Ancestry.co.uk have just released………………….. The East India Register & Directory 1844 and Thacker’s Indian Directory 1895 The East India Company started out as a commercial trading venture, but gradually took on governmental and military functions until the British Crown took … Continue reading
The NZ Electronic Text centre have put the Cyclopedia of NZ online for all to see. A great resource for Kiwi researchers. The front page reads as follows…………. The Cyclopedia of New Zealand was published in six volumes between 1897 … Continue reading
The following 1832 Post Office Directory & Calendar is now available on Ancestry.au NSW Calendar and PO Directory, 1832 This directory was first published in 1966 by The Trustees of The Public Library of New South Wales. It was originally … Continue reading
NZ hasn’t kept any of it’s historical census so directories and electoral rolls are the next best thing available to a researcher. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ourstuff/WisesDirectoriesHome.htm Technorati Tags: New Zealand,Directories,genealogy,family history … Continue reading
London, Edinburgh & Belfast gazetteers online. A small number of mainly C17 and C18 London Gazettes have not been OCRd and can only be found by date or issue number. Can make for very interesting reading. http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/ Technorati Tags: … Continue reading
