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
Press Release from Ancestry.co.uk………. New Convict Records Now Online Enable 2m Brits to Trace Aussie Ancestors From Arrest to Release Largest online collection of criminal and convict records – 2.3 Million – FREE to search from the 24-30 January … Continue reading
Do you have prisoners lurking in your family tree? I certainly do!! My John Cannon who was convicted of stealing an oak post features on this web site along with inmates of gaols in Bedford, Cambridge, Ely & … Continue reading
The National Library of Wales website offers the Crime and Punishment database comprises data about crimes, criminals and punishments included in the gaol files of the Court of Great Sessions in Wales from 1730 until its abolition in 1830. … Continue reading
Ancestry latest offering online is the England & Wales Criminal Records 1791 – 1892. A valuable collection for those of us with criminal ancestors and that would probably include all of us. This data set is a great help … Continue reading
