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Free Databases for Genealogical Searching

This site is limited to free databases which cover a lot of ground. It came out of frustration with websites which listed so many minor databases that the "gold" was lost. It is as simple as possible, but some basic knowledge of genealogy is expected. This is it -- I do not intend to expand its scope (but will add similar databases).

Some databases are incomplete, or may be on-going (this is not always made clear by the sites). Small databases or those for smaller areas are generally excluded although there is a bias to British and otherwise English-speaking sources. The assumption is that users will want to search by surname (but see the Occupations listing). If you can suggest other sites, or corrections, I would be happy to hear from you at szzzvandulken@hotzzzmail.com. This is not a live link to avoid spam, and includes two sets of z's which should be removed before use. I cannot offer help on specific problems.You are welcome to link to this site.

This site was updated on the 17 February 2009.

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Archival search engines	Emigration / Departing passengers
Baptisms	Immigration / Entering passengers
Births	Marriages
Burials	Military & naval
Census	Miscellanies
Crime, poor law, litigation	Naturalizations
Deaths	Occupations
Directories	Probate
Divorces	Property
Electoral rolls, poll tax, etc.	Telephone directories

Archival search engines

[Australia] Register of Australian Archives and Manuscripts

Australian Historic Records Register

[Australia] RecordSearch

[Britain] Access to Archives Indexes many local English archives.

[Britain, Archon Directory] Lists record offices in the British Isles, some of which will have search engines.

[Britain] Archives Network Wales

[Britain, British Library, Department of Manuscripts]

[Britain] National Archives Indexes many (but not all) names in their records. The experimental Global search page offers more detailed results for some of its holdings plus those of some other archives.

[Britain] National Archives of Scotland

[Britain] National Library of Wales

[Britain] National Portrait Gallery Indexes the sitters.

[Britain] National Register of Archives

[Britain, Northern Ireland] RASCAL

[Britain] Scottish Archive Network

[Britain] Search the National Archives and details of records held elsewhere

[Canada] Archives Canada

[France] Archives de France

[Ireland] National Archives of Ireland

MUNDUS, Gateway to missionary collections in the United Kingdom

[Netherlands] Het Digitale Geheugen van Nederland Enter search word in the box within the orange.

[New Zealand] National Register of Archives and Manuscripts

[US] NARA, National Archives and Records Administration

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Baptisms

[Britain, Anglesey] Calvinistic Methodist Births/ Baptisms, Anglesey (pre-1837)

[Britain, Anglesey] Wesleyan Methodist Births/ Baptisms 1842-1890 Holyhead and Beaumaris circuits.

[Britain] BMDregisters.co.uk Official registers for non-conformists held at the National Archives. Partly priced.

[Britain] Cambridge Baptism Index 1801-1837

[Britain, Dundee] Wesleyan Register of Baptisms, Dundee 1785-1898

[Britain] Essex Parish Records On-going.

[Britain] FreeREG Indexing all transcribed baptisms, marriages and burials in the UK. On-going.

[Britain] Scotlandspeople Free to find number of occurrences of a surname among 1553-1854 baptisms, otherwise priced.

[Canada, Quebec] Repertory of Vital Events, 1621-1799

[Canada] Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register

[Germany] GedBas

International Genealogical Index

Irish Church Records: Baptisms and Marriages Incomplete.

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Births

[Australia] New South Wales 1788-1905

[Australia, Tasmania] Colonial Tasmania Family Links Database C19 births, marriages and deaths.

[Australia, Western Australia] Western Australian Pioneers Index Births, marriages and deaths 1841-1905.

[Britain, Anglesey] Calvinistic Methodist Births/ Baptisms, Anglesey (pre-1837)

[Britain, Anglesey] Wesleyan Methodist Births/ Baptisms 1842-1890 Holyhead and Beaumaris circuits.

[Britain] BMDregisters.co.uk Official registers for non-conformists held at the National Archives. Partly priced.

[Britain] Cambridgeshire Births Index 1837 [to date]

[Britain] Cheshire Births 1837-1950 On-going.

[Britain, Durham, Darlington Borough Council]

[Britain Durham County Births Index 1837 to date] On-going.

[Britain, Durham, Gateshead, indexes] On-going.

[Britain, Durham] South Tyneside Register Office

[Britain] Family Research Link Free registration, pay to see images. Indexes births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales civil registration, 1837 onwards.

Britain FreeBMD [England and Wales] From 1837 to about 1915. On-going.

[Britain, Gloucestershire] Bath BMD 1837-2007.

[Britain, Hampshire, Isle of Wight Births Index 1837-1910]

[Britain Kent Births 1992-2002]

[Britain Lancashire Births Index 1837-1950] On-going.

[Britain, Middlesex] Tower Hamlets Indexes of Births, Deaths & Marriages

[Britain] Norfolk Transcription Archive On-going.

[Britain North Wales Births Index] On-going.

[Britain, Northumberland, Newcastle upon Tyne Births Registry Office Index] 1837-70.

[Britain] Official Non-Parochial BMDs Service Partially priced. Births, marriages and deaths of non-conformists for 1567-1840 in the National Archives.

[Britain] Scotland BDM Exchange

[Britain] Scotlandspeople Free to find number of occurrences of a surname among 1855-1905 births, otherwise priced.

[Britain, Somerset] Bath BMD 1837-2007.

[Britain] Staffordshire BMD On-going.

[Britain Tees Valley Births, Marriages and Deaths Index]

[Britain] UKBMDSearch, Multi-Region Searches several county/ regional databases at once.

[Britain, Warwickshire] Births Index, 1837- On-going.

[Britain] West Midlands Births Index 1837-1950 On-going.

[Britain, Yorkshire, Barnsley] Birth Registration Selection Form On-going.

[Britain Yorkshire Births Index 1837-1950] On-going.

[Britain, Yorkshire, Rotherham] Births and Marriage Certificates From 1837.

[Britain, Yorkshire, Sheffield] Index of Births, Marriages and Deaths

[Canada] British Columbia 1872-1903

[Canada, Manitoba Births]

[Canada, New Brunswick Births]

[Canada] Ontario Birth Registrations 1869-1908. On-going.

[Canada, Saskatchewan] Genealogy Indexes Births more than 100 years old. Partly priced.

[France, Births to 1903] Free to find how many by surname in a department, priced for more information.

[France] La France de votre nom de Famille Maps and lists by area the births from 1891 to 1990.

[Germany] Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe St Petersburg Birth Database

[Netherlands] GenLias Free registration. 1811 onwards. On-going.

New Zealand Earliest Birth Registrations 1840-1854

[US] Arizona 1887-1928

[US] Birth Records RootsWeb listing.

[US] The BMD (Births, Marriages and Deaths] Project Depends on submissions by individuals.

[US, California] San Francisco Call Database 1869-95

[US, Illinois, Cook County] Births more than 75 years ago. Free registration.

[US] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910

[US] Michigan Early Birth Index

[US] Minnesota Birth Certificates Index 1900-16.

[US, Missouri] To 1909.

[US] South Dakota Pre-1900.

[US, West Virginia] On-going.

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Burials

For those buried as a result of military action, or as veterans, see the Military & naval heading.

[Australia, Victoria] Cemeteries of S.W. Victoria

[Australia, Victoria] Geelong & District Burials/ Headstones Index Search

[Britain] BMDregisters.co.uk Official registers for non-conformists held at the National Archives. Partly priced.

