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August 2010 Use TheGenealogist.co.uk - Part 3 Mary Evans explains how to find wills - a valuable source for family historians - in the third part of her step-by-step series on getting the best out of TheGenealogist.co.uk. READ FULL REVIEW... 55 million marriage transcripts online
To search the transcripts go to www.thegenealogist.co.uk. From the Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes section, select 'BMD Marriages - New' from the drop-down menu. Then start your search of the marriage transcripts. You may simply enter a surname or provide fuller details. The developments at TheGenealogist.co.uk make welcome additions to the family history tools available for searching the key records, making it much easier to home in on the historic records we need to further our research. Subscribe at TheGenealogist.co.uk to access the records." Those of you with roots that stretch back to 15th-century Sussex may find this latest offering from S&N particularly useful. The CD contains a PDF of a 1904 book published by the Sussex Record Society... READ FULL REVIEW... University College School Register 1831-1891 University College London was the first higher education institution in the capital when it was founded in 1826. This CD covers its first 60 years of students. READ FULL REVIEW... This is a digitally enhanced copy of the original list published in October 1915, which contained the names and dates of seniority of active officers of the Navy, the Royal Marine Forces and the Naval Forces of the Dominions. The list also contains details of retired officers of the Royal Navy who were receiving a pension at the time of publication... READ FULL REVIEW... The Genealogist's Guide - An Index to Pedigrees Another extremely useful publication from S&N British Data Archive is this digital copy of George W Marshall's 1903 Genealogist's Guide, which provides an index to records contained in publications such as Burke's Peerage and Visitations and Extinct Baronetcies and those of the Harleian Society as well as publications which specifically dealt with the landed gentry of particular parts of the British Isles. READ FULL REVIEW... This guide details the duties of civil servants of the War Office in 1939. It also lists deaths and retirements of departmental personnel since the guide's previous edition in 1934. The text is preceeded by advertisements aimed at those responsible for procurement in their official capacity. READ FULL REVIEW... The Cape of Good Hope Civil Service List 1908 & Malvern College Register 1865-1924 Lisa Herdman reviews this month's data CDs for family historians. READ FULL REVIEW... July 2010 If you are looking for a handy way to record your family tree online, the new and improved TreeView, freely available on TheGenealogist website (www.thegenealogist.co.uk/tree), may be just the ticket. You won't often come across the words 'free' and 'excellent' in the same sentence - but as this is free and excellent, why waste your money on buying a program? READ FULL REVIEW... In pursuit of his more elusive ancestors, Mike Ratcliff sought new approaches and new sources, and explored the directories and school registers available on TheGenealogist.co.uk. "The ideal ancestors for family historians lived at the same address for many years, had an unusual surname and gave accurate information to the census enumerators. Unfortunately, some of my relatives failed to meet these criteria, which meant taking another approach to locate them..." READ FULL REVIEW... The Ship-Money Returns for the County of Suffolk The records of ship-money for Suffolk are held in the British Library, and the transcription reproduced here was originally published in 1904. It contains a detailed introduction, the returns themselves, and indexes by parish, place and surname. READ FULL REVIEW... In order to assist family historians in tracking down their widespread ancestors, S&N British Data Archive has released a collection of high-resolution digital copies of over 100 maps of the counties and regions of mainland Britain. READ FULL REVIEW This informative and easy-to-use disc contains a high-quality digital copy of the 1930 Ordance Survey Office publication on 17th-century England. READ FULL REVIEW Dwelly's Monumental Inscriptions for Devon Each section covers one parish, and includes an introduction to the churches within it. This is followed by the MIs, which tend to include name, ages and dates of birth and death. With no central collection on MIs in sight, CDs like this are most welcome. READ FULL REVIEW Lists from World War I are always extensive, given the sheer scale of the Army during the conflict, and on this CD you'll find 2,800 pages of officers serving just after the Battle of the Somme. READ FULL REVIEW Kelly's Buckinghamshire 1931 Directory This CD is another fine addition to S&N Genealogy's collection of directories, covering the towns and villages of Buckinghamshire in 1931. READ FULL REVIEW Leeds in the Great Was 1914-1918 & London 1934 Post Office Directory Matt Elton reviews this month's data CDs for family historians. READ FULL REVIEW... June 2010 Use TheGenealogist.co.uk - Part 