Gareth s List

UK Origins - genealogical research in Hull and East Yorkshire

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Gareth's List of useful websites

These are the sites which I find most useful for family history research in general - with a particular bias towards research in Hull and East Yorkshire.

Archives

Hull City Archives
http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/ (use the A-Z to find "Archives")

East Riding Treasure House (Archive & Local Studies Service; with free online catalogue, now called the "East Riding Virtual Heritage Centre")
http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/treasurehouse/

Hull University Archives (with free online catalogue)
http://www.hull.ac.uk/arc/

Borthwick Institute of Historical Research (University of York)
http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/bihr

West Yorkshire Archives
http://www.archives.wyjs.org.uk/

Lincolnshire Archives
http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/archives

A2A - Access to Archives: free online catalogue of the UK archives network
http://www.a2a.pro.gov.uk/

The Archives Hub - collections in UK universities and colleges
http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/

The National Archives - includes the Public Record Office (Kew) and the Historic Manuscripts Commission
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

Birth, Marriage and Death Records

Yorkshire Births Marriages and Deaths - the free online index for Hull and Sculcoates Registration Districts plus other parts of Yorkshire 1837-2005 (in progress).
http://www.yorkshirebmd.org.uk/

UK BMD - for other free BMD sites in the United Kingdom
http://www.ukbmd.org.uk

Register Offices of England and Wales - current addresses.
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/RegOffice/

Free BMD Project - the General Register Office indexes to births, deaths and marriages in England and Wales from 1837. Now over 132 million records (mostly pre-1914). Free.
http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/

Ancestry - scanned images of the General Register Office indexes (births, marriages and deaths) for England & Wales 1837-2005. Commercial site, subscription required.
http://www.ancestry.co.uk/

Family Relatives - scanned images of the GRO indexes for England & Wales 1837-2005, with full surname indexes for the period 1866-1920. Also includes Overseas Indexes. Commercial site, minimum payment Ł6. Free access to GRO 1984-2005.
http://www.familyrelatives.com

"Find My Past" - formerly 1837online - scanned images of the GRO and Overseas indexes. Commercial site, minimum payment Ł5, vouchers available.
http://www.findmypast.com

General Register Office for England and Wales (with facility for ordering certificates online)
http://www.gro.gov.uk/

Census Records

All census records for England, Wales & Scotland 1841 to 1901, with full surname indexes. Commercial site, subscription required, but free access at most local libraries. The international version (ancestry.com) also gives access to censuses for Canada and the USA.
http://www.ancestry.co.uk

Pay-per-view access to the above, available through the National Archives.
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/census/

1881 England & Wales (plus USA 1880 and Canada 1881). Free of charge.
www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?page="census/search_census.asp

All censuses (excluding 1881) for England & Wales (index searches are free but payment by credit card or voucher is required for full details).
www.1901census.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

1841, 1861, 1871 and 1891 censuses for England & Wales. Commercial site, payment by credit card or voucher. Searchable by name and by address.
http://www.findmypast.com

FreeCen Project - UK census on-line project. Free.
http://freecen.rootsweb.com/

Directories

Historical Directories - Digital Library of 18th, 19th and early 20th-century trade and historical directories from England and Wales.
http://www.historicaldirectories.org/

DNA

Chris Pomery's introduction to genetic genealogy.
http://www.dnaandfamilyhistory.com

Hull & East Yorkshire websites

East Yorkshire Family History Society - the local society covering Hull and district
http://www.eyfhs.org.uk

Hull boundaries, churches and parishes
http://www.dixon115.freeserve.co.uk/boundaries.htm

Sculcoates - family history information
http://www.dixon115.freeserve.co.uk/sculcoat.htm

Sutton-on-Hull - family history information
http://www.rhaywood.karoo.net/st-james/famhist.htm

Hullwebs - for information about the city of Hull
http://www.hullwebs.co.uk/

Hull Museums: searchable database of the collections
http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/museumcollections

Hull Local Studies Library - the best collection of printed material about Hull & District
http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/ (use the A-Z for "Libraries - Local History").

Hull Mailing List - Mailing list for questions on Family History, hosted by Rootsweb. To join the list, send an email with the message "subscribe" to:
ENG-YKS-HULL-L-request@rootsweb.com

East Yorkshire Genealogical Services - for local assistance
http://www.eygs.org.uk

Immigration & Emigration (see also Ships & Seafarers)

Emigration from the UK: guide to records in the Public Record Office.
http://catalogue.pro.gov.uk/

UK Passenger Emigration Lists 1890 to 1960 (commercial site).
http://www.findmypast.com/

UK Incoming Passenger Lists 1890 to 1960 (commercial site).
http://www.ancestry.co.uk

US Immigration collection, from passenger lists and naturalization records. Commercial site, with free access at most public libraries
http://www.ancestry.com

Naturalisation: grants of British Citizenship 1844-1930
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue (use Department code HO)

Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild - online passenger lists. Free.
http://www.immigrantships.net/

Ellis Island - on-line listings of arrivals from 1892 to 1924. Basic searches are free of charge.
http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/

Castle Garden - database of 10 million arrivals in the USA 1830-92. Free.
http://www.castlegarden.org/

Australia - arrivals from 1788 onwards. Free.
http://www.blaxland.com/ozships/
See also the NSW Free Settlers Collection on www.ancestry.com (commercial site), and the
Convict Transportation Registers 1787-1867 at www.slq.qld.gov.au/info/fh/convicts (free).

