Family history resources on the web

The web is a great source of information for family historians.

Here are just a few of the sources we have found particularly useful:

• 1901 Census - fully searchable website provided by the Public Record Office.
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission
• Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the internet
• Family History Online - online records compiled by Family History Societies
• Family search
• Federation of Family History Societies
• Free BMD - a project to transcribe the Civil Registration index of births, marriges and deaths for England and Wales.  It provides free Internet access to the records.
• Genealogical Society of Ireland
• Genealogy guide - step-by-step guide to getting started on your family tree.
• General Register Office - births, deaths and marriages registration.
• GENUKI - UK and Ireland Genealogy.
• The Isle of Axholme Family History Society
• Lincolnshire Archives
• Methodist Archives and Research Centre
• National Archives - the National Archives of England, Wales and the United Kingdom has one of the largest archival collections in the world.
• Newsplan - history through local newspapers in Yorkshire and the Humber region.
• North Lincolnshire Registrar's Office - index provided by the registrar's office to local births, deaths and marriages
• North of Ireland Family History Society
• Scottish Genealogy
• Society of Genealogists