wide range of family history sites and databases in the UK & Ireland.

• Gloucestershire Archives Home page of Gloucestershire Archives, with access to their online catalogue.

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• Know Your Place A Bristol City Council site providing access to historic maps, images and linked information.

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• Libraries West online catalogue The online catalogue for libraries in Bristol and the West of England

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• The Malago Society Home page for the Malago Society with information on membership, events and publications.

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• The National Archives Home page for the National Archives, with access to their online catalogue and online access to certain collections.

• The National Archives' Discovery catalogue Database of UK archives, manuscripts and historical records, searchable by name, business or location.

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• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Authoritative collection of biographies of over 55,000 Britons who shaped national life.

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• Portbury Hundred Historic information on the Portbury Hundred area of north Somerset.

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• Rootsweb Online community for sharing genealogical research, sources and advice.

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• Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum General information about the museum and its collections, plus a database of soldiers' names.

• Somerset Archives and Local Studies Home page for Somerset Archives and Local Studies, with access to their online catalogue.

• South West Regional History Centre Home page for the South West Regional History Centre with information on membership and events.

• Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre Home page for the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, with access to their online catalogue.

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• Victoria County History Gloucestershire Information about the progress of the Victoria County History series for Gloucestershire

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• Winterbourne Parish Records Family history material covering the civil parish of Winterborne, including the ecclesiastical parishes of Winterbourne, Winterbourne Down and Frenchay.

• Workhouses Detailed information on UK workhouses and the Poor Law system.