We have carefully selected the following sites for those with an interest in researching there family history,the East End and Docklands in particular.
All have been used by us in the search for our own Ancestors and nobody has paid us to put these links in.
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Please note that submitted links will be considered for inclusion only
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1. They pertain to the Docklands area, or
2. They are about Family History, or
3. They are related to the Company of Watermen & Lightermen
We are also interested in establishing reciprocal links with other
genealogy web sites.
www.watermenshall.org
Official site of the Company of Watermen and Lightermen. Includes Company
Newsletter, room hire at Watermens Hall and lots more of interest.
www.portoflondon.co.uk
Port of London Authority; essential for Watermen & Lightermen research
and much more besides.
http://hometown.aol.com/rjcindex/trueflare.html
The transcribed records of the Company of Watermen & Lightermen, by Robert
Cottrell, from the original records held at the Guildhall Library.
www.familysearch.org
Worlds largest online family history database. Free to use. Also sells
the 1881 Census. Absolute must visit site!
freebmd.rootsweb.com
FreeBMD project. Useful site, but bear in mind that you will still need
to purchase the Birth Certificate to obtain all the details.
www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/archives/lma
Repository of Parish Registers and prime source of original material.
London Metropolitan Archives, 40 Northampton Road, London EC1R 0HB Tel 020
7332 3820 Fax 020 7833 9136
www.ons.gov.uk/www.pro.gov.uk/
Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates from 1837 and all Census Archives.
Family Records Centre, 1 Myddelton Street, London EC1R 1UW.
BMD enquiries Tel 0151 471 4800
Census & general enquiries Tel 020 8392 5300
www.sog.org.uk/
Society of Genealogists, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road, London
EC1M 7BA. Tel 020 7251 8799 Fax 020 7250 1800 Email: info@sog.org.uk
Extensive library. You'll find the really committed family historians here.
www.thbmd.co.uk/ Tower Hamlets BMD. An excellent resource to help you find the reference number needed in order to obtain a BMD certificate for your Tower Hamlets ancestors.
The
East of London Family History Society (EoLFHS)
If,
like us, you have ancestors from the Docklands area of London, then
this is the Family History Society for you. Our transcriptions cover
the same area as the EoLFHS
and the Society publishes many publications of relevance to the
Docklands family historian.
One of the benefits of membership
is a free copy of the renowned Cockney Ancestor magazine. This is
an invaluable tool for anyone with a serious interest in the life
and times of our Dockland ancestors. One of the largest and fastest
growing family history societies, the EoLFHS
website, is in our opinion, THE best FHS website.
A further benefit of membership
is that you can purchase Docklands Ancestors publications at a discount.
http://www.sunesis-imaging.com
This is a site that focuses on restoring images. Like me, you've probably
got that faded image of your granddad that needs restoring. Stuart, apart
from being a very nice chap, is also very good at what he does. Recommended.
http://82.71.77.169/
Peoples History Museum. Incorporates the ‘The Labour History Archive and Study Centre (LHASC) is the only specialist repository for the political wing of the Labour movement. It holds records for working class political organisations from the Chartists to New Labour. LHASC holds the archives of the Labour Party and the Communist Party of Great Britain. The collections have been used for a variety of research purposes providing an insight into the social, political and economic life of the last two centuries.
Besides housing papers of political organisations the LHASC collects the personal papers of radical politicians, writers and left wing organisations. The archive collection compliments the objects, photographs and banners found in the museum' s collections and researchers may well find material of interest in both. Other resources include journals and periodicals, 15,000 political pamphlets and extensive press cuttings on key labour movement figures’ and a wonderful collection of union banners.
www.findmypast.com
With millions of family history records online,
Find My Past makes it easy to research your UK
ancestry and create your family tree. Search census records and trace births, marriages and deaths to bring your family history to life.
www.cyndislist.com
Premier links site, with over 118,800 links to other genealogical sites.
www.192.com
Electoral Roll and Telephone Directories. Search for others with your
name; you never know, you might be related.
www.old-maps.co.uk
Free web site containing Ordinance Survey maps from 1890, which can be
searched and downloaded to your PC and then printed out. Find your Ancestor's
address on the map.
www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk
Excellent maps of London's past. Excellent for comparison purposes as
some areas are mapped in 1872, 1894 and 1914. The detail on these maps
are superb; cranes and capstans are shown at the side of the docks. A
magnifying glass comes in handy.
www.streetmap.co.uk
Streets today. Again, excellent for comparisons, and if your street is
still around today, find it here.
www.cwgc.org
Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Records the names and grave locations
of those who gave their lives during the World Wars. Very useful, but
extremely poignant site.
www.towerhamlets.gov.uk
Docklands local council. Much of interest for those with an interest in
the area.
http://www.familyresearcher.co.uk
Jane Hewitt's website is of particular use for those with ancestor's from
the Coventry area. The site includes a picture gallery of local watercolour
paintings. Of particular interest are the pages on Coventry during the
War.
www.thenamestore.com.au
FIND THE MEANING AND HISTORY OF YOUR NAME!
The individuality of the meaning of your name, beautifully preserved for
generations to come.
Add to the passion you have for your Family Tree, and the meaning of your
name, by discovering your roots in History and create an everlasting reminder
of your family Heritage and legacy.
http://www.familyhistorymonthly.com/
Family History Monthly was launched in 1995 and has grown steadily over the last eleven years, now reaching approximately 20,000 family historians every issue (13 issues a year). Each issue offers advice on tracing your family tree; articles on local and social history; spotlights on an area and an occupation; an online section and case studies on researching your own heritage.
http://www.genealogistsxgr.co.uk/
Family Tree Forum (previously Genealogistsxgr)
A website which was born in September, is now open to all on the www since 1st June 2007.
Free of charge, you just have to register to take benefit of the whole site which is fully moderated.
Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives, Bancroft Library,
Bancroft Road, London E1 4DQ
Tel 020 7364 1290. Email: localhistory@towerhamlets.gov.uk
Huguenot Society of Great Britain and Ireland, The Huguenot Library, University
College, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT
Many Huguenot descendants lived in Docklands. Excellent Archives going
back to 16th century.
Tel 020 7380 7094
Company of Watermen & Lighterman of the River Thames, Watermen's Hall,
16 St Mary atte Hill, London EC2R 8EE
All records kept at the Guildhall Library. Phenominal amount of material
available.
Tel 020 7283 2373
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