[Britain] Cambridgeshire Burals Index (1801-1837)

[Britain, Cumberland] Parish Registers Index Incomplete

[Britain] Essex Parish Records On-going.

[Britain] FreeREG Project to index all transcribed baptisms, marriages and burials in the UK. On-going.

[Britain] BMDregisters.co.uk Official registers for non-conformists held at the National Archives. Partly priced.

[Britain] Norfolk Transcription Archive On-going.

[Britain, Scotland, North East] Index to Memorial Inscriptions

[Britain] South Gloucestershire Burials Index

[Canada] British Columbia Cemetery Finding Aid

[Canada, New Brunswick burials]

[Canada] Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid

[Canada, Quebec] Repertory of Vital Events, 1621-1799

Cemetery Transcription Library

[France] CIM GenWeb

Indian Cemeteries European graves in India.

International Genealogical Index

JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry Free registration.

[Norway] Cemeteries in Norway

[South Africa, Gravestones]

[Sweden] Search among the Buried in Stockholm

[US, California] Los Angeles County Burial Permits 1870-1892

[US] Cemetery Records RootsWeb listing.

[US] Find a Grave

[US] Iowa Graves Survey

[US, Iowa] Gravestone Photo Project

[US] Kentucky Cemetery Records Database On-going.

[US] Political Graveyard

[US, Rhode Island]

[US] Texas State Cemetery Database

[US, Utah] Cemeteries and Burials Database

Where the Stars are buried

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Census

The Census Links and Census Finder sites have numerous links to census returns for very early times, or small areas.

[Australia, New South Wales] Index to 1841 Census

[Australia] South Australia 1841

[Australia, Tasmania] Census records. Various C19 censuses.

[Barbados Census 1680]

[Britain, Berkshire] Surname Index for the 1851 Census of Berkshire

[Britain, Cambridgeshire] Early Cambridgeshire Census Index Scattered returns, many prior to 1841.

[Britain] Cambridgeshire 1841 Census Index

[Britain] Cambridgeshire 1851 Census Index

[Britain] Cornwall Online Census Project

[Britain, England and Wales, 1841] Free to see some information, priced to see image of census page.

[Britain, England and Wales, 1851] Free to see some information, priced to see image of census page.

[Britain, England and Wales] 1861 Free to see some information, priced to see image of census page.

[Britain, England and Wales] 1871 Free to see some information, priced to see image of census page.

[Britain, England and Wales] 1881

[Britain, England and Wales, 1881] Free to see some information, priced to see image of census page.

[Britain, England and Wales, 1891] Free to see some information, priced to see image of census page.

[Britain, England and Wales, 1901] Free to see some information, priced to see image of census page.

[Britain, England and Wales, 1911] Free to see some information, priced to see image of census page.

[Britain, Galloway 1851 census] Dumfries, Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire.

[Britain, Gloucestershire] 1851 Censuses of Gloucestershire and Southern Warwickshire

[Britain, Lancashire] Manchester's "Unfilmed" 1851 census

[Britain Norfolk 1891 Census Surname Index]

[Britain] Norfolk Transcription Archive Covers 1841-1901. On-going.

[Britain, Pembrokeshire] CenQuest 1891 census & partial coverage of 1871. Partially priced.

[Britain, Scotland] 1851 Census strays: born in Scotland but enumerated in England in 1851 Census

[Britain] Scotlandspeople Free to find number of occurrences of a surname 1861-1901 censuses, otherwise priced.

[Britain, Staffordshire] 1891 Census Surname Index of Wolverhampton

[Britain] UK Census Online On-going project to index census, 1841-71 and 1891, for England, Wales and Scotland.

[Britain, Warwickshire] Index to the 1891 Warwickshire FreeCen Transcriptions

[Britain] Wiltshire 1851 census surname index

[Britain] Wiltshire 1871 census surname index

[Britain, Worcestershire 1861 Census] On-going.

[Britain, Yorkshire] 1841 Sheffield Census Index

[Britain] 1901 Leftovers "Strays" found in the 1901 Census.

[Canada] The 1852 and 1881 Historical Censuses of Canada Free subscription. Only 1881 available at present.

[Canada] 1881

Canada 1901 On-going.

[Canada, Alberta] 1901 Census: Alberta and Saskatchewan

[Canada, British Columbia, 1851]

[Canada, New Brunswick, 1851]

[Canada, Newfoundland 1921 Census]

[Canada, Newfoundland 1935 Census]

[Canada] Northwest Provinces 1906 Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan. On-going.

[Canada, Ontario and Quebec, 1852] On-going.

[Canada] OntarioGen Web's Official Census Project Census data to 1901. On-going.

[Canada] Ontario 1871 Another version is here.

[Canada] Prince Edward Island 1841, 1881-1901

[Denmark] Dansk Demografisk Database 1769-1921 On-going.

[India] 1851 Bombay Census Europeans living in the Presidency, excluding the city itself.

[Ireland] Leitrim-Roscommon 1749 Census On-going.

[Ireland] Leitrim-Roscommon 1901 Census Despite its name includes material from other counties. On-going.

[Ireland] 1901 Clare county Search engine for the site, use eg <McCarthy and census>.

[New Zealand] Auckland Police Census 1842-1846 Not just of policemen.

[Norway 1801, 1865-1900]

[US] 1880

[US] Census Indexes RootsWeb listing.

[US, Colorado, 1870]

[US, Connecticut] 1670 Connecticut Colonial Census Records

[US] Dakota Territory 1885

[US] Kansas 1895 Mostly complete.

[US, Maryland] Census Indexes Incomplete, but some coverage for 1776, 1778, 1870, 1880.

[US] Michigan 1870

[US Nevada 1860-1920]

[US] Oregon 1850

[US, Pennsylvania] Philadelphia African-American Census 1847 "Digitized Census" has a search function.

[US] Utah Census Search 1850 to 1880 censuses.

[US, Washington state] 1910 Federal Census

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Crime, poor law, litigation

[Australia] First Fleet Convicts in the 1787 fleet.

[Australia, New South Wales] Convicts to Port Jackson Incomplete.

[Australia, New South Wales] NSW Convict Women from England and Ireland 1788-1828

[Australia, New South Wales] Index to Bench of Magistrates cases [1788-1820]

[Australia, New South Wales] Index to Certificates of Freedom 1823-1869 Former convicts.

[Australia, New South Wales] Index to Clerks of the Peace, Quarter Sessions 1824-1837

[Australia, New South Wales] Index to Deposition Registers Criminal depositions. 1849-1921.

[Australia] South Australian Transported Convicts Sent to other colonies, 1837-51.

[Australia] Tasmanian Convicts

[Australia, Victoria] Index to Missing People Found in Victoria Police Correspondence Records

[Australia, Western Australia] Convict Database 1850-68

[Australia] Western Australia Convicts 1850-1868

[Britain] Black Sheep Index Various indexes of people mentioned in crime reports, 1860-1900. Pay to get more than brief information.

[Britain] Cambridgeshire Poor Law Papers Index

[Britain] Crime in Derbyshire 1770-1828 Petty Sessions and Quarter Sessions.

[Britain, Dundee, Poor law material 1854-78]

[Britain] Equity Pleadings Database Disputes for 1606-1722. On-going.

[Britain, Lancashire] Convict Database

[Britain, Lincolnshire] Convicts Database 1788-1868, sent to Australia, Gibraltar or Bermuda.

