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The Websitre [|www.findmypast.co.uk] is a great practical reference tool for genealogical research in the Rothwell Centre. It compiles several genealogical data sources into a fast accessible tool.

__List of data sources compiled in findmypast.co.uk:__ 1. Census Records Taken every 10 years since 1841, which provides a perfect snapshot of a day in the life of your ancestors. They show who lived where, with whom and what they did for a living. It’s possible to view the original images and benefit from the most full and accurate transcriptions online.



2. The life events: birth, marriage and death (BMD) records (1837-2006)One can find out where and when your ancestors were born, married and died in findmypast.co.uk's complete set of birth, marriage and death records 1837-2006. Bring to life the crucial events that shaped your ancestors' lives. The tool allows the user to search for free but viewing original records and transcripts there is a small cost. It’s possible to go back earlier than 1837, look for ancestors in the collection of parish records, some from as early as 1538. 3. Parish Records Collection project The Parish Records Collection is an ongoing project to collate records of baptisms, marriages, burials and related records registered across England and Wales within a single online database. This unique record set has been made available on findmypast.co.uk in association with the Federation of Family History Societies (FFHS) member societies, the Society of Genealogists (SoG) and other organisations and contributors. Millions of parish records online – from 1538 to 2005The findmypast.co.uk Parish Records Collection provides an unprecedented level of access to the content of parish records held by local repositories and family history societies from across England and Wales. Many other organisations and individuals also provide the website with records to create this vast collection. 4. Travel & migration records:  This part contains useful links & resources such as travel records, passenger lists, passport applications.There is a wide range of records designed to help the user uncover details of your UK ancestors who moved, travelled, or worked abroad. The Passenger Lists, available in partnership with [|The National Archives], hold the details of over 24 million passengers leaving the UK on long-haul voyages between 1890 and 1960. It is recommended to use the Passenger Lists in combination with the Register of Passport Applications, and other migration records, to learn more about the movements of the 19th and 20th century ancestors. 5. Armed forces & conflict  The website’s military collection will help to locate ancestors who served in World War One and World War Two. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">It is possible to search a range of historical lists and roll calls, including records for the Battle of Waterloo, as well as army BMDs (not found in the civil indexes). <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The search for free and the user only required to pay to view original records or transcripts. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">6. Education & workrecords <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This tool allows to search for ancestors in thousands of education, apprenticeship and work records (dicrionaries) for the period 1605 - 1948. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">When searching the results will appear as a list of individual names making it easy to find who you're looking for. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">7. Search the Cheshire Collection on findmypast.co.uk <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> (working in partnership with Cheshire Archives and Local Studies)  <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">We have just published the Cheshire Collection on findmypast.co.uk, a fantastic resource for anyone with Cheshire ancestors. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Cheshire Collection just recently has been published on findmypast.co.uk and it comprises 10 million records, which span the period 1538-1910. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The following records are contained in this collection:
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Bishop's Transcripts of the Parish Registers 1576-1905]
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 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Electoral Registers 1842-1900]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Marriage Licence Bonds and Allegations 1663-1905]
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<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The findmypast.co.uk will be publishing Chester Wills and Probate records and Land Tax Records very soon to complete the Cheshire Collection. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">One example of the rich and unusual detail to be found in these records is from 18 March 1612. An earthquake struck Cheshire, but one family defied Mother Nature to get their child baptised. Unusually, this was recorded in the register of baptisms: 'this daye there was an Earthquake about 7 of ye clock in ye morning'.



<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">8. Military Nurses 1856-1940 records publishedThis tool allows search for your ancestors in 4,000 records for military nurses on findmypast.co.uk <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The records cover the vast period of 1856 to 1940 and comprise five main record sets:
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Army Nursing Service: a small but significant set of 238 nurses of often quite genteel origin, born in the 19th century
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service: records of 783 nurses, born between 1859 and 1904
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Royal Hospital Chelsea Nurses: records of 165 largely untrained nurses, born between 1839 and 1876, who served at the hospital for pensioned soldiers between 1856 and 1910
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Scottish Women's Hospital: records of 1,575 women (and men) who were stationed in continental Europe during WWI
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">WWII Military Nurses: details of 1,244 nurses who served in France with either Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service, or Queen Alexandra's Reserve, or the Territorial Army Nursing Service, during WWII

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">If any of your ancestors were nurses, this collection of records could provide you with essential information to add to your family tree. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sue Light provided findmypast.co.uk with these records. The images on this page are also courtesy of Sue.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">9. WWII Escapers & Evaders records published <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">One can search 10,529 records of WWII Escapers & Evaders on findmypast.co.uk. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">These records are individual reports for allied service personnel about their experiences of escaping from prisoner of war camps or evading capture in Central Europe throughout WWII. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Each entry will tell you the following key information about your ancestor: name, rank, number, corps and reference to the original paper file at The National Archives in Kew. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">You may also be able to learn details of your ancestor's decorations, date of capture, the camp in which they were held and/or the date of escape. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">These records will be especially useful if you have previously been unable to find your WWII ancestors. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Using findmypast.co.uk the user is able to create family tree for free of charge and store photos and media on the website’s server. Capacity of the program is 5, 000 individuals per family tree with full ancestry, descendant and family news.

£110 is a reasonable price to pay for findmypast.co.uk which includes full subscription for twelve months. Alternatively Foundation subscription costs £80 for twelve months. The complete package allows access to the list of resources and tools described above. <BS 5454 2000 FreeBMD>