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Links you might find useful

I can accept no responsibility for the content of the web sites listed here, but I hope you find them useful in your research.

BMD and census returns (many of these sites also carry a lot of other besides BMD and census returns)

• Buy birth, marriage and death certifcates. (GRO website)
• FindMyPast.com
• Family Relatives
• The Genealogist
• 1901 Census Online
• Free Births, Marriages and Death index (Free BMD)
• Ancestry.co.uk
• Genes Reunited
• The Origins Network. British & Irish record collections dating to 13th century

  Burial and death records

• World Burial Index Search for your own family memorial inscriptions or submit your own local graveyard MIs at the World Burial Index project website

  Parish Records Transcriptions and Earlier Resources

• Family Search. Free family history records
• Hugh Wallis Genealogical resources
• The National Archives
• Access to Archives-Free archives catalogue search

  Maps

• Old Towns Maps. Great reproduction maps, specialising in London and Kent, and affordable prices.
• Alan Godfrey Maps

  Children and the Poor

• Peter Higginbotham's excellent web site on Workhouses and the Poor Law
• Barnardos-Tracing Family
• Booth Poverty Maps of London

  Tracing relatives

• Lost Cousins- find your long lost cousins!

  DNA and genetics

• SMGF:Building a Worldwide DNA database

  Scottish and Irish Resources

• ScotlandsPeople website for all Scottish resources including BMDS and census returns.
• The National Archives Ireland
• Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
• General Register Office of Northern Ireland
• Eneclann Irish Genealogy

  Miscellaneous Resources & Family History Societies

• Jayne Shrimpton.Professional dress historian and portrait specialist who dates and interprets family photographs and artworks. Jayne also gives talks.
• UK and Ireland Genealogical Resouces
• Bespoke photos of your Staffordshire Heritage. Shots of your ancestral church, village, or gravestones etc to order.

  Family History Societies

• Kent Family History Society
• Folkestone & District Family History Society
• Federation of Family History Societies
• East of London Family History Society

  Military Resources

• Commonwealth War Graves

  Kids' Stuff

• Family History for Kids by Emma Jolly. Excellent book which will help kids learn all about family history and how people lived in the past.

  Magazines, Media and Supplies http://www.historic-newspapers.co.uk/

• Historic Newspapers provides copies of original newspapers which make excellent gifts.
• Family Tree Folk is a unique source of gifts, cards, magnifiers and essential archival materials and preservation equipment for people fascinated by family history.
• AMP Family History Services - photos, books and CDs including second hand family history magazines.
• Family Tree Magazine
• S & N Genealogy. Family history data on CD etc
• BBC Radio Kent The Pat Marsh Show

  Historic Places to Visit

• Gayle Mill, Hawes, Wensleydale. Take a tour of this historic ex-cotton mill and experience a unique example of industrial and social history spanning more than 230 years.

Information for Attendees of Heritage Family History Courses at Chatham

• Canterbury Christ Church University at Medway home page (plus directions/location)
• Chatham accommodation/attractions
• Bed & Breakfast The Sovereign
• Bed & Breakfast Meopham
• The National Trust (Kent properties)