England
Neil D. Holden
British Miscellaneous Records
In addition to the resources discussed elsewhere on the England website there are many other materials available that can help determine who our English ancestors were. A vast array of unusual and useful documents were created over the years, and many are now starting to become available on the Internet. Below you will find links to some of the best Internet resources. Be sure to check back often as this list of resources is likely to grow substantially in the near future.
British Directories, Gazetteers, Maps, etc.
- England Topographical Dictionary, 1831
- England Directories 1750-1919
- U.K. Old Maps Online
- British Gazetteer (ABC)
- GENUKI Gazetteer
- English Trade Directories (19th Century)
Miscellaneous British Databases
- Passport Applications 1851 to 1862, 1874-1903
- Index to Death Duty Registers, 1796-1903
- Death Duty Registers, 1796 - 1811
- Index to Divorce and Matrimonial Causes, 1858-1903
- Old Bailey Criminal Trails, 1674-1834
- The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540-1835
- List Of Executions - England 1606 Onward
- Domesday Book Online
- Online UK Newspapers
- Paupers in Workhouses 1861
- Ancestral Villages
- England and Wales Landowners, 1873
- London Apprenticeship Abstracts, 1442-1850
- Apprentices of Great Britain, 1710-1774
