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: | Burials / Cremations, Monumental Inscriptions, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Allerton Cemetery, Liverpool |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ormandy/misc/ |
| Description: | Allerton Cemetery, Liverpool , Burials and Monumental Inscriptions |
| 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: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | BOYD Family and Information Centre |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20120716201636/http://c... |
| Description: | BOYD Family and Information Centre |
| Extra Info: | This is an archived copy of the website. Most features appear to work. There may be some delay in loading. |
| 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, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries, One Place Study, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Briercliffe Society |
| Link: | http://www.briercliffesociety.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Township of Briercliffe-cum-Entwistle History and Records |
| Extra Info: | Census, church records and images of grave stones for Briercliffe-cum-Extwistle |
| 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: | 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: | Burials / Cremations, Burial Plots, Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Cemeteries of the World |
| Link: | http://www.interment.net/uk/index.htm |
| Description: | Cemeteries of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland |
| Extra Info: | Some places are under the new counties, such as some areas of Yorkshire and Durham are under Cleveland, Lancashire places under Greater Manchester etc. |
| 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, 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: | Burials / Cremations, Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Gisburn Parish Website |
| Link: | https://www.gisburn.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Gisburn Parish Website |
| Extra Info: | Lots of information about the village and its history. |
| 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, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Great Harwood Website |
| Link: | http://www.great-harwood.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Great Harwood Website |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | HOGARTH Family Website |
| Link: | http://www.hogarth.org.uk/ |
| Description: | HOGARTH Family Website |
| Extra Info: | Click on reference section for records. |
| 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: | Banns, Baptisms, Births, Bishops Transcripts, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, On-line Parish Clerks, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Lancashire Online Parish Clerk |
| Link: | https://lan-opc.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Lancashire Online Parish Clerk |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Lancaster Priory Gravestones |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20071228020746/http://w... |
| Description: | Lancaster Priory Gravestones |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of the information, most of which still seems to be available to view. |
| Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | LEECH / LEACH Family Genealogy |
| Link: | http://www.leechfamily.myzen.co.uk/ |
| Description: | LEECH / LEACH and Related Family Genealogy |
| Extra Info: | Also includes Harris, Jordan / Jurdan, Sparrow, Wilson-Webb / Webb, Death, Doyle, and Savage. |
| 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: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records |
| Title: | MACMILLAN One Name Study - Family History Archives |
| Link: | http://www.johnmacmillan.co.uk/ |
| Description: | MACMILLAN One Name Study - Family History Archives |
| Extra Info: | Mainly in the Dumfriesshire and Kirkcudbrightshire areas of Scotland. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Monumental inscriptions from Cemeteries |
| Link: | http://www.cemsearch.co.uk |
| Description: | Monumental inscriptions from Cemeteries and Graveyards in Lancashire |
| Extra Info: | Some reports are chargeable |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Officers Died Website |
| Link: | https://glosters.tripod.com/memindex3.htm |
| Description: | Officers Died Website |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Old Liverpool and Merseyside Snippets |
| Link: | http://www.old-merseytimes.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Old Liverpool and Merseyside Snippets, Includes the Surrounding Area |
| Extra Info: | Includes Southport, St Helens and Wigan. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | ORMEROD Family Website |
| Link: | http://www.ormerod.uk.net/index.htm |
| Description: | ORMEROD Family Website |
| Extra Info: | OMEROD and variants such as ORMEROID. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Parish Church of St. Peter's, Formby |
| Link: | https://stpetersformby.co.uk/churchyard-records/ch... |
| Description: | Parish Church of St. Peter's, Formby |
| Extra Info: | Listed by name,some have images of the gravestones. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish of Chipping, Lancashire - A History |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/historyparishch00smitgo... |
| Description: | Parish of Chipping, Lancashire - A History |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes some parish register extracts between 1559-1797. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Parish of Garstang, Lancashire - A History |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/historyparishga01fishgo... |
| Description: | Parish of Garstang, Lancashire - A History |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes some monumental inscriptions from the church. |
| Classification: | Burials / Cremations, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish of Kirkby - St. Chad's, Liverpool - Burials |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20140215111037/http://... |
| Description: | Parish of Kirkby - St. Chad's, Liverpool - Burials |
| Extra Info: | This is an archive page that is no longer live. Not all information is available, but names and burials registers are. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Parish of Kirkham, Lancashire - A History |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/historyparishki00fishgo... |
| Description: | Parish of Kirkham, Lancashire - A History |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes some monumental inscriptions from the church. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish of Ribchester, Lancashire - A History |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/historyparishri00smitgo... |
| Description: | Parish of Ribchester, Lancashire - A History |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes some parish register extracts between 1598-1812. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish of St Michaels-on-Wyre, Lancashire - A History |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/historyparishst00fishgo... |
| Description: | Parish of St Michaels-on-Wyre, Lancashire - A History |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes Woodplumpton registers 1604-1613. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions, Pedigrees |
| Title: | Parish of Whalley, and Honor of Clitheroe, Lancashire - A History |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/historyoforigina00whit |
| Description: | Parish of Whalley, and Honor of Clitheroe, Lancashire - A History |
| Extra Info: | Online Book. Includes some monumental inscriptions. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Little Crosby Parish, Lancashire |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20150907143538/http://w... |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Little Crosby Parish, and Other Records |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer available. Baptisms, marriages, burials, census and monumental inscripitons still seems to be accessible. May be slightly slow to load. Scroll down to get to links for information. |
| 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: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | POWDITCH Family History |
| Link: | http://www.powditch.plus.com/ |
| Description: | POWDITCH Family History |
| Extra Info: | Mainly in Norfolk. Scroll down the homepage. |
| 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: | Births, Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Shetland Family History Website |
| Link: | https://bayanne.info/Shetland/ |
| Description: | Shetland Family History Website |
| Extra Info: | Also some Mi's for other counties and regions. |
| 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: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | St. James' Cemetery, Liverpool |
| Link: | http://www.stjamescemetery.co.uk/ |
| Description: | St. James' Cemetery, Liverpool |
| Extra Info: | Information about the cemetery and a searchable index of those buried at St. James'. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | St. Peter's Church, Woolton, Liverpool |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~wooltonchurchyard/g... |
| Description: | St. Peter's Church, Woolton, Liverpool |
| Extra Info: | Monumental Inscriptions by surname. |
| 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: | Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | SUTCLIFFE Family Tree |
| Link: | http://www.melsgenealogy.co.uk/sutcliffe/html/intr... |
| Description: | SUTCLIFFE Family Tree |
| Classification: | Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | THRALE / THRALL - History and Genealogy |
| Link: | https://www.thrale.com |
| Description: | THRALE / THRALL - History and Genealogy |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Todmorden and Walsden |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~todmordenandwalsden... |
| Description: | Todmorden and Walsden Parish data and censuses |
| 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, Bishops Transcripts, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | UK Transcriptions Website |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~uktranscriptions/ge... |
| Description: | UK Transcriptions Website Various Counties |
| Extra Info: | Transcriptions for Northamptonshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. Click on Other Counties for Lancashire, Leicestershire, Norfolk and Shetland. |
| 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: | Monumental Inscriptions, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | West Derby Cemetery, Liverpool |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~westderbycemetery/g... |
| Description: | West Derby Cemetery, Liverpool |
| Extra Info: | Also Walton cemetery inscriptions. |
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