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Herefordshire Surname Interests
freespace.virgin.net/isabel.easter/mem.html

These pages contain a list of surnames being researched in the county of Herefordshire. The surnames are linked to the researcher’s e–mail address so that you can make direct contact with the person researching a surname of interest to you.

IGI Batch Numbers for Hereford, England
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyHereford.htm#PageTitle

Click on the batch number of interest and enter the surname you are searching for to be taken to the relevant search results at familysearch.org.

HEREFORDSHIRE FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY – Monumental Inscriptions
www.rootsweb.com/~ukhfhs/miindex.html?o_xid=0022468880&o_lid=0022468880

A compilation index of all the names (51,223) listed on the Monumental Inscriptions which have so far been published on fiche. The fields contained in the index are surname, forename(s), year of death, age, parish and reference.

Herefordshire Workhouses
www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/here/herefordshire_workhouses.htm

The Poor Law Unions classified as being in Herefordshire are Bromyard, Dore, Hereford, Kington, Ledbury, Leominster, Ross and Weobley.

Holdings of Lambeth Palace Library
www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/holdings/Catalogues/medics/medics_county.html#Herefordshire

Directory of medical licences issued by the Archbishop of Canterbury 1535-1775. This index gives the name and place of activity to all physicians and surgeons to whom licences were issued by the Archbishop of Canterbury, both through the vicar general and Faculty Office.

HISTORY OF MUCH DEWCHURCH – a collection of notes.
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~maggiesirishkin/dew1.html?o_xid=0022468880&o_lid=0022468880&o_xt=22468880

During the many years researching Verrior/Verry ancestry in this parish and those surrounding it, a few items of interest have been collected along the way. These are now presented in the hope that this small contribution may aid others with an interest in the place.

Herefordshire Sources in the Library of the Society of Genealogists
www.sog.org.uk/prc/herefordshire.html

National index of parish registers, vol. 5: South Midlands & Welsh Border, comprising the counties of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire & Worcestershire.

The Wills of Herefordshire
www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HEF/ProbateRecords/

The idea for this, and other Wills collections I maintain came originally fromLeslie Mahler, who emailed me its very first entry, in the hope that it would be useful to someone. One of its purposes could be to assist in locating those hard–to–find female lines. Perhaps a father’s Will may be the ONLY indication of parentage for a married daughter, when a baptism, or even her marriage, goes unrecorded. Or else you may be interested simply in extending your Family History, in the broadest sense, in learning which families were related, or how far some people travelled.

Quaker Family History Society – Herefordshire Records Locations
www.rootsweb.com/~engqfhs/Research/counties/hereford.htm

Originally there were two MMs: Leominster & Ross. These were combined in 1808, and in 1834 further united with North Wales MM to form Hereford and Radnor MM (later renamed Hereford & Mid Wales MM)

Registers of Sarnesfield, Herefordshire
www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Herefordshire/Sarnesfield/Sarnesfield/index.html

Images online of a 1898 publication of the Parish Register Society.

Herefordshire, England Poll Books 1852 & 1868
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cbennett/here.htm?o_xid=0022468880&o_lid=0022468880&o_xt=22468880

Transcriptions (from microfilm) of some Districts and Parishes of Herefordshire. Bromyard District 1852 – includes the parishes of Ocle Pitchard, Pencombe, Marstone, Stannet, and the Villa of Grendon Warren, Sapey Upper, Stanford Bishop, Stoke Bliss, Stoke Lacy, Tedstone Delamere.

HISTORY OF ACONBURY. A COLLECTION OF NOTES FOR FAMILY HISTORIANS
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~maggiesirishkin/acon.html?o_xid=0022468880&o_lid=0022468880&o_xt=22468880

During the many years researching ancestry in this parish a few items of interest have been collected along the way. It is presented in the hope that it may aid others with similar interests and illustrate some of the available records of this interesting parish and the historical context.

Australia

Convicts to Australia
www.convictcentral.com

Some family historians in Australia regard a convict in their Ancestry as enormously desirable.

Australasian Passenger Lists
www.users.on.net/proformat/auspass.html

This site is designed to help family historians locate passenger lists for migrant ships to Australia/New Zealand.

Australian and New Zealand Records
www.userdb.rootsweb.com/aus/

This site contains over 70,000 distinct surnames submitted by people.

National Archives of Australia
www.naa.gov.au/default.html

This site contains the National Archives of Australia.

British Isles

British Isles GenWeb
www.britishislesgenweb.org/

This site is part of the WorldGenWEb Project and is the regional page for research in the British Isles.

GenUKI
www.genuki.org.uk/

This site contains a large collection of genealogy information pages for England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man.

Free Birth, Marriage, Death Index
www.freebmd.org.uk/iindex.shtml/

In this site you can search for birth, death and marriage records.

Irish Origins
www.irishorigins.com/

A great source for Irish genealogy offering a free search over millions of names and access to origins exculsive records.

Cyndi´s List: United Kingdom and Ireland Index
www.cyndislist.com/uksites.htm

This site contains links to several genealogy web sites.

Scotland GenWeb
www.scotlandgenweb.org/

This site is part of the WorldGenWeb Project and is the local resource index page for Scottish research.

World War II Experience Centre
www.war-experience.org/

This site collects, documents, preserves, exhibits and encourages access to the surviving material evidence and associated information of the men and women who participated in the Second World War.

