January 29th, 2012 
Linda Elliott 
This website offers access to historic maps, images & links for the city of Bristol. There is a good guide to using the site and what you can expect to find. Even though I don’t have any Bristol family I had great fun playing with this website !!
http://www.bristol.gov.uk/page/know-your-place
September 26th, 2011 Linda Elliott 
East Devon comprises 29 parishes and the Tithe Maps for these parishes have been digitised and are now freely available online. The site notes that the map for Rousdown is not at the Devon Record Office and the Sidford map is yet to be scanned.
A nice, straight forward easy to use to website with just one click to get you to the actual map.
http://www.eastdevonaonb.org.uk/dro/index.html
Posted in Local History, Maps, Take It Further, Where Did They Live? 
Tags: East Devon, Family History, Genealogy, Tithe Maps 
No Comments » April 11th, 2011 Linda Elliott 
Did you know that the Ordnance Survey of Ireland offer free online access to their historic mapping archive? Of course they would like it if you purchased a map whilst visiting their site, but to view the maps online is free, very helpful to pinpoint where the Irish branch of the family came from.
http://shop.osi.ie/Shop/Products/Default.aspx#historic
March 25th, 2011 Linda Elliott 
Have you visited the National Archives Labs? This is the website where they try out new things before adding them to the main site. Always interesting to visit and well worth bookmarking so you take a look regularly to see what’s on offer.
The latest offering is the Domesday Book, you can search by place name and they say post code (bet they didn’t have postcodes in 1086!). You can then zoom in and out and around. A copy of the relevant page can be obtained for £2.
http://labs.nationalarchives.gov.uk/wordpress/index.php/2010/10/domesday-on-a-map/#more-353
March 16th, 2011 Linda Elliott 
This site has a feature which I am sure we would all like to see other record offices copy. I am talking about the online historic maps. You can choose maps dating from 1846 – 1954 and search by address, place name or postcode. Lovely feature, just wish Hampshire & Berkshire had the same on their websites!
http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/archives
July 26th, 2010 Linda Elliott
On the London Ancestors site a series of good county maps showing administrative boundaries. Genealogists can never have too many maps!!
http://www.londonancestor.com/maps/maps-england.htm
June 22nd, 2010 Linda Elliott
All the Cheshire Tithe Maps & Apportionments are now available online. The Cheshire Record Office website states…..
Almost 500 Cheshire tithe maps are now available online. Together with the information recorded in tithe apportionments, they are a unique record of land ownership, occupancy and use in Cheshire 150 years ago.
You can use them to answer questions such as:
You can also compare the tithe maps with later Ordnance Survey maps and aerial photographs.
December 12th, 2009 Linda Elliott
A commercial site featuring the Collins Bartholmew maps that as well as selling maps through their online shop, also offers a free search for imagines some down to street level. Worth a look.
Detailed Historical Maps
Mapseeker – In association with Collins Bartholomew Ltd we offer one of the largest selections of reproduction historical maps, plans and surveys, spanning the globe. Our collections are available to order on-line in a range of products produced to the highest quality standards.
Specialising in old maps of the United Kingdom, we also have available many early maps from around the world. Old maps are an invaluable resource to those involved in genealogy projects, researching family history as well as local history studies.
As well as a comprehensive map shop offering a range of products covering an expanding multitude of historical maps we have an exciting and growing World of discovery through our searchable archive resources. We welcome the growing number of mapseeker members who now have access to their own mapseeker page where news on the progress of forthcoming archives can be accessed, as well as regular competitions, prize draws and associate events.
December 12th, 2009 Linda Elliott
Many universities have marvellous map rooms and Cambridge University is amongst the best……
The Map Department contains some 1,100,000 maps, both British and foreign, several thousand atlases and other ancillary material. The average annual intake is about 30,000 items and over the years the accumulation of variant editions recording the changing landscape has become a particularly valuable feature of the collection. The Legal Deposit Libraries Act, which entitles the Library to claim a copy of every new British publication, applies to maps as well as to printed books.
The following classes are contained in the Map Department: Atlas; Maps; Views; MS Plans (for manuscript maps) and S696 (for gazetteers and books on cartography).
For more detailed information about the materials held in the Map Department see our Collections page.
November 9th, 2009 Linda Elliott
Ordnance Survey Ireland now have a website with maps 1829 – 1913 available. You can view them online, download them or place an order for printed copies.
Hi, I am Linda Elliott, a genealogist with 30+ years experience in ancestor hunting. I work as a professional family historian and have helped many people with their family trees. My aim with Mad About Genealogy is to share with you, the many website links, information and the latest genealogy news that I come across. I hope you enjoy your visit to my website and will come and visit on a regular basis.