2 In the second instalment of her step-by-step series on how to get the best out of online provider TheGenealogist.co.uk, Mary Evans looks at searching the website's census data online. READ FULL REVIEW... The British Imperial Calendar 1823 This is an index of names with references to sources containing genealogical information. The published documentation cited includes Burke's Landed Gentry, Burke's Colonial Gentry, the volumes of the Harleian Society and the Surtees Society, county visitations, and many less well-known books. READ FULL REVIEW... A list of Royal Navy officers in the mid-1800s, it covers all officers in the Royal Navy during the time when the British Empire controlled the oceans of the world. READ FULL REVIEW Dwelly's Monumental Inscriptions of Devon & Kingswood School Register Matt Elton reviews this month's data CDs for family historians. READ FULL REVIEW... May 2010 Search online for further records at BMDRegisters with Mike Ratcliff. READ FULL REVIEW... The Genealogist's Guide - An Index to Pedigrees This is an index of names with references to sources containing genealogical information. The published documentation cited includes Burke's Landed Gentry, Burke's Colonial Gentry, the volumes of the Harleian Society and the Surtees Society, county visitations, and many less well-known books. READ FULL REVIEW... Visitation of England & Wales: Vol 21 - 1921 Anyone who believes they may have noble roots, should have a look at the latest series of CDs from S&N Genealogy, containing Heralds' Visitations from 1896, 1902 and in this case, 1921. READ FULL REVIEW Wiltshire 1939 Kelly's Directory Anyone who believes they may have noble roots, should have a look at the latest series of CDs from S&N Genealogy, containing Heralds' Visitations from 1896, 1902 and in this case, 1921. READ FULL REVIEW Huntingtonshire 1928 Directory & Visitations of Gloucestershire Matt Elton reviews this month's data CDs for family historians. READ FULL REVIEW... Spring 2010 Use TheGenealogist.co.uk - Part 1 In a new step-by-step series, Mary Evans explains how to get the best out of online records provider TheGenealogist.co.uk, starting with its databases of births, marriages and deaths 1600-2005. READ FULL REVIEW... An unlimited trial program is a difficult balancing act, as it must contain enough tools to stop users getting frustrated, yet offer enough carrots to tempt them to upgrade. In the case of RME the publisher has got the balance just about right; retaining all the tools you need to build a tree while withholding some of those needed to share your researches with others. READ FULL REVIEW Kelly's Somerset 1923 Directory This CD covers Somerset in the 1920s, and is another excellent addition to S&N Genealogy's collection of directories. READ FULL REVIEW April 2010 S&N Genealogy Supplies - Winners of Your Family Tree Awards 2009 After voting in the thousands, the results for the YFT Awards 2009 have now been revealed! S&N Genealogy Supplies won the awards for Best Data CD Publisher, Best Storage Products, and Best Online Store... READ FULL REVIEW Genealogy News - Family Tree 2010 Achievement Awards Who Do You Think You Are? LIVE, Olympia, 2010, seemed to be buzzing with activity, with a continual round of workshops to attend and stalls to visit. A highlight of the Family Tree weekend were the Family Tree Achievement Awards 2010... READ FULL REVIEW... Taken at a time when the British Empire stretched across the globe, this List records officers in the Army just before hostilities with revolutionary France began, heralding the Napoleonic Wars. READ FULL REVIEW Contemporary Biographies at the Opening of the 20th Century This volume includes an overview of London up to 1905 along with a substantial number of biographies of prominent London residents. These start with the Lord Mayor of London and the Lord Bishop of London, before we encounter generic groupings such as the arts and the medical profession. READ FULL REVIEW... Wiltshire 1939 Kelly's Directory & Visitations of England and Wales 1902 Matt Elton reviews this month's data CDs for family historians. READ FULL REVIEW... Non-conformist records NOW COMPLETE at BMDRegisters.co.uk
The site provides various unpublished registries, giving you birth, baptism, marriage, death and burial records taken from non parish sources. In association with the National Archives, this site offers a wealth of information, including records from Methodists, Wesleyans, Baptists, Independents, Protestant Dissenters, Congregationalist, Presbyterians, Unitarians and Quakers (Society of Friends). Usually proving to be the only record of the event, these previously unpublished records are a fantastic resource for the family historian.
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TheGenealogist.co.uk's transcription of the marriage indexes for England and Wales 1930-2005 means that the search results will include specific matches. Furthermore, the search results include the partner's surname, and a link through to their listing in the index. From here you can select to view the original image. At this point, matching the volume and page numbers will help you ensure you have the correct entry. 