Tag Archives: Wales

Hidden History of WWI in Wales

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

A project led by the National Library of Wales in partnership with the libraries, special collections, and archives of Wales has received £500,000 in funding from the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) for mass digitisation of primary sources relating to World War … Continue reading →

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Historical Street Archive at the National Archives

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

Image via Wikipedia This wonderful Historical Street Archive search facility offered online by the National Archives  now includes the 1891 census. So if you know a streetname, this list will tell you which census District/page to search for. This is a … Continue reading →

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Passenger lists at the National Archives, Kew

Posted on December 24, 2011 by

Outward passenger lists in BT 27 (1890-1960) contain the names of people leaving the United Kingdom from ports in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland for final destinations outside Europe and the Mediterranean Sea. Some BT 27 records are available to download … Continue reading →

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Modernising Civil Registration – England and Wales

Posted on November 11, 2011 by

The GRO for England and Wales has just posted the following update at http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/agencies-public-bodies/ips/civil-registration/modernising-civil-registration/, entitling the post Modernising Civil Registration: The way we register births and deaths, and give notice to marry is being modernised. Registration online In March 2006, … Continue reading →

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Missouri records on line – James L CUMPSTON & Rachael A CUMPSTON

Posted on October 4, 2011 by

Yet another great resource in the US at http://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh/ More than 6.8 million records can be accessed through Missouri Digital Heritage, including the collections of the Missouri State Archives, the Missouri State Library and more than 50 institutions from across … Continue reading →

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Glamorgan Marriages, 1837-1922 familysearch collection and Ernest Edward CUMPSTONE

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

Glamorgan Marriages, 1837-1922 collection has been posted on FamilySearch.org at https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1392564 I’ve found 31 COMPTON entries, which are not part of my One Name Study and 1 CUMPSTONE entry. So if there is anyone out there researching COMPTON take a look at this … Continue reading →

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