Egerton Family History Research Resource Centre
- Useful Research Websites
ADVICE - use these sites to find the records or information you want. Where they quote from a documentary source always check the original documents for verification. Errors do occur!
| Website Name | .....and what you can find there | |
| Centre for Kentish Studies | documents & records relating to Kent | |
| Kent Family History Society | lots of information on Kent. They also publish & sell microfiche & CD Roms for Kent | |
| Kent Genealogy | Maureen Rawson's excellent resource site for Kent Genealogists | |
| Strict Baptist Historical Society | details of the Baptists of Smarden and Weald of Kent 1640 - 2000 | |
| 1901 Census On-line | online, searchable 1901 Census | |
| A2A | a database detailing where specific documents can be found | |
| Cyndi's List | about the most comprehensive list of internet resources available to researchers | |
| England Look Up Exchange | somebody, somewhere may have access to the document you are searching for. Look here and ask for a free lookup | |
| English Origins | the Society of Genealogists online lookups to Marriages, Wills, Witness Depositions and Apprentice Records | |
| Family Search | the Church of Latter Day Saints massive databse of worldwide births, baptisms, marriages and some deaths. | |
| FreeBMD | whose aim is to provide free access to Civil Registration information for England & Wales | |
| FreeREG | similar to FreeBMD | |
| Genealogy Help and Guides | help about internet resources available to online researchers | |
| Genealogy Helplist | volunteers willing to do lookups on specific items at intitutions near them. | |
| GenFair | online Family History Fair and Genealogy Bookstore | |
| Genuki | any information you need on researching in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man | |
| Guild of One Name Studies | find out if they have a study on your surname. A one name study is a project researching all occurrences of a surname | |
| Guildhall Library Manuscripts | the local record office for the City of London | |
| Historical Manuscripts Commission | their purpose is to provide information about the existence, location and nature of manuscripts for the study of British history | |
| Rootsweb | online mailing lists for researchers with common interests such a particulat surname or geographical area | |
| Society of Genealogists | interested in research material and give guidance on those interested in family history | |
| Institute of Heraldic & Genealogical Studies | encompasses all aspects of genealogical research and heraldic research, art and practise. | |
| Multimap | zoomable maps of any part of the UK | |
| Hospital Records Database | information on the existence of the records of hospitals in the UK | |
| British Army Ancestors | help to find a particular person's Army records | |
| The Commonwealth War Graves Commission | records relating to the forces of the Commonwealth who were killed in the two World Wars plus Civilian dead | |
| A list of occupations | names of accupations with a brief description of their activity. Some very archaic. | |
| How Much Is That Money Worth | find out how much sums of money are worth today compared to any given year | |