Canada

Canada GenWeb
www.rootsweb.com/~canwgw/

This site is part of the WorldGenWeb Project and is the local resource index page for Canada.

Cyndi´s List: Canada Index
www.cyndislist.com/canada.htm

This site contains several links to various Canadian genealogy Websites.

Ingeneas Database
www.ingeneas.com/ingeneas/

This site contains Canadian passenger and immigration records from the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries.

Canadian County Atlas Digital Project
http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/projectoverview.html

This site is a searchable database of the property owner´s names which appear on the township maps in the county atlases.

National Archives of Canada
www.archives.ca/08/08_e.html

This site contains the National Archives of Canada.

1871 Ontario Census
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/DORSET/1999-02

This site contains this census information and much more.

Europe

Cyndi´s List: Eastern Europe Index
www.rootsweb.com/~easeurgw/

This site is part of the WorldGenWeb Project and contains much information about Eastern European genealogy.

Cyndi´s List: Western Europe Index
www.cyndislist.com/uksites.htm

This site contains links and information concerning Western European genealogy.

United States

Indian Cemeteries
www.indian-cemeteries.org

This site is attempting to preserve the images of graves and monuments before they disappear. It is hoped that they will be useful to historians and genealogists, as well as serve to remember those whom they commemorate. It covers the area which used to be British India and includes present-day India, Pakistan and Bagladesh. Entries are not limited to British citizens, monuments cover many nationalities.

Digital Sanborn Maps
sanborn.umi.com/

A Visual Expression of History. Produced for over a century, more than 660,000 Sandborn maps chart the growth and development of more than 12, 000 American towns and cities. Sanborn maps are large-scale plans of a city or town, drawn at a scale of 50 feet to an inch. They were created to assist fire insurance companies as they assessed the risk associated with insuring a particular property. The maps list street blocks and building numbers including numbers in use at the time the map was made and previous numbers.

Genealogy Resources
www-personal.umich.edu/~cgaunt/gen_web.html

This site contains over 200 links to other sites for genealogy researchers to use.

US GenWeb and US GenWeb Archives
www.usgenweb.org/

This site is the home page for the US GenWeb Project, a group of volunteers working together to provide websites for internet genealogy research.

Tombstone Transcription Project
http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/memor_2.html#project/

The purpose of this project is to organize volunteers who will work together to create a lasting tribute to our ancestors. We will transcribe tombstone inscriptions and have that work archived for the future and made easily accessible to all.

US County Resources at RootsWeb
resources.rootsweb.com/USA/

View the County index of any given State.

United States Town/County Database--Interactive Search
searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco/townco.pl

Enter the Town and State and this site will return the County name.

US National Archives Genealogy Page
www.archives.gov/about_us/index.html

The National Archives is not a dusty hoard of ancient history. It is a public trust on which our democracy depends. It enables people to inspect for themselves the record of what government has done. It enables officials and agencies to review their actions and helps citizens hold them accountable. It ensures continuing access to essential evidence that documents:

Cyndi´s List: United States Index
www.cyndislist.com/usa.htm

This site contains links to several genealogical websites.

Tracing Mormon Pioneers
www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/pioneer.htm

The purpose of this web site is to provide tips for those tracing their Mormon Pioneer ancestry from Europe, Scandinavia, Australia, and South Africa to Salt Lake City, Utah. It has been over 150 years since the arrival of the first pioneer company to Salt Lake City.

Genealogical Database Network
www.geneanet.org/netiquette.php3?lang=en

GeneaNet began in 1996 when 2 engineers, whose passion was genealogy, realized what most valuable tool the internet was in the field of genealogical searches. Their idea is to share, within a same database, not the whole of their respective family trees, but, what genealogists call in their jargon, «flash lists».

Mayflower Web Page
www.mayflowerhistory.com/

MayflowerHistory.com deals with the Mayflower, the Pilgrims and early Plymouth Colony.

Ancestry.com
www.ancestry.com/

This site allows you to search for your ancestry.

Family History .com
www.family-history.com/

The Family-History Site is an online genealogical reference which enables family historians and genealogists to publish their family histories, genealogies, research and related materials.

Jewish Genealogy Links

Jewish Records Indexing-Poland
www.jewishgen.org/jri-pl/

Jewish Records Indexing - Poland is creating a searchable database of indices to Jewish records of Poland.

The Lublin Jewish Community
www.lublin.org.il/

This site contains information on the Lublin Jewish Organazation.

Israel Defense Forces Official Yizkor Site (Hebrew)
www.izkor.gov.il/
The American Family History Immigration Center
www.ellisislandrecords.org/

This site allows you to search immigration records.

Avotaynu: Publishers of Works on Jewish People
www.avotaynu.com/

Avotaynu, Inc. is the leading publisher of products and information of interest to persons who are researching Jewish genealogy, Jewish family trees and Jewish roots.

Beth-Hatefusoth: Museum of the Jewish People
www.bh.org.il/information/BethHatefutsoth.asp

Beth Hatefutsoth, the Nahum Goldmann Museum of the Jewish Diaspora conveys the story of the Jewish people from the time of their expulsion from the Land of Israel 2,500 years ago to the present.

FEEFHS: Ethnic, Religious and National Index
www.feefhs.org/ethnic.html

HomePages and FEEFHS Resource Guide Listings of Organizations Associated with FEEFHS from 14 Countries.

DoroTree
www.dorotree.com/links.html

This site contains links to several other sites that may be useful to the Jewish genealogical researcher.

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