The Suffolk System of Recording Family History and Guide to Building your
Family Tree, Researching your Genealogy, Finding your Roots, Seeking your
Ancestors or Tracing your Ancestry

Useful Genealogy Resources

 

Introduction
Getting started with your Family History
Family History on a Shoestring
The Suffolk System of Recording Family History
Preparing your Information
Download the Templates
Useful Links to other Genealogy Resources
Bill Suffolk, the author
Frequently asked questions
Bill Suffolk's Research

 

Copyright © 2001-2008
R N Suffolk
40 Portland Street
Southport PR8 1HN
United Kingdom

 

Tel +44 (0) 1704 512966

I am sharing with you a way to record your Family History in a portable and useful fashion - here are some places to help you unearth the information to record!

 

This section of the site will be continually evolving as useful links are found. I would be very pleased to hear from you if you know of any particularly useful links which are not yet included here - just e-mail me with the appropriate URL. Also, if you find that any of the links below no longer work, then again, please let me know.

 

All these links should open in a new window, so all you need to do to come back here is to close that new window.

 

SMALL PRINT: P lease note that I take no responsibility for anything that happens from the moment after you click on any of these links. If you subsequently spend hours of your life at Ancestry.com that IS NOT my fault!   Nor can I be blamed if you have any problems with the software or services, or their suppliers, that I have listed - but if you do, please let me know so that I can remove the offending item from my links.

 

WEBSITES

www.parishchest.com An excellent virtual Market Hall for all things genealogical
www.genealogy-guide.org.uk A really useful guide to finding genealogical resources & information online.
www.genealogy-links.co.uk Another really useful guide to finding genealogical resources & information online.
www.familysearch.org  The massive database of the Mormon Church. Excellent guidance on searching. Free.
www.rootsweb.com The oldest and largest free genealogy site.
www.pro.gov.uk and

www.familyrecords.gov.uk

The United Kingdom Public Records Office and Family Records section. You can't directly access the information, but you can determine exactly where to look for a particular document if you visit the PRO.
www.genealogy.com Good for beginners - assumes you know next to nothing. Charges may apply for access to some data.
www.ancestry.com An enormous resource (over one billion records) with an American bias. Charges may apply.
www.english-origins.com Surprisingly has an English bias! Free to search for surnames but charges apply to access documents
www.ukgenealogy.co.uk Separate sections for England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales
www.sog.org.uk News and tips from the Society of Genealogists
www.cwgc.org.uk A record of the 1.7 million servicemen/women of the Commonwealth forces who died in the two World Wars
www.lank.demon.co.uk/gindex.htm A "personal" site researching the name Lankaster

NEWSGROUPS

Newsgroups are where you can exchange information with people with the same interests as yourself. There are many thousands of newsgroups on the Internet - these are just a couple of places to get you started.
http://groups.google.com Type "genealogy" or "family history" into the box and click "Search"

SOFTWARE

Free to download.
Jarte Word processor

SERVICES

ClickBank Accept credit cards on your own website
Things you'll need to pay for
Records Ireland Record searching in Ireland
Genernet Birth, Death and Marriage Searches.
What's What in Irish Genealogy Free information on all aspects of Irish genealogy & fee-based research assessment service
Research Application Assessment Fee Genealogical Research & Consulting.

MISCELLANEOUS

Software resources Directory of Software related websites.

 


 

Please click one of the links below

 

Introduction
Getting Started with Family History
Family History on a Shoestring
The Suffolk System of Recording Family History
Preparing Your Information for Recording
Templates - download here
Useful Links to Genealogy Resources
Frequently Asked Questions
The Suffolk Family Tree Research (well, MY forebears!)

 

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