Today, Findmypast.ie launched online for the first time the Irish Prison Registers 1790-1920, one of the greatest untapped resources for those tracing their Irish roots. The original Prison Registers, held at the National Archives of Ireland, cover all types of … Continue reading
If you have ancestors who were involved in the Swing Riots of 1830 then you will be interested in this website. John Owen Smith gives good background history of the riots that occurred in Selborne, Hampshire. On the front page … Continue reading
The Coventry Family History Society has several online databases that you can search for free. http://www.covfhs.org/ Coventry Family History Society – This database contains some extracts from the register of boats working the Coventry canal. It covers the years 1879 … Continue reading
Here is Jill Chambers website, Jill is sister to Barbara, who is the author of a very good site on researching ancestors in the Napoleonic Wars. Jill’s area of interest is the Swing Riots 1830 – 1831, I have an … Continue reading
Were your ancestors “boozers”? Did they out-stay their welcome in the public houses of Birmingham? You may not want to know, but if you do them visit www.ancestry.co.uk and using the Card Catalogue access the Birmingham Pub Blacklist 1903 … Continue reading