Transmigration via the port of Hull
http://www.norwayheritage.com/

Moving Here: the story of Immigration to England. Free.
http://www.movinghere.org.uk

Indexes and Guides

Genes Reunited: the UK's largest family tree and ancestry website (charge to access full features).
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/

Cyndi's List - the large free listing of genealogy sites on the web
http://www.cyndislist.com/

GENUKI - the free Genealogical Information Service for the UK and Ireland
http://www.genuki.org.uk/

Rootsweb Genealogy Community - hosts mailing lists on surnames, regions and many other topics
http://www.rootsweb.com/

Family History Online - pay-per-view site with over 17 million records supplied by Family History Societies of England & Wales
http://www.familyhistoryonline.net/

The Origins Network - online access to UK records (commercial site)
http://www.originsnetwork.com/

Ireland, Scotland & Wales

Ireland: Cyndi's List gives a comprehensive list of useful websites
http://www.cyndislist.com/ireland.htm

Irish Origins, with full access to Griffith's Valuation (commercial site)http://www.originsnetwork.com/IOWelcome.aspx

Scotland: on-line indexes to Births, Marriages and Deaths from 1855, Old Parish Registers 1553-1854 and the censuses 1841-1901 (commercial site).
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/

Wales: the GENUKI pages provide an excellent introduction.
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/

Libraries

Familia - the guide to family history resources held at public libraries in the UK:
http://www.familia.org.uk/

The British Library - online public access catalogue
http://www.bl.uk/

Maps & Photographs

Plans of Hull (and of all the UK) in 1856. For the Hull section select "Yorkshire" and then "K" for Kingston upon Hull
http://www.old-maps.co.uk/

Online Images - photographs from the collections at Hull City Archives and Hull Local Studies Library
http://prismdata.hullcc.gov.uk/

Mormons

Familysearch - The single most useful genealogy site on the internet. Includes the IGI, Ancestral File, Pedigree Resources File, PAF recording software and the Family History Library Catalogue:
http://www.familysearch.org/

International Genealogical Index (for detailed searches)
http://www.familysearch.org//Search/searchigi.asp

Key to IGI batch numbers (Hugh Wallis)
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers.htm#Page

Newspapers

Hull Daily Mail (Hull's Daily Paper):
http://www.thisishull.co.uk/

London Gazette - on line listings of WWI & II records plus civilian and military medals of the 20th century:
http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/

Newsplan - History through local newspapers in the Yorkshire and Humber region:
http://www.yli.org.uk/newsplan/default.htm

Newspaper Library (British Library: archive of all UK newspapers):
http://www.bl.uk/collections/newspapers.html

Non-conformist records

A selection of births/baptisms, marriages and deaths/burials from UK non-conformist registers, mostly pre 1837. Commercial site.
http://www.bmdregisters.co.uk

Professional Research Services

The Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives. Fully-qualified professional geneaoligsts.
http://www.agra.org.uk

Ships, Seafarers & Fishermen

Len Barnett's Guide to researching seafaring ancestors - naval and mercantile
http://www.barnettresearch.freeserve.co.uk/

Lost trawlermen database - an Adobe.PDF document listing Hull-born fishermen and those serving on Hull-registered vessels who were lost at sea from the 1860s up to the present day.
http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/HOME/LEISURE%20AND%20CULTURE/HOBBIES%20AND%20INTERESTS/FAMILY%20HISTORY/USEFUL%20SOURCES/LOST%20TRAWLERMEN/LOST_TRAWLERMEN.PDF

Merchant Seamen of World War II - complete online list. Index searches are free of charge.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/seamens-medals.asp

Fishing Vessel Crew Lists for Hull 1884-1914; searchable database (unreliable link, unavailable on 10 July 2008):
http://prismdata.hullcc.gov.uk:8080/dserve/dserve.exe?dsqapp="Archive&dsqdb="Catalog&dsqcmd="Search.tcl

Royal Navy - complete list of all ratings who signed up between 1857 and 1923.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/royal-navy-service.asp

The Ships List - information on vessels and passengers. Free.
http://www.theshipslist.com/

PORT - the gateway to maritime information and resources
http://www.port.nmm.ac.uk/

Maritime History Archive at the Memorial University of Newfoundland (contains much UK material)
http://www.mun.ca/mha/

Society of Genealogists

Society of Genealogists:
http://www.sog.org.uk/

Surnames

The Guild of One-Name Studies:
http://www.one-name.org/

GENUKI Surnames Lists:
http://www.genuki.org.uk/indexes/SurnamesLists.html

Rootsweb Surnames Lists:
http://rsl.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/rslsql.cgi/

Surname distribution maps for Great Britain 1881 and 1998. Free.
http://www.nationaltrustnames.org.uk/

Trade Union Records

Warwick University Modern Records Centre
http://modernrecords.warwick.ac.uk

War Records

Debt of Honour - maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Online index and register of deaths in World Wars One and Two:
http://www.cwgc.org/

Heros of Hull - dedicated to the soldiers, sailors and civilians of Hull
http://www.heroesofhull.co.uk/

First World War Medal Rolls. As almost everyone who fought received a campaign medal, this is the most complete roll-call of those who fought. Gives regiment and army number. Free index.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/medals.asp

Army WWI Pension Records (WO364)
http://www.ancestry.co.uk (commercial site)

Army WWl Service Records (WO363 - the "Burnt Records")
http://www.ancestry.co.uk (commercial site; now indexed for surnames A-H)

Soldiers Died in the Great War. Searchable database available at both
http://www.findmypast.com and http://www.familyrelatives.com (commercial sites).

Wills

Wills proved at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury 1384-1858 (index searches are free)
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/wills.asp

Death Duty indexes 1796-1903 (commercial site)
http://www.findmypast.com/resources/deathdutyregisters/

Workhouses

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/

The Sculcoates Union Workhouse (extracts from the Minutes Books):
www.geocities.com/sculcoatesunion