Web Links

There is a wealth of information on the internet for genealogists, here are some links which should be of help

The Links have been split up into three areas:

• Local Links
• British Links
• International Links

Local Links

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• www.rootsweb.com/~engsom/These are the Somerset pages of the GenWeb project with lots of Somerset related links and information
• www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/ This is a link to Genuki's Somerset pages. From here you can access lots of information about genealogy in the county
• www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/This is the Somerset Records office in Tauntons website
• www.rooksbridge.org.ukAn excellent site for those with links to the village
• www.loxtonsomerset.org.ukIf you have any interest in the village of Loxton this is an excellent site.
• genealogy.colinrayner.org.ukThis is Colin Rayners site which contains transcripts for Meare and Glastonbury and his research from around that area
• genforum.genealogy.com/englandcountry/somerset/This is a link to a message board for people with research queries in Somerset
• www.tutton.orgDo you have relations in Wedmore? then give this site a look, there is lots of information on the area here
• www.clevedon-civic-society.org.uk/records.htmThe Clevedon Civic Society have a web site with census, baptism, marriage and burial information mainly for St Andrews Clevedon.
• www.Kewstoke.orgThe Kewstoke village site contains details of the local history and lists local research resources available there.
• www.uphillvillage.org.uk/index.htmThis is the website of Uphill village and contains local information
• www.fishponds.freeuk.com/wsmfatal.htmThe Weston-Super-Mare Blitz War memorial. A register of those who lost their lives due to enemy action in Weston-super-Mare and district, 1940-1944
• uk.geocities.com/williamfdungey/mems/memindex.htmlWar memorial pages covering Somerset, Bristol and Gloucestershire
• myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ian.sage/ This page includes a constantly updated list of transcripts of Somerset Parish Registers which can be searched online

British Links

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• www.Genuki.org.ukThis is probably the best single resource for genealogy in the UK
• Cassini MapsHistorical Maps to buy in a range of formats. If you buy via this link you will help our funds.
• freebmd.rootsweb.com/Free birth marriage and death indexes. This is a project to put all the English indexes freely available on the web. There are many, many records on the site, with more being continually added.
• freecen.rootsweb.com/Free census indexes. This is a project to put all the English indexes freely available on the web. There are many, many records on the site, with more being continually added.
• www.census.pro.gov.ukThe 1901 Census online from the PRO. It is a pay per view site, but the basic search is free
• www.findmypast.comGRO Index, censuses, baptisms, marriages & burials, military and migration records etc. Requires payment
• www.nationalarchives.gov.ukThe website of the archive of the UK Government
• www.historicaldirectories.orgA site containing local and trade directories from the eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
• www.cyndislist.com/england.htmThis is a very large American web site , but this link leads you to the information about England. It has a long list of links to very useful resources.
• www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/index.htmlThis site has links to over 3,000 indexes in the UK and Ireland, a good place to find research info
• www.oz.net/~markhow/englishros.htmEnglish record offices and archives on the web
• www.familia.org.ukListings of genealogical resources in Public libraries
• www.old-maps.co.ukold-maps provides free access to first edition historical maps of Great Britain dated between 1846 and 1899
• www.ffhs.org.ukThis is the site of the Federation of Family history societies it gives advice on researching family histories and lists all the affiliated Family History Societies in the UK
• www.cwgc.orgThe commonwealth war graves commission site is an excellent place to search for people killed during various wars
• www.sog.org.ukThis is the website for the Society of Genealogists. This gives details of who they are, what they do and the resources they have to aid in your research.
• www.list.jaunay.com/engnamesThis site lists surnames being researched in the UK
• www.jgsgb.org.ukThe Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain
• www.familybmd.comA Good site for introducing you to the basics of Family History
• www.freereg.org.ukFreeREG is a project to transcribe and make freely available parish registers from the UK A sister site to FreeBMD and FreeCEN
• www.ukbmd.org.ukThis site provides links to transcriptions of Registration Documents of Births, Marriage & Deaths which have been done from the documents held at local Register Offices. They include information such as age at death from 1837 and mother's maiden name also from 1837.

International Links

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• www.familysearch.comThis is the Mormon's web site with on line searching of the IGI (International Genealogical Index)and other indexes held by them
• www.rootsweb.comRoots web hosts mailing lists and a project to make the GRO indexes freely available
• www.cyndislist.comCyndis list is a massive website dealing with genealogy all over the world, including the UK
• www.ellisislandrecords.orgDid any of your relatives emigrate to America? If so they may well have passed through Ellis Island. This site has records relating to United states immigration.
• www.exploregenealogy.co.ukProvides basic information about how to research your family tree