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External Links

These links are handy in different ways but there are so many, the links below will help you skip up and down the page more easily.

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Reference sites

American-EnglishWikipaedia on American English and UK English spellings
Cartography Historic maps
Cyndi’s List Surnames and more!
DNA research at OxfordDNA research on genetics at Oxford University – Prof Bryan Sykes. Use the Search box
Genealogy and the LawAn article from a group of lawyers in the US subtitled, ‘A Layman’s Guide to Legalese’. It provides legal definitions, a guide to abbreviations you may come across, many useful links and more!
How Much is That?The value of monies in times gone by – useful for wills etc. US Economic History Association
Latin DerivativesLatin Derivatives of English Words
Latin TermsLatin Terms for Genealogists

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Subscription sites

Ancestry.co.ukUK’s largest family history website, access to millions of records, tree and family history site building.
Burkes Peerage & GentryHeraldry – 4,000 entry data base of arms
Find My PastMillions of records available for searching on subscription. Very useful military history section.
Interment.netWorld-wide burials – home page
RootsUKA family history site – UK
Tribal PagesTribal Pages family tree builder
Your Family HistoryYour Family History Find the family history of everyone in the UK census from 1841 onwards.

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Free or partly free resources

Billion Graves – Cemetery and Headstone RecordsSimple searches are free but for best use you need to subscribe
Births, Marriages and Deaths in LancashireBMDs for Lancashire
Family History UKFREE UK family tree, genealogy and ancestry community, connecting ancestors and living relatives all over the UK.
Family SearchTwo billion plus names on this Mormon maintained site
Find a GraveVery useful databases. This link takes you to US Admiral James Entwistle, 1837-1910
Gen Web Project – USGenealogical resources, terms and vocabulary
Genealogy In TimeAn online family search magazine with articles and links. It produces a “Top 100” list of websites each year
GENUKI LancashireA very comprehensive Lancashire Genealogy site
Root DigMichael John Neill’s genealogy blogsite (US)
RootswebGenealogy research site
WorldGenWebVoluntary organisation providing genealogical and historical records and resources for world-wide access
Ancestor-Search.infoHelp on where to find your English and Welsh Ancestors
Cyndi’s List Surnames and more!
Genealogy Links.netGenealogy in Lancashire

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External Links