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Hi all,

I thought it would be useful to post the details of resources that would help other members find old friends and relatives in this topic.

It would certainly stop us from having to repeat ourselves every time someone asks for help in finding old friends and family and it should become a valuable resource.

Thanks in advance for any contributions
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My Suggestions « Reply #1 Posted: 20 October 2004 at 04:31 AM »
I'm no expert, but I'll get us started:

www.waveney.gov.uk/cemetery/cemetery.htm - online records of those burried in cemeterys around the Waveney district.

www.friendsreunited.co.uk - a comprehensive database of people in the UK categorised by the school(s) they attend.

http://www.familysearch.org/ - operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormons). Including the world's largest family history library. An amazing resource with many tips and services for tracing your family tree.
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Re: Useful Resources for Locating Missing Persons or Studying Genealogy « Reply #2 Posted: 21 October 2004 at 04:47 AM »
Thanks for the links Darren. Meryl got me some info on my grandmother and her family. That's a start. It's starting to fill in some blanks in my Family Tree Maker. Hopefully, I'll be able to spend some time at it this winter. Perhaps it will even give me the urge to come to England for my first time.
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Re: Useful Resources for Locating Missing Persons or Studying Genealogy « Reply #3 Posted: 21 October 2004 at 09:35 PM »
I will certainly try to sort out some addresses to add to this topic Darren, I know that Ken had loads there at one time and Dorothy. We'll have ask them too.
if the family is local which mine tend to be, I do spend a bit of time in the research section at the library. Also a good place to visit is the Church of the Latter Day Saints on Yarmouth Rd. they have a wide source of information available. Can't tell the opening hours as I know that they have changed
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Re: Useful Resources for Locating Missing Persons or Studying Genealogy « Reply #4 Posted: 22 October 2004 at 10:47 AM »


here I go again...why not try http://www.suffolkcc.gov.uk/sro/ - that is the website for Suffolk Record Office
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Re: Useful Resources for Locating Missing Persons or Studying Genealogy « Reply #5 Posted: 22 October 2004 at 12:49 PM »
Quote from: GODUK on 22 October 2004 at 10:47 AM


here I go again...why not try http://www.suffolkcc.gov.uk/sro/ - that is the website for Suffolk Record Office


Yes thats a good one to have at hand. thanks
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Re: Useful Resources for Locating Missing Persons or Studying Genealogy « Reply #6 Posted: 22 October 2004 at 03:12 PM »
There are a few good sites which can help you find your ancestors

www.1837online.com  (pay as you view)
www.familysearch.org/
www.1901census.nationalarchives.gov.uk/   ( Pay as you view)
www.freeband.rootsweb.com/cgi/search

a good one for Norfolk Ancestory is NORFOLK-L-request@rootsweb.com
--this one will put you in touch via E-mail with anyone else interested in Norfolk.
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Re: Useful Resources for Locating Missing Persons or Studying Genealogy « Reply #7 Posted: 23 October 2004 at 04:50 PM »
This address was given to me by the librarian this morning, don't know anything about it  but I will give it a try.genesreunited.com  I  am modifying this to read www.genesreunited.co.uk
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Re: Useful Resources for Locating Missing Persons or Studying Genealogy « Reply #8 Posted: 24 October 2004 at 08:38 AM »
Also if your ancestor could have been killed in the wars, try www.cwgc.org
This is the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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Re: Useful Resources for Locating Missing Persons or Studying Genealogy « Reply #9 Posted: 24 October 2004 at 10:27 AM »
http://www.192.com/search.cfm - search the Electoral Roll for 2003. May help in locating 'lost ones' still alive, and checking middle initials of family members, etc

To get around having to pay, enter your search terms and then select 'Show who they live with' to see full details (must be a bug in their system, so you can see all info by selecting this option anyway, without paying!)
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