[Britain] List of Executions England 1606 onwards

[Britain, London] Poor Jews' Temporary Shelter Database Leman St, London, 1896-1914.

[Britain, Nottinghamshire] Transportation of convicts from Nottingham [to Australia]

[Britain] Poor Law Union Correspondence At present only Southwell Union, 1834-71.

[Britain] The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, London's Central Criminal Court, 1674 to 1913

[Britain, Sussex] West Sussex Poor Law Database 1662-1835

[Britain, Wales] Crime and Punishment Gaol files of the Court of Great Sessions, 1730-1830.

[Britain, Yorkshire] Prisoners brought to trial at York Assizes, 1785-1851

Canada Death Penalty Index

[Canada] Executions in Canada from Confederation to abolition

[Canada, Quebec] Registres d'ecrou (admissions) des prisons de Quebec au 19e siecle

[Ireland] Irish Convicts to New South Wales 1791-1825

[Ireland] Transportation records database Irish convicts to Australia, 1791-1868.

[US] Alaska Trial Court Cases and CourtView database

[US] BOP Inmate Locator US Federal inmates, 1982 to present.

[US] Executions in the U.S. 1608-1987

[US, Illinois] Chicago Police Department Homicide Record Index, 1870-1930

[US] Missouri Supreme Court Historical Database To 1861, and partially to 1871.

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Deaths

Databases listed in the Crime, Military & naval (which includes civilian victims) or Occupations headings are not repeated here.

[Australia, New South Wales] Ryerson Index Death notices from New South Wales newspapers from 1974.

[Australia] New South Wales 1788-1975

[Australia, Tasmania] Colonial Tasmania Family Links Database C19 births, marriages and deaths.

[Australia, Western Australia] Western Australian Pioneers Index Births, marriages and deaths 1841-1905.

[Britain] BMDregisters.co.uk Official registers for non-conformists held at the National Archives. Partly priced.

[Britain] Cambridgeshire Deaths Index 1837 [to date]

[Britain] Cheshire Deaths Index 1837-1950 On-going.

[Britain, Darlington Borough Council]

[Britain Durham County Deaths Index 1991 to date] On-going.

[Britain, Durham, Gateshead, indexes] On-going.

[Britain, Durham] South Tyneside Register Office

[Britain] Family Research Link Free registration, pay 10 pence to see images. Indexes of all births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales civil registration, 1837 onwards.

Britain FreeBMD [England and Wales] From 1837 to about 1915. On-going.

[Britain, Gloucestershire] Bath BMD 1837-2007.

[Britain, Hampshire, Isle of Wight Deaths 1837-1912]

[Britain Kent Deaths 1992-2002]

[Britain Lancashire Deaths Index 1837-1950] On-going.

[Britain] Maritime Memorials

[Britain, Middlesex] Tower Hamlets Indexes of Births, Deaths & Marriages

[Britain North Wales Deaths Index 1837-1950] On-going.

[Britain] Official Non-Parochial BMDs Service Partially priced. Births, marriages and deaths of non-conformists for 1567-1840 in the National Archives, RG4 and RG5.

[Britain] Scotland BDM Exchange

[Britain, Scotland] McKirdy Index Free to find number of occurrences of a surname among 1855-75 registered deaths, otherwise priced.

[Britain] Scotlandspeople Free to find number of occurrences of a surname among 1855-1955 deaths, otherwise priced.

[Britain, Somerset] Bath BMD 1837-2007

[Britain] Staffordshire BMD On-going.

[Britain Tees Valley Births, Marriages and Deaths Index]

[Britain] UKBMDSearch, Multi-Region Searches several county/ regional databases at once.

[Britain, Warwickshire] Deaths Index, 1837- On-going.

[Britain, Wiltshire] Deaths Index, 1837-2003 On-going.

[Britain, Yorkshire, Barnsley] Death Registration Selection Form On-going.

[Britain Yorkshire Deaths Index 1837-1950] On-going.

[Britain, Yorkshire] Death Notices in Yorkshire Newspapers On-going.

[Britain, Yorkshire, Sheffield] Index of Births, Marriages and Deaths

[Canada] British Columbia 1872-1983.

[Canada, British Columbia, "Victoria Daily Times" Obituary, 1901-39]

[Canada/ US] Lost at Sea Fishermen and mariners.

[Canada, Manitoba Deaths]

[Canada, New Brunswick Deaths]

[Canada] Ontario Obituaries

[Canada, Ontario] OVS Death Index Incomplete.

Canadian Genealogy Database By province.

Canadian Mennonite, der Bote, Altona/Red River Echo, Mennonite Brethren Herald and Mennonitische Rundschau Obituaries

[France, Deaths to 1903] Free to find how many by surname in a department, priced for more information.

[France, Guillotined Prisoners in the French Revolution]

[Germany] Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe St Petersburg Death Database

[Ireland] Irish Death Notice Index

JewishGen's Holocaust Database On-going. Includes some survivors.

[Netherlands] GenLias Free registration. 1811 onwards. On-going.

New Zealand Obituaries

Seventh-day Adventist Obituary Index

[South Africa, Cape Death Notices] 1950-2001.

[US] The American Friend Obituary Index Quaker, 1894-1960.

[US] The BMD (Births, Marriages and Deaths] Project Depends on submissions by individuals.

[US] Arizona 1878-1953.

[US] California 1940-97

[US, California] San Francisco Call Database 1869-95.

[US] Death Records RootsWeb listing.

[US] Georgia Death Certificates, 1919-1927

[US] Idaho State Death Index 1911-1951

[US, Idaho] Eastern Idaho Death Records

[US] Illinois Two indexes: pre 1916, on-going, and 1916-50.

[US, Illinois, Cook County] Deaths more than 20 years ago. Free registration.

[US, Illinois] Cook County Coroner's Inquest Record Index, 1872-1911 Covers Chicago area.

[US] Kentucky 1911-2000

[US/ Canada] Lost at Sea Fishermen and mariners.

[US] Maine 1960-96.

[US] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850

[US] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910

[US] Michigan 1867-84.

[US, Michigan] Western Michigan Obituaries 1910-2003

[US] Minnesota Death Certificates Index 1908-2001.

[US, Missouri] Coroner's Inquest Database Incomplete.

[US, Missouri, to 1909]

[US] National Obituary Archive Free registration.

[US] New Mexico 1899-1940.

[US, New York] Accessing the 1891-1919 New York City Death Index in One Step

[US] New York City Death Index Covers all boroughs, 1898-1919, and Manhattan only, 1891-97, and Brooklyn, 1895-97.

[US] New York Obituaries

[US, North Dakota] Public Death Index From 1881.

[US] ObitsArchive.com

[US] Obituary Daily Times

[US] Ohio 1913-37.

[US] Social Security Index Limited to deceased members. New England Historic Genealogical Society site. Also the FamilySearch™ site.

[US] Tennessee 1908-12, 1914-25.

[US] Texas 1964-98.

[US] Virginia 1853-96.

[US] Virginia Obituaries

[US, West Virginia] On-going.

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Directories

[Britain] Buckinghamshire Historic Trade Directories

[Britain, Derbyshire] Pigot's Commercial Directory of Derbyshire, 1835

[Britain] Historical Directories Searchable Digital Library Numerous directories for England and Wales.

