Monumental Inscriptions are the transcriptions of the text on the gravestone or tombstone of an individual. In many cases there will be multiple burials in one grave so the inscription will provide information about other family members.
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, DNA Project, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | AUDLEY Family History |
| Link: | https://www.audleyfamilyhistory.com/ |
| Description: | AUDLEY Family History |
| Extra Info: | Research for the name AUDLEY and variants such as AIDLEY. |
| Classification: | Burials / Cremations, Burial Plots, Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Billion Graves |
| Link: | https://billiongraves.com |
| Description: | Billion Graves |
| Extra Info: | Billion Graves says it is the world's largest resource for searchable GPS cemetery data. |
| Classification: | Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | BOLSTRIDGE One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.bolstridge.co.uk/genealogy/index.php |
| Description: | BOLSTRIDGE One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Use sources to search for types of information such as burials. |
| Classification: | Births, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | BRAILSFORD Family Name |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~brailsford/genealog... |
| Description: | BRAILSFORD Family Name and Variants |
| Extra Info: | Includes some not in the published indexes. 1849, 1856, 1858, 1861. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | BREW One Name Study |
| Link: | http://brew.clients.ch/BrewONS.htm |
| Description: | BREW One Name Study |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | British Settlers on Argentina and Uruguay |
| Link: | http://www.argbrit.org/ |
| Description: | British Settlers on Argentina and Uruguay |
| Extra Info: | Many of the marriage records indicate place of birth. |
| Classification: | Burial Plots, Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Burial Records for North Wales |
| Link: | https://www.gravestones.info/ |
| Description: | Burial Records for North Wales |
| Extra Info: | Need to be a member to use the data. Also covers some areas of Cheshire. Sometiimes offers a 'free trial' membership for a month. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Cemeteries - British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia |
| Link: | https://www.bacsa.org.uk/ |
| Description: | British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia |
| Extra Info: | Click on BACSAarchives for some transcriptions and gallery for pictures. |
| Classification: | Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Chris Newhall's Family History |
| Link: | http://www.wildot.co.uk/famhist.htm |
| Description: | Chris Newhall's Family History |
| Extra Info: | Includes NEWHALL, BAILEY, BEECH, CATLEY and many other surnames. |
| Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | CLUETT / CLEWETT Records and One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.cluett.org.uk/ |
| Description: | CLUETT / CLEWETT Records and One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Part way down the home page is the Search link. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Disley, Lyme Handley, Taxal & Whaley |
| Link: | http://www.disley.net/ |
| Description: | Disley, Lyme Handley, Taxal & Whaley |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study |
| Title: | DUCKETT One Name Study |
| Link: | https://duckett.one-name.net/ |
| Description: | Research News for Duckett, Ducat, Duckitt, Duggett & other Variations of Duket |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | DUGMORE's of the Past |
| Link: | http://www.ancestorsofbirmingham.com/dugmore/dugmo... |
| Description: | DUGMORE's of the Past |
| Extra Info: | DUGMORE's family name, mainly concentrated in the Midlands area. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | EARDLEY Family Genealogy Resources |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20150813093905/http://... |
| Description: | EARDLEY Family Genealogy Resources |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of the site. Most information still seems to be accessible. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | EARLAM Family History |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20150411030403/http://... |
| Description: | EARLAM Family History |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site no longer active. Most information still seems to be available. A resource for those with EARLAM relatives. |
| Classification: | Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | GANDER / GANDAR One Name Study |
| Link: | https://gander.one-name.net/ |
| Description: | GANDER / GANDAR One Name Study |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Gravestone Photographs |
| Link: | https://www.gravestonephotos.com |
| Description: | Gravestone Photographs |
| Extra Info: | A great free resource which aims to collect many more photographs and details. Includes a surname search to help find your ancestors. Have you got any gravestone photographs that you could contribute? |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | GUMBLETON One Name Study and Family History |
| Link: | http://martleweb.co.uk/gumbleton/ |
| Description: | GUMBLETON One Name Study and Family History |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | HOLLINGWORTH One Name Study |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20110611071735/http://h... |
| Description: | HOLLINGWORTH One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of the site -most information still seems to be available. HOLLINGWORTH and variations. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Census, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Hurst and Surrounding District (Ashton-under-Lyne) |
