Category Archives: British Records

Everyone in Britain is Descended From the Romans, Vikings, Celts, Anglo-Saxons, Arabs, Jews, Saracens, Goths, Vandals, etc.

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Mark Thomas, Professor of Evolutionary Genetics in the Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment at University College London, doesn’t think much of the announcement that a million British men are descended from the Romans. The following is an excerpt Continue reading Everyone in Britain is Descended From the Romans, Vikings, Celts, Anglo-Saxons, Arabs, Jews, Saracens, Goths, Vandals, etc.→

New Databases at The Original Record

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The following databases have been added at The Original Record this past week: 1809 – Ordnance Staff ‘An Account of the Establishment of the Office of Ordnance, as it stood at Midsummer 1809; with the Names of the Persons holding Continue reading New Databases at The Original Record→

2.5 Million British Criminal Records Now Available Online for the First Time

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The following news release is from FindMyPast.com: Findmypast.com Launches UK Criminal Records dating 1770-1934 LOS ANGELES (Feb. 21, 2013) – Findmypast.com, an international leader in online family history, today announced the largest collection of historical criminal records from England and Continue reading 2.5 Million British Criminal Records Now Available Online for the First Time→

Digitized Manchester Parish Records Free At Manchester Libraries Feb 14

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The following excerpt is from an article posted Feb. 12, 2013 at the click-manchester.com website. More than six million Manchester parish records, dating back as far as 1538, can be now viewed online for free at Manchester Libraries. The collection Continue reading Digitized Manchester Parish Records Free At Manchester Libraries Feb 14→

Archivist Needed to Work on Project at The Hive in Worcestershire

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The following teaser is from the January 26, 2013 edition of the Redditch Advrtisor. THE [UK] National Archives have awarded a grant to Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service (WAAS) to catalogue a collection of the Lyttelton family archives, and the Continue reading Archivist Needed to Work on Project at The Hive in Worcestershire→

Tracing Your English & Scottish Ancestors

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Moorshead Magazines is the publisher of Family Chronicle, Internet Genealogy, and Discovering Family History. Every so often the company collects the best articles on a particular subject from each of the three magazines and combines them into a special edition. Continue reading Tracing Your English & Scottish Ancestors→

Tracing Your Caribbean Ancestors

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The West Indies, or Caribbean Islands, were colonized primarily by the British, Dutch, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and African (comprised of people from many different countries and cultures as represented predominately by slaves). Other ethnic groups common to the area include Continue reading Tracing Your Caribbean Ancestors→

The NEW 5th Edition of The Genealogist’s Internet

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The 5th Edition of The Genealogist’s Internet is available. Like any Internet book, a regular update is necessary just to stay accurate. As over three years have passed since the previous version, a new version was needed. However, this new Continue reading The NEW 5th Edition of The Genealogist’s Internet→

Records of Pensioners of British Army by the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham Digitized and Posted by findmypast.ie

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The following is a teaser from an article in the the December 26, 2012 edition of WicklowPeople.ie. It’s interesting in that it features a British soldier wounded in the Battle of New Orleans – a battle that actually occurred after Continue reading Records of Pensioners of British Army by the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham Digitized and Posted by findmypast.ie→

Irish Books are Popular, but British and Scottish Research Book Have Their Place Too

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While Irish research, and by extension Irish research books, are always at the popularity list, British and Scottish books and research are also highly popular. Below are just a few of the books to be found at Family Root Publishing Continue reading Irish Books are Popular, but British and Scottish Research Book Have Their Place Too→

New Searchable Collections Added Online For Brazil, China, England, Ireland, Italy, Russia, Spain, & the USA

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The following was received from FamilySearch December 28, 2012: FamilySearch added an additional 38.5 million new, free indexed records and images this week to its collection. Notable additions include the 6,095,759 indexed records in the new United States World War Continue reading New Searchable Collections Added Online For Brazil, China, England, Ireland, Italy, Russia, Spain, & the USA→

FamilySearch Adds New Collections from Canada, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Peru, & the United States

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FamilySearch added an additional 6.4 million new, free indexed records and images this week to its collection. Notable additions include the 1,034,803 records for the Netherlands, Zeeland Province, Church Records from 1527-1907, the 1,436,121 added from Italy Civil Registrations from Continue reading FamilySearch Adds New Collections from Canada, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Peru, & the United States→

Findmypast.com Releases Thousands of British Army Service Records from 1760 to 1902

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The following news release was received from Elizabeth Zwerin: Records detail the height, weight, color of hair and eyes, and distinguishing features for soldiers LOS ANGELES (Dec. 7, 2012) – Findmypast.com, an international leader in online family history, today added Continue reading Findmypast.com Releases Thousands of British Army Service Records from 1760 to 1902→