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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
Ancestry has revolutionized English census research, and provided many other very helpful indexes to English records. The capabilities of the Ancestry search engine are some of the finest on the Internet. This article will help you understand what is available on Ancestry for English research and how to access it. | |||
[http://www.ancestry.co.uk Ancestry.co.uk] is the British section of [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]. Both are subsciption sites that you must pay to access. If you have a worldwide subscription, you will be able to use Ancestry.co.uk under the Ancestry.com umbrella. For ease of reference in this article, you can assume that anything found on Ancestry.co.uk can also be found on Ancestry.com. | [http://www.ancestry.co.uk Ancestry.co.uk] is the British section of [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]. Both are subsciption sites that you must pay to access. If you have a worldwide subscription, you will be able to use Ancestry.co.uk under the Ancestry.com umbrella. For ease of reference in this article, you can assume that anything found on Ancestry.co.uk can also be found on Ancestry.com. | ||
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[http://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=3257&p=3251&categoryFilterID=37&showPaging=true This category] contains an enormous collection of UK directories, as well as the alumni books of [http://content.ancestry.co.uk/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8942&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Oxford] (1500-1886) and [http://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=3997 Cambridge] (1261-1900) universities. | [http://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=3257&p=3251&categoryFilterID=37&showPaging=true This category] contains an enormous collection of UK directories, as well as the alumni books of [http://content.ancestry.co.uk/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8942&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Oxford] (1500-1886) and [http://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=3997 Cambridge] (1261-1900) universities. | ||
=== Military Records === | === Military Records === | ||
The most important collection of English military records available on Ancestry is the [http://content.ancestry.co.uk/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1219&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 World War I Service Records] and [http://content.ancestry.co.uk/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1114&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 World War I Pension records]. There are also [http://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=3257&p=3251&categoryFilterID=39&showPaging=true medal rolls and other records] avaiable. | The most important collection of English military records available on Ancestry is the [http://content.ancestry.co.uk/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1219&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 World War I Service Records] and [http://content.ancestry.co.uk/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1114&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 World War I Pension records]. There are also [http://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=3257&p=3251&categoryFilterID=39&showPaging=true medal rolls and other records] avaiable. | ||