[Britain, Kent] Pigot's 1840 Kent

[Britain] Norfolk Sources

[Canada, Ontario] 1837 Toronto & Home District Directory

[Canada, Quebec] Annuaires Lovell de Montreal et sa banlieue (1842-1999)

Canadian directories: who was where

[Ireland] Shaw's Dublin City Directory 1850 and another version

[US, New York] 1840-41 Brooklyn Directory

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Divorces

[Australia, New South Wales] Divorce Case papers 1873-1923.

[Australia] Queensland Divorces

[Australia, Tasmania] Index to Tasmanian Divorces 1861-1920

[Australia] Victoria 1861-1900 and a Macbeth Genealogical Services database for the same period.

[Britain, Divorces] From 1858 to about 1940. Enter J77 as the department code.

[Canada] Divorce in Canada (1841-1968)

[Canada, Nova Scotia] Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes, 1759-1960

[US] Kentucky 1973-93

[US] Texas Divorces Search Engine Several databases. 1968-2005..

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Electoral rolls, poll tax

[Britain, Buckinghamshire 1784]

[Britain, Cardiganshire] Lists of Electors Various, for 1760 to 1896.

[Britain] Dorset Poll Book for 1807 A-K and L-Z separately.

[Britain, Lancashire] Accrington 1918 Absent Voters List

[Britain, Lancashire] Liverpool Poll Book 1832

[Britain, Lincolnshire] Absent voters in Grimsby & Cleethorpes in 1919

[Britain, Wiltshire 1772]

[Britain, Yorkshire] Huddersfield Absent Voters List 1918-20.

[Britain, Yorkshire, Leeds] 1868 Leeds Poll Book

[Britain, Yorkshire] Leeds Absent Voters List 1914-18 War

[Canada] British Columbia's Voters List 1875

[Canada] British Columbia's Voters List 1898

[Canada, Nova Scotia] Poll Tax Rolls, 1791-1793

[Canada, Ontario] City of Toronto Tax Assessment [1853]

[Ireland, Carlow] Absent Voters List 1920-21.

[Ireland, Carlow] Irish Free State Army Absent Voters List circa 1926

[New Zealand, Auckland] 1881 Electoral Rolls

[US, California] Foreign-Born Voters of California 1872

[US, Ohio, Cleveland] 1907 Voter Registration Index

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Emigration / Departing passengers

[Australia, New South Wales] Ships Muster Index: Passengers and crew departing NSW 1816-1825

[Australia, Victoria] Outward Passengers to Interstate, UK, NZ and Foreign Ports 1852-1896

[Britain] British 1820 Settlers to South Africa

[Britain] British Settlers in Argentina

[Britain] Brits in South America Database

[Britain] Convict Transportation Registers Database To Australia, 1787-1867.

[Britain] The Cornish in Latin America

[Britain] First Fleet Convicts in the 1787 fleet to Australia.

[Britain] Home children 1869-1930 Child emigrants from the UK to Canada.

[Britain] Index to Registers of Assisted British Immigrants 1839-1871 [to Victoria, Australia]

[Britain, Lincolnshire] Convicts Database 1788-1868, sent to Australia, Gibraltar or Bermuda.

[Britain, Nottinghamshire] Transportation of convicts from Nottingham [to Australia]

[Britain / Ireland] NSW Convict Women from England and Ireland 1788-1828

[Britain] Register of Servants sent to Foreign Plantations, 1654-1686 From Bristol and London to the Americas.

[Britain, Scotland] Highlands and Islands Emigration Society Passenger Lists 1852-57 All went to Australia.

[Britain] The Scots in Argentina (including Argentine and Chilean Patagonia) 1800-1914

[Britain] Scottish Emigration Database Covers those who embarked from "Glasgow and Greenock for non-European ports between 1 January and 30 April 1923, and at other Scottish ports between 1890 and 1960".

[Britain] UK outboard passenger lists 1890-1960 Brief details free, priced for more.

[Britain] Warbrides Search Emigrated to USA or Canada.

[Britain, Welsh Mormon History Those who went to Utah.

[Britain] Western Australia Convicts 1850-1868

British Home Children Registry Sent out to Canada, 1870-1957.

[China, Poll Tax Records for Chinese Arrivals at Wellington, New Zealand, 1898-1930]

[Cuba] Passengers Data Base Passengers to and from Cuba. Click on "select file" at bottom left of search page to begin displaying data.

[Denmark] Emigration archives 1868-1908

[Finland] Emigration Register

[France] Index of French immigrants in North America

French Refugees in Great Britain in the early 1700s Recepients of charity.

[Germany] Bremen Passenger Lists 1920-1939

[Germany] Emigration from Southwest Germany

[Germany, Hamburg emigrants] On-going.

[Germany] Mecklenburg Emigrants Database Free to see what names are covered, priced for more details.

[Germany, Rheingau] Auswanderung aus dem Rheingau

[Germany, Wurttemburg] Auswanderung aus Wurttemburg

Immigrant Ancestors Project™ Despite its name, focuses on European emigration records.

[Ireland] Famine Irish Passenger Record Data File [to the USA] 1846-51, Port of New York only. To find the database select within the Subject box "Immigration" and Submit. After running a search, to see full information, tick the boxes against the brief results list and then on Show Selected Records.

[Ireland] Galway Emigrant Index 1828-1855 To Australia.

[Ireland] Irish Convicts to New South Wales 1791-1825

[Ireland] Irish emigrants 1833-39

[Ireland] Irish Famine Migration to New Brunswick 1845-1852

[Ireland] Search for Missing Friends: Irish Immigrant Advertisements placed in the Boston Pilot 1831-1920

[Ireland] Tipperary Emigrant Index: 1828 to 1865 To Australia.

[Ireland] Transportation records database Irish convicts to Australia, 1791-1868.

Irish Emigrants

Irish Immigrants Database

Irish Passengers to Argentina (1822-1929)

Italian Emigrants Database Free subscription.

[Italy] The databanks on Italian emigrants to the United States, Argentina and Brazil Free registration.

[Italy] Transcriptions from the 1841-91 censuses British censuses.

Japanese Immigrants to the United States 1887-1924

Moving Here Includes shipping manifests for arrivals in Britain from the West Indies, India, Hong Kong and Australia.

[Netherlands] From The Netherlands to Australia: Emigration 1946-1991

[Netherlands] Passagierslijsten Passengers to the Dutch West and East Indies, 1889-91 & 1910-40.

Norway Heritage Norwegian emigrants to 1875.

Passengerlist Database Claims to index all free Web sites listing passengers.

[Russia] Germans from Russia Immigrants

TheShipsList

[Spain] List of Passengers from Spain to America 1509-1790 Free registration. There are instructions for using this site.

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Immigration / Entering passengers

[Americas] List of Passengers from Spain to America 1509-1790 Free registration. There are instructions for using this site.

[Argentina] British Settlers in Argentina

[Argentina] The databanks on Italian emigrants to the United States, Argentina and Brazil Free registration. Covers those to Buenos Aires, 1882-1920.

[Argentina] Irish Passengers to Argentina (1822-1929)

[Argentina] The Scots in Argentina (including Argentine and Chilean Patagonia) 1800-1914

[Britain] Convict Transportation Registers Database 1787-1867.

[Australia] First Fleet Convicts The 1787 fleet.

[Australia] From The Netherlands to Australia: Emigration 1946-1991

[Australia] Galway Emigrant Index 1828-1855 To Australia only.

