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United Kingdom and Ireland
1901 Census Online Ancestor SuperSearch Free BMD GENUKI Origins.net Otherdays.com ScotlandsPeople Scottish Archive Network Find news and reviews on more great Web sites in the August 2003 issue of Family Tree Magazine.
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www.census.pro.gov.uk
There's no charge to search through this transcription of the 1901 British census from the UK Public Record Office, enumerating 32 million Brits, but you'll have to pay about 75 cents to see full details and about $1.15 to view the actual census page. The minimum charge is about $7.75 per session, which is limited to two hours of continuous use.
www.ancestorsupersearch.com
Get fast-and-flexible searching of 1.46 million English birth and census events from 1755 to 1891. The Cousin Contact feature will automatically e-mail you when another researcher conducts a similar search.
freebmd.rootsweb.com
The Civil Registration system has been recording births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales since 1837; Free BMD (Births, Marriages, Deaths) lets you search the Civil Registration index from its inception to 1902, nearly 50 million unique records. Search by type of record, surname, county, district or date range. Visit the site to find out how to contribute to the project.
www.genuki.org.uk
This "virtual reference library" for British Isles researchers concentrates on primary historical material, such as census and church records, as well as links and tips, all organized by country, county and town.
www.origins.net
This comprehensive network of sites covers England (including Boyd's Marriage Index for 1538 to 1840, about $9 for 48 hours), Ireland (including a free search of 2.1 million names in other Web sites) and Scotland (a free parish-level search of the International Genealogical Index). A new Origin Search promises "smart searching" for genealogists of all interests for $5 a day or $15 for two weeks. Read more about Origins.net in the April 2003 Family Tree Magazine.
www.otherdays.com
Take a virtual walk in the footsteps of your Irish ancestors with Otherdays' free libraries of photos, maps and 18th- and 19th-century prints. A subscription ($8 for 72 hours, $44 a year) lets you access a wealth of Irish databases, including Griffith's Valuation from 1847 to 1864, complete with images of the original documents. See the October 2002 Family Tree Magazine for a full review.
www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
Pay about $9 for 30 page credits, valid for one day, and you can dive into this Loch Ness-monster-sized official database of church, vital and census records. Nearly 37 million names are indexed in births from 1553 to 1901, marriages from 1553 to 1926, deaths from 1855 to 1951 and censuses for 1881, 1891 and 1901.
www.scan.org.uk
Thank Scottish gamblers for this site, which used Heritage Lottery Funds to digitize the catalogs of 50 Scottish archives. Visitors can access more than 350,000 Scottish wills and testaments from 1500 to 1875, now a companion site at www.scottishdocuments.com. View some examples of wills, and check out the handwriting guide. Register to receive e-mail updates about the site.
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