England Indexes to Military and Service Organization Records for Family History - International Institute
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The original content for this article was contributed by The International Institute of Genealogical Studies in June 2012. It is an excerpt from their course English: Occupation Records-Professions and Trades and English: Occupations-Military & Services by Dr. Penelope Christensen. The Institute offers over 200 comprehensive genealogy courses for a fee ($). |
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Always check the Internet for new indexes. A good place to start is Roots Web. Army Indexes are numerous, see Bevan (Tracing Your Ancestors in the Public Record Office), Fowler and Spencer (Army Records for Family Historians), Gibson and Hampshire (Specialist Indexes for Family Historians), Kitzmiller (In Search of the Forlorn Hope. A Comprehensive Guide to Locating British Regiments and Their Records 1840-WWI). Gibson and Hampson’s Specialist Indexes lists a large number of materials useful for services research.
| Barnes, David J. RFC RNAS and RAF Register |
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| British Library, Oriental and India Office Collection |
Catalogue and searchable indexes. |
| Canal and River Boatmen and Allied Trades |
John Roberts, 52 St. Andrew's Road Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands B75 6UH |
| Canal Boat People of Wolverhampton, N. Staffs, S. Cheshire and Chester |
Wolverhampton Archives and Local Studies, 42-50 Snow Hill, Wolverhampton WV2 4AG |
| Certificates and Declarations for officers' widows' pensions 1846-65 |
Meryl Catty, 4 Alexandra Close Chadwell St. Mary, Grays, Essex RM16 4TT 1 fiche for £2.50 incl. postage |
| Coastguards |
Mrs. E.R. Stage, 150 Fulwell Park Ave Twickenham, Middx TW2 5HB |
| Coastguards in Sussex |
See Family Roots (Eastbourne) FHS |
| Coastguards in Ireland |
Tony Daly, 30 Gledswood Park, Clouskeagh, Dublin 14, Replublic of Ireland |
| Coastguards from various ADM classes |
Andy Chapman, 161 Totterdown Street, Tooting, London SW17 8TE |
| Customs Officers |
Mrs. June Underwood, 174A Wendover Road, Weston Turville, Bucks HP22 5TG |
| Deserters from army |
Deserter Index, Manchester and Lancashire FHS, Clayton House, 59 Picadilly Manchester M1 2AQ |
| Divers |
Andrea Cordani, 190 Queens Road, Walthamstow, London E17 8PL |
| Family Roots(Eastbourne) FHS |
94 Northbourne Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN22 8QP Email: sarahslaughter@madasafish.com |
| Family Tree Magazine |
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| Gallipoli Campaign 1915-1916 Biographical Index |
Patrick Gariepy, 3966 Robin Avenue, Eugene, Oregon, USA 97402 Email: patric@efn.org |
| Hodgson's Index (India officers pre-1861) |
National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London SW3 4HT |
| India Office Records |
Catalogue and searchable indexes. |
| India websites |
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| Inland Waterways |
John Roberts, 52 St. Andrews Road Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands B75 6 UH |
| Jervis World War I Photographic Index |
Send £ + SAE for search to I.S. Swinnerton, Imperial Soldier Searches, Cobwebs, Long Burton, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 5PD |
| Land Tax E 182 Exchequer: King's Remembrance: Particulars of Account or Land and Assessed Taxes |
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| Lighthouseman |
Mr. C. Trethewey, 135 Stanborough Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, Devon |
| Metropolitan Police Consolidated Index |
Mr. Chris Forester, 23 Brittain Road, Hersham, Surrey KT12 4LR |
| Midland Railway |
See Wyvern M. R. Index |
| Military Courts 1879-1993 |
CD from Family History Indexes, 14 Copper Leaf Close, Moulton, Northampton NN3 7HS |
| Militia Musters 1781-2 (WO 13) |
Family History Indexes, 14 Copper Leaf Close, Moulton, Northampton NN3 7HS Email: fhindexes@genfair.com |
| National Inventory of War Memorials |
Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road London SE1 6HZ |
| Naval Chronicle Index |
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| Police Gazette |
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| RFC, RNAS and RAF Register |
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| Railway and Canal Historical Society Index |
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| The Company of Watermen and Lightmen of the River Thames |
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| Royal Irish Constabulary 1816-1882 1882-1921 |
On FS Library fiche 6344743(8) and FS Library fiche 6344782(7) |
| Royal National Lifeboat Institution Museum and Archives |
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| Sandhurst Military Academy [for student records] |
Librarian, Central Library, Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Surrey, England GV15 47Q |
| Sea Fencibles 1805 |
Defence of the Realm Indexes, Jennifer Killick, 41 Reachfields, Hythe, Kent CT21 6LS |
| Soldiers Died in the Great War |
CD-ROM by Naval and Military Press, Heathfield, East Sussex |
| Soldiers Documents Index 1760-1854 |
Catalogue |
| Soldiers Index 1792-1838 | J.D. Beckett, 34 Eastwood Avenue, Droylsden, Manchester M35 6BJ. Send SAE for details. Compiled from non-TNA material. Also on film, see FS Library film 1596009 |
| Trafalgar Index |
Index of Seamen and Marines at the Battle of Trafalgar, c/o Mr. and Mrs. D. Ayshford, 52 Perry Street, Wendover, Aylesbury, Bucks HP22 6DH |
| Victorian military photos, medals, and badges | Dan Allen, Victorian Military Society 20 Priory Road Newbury Berks RG14 7QN |
| Volunteers of Napoleonic Wars | Defence of the Realm Indexes, Jennifer Killick, 41 Reachfields, Hythe, Kent CT21 6LS |
| War Graves for WWI onwards |
2 Marlow Road, Maidenhead Berkshire SL6 7DX |
| War Memorials in UK |
Imperial War Museum |
| WWI Soldiers Index |
Mrs. Grace Bevan, 114 Inchbonnie Road South Woodham Ferrers, Essex CM3 5ZW |
| Wyvern M.R. Index (Midland Railway) |
Chris and Judy Rouse, 18 Sarsen Close Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 4LA Email: chris@rouse31.freeserve.co.uk |
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