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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.
FreeBMD is a website which coordinates and provides free transcriptions of the indexes to births, marriages and deaths (BMD) registrations held by the General Register Office for England and Wales (GRO). It also provides a free search function and online access to images of the pages of the BMD indexes. The website was founded in 1998.
TheGenealogist is a family history website that provides subscriptions for researchers to help search genealogy records in the United Kingdom. The site is run by Genealogy Supplies (Jersey) Ltd which is part of the S&N Group. Among its accomplishments, the company has completely transcribed the England and Wales censuses from 1841 to 1911 ...
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]
Millions of people use genetic testing companies like 23andMe to learn more about their ancestry and health. But a new data breach is highlighting the risks of having your ancestry information ...
Census records from the 1880 United States Federal Census and from the 1881 British & Canadian censuses are available. A Vital Records Index presents thousands of names for Mexico and Scandinavia only. [5] Approximately 200 cameras are currently microfilming records in more than 45 countries.