Showing posts with label Waterbury Irish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Waterbury Irish. Show all posts

Friday, August 21, 2015

FRIDAY FOSSICKING 21st AUGUST 2015



FRIDAY FOSSICKING 










Walter Withers


http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Public_domain



* KILMURRY IBRICKANE  BAPTISMAL TRANSCRIPTIONS... CO CLARE

* FIND MY PAST
probate calendars of England and Wales
Hertfordshire Burials
Northumberland and Durham Burials
British Army, War of 1812 Casualties
British Army, Deserters, Absentees Police Gazette 1914-1919
British Jewry Book of Honour 1914-1920
Scottish Covenanters 1679 - 1688
Church of Ireland Parish Record Search forms - pension applications
Staffordshire Parish Registers

Explore British newspapers now

Just a small selection of those now available...


The new titles come from all over England, Scotland and Wales and include newspapers from Edinburgh, Liverpool, Sheffield and Wolverhampton. The largest of the new publications is Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser which contains over 939,000 articles covering 1805-71. We’ve also added a new national newspaper – Sunday Timesfor 1922.
Of the 94 newspapers that have been updated with additional articles and year coverage, over 1 million articles were added to London Evening Standard. There were also substantial updates made to Falkirk Herald (550,850), Swindon Advertiser and North Wilts Chronicle(224,496) and Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer (217,424).



* FREE ONLINE RECORDS NATIONAL ARCHIVES UK

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/free-online-records-digital-microfilm/

E.G.
CAB 61Irish Boundary Commission (Feetham Commission): Records
Minutes, papers, correspondence and report of the Irish Boundary Commission, and records of oral and written evidence submitted to it

WO 42War Office: Officers’ Birth Certificates, Wills and Personal Papers
Certificates of birth, baptism, marriage and death, with wills, administrations, statements of services and personal papers of officers and their families, in cases where the officer died on service or on half pay and his widow applied for a pension, or application was made for a child’s compassionate allowance
 Colonial Office and Predecessors: New South Wales Entry Books Relating to Convicts 1788-1868



* WATERBURY IRISH.. great new book soon to be released re those who settled in Waterbury, USA

http://astheywere.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/waterbury-irishby-janet-maher-with-john.html


The Dublin Gazette from 1750-1800 is online

Thanks to Chris Paton  British GENES (British Genealogy News and Events)


* GERMANY BIRTHS AND BAPTISMS 1558-1898   Familysearch

* FAMILY HISTORY JOURNAL | YOUR RIGHTS, CRIME AND THE LAW | QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT

* NEWLY SCANNED RECORDS FROM NATIONAL ARCHIVES AUSTRALIA



THE CASE OF BRIDGET BETTS  Thanks to Helen Smith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4ziTxP0-6k


* A SHORT HISTORY OF IRELAND
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkI88YF2XKg

Friday, July 31, 2015

FRIDAY FOSSICKING 31st JULY, 2015

FRIDAY FOSSICKING










Walter Withers


http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Public_domain



There are a plethora of items for you this week... is that the sound of the beginning of 

National Family History Month ...

 starting tomorrow? Look through the main page for all manner of items...







* New season of Who Do You Think You Are?

* The Society of Australian Genealogists is waiving their Joining Fee for the month of August..
Subs will run through till 30 Jun 2016 all members benefits included.. application here

Victorian Index to Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-2009

Queensland indexes to wills 1857-1940

*  NSW deceased estates and related records  
   # now this is something you might not know about the above... 

 Use the State Records Archives Investigator 
to search for Probate Packets by entering a surname  and the word 'death'.

Tasmanian Wills and letters of administration 1824-1989

* Ancestry Ireland Civil Registration Marriages Index 1845-1958  # Indexes only


* FIND MY PAST

* 50% discount offer on World Subscription expires Friday 31st at 11.59pm.


* Britain, School and University Register Books 1264-1930


* Treble Almanack and Dublin Directory  plus many more...see list via link 


*  PERiodical Source Index  what is that? Follow the link...


* Melbourne Directory 1854-1893 another link that leads to many more...


* July Irish Newspapers Roundup


Browsable parish registers from Norfolk, England


British Army schoolchildren and schoolmasters, 1803-1932

Over 92,000 new Irish newspaper articles  

ALSO...

* Best sites for free online newspapers  thanks to The Ancestor Hunt


* "Waterbury Irish" coming soon  click for full details...


* Freebooksy Features offering free books...



Do check in a second time, as there could be more updates over the next couple of days...