| Link: | http://www.c5d.co.uk/hurstpages.php |
| Description: | Hurst and Surrounding District (Ashton-under-Lyne) |
| Extra Info: | Includes Queens Street memorial inscriptions and baptisms, also baptisms at Hooley Hill Methodist Chapel. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Internet Archive |
| Link: | http://archive.org/ |
| Description: | Internet Archive |
| Extra Info: | Has many scanned books, including some parish registers. Click on texts and then search the archive. Note baptism and baptisms give different results. |
| Classification: | Births, Burials / Cremations, Burial Plots, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study |
| Title: | KEMP(E) Family History |
| Link: | https://www.kempfamilyhistory.com |
| Description: | A one-name study into the KEMP, KEMPE KEMPF, KEMPS, KEMPT, CAMP and CAMPE names |
| Extra Info: | Worldwide research into the name and its variants. |
| Classification: | Census, Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries, One Name Study |
| Title: | KISSACK Genealogy |
| Link: | https://www.kissack.co.uk |
| Description: | KISSACK Genealogy |
| Extra Info: | Mainly on the Isle of Man. |
| Classification: | Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries, One Name Study, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | LONGMORE Genealogy Resources |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20180114123904/http://... |
| Description: | LONGMORE Genealogy Resources |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information seems to be available, however it is slow to load. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Monumental Inscriptions in the Churches of Stoak, Backford, and Thornton-le-Moors, Cheshire |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/monumentalotheri00ryla |
| Description: | Monumental Inscriptions in the Churches of Stoak, Backford, and Thornton-le-Moors, Cheshire |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Monumental and other inscriptions in the churches of Stoak, Backford, and Thornton-le-moors in the county of Chester, copied in the year 1904. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Officers Died Website |
| Link: | https://glosters.tripod.com/memindex3.htm |
| Description: | Officers Died Website |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Bishops Transcripts, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Chester - St. Mary-on-the-Hill |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/historyofchurchp00earw |
| Description: | Parish Registers of St. Mary-on-the-Hill, Chester - A History of the Church and Parish |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Registers from 1601-1812, the transcription of the early register of St Mary's is taken from the Bishop's transcripts |
| Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study |
| Title: | PINCKNEY - The site for all UK PINCKNEYs |
| Link: | http://www.john-pinckney.co.uk/family/index.htm |
| Description: | PINCKNEY - The site for all UK PINCKNEYs and Variants |
| Extra Info: | Includes references to Pinckey, Pinckine, Pinckney, Pincknye, Pincney, Pinkene, Pinken, Pinkeny, Pinkine, Pinkney. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries |
| Title: | Police Roll of Honour |
| Link: | https://policememorial.org.uk/ |
| Description: | The National Police Officers Roll of Honour |
| Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | PRATLEY One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.pratley.info/ |
| Description: | PRATLEY One Name Study |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Railway and Canal Historical Society |
| Link: | https://rchs.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Railway and Canal Historical Society |
| Extra Info: | Click on History for access to memorial and monuments search. |
| Classification: | Census, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | ROE Family, also the BRYAN and STANGER Families of Whitby |
| Link: | http://www.roe-bryan-genealogy.org.uk/ |
| Description: | ROE Family, also the BRYAN and STANGER Families of Whitby |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | SERCOMBE, SIRCOMBE, SURCOMBE, or SIRCOM One Name study |
| Link: | http://www.mit.edu/~dfm/genealogy/sercombe.html |
| Description: | A Compilation of SERCOMBE Families |
| Extra Info: | Scroll down to sources of information. |
| Classification: | Burials / Cremations, Monumental Inscriptions, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Soldiers' Memorials Website |
| Link: | https://www.angelfire.com/mp/memorials/memindz1.ht... |
| Description: | Soldiers' Memorials Website |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | STERRY One Name Study |
| Link: | https://www.sterryworldwide.com/ |
| Description: | STERRY One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Includes extracts from civil registration, parish records and marriage licences. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | TONG / TONGE / TONGUE Genealogy |
| Link: | http://www.tongefamily.info/ |
| Description: | TONG / TONGE / TONGUE Genealogy |
| Extra Info: | Mainly around Lancashire and Manchester. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | WANLESS Web - A One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.wanlessweb.org/TNG/index.php |
| Description: | WANLESS Web - A One Name Study of the surnames surnames Wanless, Wandless, Wanlass, Wandlass, Wanliss, and Wanlace |
| Classification: | Census, General, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | GENUKI County Page for Cheshire |
| Link: | https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CHS/ |
| Description: | General Information for Cheshire |
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