TV programmes like Who Do You Think You Are and Heir Hunters prove the popularity of genealogy/family history. I love watching these programmes, my only bugbear is they do have a tendency to make it look easy. Sometimes it is but often it is just slow, painstaking and frustrating. However, it is my favourite pastime.
With the advent of the internet, it is so much easier to carry out research and there are some very useful websites available. Listed are a few below that might help you think about how to structure starting your search and keeping your records on track.
Ten common Research mistakes
ancestry.com.au
Order certificates from the General Register Office (PLEASE DO NOT ORDER VIA ANCESTRY)
https://www.gov.uk/research-family-history
British History – http://www.british-history.ac.uk
British Library – http://www.bl.uk
Commonwealth War Graves – http://www.cwgc.org
Family History Federation – http://www.ffhs.org.uk
Family Search – http://www.familysearch.com
Findagrave – http://www.findagrave.com
FreeCen – search UK census data – http://www.freecen.org.uk
FreeBMD – http://www.freebmd.org.uk
General Registration Office – https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/
One-place Studies – http://www.one-place-studies.org
Railway accidents – http://www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk
Society of Genealogists – http://www.sog.org.uk/
Workhouses – http://www.workhouses.org
The Western Front Association – http://www.westernfrontassociation.com
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