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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:Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, National
Title:Guild of One-Name Studies
Link:https://one-name.org/
Description:Surnames Registered with the Guild of One-Name Studies
Extra Info:A good place to start and see if your surname is being researched. The guild maintains a list of registered one name studies, many of which have data and information online.
Classification:Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, National
Title:The Surname Society
Link:https://surname-society.org/
Description:The Surname Society - encouraging members to collaborate in their surname studies
Extra Info:Membership is open to any individual, group or association with an interest in surname studies, regardless of their location in the world, the surname studied, or level of research expertise. One registration fee allows you to register multiple surnames.
Classification:Births, Deaths, General, Marriages, Obituaries, National
Title:British Newspaper Archive
Link:https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/
Description:Explore over 200 years of history - British Newspaper Archive
Extra Info:Access also available via selected subscriptions to Find My Past and Genes Reunited
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:National, War Memorials & Other Memorials
Title:Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Link:https://www.cwgc.org
Description:Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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:Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, National
Title:JewishGen: The Home of Jewish Genealogy
Link:https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/UK/
Description:JewishGen UK Database
Classification:DNA Research, National
Title:Medievalists.net
Link:https://www.medievalists.net/
Description:Where the Middle Ages begin.
Extra Info:Includes the largest-ever study of Viking genetics
Classification:General, National
Title:named: by PublicProfiler
Link:https://named.publicprofiler.org/
Description:Predicting places from names in the UK
Extra Info:The website is part of a wider research project funded by the ESRC.
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:General, National, Heir Hunters / Probate Researchers, Family Tracing Services
Title:People Trace UK
Link:https://www.peopletraceuk.com/
Description:People Trace UK
Extra Info:Electoral rolls search.
Classification:GRO BMD, Banns, Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, National, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:Scotland's People
Link:Scotland's People
Description:Scotland's People
Extra Info:Official Government Source of genealogical data for Scotland.
Classification:National
Title:Society of Genealogists
Link:https://www.sog.org.uk/our-collections/
Description:County Sources in the Library of the Society of Genealogists
Extra Info:An important source of off-line information.
Classification:Births, Deaths, Marriages, National
Title:The Jewish Chronicle Archives
Link:The Jewish Chronicle Archives
Description:The Jewish Chronicle from 1841 - search Births, Marriages and Deaths announcements.
Classification:GRO BMD, National
Title:The National Archives
Link:https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
Description:Explore over 1,000 Years of History from Domesday to the Present Day
Classification:National, Wills / Probate
Title:The National Archives Online Collections
Link:https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
Description:The National Archives - Collection of Digitised Public Records
Classification:Adoption Records, National
Title:UK Birth Adoption Register
Link:http://www.ukbirthadoptionregister.com/
Description:UK Birth Adoption Register
Extra Info:The Contact Register was founded by Missing Links UK in association with LookupUK.com as a resource for all adopted people, birth parents, brothers, sisters and extended natural family, to get in contact with one another, to register their interest.
Classification:National, Wills / Probate
Title:WILLS - Find a Will from UK Government Site
Link:https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills
Description:Search for the will or probate of any person in the UK who died in or after 1858
Extra Info:UK Government Probate Search for Wills and Probate, including wills of soldiers who died while serving in the British armed forces between 1850 and 1986

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