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Classification:Census
Title:1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 & 1911 Census On-Line.
Link:1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 & 1911 Census On-Line.
Description:UK Census collection for England, Wales, Scotland & the Channel Islands for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911
Extra Info:Including 1939 registers.
Classification:Census, National
Title:1939 Register from Find My Past
Link:1939 Register from Find My Past
Description:41 million lives recorded in one day at the outbreak of World War II
Extra Info:Records of people younger than 100 and still alive, or who died after 1991 are officially closed.
Classification:Census, National
Title:Find My Past's England and Wales Census Land and Survey Records
Link:Find My Past's England and Wales Census Land and Survey Records
Description:Find My Past's England and Wales Census Land and Survey Records
Extra Info:Censuses for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911, 1921 and various others.
Classification:Census, National
Title:Genes Reunited's Censuses
Link:Genes Reunited's  Censuses
Description:Censuses for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1891, 1901 and 1911
Classification:Census
Title:The Genealogist's County Census page.
Link:The Genealogist's County Census page.
Description:Census Data for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911 and 1939 Register
Classification:Census
Title:1921 Census substitute from The Genealogist.
Link:https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/affiliate/?affid=...
Description:These records form part of the Trade, Residential & Telephone record sets on The Genealogist, covering a period currently not served by a census.
Extra Info:More counties will be added in the coming months.
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records
Title:A Romany Gypsy & Traveller Heritage Project
Link:https://www.romaheritage.co.uk/
Description:Romani Parish and Census records
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:Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate
Title:BANDY Family Genealogy
Link:https://www.bandye.org/
Description:BANDY Family Genealogy
Extra Info:Click on Site Map to see a contents list of the site.
Classification:Banns, Baptisms, Census, One Name Study, Parish Records
Title:BATSTONE One Name Study
Link:http://www.thebatstones.org.uk/OneNameStudy/index....
Description:BATSTONE One Name Study
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate
Title:Bere Regis Village Website
Link:https://www.bereregis.org/
Description:Bere Regis Village Website
Extra Info:Scroll down the page for baptisms, marriages, burials and wills.
Classification:Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study
Title:BLANCHARD Family History
Link:http://www.cobjoecottage.net/
Description:BLANCHARD Family History
Extra Info:Includes BLANCHARD entries in birth, marriage and death indexes around London and Kent.
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:Census, National
Title:British Surnames
Link:https://britishsurnames.co.uk
Description:Research the origins and distribution of your surname
Extra Info:Information on similar surnames, most common surnames, surname distribution maps as well as surname meanings and etymologies.
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Wills / Probate
Title:Chardstock Historical Record Group
Link:http://chardstockwebmuseum.org/
Description:Chardstock Historical Record Group Web Museum
Extra Info:Lots of parish information available. The village was in Dorset until 1896, Devon thereafter.
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, Census, Marriages, One Name Study
Title:COSGRAVE/COSGRIFF/COSGROVE One Name Study
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~cosgriff/genealogy/
Description:COSGRAVE/COSGRIFF/COSGROVE One Name Study
Classification:Baptisms, Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:DACKOMBE / DACOMBE Family History
Link:http://www.terrys.org.uk/
Description:DACKOMBE / DACOMBE Family History
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:DALTON Data Bank and One Name Study
Link:http://www.daltondatabank.org/
Description:DALTON Data Bank and One Name Study
Classification:Banns, Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records
Title:DALWOOD Genealogy and Family History
Link:http://www.users.on.net/~idalwood/
Description:DALWOOD Genealogy and Family History
Extra Info:Includes variants. Mainly in and around Somerset and Dorset.
Classification:Census
Title:Derbyshire Strays found in the 1871 Census for Dorset
Link:http://www.fsa.co.uk/gelsthorpe/1871%20Strays%20in...
Description:Derbyshire Strays found in the 1871 Census for Dorset
Classification:Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:DIBDEN One Name Study
Link:https://www.angelfire.com/ar3/dibden_onename/
Description:DIBDEN One Name Study, Including Variants
Extra Info:Many references to the DIBDEN name.
Classification:Census
Title:Domesday Book - Online and Free
Link:https://opendomesday.org/
Description:Domesday Book - Online and Free
Extra Info:The "original" census. Lists of names, places and other Domesday facts and maps. Domesday data created by Professor J.J.N. Palmer, University of Hull.