[Australia] Highlands and Islands Emigration Society Passenger Lists 1852-57 To Australia only.

[Australia] Indexes to Assisted Immigrants Five indexes for New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria, for varying periods within 1839-96.

[Australia, New South Wales] Convicts to Port Jackson Incomplete.

[Australia, New South Wales] Irish Convicts to New South Wales 1791-1825

[Australia, New South Wales] NSW Convict Women from England and Ireland 1788-1828

[Australia] South Australian assisted passengers 1836-1840

[Australia] Tipperary Emigrant Index: 1828 to 1865 To Australia only.

[Australia] Transportation of convicts from Nottingham [to Australia]

[Australia] Transportation records database Irish convicts to Australia, 1791-1868.

[Australia, Victoria] Assisted British Immigration: Index to Registers of Assisted British Immigrants 1839-1871

[Australia, Victoria] Index to Registers of Assisted British Immigrants 1839-1871 and a Macbeth Genealogical Services database for same period.

[Australia, Victoria] Unassisted Immigration to Victoria: Index of Inward Passenger Lists for British, Foreign and New Zealand Ports 1852-1923

[Australia] Welcome Wall Depends on submissions by individuals.

[Australia, Western Australia] Convict Database 1850-68

[Brazil] The databanks on Italian emigrants to the United States, Argentina and Brazil Free registration. Covers those to Vitoria, 1858-1899.

[Brazil] Memorial do Imigrante Sao Paulo immigrants to 1907.

[Britain] French Refugees in Great Britain in the early 1700s Receipients of charity.

[Britain] Moving Here Includes shipping manifests from the West Indies, Hong Kong, India and Australia.

[Britain] Transcriptions from the 1841-91 censuses Italian-born people

[Britain] UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960

[Canada] British Home Children Registry Sent out from Britain to Canada, 1870-1957.

[Canada] Home children 1869-1930 Immigration Records Search Child emigrants from the UK.

[Canada] Immigration Records 1925-1935]

[Canada] Immigrants at Grosse-Ile 1832-1937 Limited to those who stayed at the Quarantine Station.

[Canada] Index of French immigrants in North America Includes all immigrants to Quebec before 1765.

[Canada] InGeneas Database Mixture of census, marriage and immigration records, all of which indicate immigration status.

[Canada] Miscellaneous Immigration Index 1801-49.

[Canada, New Brunswick] Irish Famine Migration to New Brunswick 1845-1852

[Canada, New Brunswick] Port Returns, 1816-1838

[Canada, Ontario] Toronto Emigrant Office Immigration Records Database Assisted immigration, 1865-83.

[Canada] Passenger List Indexing Project In progress, at present covers Quebec ports 1907-10.

[Canada] Warbrides Search Immigrated from Britain.

Immigrant Ancestors Project® Despites its name, focuses on European emigration records.

[New Zealand] Auckland Area Passenger Arrivals 1838-1886, 1909-1921

[New Zealand, Poll Tax Records for Chinese Arrivals at Wellington, 1898-1930]

[New Zealand] Taranaki Area Passenger Arrivals 1852-1885 Includes those from other NZ ports.

[South Africa] British 1820 Settlers to South Africa

[South America] Brits in South America Database

[South America] The Cornish in Latin America

TheShipsList

[US] The American Immigrant Wall of Honor Depends on submissions by individuals.

[US, California] Bound for California

[US, California/ Hawaii] Case Files for Early Immigrants to San Francisco and Hawaii

[US] Castle.Garden.org 1820-1913 arrivals at Castle Garden at New York. In progress.

[US] The databanks on Italian emigrants to the United States, Argentina and Brazil Free registration. Covers those to New York, 1880-1891.

[US] Ellis Island, 1892-1924 Arrivals at New York. The JewishGen® site has a useful searching tool.

[US] Famine Irish Passenger Record Data File 1846-51, Port of New York only. To find the database select within the Subject box "Immigration" and Submit. After running a search, to see full information, tick the boxes against the brief results list and then on Show Selected Records.

[US] Germans from Russia Immigrants

[US] Immigrant Ancestors Project™ Despite its name, focuses on European emigration records.

[US] Immigrant Servants Database

[US] Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild Mostly from Europe to the USA.

[US] Index of French immigrants in North America

[US] Irish Immigrants Database

[US] Japanese Immigrants to the United States 1887-1924

[US, Maryland immigrants]

[US, Massachusetts] Boston Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society Database, 1882-1929

[US, Massachusetts] Passenger manifest (1848-1891) Arriving at Boston.

[US, Massachusetts] Search for Missing Friends: Irish Immigrant Advertisements placed in the Boston Pilot 1831-1920

[US] Migrations To the USA, or within the American states.

[US] Mormon Pioneer Search Includes those from the USA.

[US] Register of Servants sent to Foreign Plantations, 1654-1686 From Bristol and London to the Americas.

[US, Utah] Welsh Mormon History

[US] Warbrides Search Immigrated from Britain.

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Marriages

For the USA, the US GenWeb Marriage Projects site offers numerous indexes by state. Completeness varies.

[Australia] New South Wales 1788-1957

[Australia, Tasmania] Colonial Tasmania Family Links Database C19 births, marriages and deaths.

[Australia, Western Australia] "Reverse" Western Australia Marriage Lookup 1906-42.

[Australia, Western Australia] Western Australian Pioneers Index Births, marriages and deaths 1841-1905.

[Britain] BMDregisters.co.uk Official registers for non-conformists held at the National Archives. Partly priced.

[Britain] Cambridgeshire Marriages Index [1837 to date]

[Britain] Cheshire Marriages Index 1837-1950 On-going.

[Britain] Cornish 19th Century Marriages On-going.

[Britain Durham County Marriages Index 1837-2002] On-going.

[Britain, Durham, Darlington Borough Council]

[Britain, Durham, Gateshead, indexes] On-going.

[Britain, Durham] South Tyneside Register Office

[Britain, Durham, Sunderland Registrars Certificates, Marriages 1837-]

[Britain, Essex] Some Marriage Entries from Boyd's Index for Essex To 1837.

Britain FreeBMD [England and Wales] From 1837 to about 1915. On-going.

[Britain] FreeREG Project to index all transcribed baptisms, marriages and burials in the UK. On-going.

[Britain, Gloucestershire] Bath BMD 1837-2007.

[Britain, Hampshire, Isle of Wight Marriages 1837-2002]

[Britain, Isle of Man] Registered marriages, 1849-1923

[Britain, Jewish Community] "All UK Database" includes many marriages.

[Britain Kent Marriages 1837-2002]

[Britain Lancashire Marriages Index 1837-1950] On-going.

[Britain] Lincolnshire 1837-1850 Marriage indexes divided into 5 districts, on Excel spreadsheets.

[Britain, London] Crisp's London Marriage Licences Index Surnames of partners supplied for free, pay for more details.

[Britain] Middlesex England Parish Records Incomplete, only searchable by grooms.

[Britain, Middlesex] Tower Hamlets Indexes of Births, Deaths & Marriages

[Britain] Norfolk Transcription Archive On-going.

[Britain, Northumberland, Newcastle upon Tyne Registry Office Marriages Index] 1837-1900.

[Britain] Official Non-Parochial BMDs Service Partially priced. Births, marriages and deaths of non-conformists for 1567-1840 in the National Archives, RG4 and RG5.

