Some Internet Resources I came across in my first two weeks

 

  1. Books (Try your local library for a start)

e)     Dan Waddell (2004) Who do you think you are?, BBC Books
- £5.19 from Amazon.com in February 2006 (was £12.99) - an excellent overview.

b)     Introduction to Family History, The Family Records Centre, Public records Office - £3.99

c)     Getting Started in family History, Public records Office - £3.99

d)     Using BMD records, Public Records Office, £3.99

e)  Peter Christian (2003) The Genealogist’s Internet, The National Archives.

 
  1. Local
    1. Holdings in Local Studies section of Chesterfield Library
      http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/derbys_chesterfield.html
    2. LOCAL REGISTER OFFICES IN ENGLAND & WALES (for documents)
      New Beetwell Street, Chesterfield, S40 1QJ.
      Tel:  01246 234754. Fax: 01246 274 493.
      For copies of BMD Certificates       for only the events registered there.  They will also require proof that the event took place so it may be necessary to supply the year and quarter for them using information verified in the freebmd or the 1837online sites. The office at Southport can be contacted as well to obtain certificates – see the Office for National Statistics website – www.ons.gov.uk
    3. Chesterfield & District FHS
      CONTACT: D Rogers, Correspondence Secretary,
      2 Highlow Close, Loundsley Green, Chesterfield,    
      Derbyshire S40 4PG
      E-MAILS:   <mail@cadfhs.org.uk>
      WEB-SITE: www.cadfhs.org.uk (early stages of development)
    4. North Wingfiled LHS has a website
      http://nwlhg.www7.50megs.com/

 
  1. Free web sites  - to bookmark
    1. http://www.familyrecords.gov.uk/guides/beginners.htm
      A UK Public Records Office
    2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyhistory/
      BBC online guides
    3. freebmd for births, marriages and deaths  
      http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
      - limited but useful for beginners
      - it does not give the same results if you vary the query slightly
        If full name does not work, try the initial of forename.
    4. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
      http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/rg/guide/Guide_to_Research.asp
      http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp
    5. http://www.1901censusonline.com/
      Searching the indexes is free.  Sometimes useful for finding civil parish, birth places and ages of likely targets for use in searches.  You can locate a row of the census record free but there is a charge for downloading associated records.  As of 2006, £5 Vouchers for paying for the 1901 census online are sold in the Chesterfield Library local studies.
    6. Andrews Pages – includes material from Kelly’s Directories http://www.dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/terrace/pd65/index.htm The Andrews Pages (please note and honour their terms and conditions which should apply to use of all web sites) http://www.dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/terrace/pd65/index.htm
    7. Example of War memorial listings.
      http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/i/l/John-Mills/FILE/0008page.html
    8. Jon Rouse’s pages
      http://www.timewarp.demon.co.uk/ned/clayx.html
    9. Bus and train time tables, such as on:
      http://www.ukbus.co.uk/   There are many other similar sites.
    10. Paula William’s pages
      http://cutthorpe-derbyshire.co.uk/tourpage1.html
    11. One of the best directories pointing to genealogical information is : http://www.genuki.org.uk/
      http://www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html - for beginners
      http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DBY/Chesterfield/index.html       - for Chesterfield
      You can use Streetmap on the following link to search for places.
      http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/Maps.html
  1. 60 min Video: 
    How to trace your Family Tree in Derbyshire with the Derbyshire Family History Society, by DFHS,
    Chesterfield Library C 80127894, Copy can be bought from Library for £14.99
    www.dfhs.org.uk – not much coverage of North East Derbyshire in Feb 2006.
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  1. OTHER SITES – which I have not used as yet
    1. https://www.1837online.com/Trace2web/
      See comments in Appendix 5
      This is the official site for births marriages and deaths. Information has to be paid for with a credit or debit card – or with a £5 voucher which can be bought from the library. There are links to the Office of National Statistics which can provide copies of certificates at a cost.
    2. Part of freeUKGEN
      http://freecen.rootsweb.com/   -
      http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brett/dby_freecen1891.htm
      I have not used these sites since they did not in Feb 2006 have data for the Derbyshire parishes I was working on.
    3. http://www.rootsweb.com/
      Seems to be more focused on the US.
    4. http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/Derbyshire/Chesterfield/
    5. http://www.british-genealogy.com/mailman/listinfo/opc-dby-chesterfield
      Limited to registered members
    6. http://cindyslist.com/ - another gateway like genuki - some of the pages (eg on Brampton) have been moved to genuki.
       

    There is a take –away booklet available in the library listing the main websites for family history information.