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, On-line Parish Clerks, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:Dorset Online Parish Clerk (OPC)
Link:http://www.opcdorset.org/
Description:Dorset Online Parish Clerk (OPC) - A Mixture of Records
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, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records
Title:DYSON Family of Worcestershire
Link:http://www.dyson-family-of-worcestershire.co.uk/
Description:DYSON Family of Worcestershire
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:Census
Title:Early British Census project
Link:http://ebc.byu.edu
Description:The Early British Census (EBC) project
Extra Info:The Early British Census (EBC) project brings the numerous disparate pre-1841 census records into one searchable database.
Classification:GRO BMD, Census, Parish Records, Pedigrees, Visitations
Title:England Data from Ancestry
Link:England Data from Ancestry
Description:England Data Collection from Ancestry
Extra Info:Includes 1861-1901 Censuses; 1837-2005 GRO BMD; visitations and other records.
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records
Title:Family Search Records Collection - Worldwide
Link:Family Search Records Collection - Worldwide
Description:Family Search Records Collection - Worldwide
Extra Info: Includes the England and Wales 1841 & 1861 Census, and foreign records, such as the American census that contains Britons who were aboard.
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:FE(A)THERSTON((E)HAUGH) One Name Study
Link:https://featherstone.one-name.net/
Description:FE(A)THERSTON((E)HAUGH) One Name Study
Classification:Census, National
Title:FreeCen Project
Link:FreeCen Project
Description:FreeCen Project
Extra Info:A 'free-to-view' online searchable database of the 19th century UK census returns.
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:Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study
Title:GINGELL One Name Study
Link:https://www.gingell.com/familytree/
Description:GINGELL One Name Study
Extra Info:A growing resiurce for the GINFELL one name study.
Classification:Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Obituaries, One Name Study, Wills / Probate
Title:GOODERSON Family History
Link:http://www.gooderson.org/
Description:GOODERSON Family History and One Name Study
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, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:HEMMINGWAY One Name Study
Link:http://www.hemingway.uk.com/
Description:HEMMINGWAY One Name Study
Extra Info:Includes variants of the name.
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:Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study
Title:HORROCKS Genealogy
Link:https://www.horrocksgenealogy.com/
Description:HORROCKS Genealogy
Classification:Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records
Title:HUTCHINGS Family Website
Link:http://www.hutchings.me
Description:HUTCHINGS Family Website
Extra Info:Mainly HUTCHINGS in and around Sturminster Newton, Dorset, although transcriptions of all areas for census.
Classification:Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Wills / Probate
Title:ISMAY One Name Study
Link:https://ismay.one-name.net/
Description:ISMAY One Name Study
Classification:Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages
Title:Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain
Link:https://www.jgsgb.org.uk/
Description:Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain
Extra Info:Searchable database and also records/files to download.Click on JCR-UK.
Classification:Census, One Name Study, War Memorials & Other Memorials
Title:JOSLIN Family Research
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20160305230555/http://j...
Description:JOSLIN Family Research
Extra Info:An archived copy of the site. FREE exchange of Joslin Family History World-Wide.
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:LANCHBURY / LAINCHBURY
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20150511054040/http://f...
Description:LANCHBURY / LAINCHBURY
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is not active at present. Most information still seems to be available. Mainly in Oxfordshire. Also census for other towns in Buckinghamshire - all surnames.
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:Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Wills / Probate
Title:LUCEY / LUCY Family History Records
Link:https://lucey.net/
Description:The site for everyone interested in researching the LUCEY and LUCY surname and their family history
Extra Info:Researching the surnames LUCEY & LUCY. From early sources in England & Ireland, some back as far as 1066.
Classification:Census, One Name Study
Title:MADDEN Genealogical Pages
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~maddenps/genealogy/
Description:MADDEN Genealogical Pages
Extra Info:Also name variants such as Maddon, Maden. Scroll down for Madden genealogy.
Classification:Census
Title:Miscellaneous Records
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~pbtyc/genealogy/
Description:Miscellaneous Records
Extra Info:Includes Wessex (Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire, Hampshire and Isle of Wight) strays in the census for the channel islands.
Classification:Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:NETHERWOOD One Name Study
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20180330041827/http://w...
Description:NETHERWOOD One Name Study
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. Click on resources.
Classification:Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:OLBY One Name Study
Link:http://olby.one-name.net/
Description:OLBY One Name Study
Extra Info:Most, if not all, the Olby birth, marriage and death registrations in England and Wales are probably the descendants of Robert Olby and Francis Overed who married at St Andrew and St Peter, Blofield, NFK on 8th March 1790.