[Britain] Scotland BDM Exchange

[Britain, Scotland] Gretna Green Index Full names of parties supplied for free, pay for more details.

[Britain, Scotland] Search IGI Marriages (1553-1875) Marriages in the Scottish portion of the International Genealogical Index which enables searching by county or parish.

[Britain] Scotlandspeople Free to find number of occurrences of a surname among 1553-1854, 1855-1930 marriages, otherwise priced.

[Britain] Scottish Strays: The Scottish Marriage Index

[Britain, Somerset] Bath BMD 1837-2007

[Britain] Staffordshire BMD On-going.

[Britain Tees Valley Births, Marriages and Deaths Index]

[Britain] UKBMDSearch, Multi-Region Searches several county/ regional databases at once.

[Britain, Wales, Marriage Licences] 1616-1837. Highlight "Marriage Bonds" in left hand column and Save. Then enter keyword in search box at top of page.

[Britain. Wales, North Marriages Index 1837-1950] On-going.

[Britain, Wales] Wrexham Marriage Index 1837-1997]

[Britain, Warwickshire] Marriages Index, 1837- On-going.

[Britain] West Midlands Marriages Index 1837-1950 On-going.

[Britain, Wiltshire Marriages 1837-2003] On-going.

[Britain, Yorkshire, Barnsley] Marriage Registration Selection Form

[Britain Yorkshire Marriages Index 1837-1950] On-going.

[Britain, Yorkshire, Rotherham] Births and Marriage Certificates From 1837.

[Britain, Yorkshire, Sheffield] Index of Births, Marriages and Deaths

[Canada] British Columbia 1872-1932 Also separate database for 1859-72.

[Canada, Manitoba Marriages]

[Canada, New Brunswick] Index to Marriage Bonds, 1810-1932

[Canada, New Brunswick Marriages]

[Canada, Nova Scotia] Marriage Bonds, 1763-1849

[Canada] Ontario Marriage Registrations 1800-1924.

[Canada, Ontario] Upper and Lower Canada Marriage Bonds Upper Canada (Ontario) 1803-65, Lower Canada (Quebec) 1779-1858.

[Canada, Quebec] Contrats de marriage de la region de Quebec, 1761-1946

[Canada, Quebec] Inventaire des mariages non-catholiques de la région de Montréal 1766-1899

[Canada, Quebec] Repertory of Vital Events, 1621-1799

[Canada, Quebec] Upper and Lower Canada Marriage Bonds Upper Canada (Ontario) 1803-65, Lower Canada (Quebec) 1779-1858.

[France, Marriages to 1903] Free to find how many by surname in a department, priced for more information.

[France] Migranet For those marriages where partners were not in home localities.

[Germany] GedBas

[Germany] Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe St Petersburg Marriage Database

International Genealogical Index

[Ireland] Irish Church Records: Baptisms and Marriages Incomplete.

[Ireland] Irish marriages: being an index to the marriages in Walker's Hibernian Magazine 1771-1812

[Netherlands] GenLias Free registration. 1811 onwards. On-going.

[New Zealand] Register of Otago & Southland Marriages 1848 to 1920 Presbyterian marriages only.

[New Zealand] Varcoe's New Zealand Marriages Index Searchable by name for 1840-62 (annually from 1855).

[US] Arizona Marriage Search

[US] Arkansas Marriage Search

[US] The BMD (Births, Marriages and Deaths) Project Depends on submissions by individuals.

[US] Colorado Marriages Search 1975 to date.

[US] Connecticut Marriage Search

[US] Georgia Marriages Index

[US] Illinois 1763-1900

[US, Illinois, Cook County] Marriages more than 50 years ago. Free registration.

[US] Indiana Marriages through 1850

[US] Kansas Marriages Search

[US] Kentucky 1973-93

[US] Louisiana Marriages Index

[US] Maine to 1892 On-going.

[US] Maine 1892-1996.

[US, Maine] Index to Maine marriages 1892-1966, 1977-1996

[US] Maryland Marriage Search

[US] Massachusetts Marriage Search

[US] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850

[US] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910

[US] Mississippi Marriage Search

[US] Missouri Marriages Index

[US] New Hampshire Marriage Search

[US, New Jersey] Index to Marriage Records, 1666-1799

[US, New Jersey] Index to Marriage Records, 1848-1867

[US] New Jersey Marriages Search

[US] New York Marriages Index

[US, New York] NYC Grooms Record Index Covers all of New York City, 1908-36, plus Brooklyn grooms (and brides) 1895-97 and Manhattan 1895-97.

[US] North Carolina Marriage Search

[US] Ohio Marriages Index

[US] Pennsylvania Marriages Search

[US] RootsWeb.com Marriage Records

[US] South Dakota Marriage Search

[US] Tennessee Marriages Index

[US] Texas Marriage Search Engine 1966-2004

[US] Virginia Marriages Index

[US, West Virginia] On-going.

[US] West Virginia Marriages Search

[US] Western States Historical Marriage Index Partial, includes most pre 1900 for Arizona, Idaho and Nevada plus other records.

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Military & naval

Includes the civilian victims of war. Numerous free small databases, mainly American and by state, are listed at Ancestry.com's Online Searchable Military Records & Databases site. "Britain" sometimes includes the Commonwealth.

Australia Various indexes for wars from 1885 to 1991.

[Australia] Commemorative Roll Database Those who died while serving with allied forces, or in the merchant navy.

[Australia] Oz-Boer Database: Australians in the Boer War

[Australia] Roll of Honour Database Those who died in the Australian forces.

[Australia] Soldiers and Marines Index: from paylists, muster rolls etc. 1787-1830

Australian World War I nominal roll Once the unit is known much more data may be available from the embarkation rolls (which can be searched as well by name).

Australian World War II nominal roll

[Belgium, Executed Resistance members and the dead of concentration camps]

[Britain] Asplin Military History Resources Several indexes including of British Army deaths, 1901-05, and of men who served in several units in the Boer War.

[Britain] Behind the Wire: 1914-1918 Prisoners of War Database Indexes British prisoners of war who were interviewed by the British after their release, as found in WO161 in The National Archives.

[Britain] British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920 Partly priced. In progress.

[Britain] Commonwealth War Graves Index Britain but also other Commonwealth countries for the world wars.

[Britain] Complete Navy List of the Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815 Officers.

[Britain] Fleet Air Arm Archive 1939-1945

[Britain] George Cross Database

[Britain] National Archives Combine a name with the department code ADM to give many naval records, with WO many army records.

[Britain] Naval Biographical Database Partly priced. On-going.

[Britain] Officers Died Mostly army, single search engine for numerous lists (not just officers).

[Britain] Peninsula Roll Call British officers who served in Spain, 1808-14.

[Britain] Recommendations for honours and awards (Army) 1935-80.

[Britain] Register of seamen's services Those who joined the Royal Navy 1873-1923.

[Britain] Register of the Second Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 Free subscription.

[Britain] RN Officer's Service Records

[Britain] Royal Marines Register of Service

[Britain] Roll of Honour: Boer War

[Britain] Roll of Honour: Korean War, British casualties

[Britain] Royal Naval Division

[Britain] Royal Naval Officers' Service Records

[Britain] Soldiers of the Queen in the Second Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902

[Britain] Trafalgar ancestors Royal Navy sailors who were present at the 1805 battle.

