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*Land Registry of Deeds – Middlesex from 1708 to 1988 | *Land Registry of Deeds – Middlesex from 1708 to 1988 | ||
====Indexes to | ====Indexes to Key Records==== | ||
In identifying the above crucial resources to help prove and to build family pedigrees (above) in big cities, now let’s identify some of the most outstanding indexes to the above records—available either online or at specific locations and which should be searched, first: | In identifying the above crucial resources to help prove and to build family pedigrees (above) in big cities, now let’s identify some of the most outstanding indexes to the above records—available either online or at specific locations and which should be searched, first: | ||
====Census records==== | =====Census records===== | ||
*[http://www.findmypast.com/ www.findmypast.com](1841-1901; also links to the 1911 census) | *[http://www.findmypast.com/ www.findmypast.com](1841-1901; also links to the 1911 census) | ||
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*Society of Genealogists, London – [http://www.sog.org.uk/index.shtml www.sog.org.uk] (£) – holds a significant collection of published/transcribed census records and indexes at [http://www.ukcensusonline.com/ www.ukcensusonline.com/]<br> | *Society of Genealogists, London – [http://www.sog.org.uk/index.shtml www.sog.org.uk] (£) – holds a significant collection of published/transcribed census records and indexes at [http://www.ukcensusonline.com/ www.ukcensusonline.com/]<br> | ||
====Civil registration indexes==== | =====Civil registration indexes===== | ||
*[http://www.freebmd.org.uk/ www.freeBMD.rootsweb.com]– over 160 million birth, marriage and deaths | *[http://www.freebmd.org.uk/ www.freeBMD.rootsweb.com]– over 160 million birth, marriage and deaths | ||
*[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/ www.ukbmd.org.uk]– various county births, marriages and death indexes to many registration districts or [http://thbmd.co.uk/search.php thbmd.co.uk/search.php ]- Tower Hamlets civil registration index online | *[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/ www.ukbmd.org.uk]– various county births, marriages and death indexes to many registration districts or [http://thbmd.co.uk/search.php thbmd.co.uk/search.php ]- Tower Hamlets civil registration index online | ||
====Parish church registers==== | =====Parish church registers===== | ||
*County Record offices – i.e. London Metropolitan Archives and Library. Some big city County Record Offices have transcriptions and indexes to many parish registers and other records, as well as the original records in their collections | *County Record offices – i.e. London Metropolitan Archives and Library. Some big city County Record Offices have transcriptions and indexes to many parish registers and other records, as well as the original records in their collections | ||
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*[http://www.bmdregisters.co.uk/index.php www.bmdregisters.co.uk] – free index to non-parochial registers transcriptions with a free index, pay-per-view for each transcribed entry – about 8 million online | *[http://www.bmdregisters.co.uk/index.php www.bmdregisters.co.uk] – free index to non-parochial registers transcriptions with a free index, pay-per-view for each transcribed entry – about 8 million online | ||
====Probate records | =====Probate records===== | ||
*[http://www.fhlfavorites.info/ www.fhlfavorites.info/] under “England”, then [Name of] “county”, then “Probate”; most England counties now have extensive online indexes! | *[http://www.fhlfavorites.info/ www.fhlfavorites.info/] under “England”, then [Name of] “county”, then “Probate”; most England counties now have extensive online indexes! | ||
*Google the following words: 1) [name of] “county”/big city; 2) “probate”; 3) “index” | *Google the following words: 1) [name of] “county”/big city; 2) “probate”; 3) “index” | ||
====Occupational records | =====Occupational records===== | ||
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ www.nationalarchives.gov.uk] - Guildhall Library: [http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Pages/default.aspx www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Pages/default.aspx] - extensive holdings for UK | *[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ www.nationalarchives.gov.uk] - Guildhall Library: [http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Pages/default.aspx www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Pages/default.aspx] - extensive holdings for UK | ||
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*Family History Library “Favorites” – see online at [http://www.fhlfavorites.info/ www.fhlfavorites.info]under the county names’ “General” folder, under “Occupations”. Many sites! | *Family History Library “Favorites” – see online at [http://www.fhlfavorites.info/ www.fhlfavorites.info]under the county names’ “General” folder, under “Occupations”. Many sites! | ||
====Newspapers, | =====Newspapers, Magazines, Gazettes===== | ||
*Gentleman’s Magazine – hundreds of thousands of indexed entries – at [http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/ilej/journals/srchgm.htm www.bodley.ox.ac.uk] | *Gentleman’s Magazine – hundreds of thousands of indexed entries – at [http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/ilej/journals/srchgm.htm www.bodley.ox.ac.uk] | ||
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*Newspapers in the UK: [http://newspapers.bl.uk/blcs/ http://newspapers.bl.uk/blcs] | *Newspapers in the UK: [http://newspapers.bl.uk/blcs/ http://newspapers.bl.uk/blcs] | ||
====Land Registry of Deeds==== | =====Land Registry of Deeds===== | ||
Middlesex from 1708 to 1988: at the London Metropolitan Archives and Library; visit: [http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Pages/default.aspx www.cityoflondon.gov.uk]; email: ask.lma@cityoflondon.gov.uk; or call (tel): 020 7332 3820 | Middlesex from 1708 to 1988: at the London Metropolitan Archives and Library; visit: [http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Pages/default.aspx www.cityoflondon.gov.uk]; email: ask.lma@cityoflondon.gov.uk; or call (tel): 020 7332 3820 | ||
====Manorial records | =====Manorial records===== | ||
See Manorial Documents Register (MDR) at [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/mdr/ www.nationalarchives.gov.uk] for availability | See Manorial Documents Register (MDR) at [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/mdr/ www.nationalarchives.gov.uk] for availability | ||
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'''WHERE TO FIND 'REPOSITORIES' OF COMPILED SOURCES FOR FAMILIES:''' | '''WHERE TO FIND 'REPOSITORIES' OF COMPILED SOURCES FOR FAMILIES:''' | ||
'''Online family genealogy sites, pedigrees, history sites:''' | |||
*[http://books.google.com books.google.com] thousands of scanned books now online | *[http://books.google.com books.google.com] thousands of scanned books now online | ||
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*Houston TX Public Library | *Houston TX Public Library | ||
'''Repositories and libraries with published family genealogies, biographies and other compiled source databases; here are their online website addresses:''' | |||
*Aim25 at: [http://www.aim25.ac.uk www.aim25.ac.uk] (100 London archives) | *Aim25 at: [http://www.aim25.ac.uk www.aim25.ac.uk] (100 London archives) | ||
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*Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. | *Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. | ||
'''County records offices – have numerous family genealogies and pedigrees – Google for their websites and search online catalogs or inventories''' | |||
*Local Public Libraries—often have published and/or typescript family histories | *Local Public Libraries—often have published and/or typescript family histories | ||
'''Compiled manuscripts or typescripts, on family histories, genealogies, biographies, and pedigrees in any country around the world, generally may be deposited at:''' | |||
*State, provincial, local & national archives, i.e. Library of Congress; Provincial archives, National Library, Ottawa | *State, provincial, local & national archives, i.e. Library of Congress; Provincial archives, National Library, Ottawa | ||