Findmypast Web Guide: Cheat Sheet
Quick links, resources and hacks for UK genealogy site Findmypast.co.uk
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Findmypast.co.uk Web Guide: Search Secrets
Follow along with our step-by-step search demos on Findmypast.co.uk.
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Findmypast.co.uk Web Guide
Lear how to use UK genealogy site Findmypast.co.uk to its fullest advantage.
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Finding Criminal Ancestors In Britain
Databases and websites chock-full of criminal records and court proceedings from the United Kingdom to keep you hot on your ancestors' trail.
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Best for British Isles Researchers
Whether it's the luck of the Irish you're after, or you want to put a little English on your ancestry, set sail with these sites.
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Research Trips to Britain
Even though you can do much of your English genealogy right here in the former colonies, there's nothing like visiting in person to get in touch with your roots. To make sure you have a jolly good time in England, consider these details as you plan your trip: Passport US...
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English Roots Online Toolkit
Visit these online resources for how-to advice, historical background and ancestral data.
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On the Bookshelf: English Research
A Genealogical Gazetteer of England by Frank Smith (Genealogical Publishing Co., $35) The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers by Cecil Humphrey-Smith (Phillimore, out of print) Basic Facts About Using the Family Records Centre by Audrey Collins (Federation of Family History Societies, $1.50) Never Been Here Before? A...
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Chapman County Codes
These three-letter abbreviations identify English counties (pre-1974): BDF Bedfordshire BRK Berkshire BKM Buckinghamshire CAM Cambridgeshire CHS Cheshire CON Cornwall CUL Cumberland DBY Derbyshire DEV Devon DOR Dorset DUR Durham ESS Essex GLS Gloucestershire HAM Hampshire HEF Herefordshire HRT Hertfordshire HUN Huntingdonshire KEN Kent LAN Lancashire LEI Leicestershire LIN Lincolnshire LND...
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