Our Genealogy Links

The links shown below are some that we use most frequently, and some that I recommend that you try if you are new to Family History. The Federation of Family History Societies [FFHS] has details on how to begin your Family History. There are a loads of questions and answers on this Federation website -

First Steps in Family History

Also on the same site you will find "Tips for using a Record Office".

Record Office Tips.

The web is now so full of genealogy sites, that it can often be a daunting experience to determine what to do next to discover the past lives of our ancestors. I have arranged these links below in an order which I hope will help you if you are researching your family history or if you are simply browsing these pages and wish to journey via photography to Wales, Derbyshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire.

Ancestry.co.uk - all England and Wales Census - one of the best things to happen in family history research.
Free Census Free UK Census
Free BMD - Free search of the General Register Office Indexes - not yet complete
1837 online - GRO Certificate site - pay per view site of complete GRO Indexes of Birth Marriage and Death.
National Statistics Birth Marriage Death Official information on births, marriages and deaths.
Centre for Oxfordshire Studies A centre of excellence for study of Oxfordshire.

World War 1 Photos Thousands of identified photos of First World War officers, soldiers, sailors, nurses, airmen and civilian workers available
Leftover 1901 census - a Rootsweb Chat room regarding leftover census.
Family History Online-pay per view databases
What day was it on ...? To find out what the day of the week was or will be on a given date.

Wills at The National Archives.
The National Archives [ TNA ] for:-Census Returns, Divorce Records, Wills, Death Duty Registers, Nonconformist Registers
The National Archives [was PRO] - loads of online information.

The British Library - The World's Knowledge
ONS Names Database of a million surnames
A Vision of Britain through Time A vision of Britain between 1801 and 2001. Includes maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Old Maps Britain's most extensive digital historical map archive
Street Maps UK Streets
Multi-maps - online maps to everywhere.
The Parish Chest ~ online Family History Fair An Aladdin's Cave bursting with parish registers, family trees, census records, directories, etc.
Genfair - the FFHS one stop shop The "One-Stop Shop" for Family and Local Historians.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Locating Archives [a2a] - TNA - location of archives around Gt Britain.
Historical Directories is a digital library of local and trade directories for England and Wales, from 1750 to 1919
Centre for Oxfordshire Studies A centre of excellence for Oxfordshire & Berkshire research.
Gareth Hicks' helpful websites Lots of very useful information here.
Genuki - Genealogy UK Information
Rootsweb Mailing Lists listing all RW Mailing Lists worldwide and on many subjects.
Familia - UK & Ireland guide to genealogical source in libraries.
The Origins Network - British and Irish Genealogy Research
Llanciach Fawr Museum - an excellent 'living' museum which should not be missed.
Welsh Folk Museum - a wonderful museum, more than a day's visit.
Barry Needle's website South Wales in focus
Mike Baker's website - Photo Album - Wales
Brett Payne's Derbyshire photos
Roger Vaughan's' site - help to date your photos
Darkness & Light - Oxford, Cambridge
Views of Oxford
Headington History - some great photos of Oxford.
Faringdon online - take the tour!
Celtic Visions photographs of Wales
John Ball's Welsh Archive Listen and learn Welsh place names and see superb photographs.
Ron Davies huge genealogy website with the Davies-Jones family as well as many others.
Sandy Muir's website ~ an Australian Muir family. Sandy 's Muir family were also of Campletown though so far we have no proven link.

Genealogy web design - Pat's truly helpful website for building genealogy and other webpages.
Rootsweb FrontPage Mailing List a great help with very experienced and just beginning members.
Rootsweb Freepages unlimited webspace for free. You will be automatically subscribed to Freehelp Mailing List.
Rootsweb World Connect - submit your family tree to World connect. More than 460 million names on file.

Village Site ~ Kingston Bagpuize - A Village Snapshot. A sister site to Muir Family Genealogy.
Village Community Site ~ Kingston Bagpuize Online.
Where to stay/eat/visit at Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor.
Where to stay/eat/visit at Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor.
Alan Jefferies website ~ history of our Jeffries ancestors.