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The 1881 census was the first UK census to be indexed in its entirety. In the 1980s, in a project that has been characterised as "the largest collection of historical source material to be made available in computerised form", [5] and "the first major 'crowd-sourced' exercise in the world", [6] the Genealogical Society of Utah began collaborating with the Federation of Family History Societies ...
Findmypast is a UK-based online genealogy service owned, since 2007, by British company DC Thomson. The website hosts billions of searchable records of census, directory and historical record information. [4] It originated in 1965 when a group of genealogists formed a group named "Title Research". The first internet website went live in 2003.
The 1841 to 1901 census returns for England and Wales could be consulted at the FRC and were accessed mainly online by searching for individuals by name. The 1841 to 1891 census returns were also available on microfilm, while the 1901 census was also available on microfiche. A selection of street indexes and other search aids were also available.
Some records are free for anyone to access, but the majority are accessible only by paid subscription. Subscriber benefits vary by subscription class. [4] FamilySearch: 2471 All features free; Some records can only be accessed at a FamilySearch local office or through a library membership account. — Geneanet: 9814 Multilingual user interface.
FamilySearch Indexing is a volunteer project established and run by FamilySearch, a genealogy organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.The project aims to create searchable digital indexes of scanned images of historical documents that are relevant to genealogy.
Free UK Genealogy works with volunteers to make transcriptions of family history records. [3] Current projects include transcribing the England and Wales index of Births, Marriages and Deaths, historic Parish Registers and 19th Century Censuses. The resulting databases, FreeBMD, FreeCEN and FreeREG, and transcripts are free [4] to access. [5] [6]
The FamilySearch Research Wiki (formerly also known as the FamilySearch Wiki or the Family History Research Wiki) is a website containing reference information and educational articles to help locate and interpret genealogical records. [1] [2] The wiki is part of the FamilySearch website and was launched in 2007.
1881 British Census and National Index for England, Wales and Scotland; Cemetery Databases for Wrexham Cemetery 1876-2000 and Gresford Cemetery 1917-2000; Internet access to genealogical sites and historical sites; Ordnance Survey Maps dating from 1872 -1970s; Tithe maps for parishes in Wrexham County Borough; Alan Godfrey old maps covering NE ...