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records
Title:Parish Register and Census Transcripts - A Selection
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~juliet22/genealogy/...
Description:Parish Register and Census Transcripts - A Selection
Extra Info:May not display correctly in all browsers. Transcripts from Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Kent, Lancashire, Northumberland for a selction of names.
Classification:Census
Title:Parliamentary Archives
Link:https://archives.parliament.uk/online-resources/re...
Description:Historic documents (including photographs and illustrations) from the UK Parliament
Extra Info:Includes Protestations Returns, the closest thing we have to a census for 1642. The Returns list the adult men residing in a parish.
Classification:GRO BMD, Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, National
Title:People Finder from 192.com
Link:People Finder from 192.com
Description:1861 Census, GRO BMD index 1837-2004, Electoral Rolls & Business Directories.
Classification:Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records
Title:POULTON Web - Also MELLOR, WHITE, TWEED and Associated Families
Link:http://www.thanksfrank.co.uk/
Description:POULTON Web - Also MELLOR, WHITE, TWEED and Associated Families
Extra Info:Many names and places included on this site. The name index also indicates records for that name.
Classification:Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records
Title:POWIS Surname and variants One-name Study
Link:http://www.4trudy.co.uk/
Description:POWIS Surname and variants One-name Study
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages
Title:Roger Thomas's Genealogical Research
Link:http://www.rogerthomas.co.uk/
Description:Roger Thomas's Genealogical Research
Extra Info:A variety of names included. Majority of records from Yorkshire and Lancashire.
Classification:Baptisms, Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages
Title:Romany & Traveller Family History Society
Link:https://rtfhs.org.uk
Description:Romany & Traveller Family History Society | Research your roots and learn about your heritage.
Classification:Baptisms, Census, Deaths, Marriages
Title:Romany Genes Website
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20210427155917/http://...
Description:Romany Genes Website
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view.
Classification:Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study
Title:RUSCOE Surname Website
Link:http://ruscoe.name/
Description:RUSCOE Family Genealogy
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:Census
Title:Ships in UK Ports in the 1881 Census
Link:https://www.angelfire.com/de/BobSanders/81Intro.ht...
Description:Ships in UK Ports in the 1881 Census
Extra Info:Also includes other on-shore establishments for mariners.
Classification:Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials
Title:STONER Genealogical Databases
Link:http://www.stoner.org.uk/
Description:STONER Genealogical Databases
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate
Title:STRANGE, STRAINGE and Variants One Name Study
Link:https://yourtotalevent.com/people/Strange/idxpepl....
Description:STRANGE and STRAINGE Family History
Classification:Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:STRUDWICK One Name Study
Link:http://www.strudwicke.com/
Description:STRUDWICK One Name Study
Classification:Census, One Place Study
Title:Sturminster Newton
Link:https://www.sturminsternewton.info/
Description:Sturminster Newton Censuses for 1841 (partial), 1851 and 1861
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Place Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:Tyneham and Worbarrow
Link:https://tynehamopc.org.uk/
Description:Tyneham and Worbarrow - Where Time Stopped in 1943
Extra Info:Parish register, probate information, census and more.
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records
Title:Verwood Historical Society
Link:http://www.verwoodhistorical.org/
Description:Verwood Historical Society, Online Parish Registers
Classification:Census, Wills / Probate
Title:Victoria County History - Explore England's Past
Link:https://www.history.ac.uk/research/victoria-county...
Description:Victoria County History - Explore England's Past
Extra Info:This site provides free access to local history materials. Some census and probate / wills have been transcribed.
Classification:Banns, Baptisms, Bishops Transcripts, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:West Country Genealogy
Link:http://www.westcountrygenealogy.com/
Description:West Country Genealogy - Somerset, Dorset and Cornwall
Extra Info:Parish registers, census and more.
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate
Title:WESTAWAY One Name Study
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20210903002103/http://...
Description:WESTAWAY One Name Study
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view.
Classification:Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study
Title:WOODHURST One Name Study
Link:http://www.effingham91.net/woodhurst/home.html
Description:WOODHURST One Name Study
Classification:Census
Title:Workhouse Website
Link:https://www.workhouses.org.uk/
Description:A Site Dedicated to the Workhouse includes Census Records
Extra Info:The search facility is a useful starting place when trying to locate missing ancestors.
Classification:Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:YEO One Name Study
Link:https://yeoonline.net/
Description:YEO One Name Study
Classification:Census, General
Title:GENUKI County Page for Dorset
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DOR
Description:General Information for Dorset

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