[Britain] Victoria Cross Reference

[Britain] Victoria Cross Registers

[Britain] War Times Index Indexes data in The Times about war casualties in Victorian wars. Partially priced.

[Britain] Wills of Royal Naval Seamen (1786-1882) Free to see brief details, priced to see documents.

[Britain] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps Covers 1917-20.

[Britain] WWI Airwomen's Records

[Britain] WWI Campaign Medals Army and Royal Flying Corps. Includes at least some Commonwealth troops.

[Britain] WW2 Seamen's Medals Also covers World War I.

British War Memorial War memorials to Commonwealth service personnel from 1914 onwards. On-going.

[Canada] Courts-Martial of the First World War

[Canada] Soldiers of the First World War - CEF On-going. Another database searches contents of war diaries as well.

[Canada] Soldiers of the South African War (1899-1902)

[Canadian Merchant Navy War Dead Database]

Canadian war dead

Canadians in the [U.S.] Civil War

The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names

Cuban Liberation Army 1895-1898 Click on "select file" at bottom left of search page to begin displaying data.

Dix Noonan Webb Medal Catalogue Database Past or coming auctions, searchable by name or campaign etc.

[Finland] File of Fallen Soldiers during the Second World War in Finland

[Finland] War Victims in Finland, 1914-22

[France] Les Deportes Mortes dans les Camps WWII deportees who died. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has another version.

[France] The medals of Saint Helena

[France] Memorial GenWeb Separate indexes of various wars. On-going.

[France] Les Militaires recus a la Hotel des Invalides (1673-1796) Includes some foreign soldiers.

[France] Morts pour la France de la guerre 1914-1918

[Germany] Gräbernachweis des Volksbundes Free registration.

[India] Index to Cadet Papers 1789-1859 held at the OIOC

[Netherlands] Slachtofferregister Use surname plus at least initial letter of forename.

[New Zealand] Cenotaph [database]

[New Zealand contingents in the Boer War]

[South Africa] BCCD: British Concentration Camps in the Boer War 1900-1902 Database of the inmates.

[South Africa] Database of Soldiers Killed in the 2nd Anglo-Boer War

[US] American Battle Monuments Commission Separate indexes of burials for both World Wars, Korea, Vietnam.

[US] The Burial.Record.com US military burials. Free subscription to get more than names of individuals.

[US] Civil War Executions Search

US Civil War Generals

[US] Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System Complete for soldiers only.

[US, Connecticut] World War I Veterans Database

[US] Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1939-1946 To find the database select within the Subject box "World War, 1939-1945" and Submit. Select "World War II Army Enlistment Records". After running a search, to see full information, tick the boxes against the brief results list and then on Show Selected Records.

[US, Florida] World War I Service Cards

[US] Indiana World War II Servicemen Database

[US, Loyalists in American Revolution]

U.S. Merchant Marine Casualties during World War II

[US, Mexican-American War Officer Database]

[US] Military Rosters Much miscellaneous material.

[US, Missouri] Soldiers: War of 1812 - World War I

[US] National WWII Memorial

[US] Nationwide Gravesite Locator [of Veterans]

[US, Ohio] Official Roster of Ohio Soldiers, Sailors and Marines World War I. On-going.

[US, Pennsylvania Military Records] Separate indexes for service for various conflicts.

[US] Pension list, 1820 Index of military pensioners.

[US] Purple Heart Recepient Database Incomplete.

[US] Records of World War II Prisoners of War, 1942-1947 That is, US servicemen held prisoners by the Axis. To find the database select within the Subject box "World War, 1939-1945" and Submit. Select this database. After running a search, to see full information, tick the boxes against the brief results list and then on Show Selected Records.

[US, Valley Forge] Muster Roll

[US] Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall Page

[US] Virginia Military Dead On-going.

[US] WWI Draft Registrations On-going.

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Miscellanies

[Australia, New South Wales] Insolvency Index 1842-87.

Australian and New Zealand Records RootsWeb listing.

Australian Biography Index

Australian Dictionary of Biography

Australian Newspapers 1803-1954. Beta version, on-going.

[Belgium] Bases de donnees genealogiques sur Bruxelles et Paris

[Britain] Armigerous Ancestors Index

[Britain] Burke's Peerage & Gentry

[Britain] Coats of Arms of England and Wales Shows the coats of selected families. Also other European countries available on site.

[Britain] FamilyHistoryOnline Free registration, pay for more than brief details from databases for English and Welsh counties.

[Britain] General Historical Database

[Britain, Gloucestershire] Genealogical Database Search

[Britain] Hertfordshire Names Online Pay for more than brief details.

[Britain] JewishGen® All UK Database

[Britain] London Gazette Covers, with some gaps, 1752 onwards for this official government journal of record for England and Wales. Includes promotions, bankruptcies, and much else.

[Britain] National Archivist Free registration, pay for more than brief details.

[Britain] Norfolk Record Office Online Catalogue

[Britain, Northern Ireland] Belfast Gazette From 1921.Official government journal of record for Northern Ireland.

[Britain] Origins.net Separate English, Scottish and Irish sections. Some free information.

[Britain] Peerage.com

[Britain, Scotland] Burke's Scotland

[Britain, Scotland] Edinburgh Gazette From 1820. Official government journal of record for Scotland.

[Britain] Scotland's Prominent Individuals

[Britain] Search for a surname Indicates on a map the regions where a surname occurs (1881 and 1998). For England, Scotland and Wales only.

[Britain] Shetland Family History Home Page

[Britain, Wales] Cambrian Index Online Swansea newspaper published 1804-1930.

[Britain, Wales] DyfedFreeGen Free subscription.

[Britain] Welsh Biography Online

[Britain] Yorkshire Quaker Heritage Project

[Britain, Yorkshire] Sheffield Records Online Free subscription. All of the 1841 census plus other records, on-going.

[Britain/ Ireland] United Kingdom and Ireland Records RootsWeb listing.

British Guiana Colonists

[Canada] Acadian-Cajun Genealogy & History

[Canada] Alberta Digital Archives

[Canada] Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online To 1930.

[Canada] Newfoundland's Grand Banks Search engine is at bottom of page.

[Canada] Quebec and Eastern Townships Genealogy Research Page Pay for more than brief details.

[Canada, Quebec] Repertory of Vital Events, 1621-1799 French Catholic records.

Family Search™, Pedigree Resource File

Family Search™, Search for Ancestors, All Resources Searches 1880 Census, IGI, Social Security Index etc. in one search.

Family Trees A vast RootsWeb database. The same site has a listing of numerous user contributed databases, mainly of US interest, broken down by type of record or nationality.

[Finland]

[France] Base Leonore Holders of the Legion d'Honneur.

[France] Bases de donnees genealogiques sur Bruxelles et Paris

[France] Biographical Database of the Members of the Conseil d'Etat [1800-1814]

GeneaNet

Global Tree

[India] FIBIS Data Searching Pages

India Office Family History Search Biographical records at the British Library.

India Office Select Materials Indexes subjects of photographs, paintings etc. (and the artists).

[Ireland] Coats of Arms from Ireland and around the world

Ireland Old News Newspapers.

[Italy] Cognome Indicates on a map where surnames are found, based on telephone directories.

Jewish traces, ordinary exile World War II data in several databases.

[Netherlands] Familieberichten & Bidprentjes Newspaper announcements.

[New Zealand] Australian and New Zealand Records RootsWeb listing.

