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07-12-13, 06:21
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The best basic websites
If you were recommending websites to beginners, which ones would you choose?
I'm thinking free search engines here, such as http://www.freebmd.org.uk
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07-12-13, 08:30
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http://www.freereg.org.uk/
http://www.freecen.org.uk/ https://familysearch.org/ I'd also recommend http://www.findmypast.co.uk/ because it can be searched and credits bought for viewing records if you don't want to buy a sub. It also depends on whether you are searching for English/British records or worldwide. I suppose Cyndi's List http://www.cyndislist.com/ is the best site to go to to find available resources worldwide. I think Genuki http://www.genuki.org.uk/ is the best for UK & Ireland information. (I feel like I'm teaching my grandmother to suck eggs here!) 
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07-12-13, 12:18
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07-12-13, 08:39
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Well, I'm always scared of Cyndi's list because it is just so big, and I'd forgotten about freecen, so thank you!
When you have been playing for a long time, you develop your own personal favourites, but they may not suit everyone, and I do tend to forget some of the obvious ones.
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07-12-13, 08:48
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I find it varies so much country-wide. I have particular favourites depending on which county I'm researching.
To search for wills: www.origins.net is a good resource. Don't forget the National Archives for PCC wills: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI Last edited by ElizabethHerts; 07-12-13 at 09:29.
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07-12-13, 08:49
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ukbmd.org
may be of more or less use depending on where you are researching - Lancs has excellent coverage, some counties have no coverage. OC
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07-12-13, 09:26
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I love the Cornwall and Lancashire OPCs (like OC said) ..
There are some very good free individual transcriptions online for Somerset. I usually google the name of the place and parish records and see what comes up. Do you have any recommendations for Norwich in Norfolk, Phoenix?
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07-12-13, 11:01
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besides freereg and family search, I usually use NROCAT and http://www.norfolksources.norfolk.gov.uk/DserveNS/
Norfolk FHS has a database which I keep on forgetting to use. But my ancestors are in the much easier villages.
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07-12-13, 13:26
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Norfolk baptisms:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb....om/~tinstaafl/ Ongoing, but still lots completed. Mixture of Norfolk MBDs and some census http://www.genealogy.doun.org/transc...s/surnames.php
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