[New Zealand] Dictionary of New Zealand Biography

New Zealand Genealogy Databases Free subscription.

New Zealand Genealogy Research Made Easy

New Zealand Genealogy Search Engine

[New Zealand] Otago Nominal Index

{New Zealand] PapersPast Newspapers, 1839-1920

Old United Empire Loyalist List

[Poland] Jewish Records Indexing: Poland

Swedish Records RootsWeb listing.

[Switzerland] Societe Genevoise de Genealogie

[Turkey] Istanbul Jewish Genealogy Project

[US] American Biography Online

[US] Arkansas Ties

[US, California] San Francisco Genealogy

[US] Colonial Ancestors Database

[US, Colorado] Historical Records Index Search

US GenWeb Archive Search searches every state at once while US GenWeb Archives links to separate states' search engines.

[US, Illinois] Servitude and Emanicipation Records Database, 1722-1863

[US, Louisiana] Acadian-Cajun Genealogy & History

[US, Louisiana] Afro-Louisiana History and Genealogy 1718-1820

[US, Michigan] Biographical Index

[US] Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847-1868

[US] Newspaperarchive.com Free subscription for brief citations from a huge archive, pay for more detail.

[US, Ohio] Morgan Index of Ohio People, Businesses and Institutions, 1796-1850

[US, Oklahoma] Index of the Final Rolls of Citizens and Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory, 1907 Rolls are basically by tribe and then alphabetical. Another site offers advice on how to use it.

[US, Oklahoma] OKBits

[US] Oregon Historical Records Index

[US] Portrait Search Three databases on the National Portrait Gallery's site.

[US] Quakers Corner

[US] School Alumni Lists

[US] Steve Condarcure's New England Genealogy Index

[US, Texas] Early Texas Newspaper Abstracts, 1890-1930 Actually includes much non-Texan material.

[US] Utah Digital Newspapers

WorldConnect

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Naturalizations

Numerous online databases for American counties are listed by state at this site.

[Algeria/ Tunisia] Les Naturalisations en Algerie et en Tunisie de 1830 a 1920

[Australia] New South Wales, 1834-1903

[Australia] Tasmania 1835-1905

[Britain] National Archives A search by name or country within the HO department code gives many naturalisations. They are in departments HO 1, 45, 144 or 405. Use and to join surname and first name.

Canadian Naturalization 1915-32.

[Danish naturalizations 1776-1960] In Danish.

[New Zealand] Aliens Naturalised in Wellington to 1899

[US] Delaware

[US] District of Columbia Naturalization Index, 1802-1909

[US, Illinois, Cook County] Naturalization Declarations of Intent 1906-1929.

[US] Indiana To 1951.

[US] Massachusetts 1906-12.

[US] Missouri 1816-1955 On-going.

[US, New York] Bronx County Naturalisation Index 1914-52.

[US, New York, Brooklyn, 1907-1924]

[US, New York] Obtaining New York Naturalization Records in One Step Automates the process of searching seven databases for the New York City area but each must still be searched separately.

[US, New York, Southern District Court] 1906-59.

[US] North Dakota

[US] South Carolina 1790-1800.

[US] Washington State Digital Archives

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Occupations

Includes sites which can be usefully searched by occupation. See also the Military & naval heading.

[Academics] Google™ Scholar Indexes by author and other fields a vast number of (mostly scholarly) journal etc. articles.

[Australia] The History of Australian Theatre On-Line

[Australia] Mariners and Ships in Australian Waters Also indexes numerous passengers.

Australian Medical Pioneers Index

[Australia, New South Wales] Police service registers 1852-1913.

[Australia, Queensland] Teachers in Queensland 1860-1904

[Australia, Victoria, Teachers] 1849-81. Incomplete.

[Britain] Alphabetical Index of Physicians and Surgeons licensed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, 1535-1775

[Britain] Artists' Papers Register UK site.

[Britain] A-Z of Stoke-on-Trent Potters

[Britain] Biographical Database of the British Chemical Community, 1880-1970

[Britain] British Coastguards 1841-1901

[Britain, Cheshire] Wills Index 1492 to 1940 Proven at Chester. Searchable by occupation.

[Britain] Clergy of the Church of England Database To 1835.

[Britain] Cornish Mining Index

[Britain] Digital Library of Historical Directories Numerous directories for England and Wales. Searchable by occupation, then check the box to see the relevant page.

[Britain, Essex] Public Houses, Inns & Taverns of Essex, England

[Britain, Galloway 1851 census] Dumfries, Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire. Searchable by occupation.

[Britain] Index of Methodist Ministers and Probationers who have Died in the Work

[Britain] Lighthouse Personnel in England, Wales and the Channel Islands, c.1790-1911

[Britain] Maritime Memorials Searchable by surname or occupation for individual monumental inscriptions.

[Britain] The Methodist Archives Biographical Index

[Britain] The Mills Archive Millers. Free registration required.

[Britain] Musicians.co.uk

[Britain] National Archives Combine a name with the department code BT to give many merchant mariner records.

[Britain] National Database of Mining Deaths in Great Britain

[Britain, National Register of Archives, Corporate Index] Can be searched by occupation.

[Britain] Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills index, 1384-1858 Searchable by occupation.

[Britain] Police Index Pay to get more than brief information.

[Britain] Railway Staff Registers Online Covers much of the northwest of England.

[Britain, Scotland] Dictionary of Scottish Architects 1840-1980

[Britain] Scotland wills index 1512-1901 Searchable by occupation.

[Britain] Scottish Book Trade Index

[Britain] Stone and Quarry Men of the West Country

[Britain] Sugar refiners and Sugarbakers Database

[Britain] UK Census Online Project to index all of census, 1841-91, for England, Wales and Scotland. On-going. Searchable by occupation.

[Britain] Victorian Photographers of Britain

[Britain] Watermen and Mariners [in the North of England]

[Britain] Welsh Mariners Index

British Book Trade Index

[Canada, New Brunswick] Index to Petitions for Teachers' Licences and Payments 1812-1882

[Canada, Newfoundland] Index to Newfoundland Captains, 1820-1889

[Canada] Ontario 1871 Searchable by occupation by using the "Word Wheel".

[Canada] Post offices and Postmasters

Canadian Health Obituaries

[China] Shanghai Municipal Police

Christian Reformed Church Ministers Database

Classical Music Composer Index

Clock & Watchmakers

Composers Biography

Cricinfoplayerindex Separate indexes of cricketers by country.

CricketArchive

[France] Pasteurs de l'eglise reformee de France French Protestant ministers. Click on Base de donnees to run a search.

Internet Movie Database Indexes those who worked in the film industry.

[Inventors] Huge collection of patent specifications which can be searched by inventor or applicant for Britain (GB) to about 1895 or for the USA (US) back to 1920. These two letter codes can be used in the Publication Number field to limit searches to those countries.

Irish Merchant Seamen Active in 1918-1921

[New Zealand, Auckland] 1881 Electoral Rolls Searchable by occupation.

New Zealand Maritime Index

[Roman Catholic bishops]

Organ Biography Organists, organ builders etc.

Soccer Database of UK and European Stats

[US] Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774- Present

[US] Brief Biographies of American Architects who died between 1897 and 1947

[US] Circuit Rider/ Pioneer Professionals Index A set of indexes of Western pioneers.

[US] Judges of the United States Courts

[US] Political Graveyard

Websters' Instrument Makers Database