Skipman Posted 7 November , 2012 Share Posted 7 November , 2012 Recently added to Ancestry website List UK, Memorial Books WWI and WWII, 1914-1945 UK, British Officer Prisoners of War, 1914-1918 Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 7 November , 2012 Share Posted 7 November , 2012 I see they have also added the CWGC database. Something disturbs me about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Owl Posted 7 November , 2012 Share Posted 7 November , 2012 Recently added to Ancestry website List UK, Memorial Books WWI and WWII, 1914-1945 UK, British Officer Prisoners of War, 1914-1918 Mike Thanks for the info Mike. I suppose as time goes on it is almost inevitable that this list will grow and grow, but I do agree with Chris that the addition of the CWGC does make me wonder just how far this needs to go, and I also wonder if CWGC have given this their sanction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tootrock Posted 7 November , 2012 Share Posted 7 November , 2012 Detailed information from the CWGC is not available if you only have the basic subscription. I also tried looking up a couple of relatives, and only one of them came up. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 7 November , 2012 Share Posted 7 November , 2012 Ancestry, Findmypast et al do not create data, they buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin spof Posted 7 November , 2012 Admin Share Posted 7 November , 2012 The CWGC information is the printed registers so they are well out of date even before In From the Cold came along. If these books are not in copyright (time since printing, Crown Copyright etc), I'm not sure CWGC can do much about it. I certainly know that when I mentioned them to a senior employee at the Brookwood Open Day a couple of months ago, he was not very happy about the situation. Ancestry seem to have been cut out of TNA data (how much has gone to FMP etc lately compared to Ancestry?) so they now seem to be getting a lot of stuff from Naval and Military Press. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithmroberts Posted 7 November , 2012 Share Posted 7 November , 2012 An interesting point is that the original registers sometimes have a little more information than the modern computerised ones produced by CWGC so it may be quite convenient to check the old ones. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Owl Posted 7 November , 2012 Share Posted 7 November , 2012 Detailed information from the CWGC is not available if you only have the basic subscription. I also tried looking up a couple of relatives, and only one of them came up. Martin I wouldn't have thought that anyone is likely to pay more money to Ancestry to see information which is produced for 'free' and more up to date on the CWGC site--or maybe some will? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepoy Posted 7 November , 2012 Share Posted 7 November , 2012 Unless there is more data to be added, the CWGC register coverage is far from complete - I have tried the names of three known casualties, which I know for a fact are on the CWGC website, but do not show up on the Ancestry site. After the hype of advertising the addition of more Military records, I am disappointed. As for Findmypast they have just added access to the British Newspaper Archive. This is a fantastic resource with some papers covering the Great War period. At least it will save me the expense of renewing my membership to the Archive in December. Sepoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 9 January , 2013 Share Posted 9 January , 2013 Ancestry have added the Library of Congress Photo Collection. There are quite a few Great War images. Try different keywords. Somme, Great War etc etc Library of Congress Photo Collection, 1840-2000 Edit Don't think that's quite the link I meant, but they are there. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
depaor01 Posted 9 January , 2013 Share Posted 9 January , 2013 Full size images not visible to the plebs like me with only the basic subscription... Grrrrrr! Thanks anyway! DP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 9 January , 2013 Share Posted 9 January , 2013 Full size images not visible to the plebs like me with only the basic subscription... Grrrrrr! Thanks anyway! DP Will your Library not have the 'full boonah'? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tharkin56 Posted 9 January , 2013 Share Posted 9 January , 2013 I'm sure with a quick appeal for pdfs of book the users cpuld create a database that far exceeded that shown Croydon at War. Many of these available on archive.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
depaor01 Posted 9 January , 2013 Share Posted 9 January , 2013 Will your Library not have the 'full boonah'? Mike I'm selling the benefits of an Ancestry sub to them, but as I only work on a contract basis I don't have much pull with them. If the Library edition has the full Nine Yards of functionality it might sway them. I'll continue asking cos they have a new budget since January... It's good to talk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazelclark Posted 9 January , 2013 Share Posted 9 January , 2013 I wouldn't have thought that anyone is likely to pay more money to Ancestry to see information which is produced for 'free' and more up to date on the CWGC site--or maybe some will? Yes they will if they don't know what the free resources are - especially this side of the pond. I knew NOTHING when i joined this Forum and had had an Ancestry membership for years. Hazel C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W.J.Caughey Posted 9 January , 2013 Share Posted 9 January , 2013 Heres a page from a typical register Etaples, the ones i have cross checked with CWGC, difference DOW/KIA which you also can get free from other souces. Walter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hywyn Posted 9 January , 2013 Share Posted 9 January , 2013 I see they have also added the CWGC database. Something disturbs me about that. But not the ones for Wales, Scotland and Ireland it seems. I couldn't get a return on any cemetary in these countries. (Republic of Ireland ones for WW2 are there) Hywyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 25 January , 2013 Share Posted 25 January , 2013 Added yesterday Web: BillionGraves.com Burial Index There's got to be some WW1 content there? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 24 March , 2013 Share Posted 24 March , 2013 UK, Civil Divorce Records, 1858-1911 " We’d love to think that all our ancestors lived happily ever after. But we all know that real life is rarely like that — and our new Civil Divorce Records, 1858-1911, tell you exactly what happened when it went wrong. These potentially provocative records can give you a history of the marriage (including addresses), and all the claims and counterclaims that led up to the split. You could find out where and when your great-grandfather started an affair, and with whom! " Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 17 April , 2013 Share Posted 17 April , 2013 Added yesterday might be useful to some Great War research? If Mods don't agree, am happy to remove. London, England, Selected Poor Law Removal and Settlement Records, 1828-1930 This database contains Poor Law records relating to settlement and removals for the unions of Bethnal Green, Hackney, Poplar, Shoreditch, and Stepney. Historical Background For centuries, the task of caring for the poor in England and Wales was assigned to the local parish. Each parish was given an Overseer of the Poor to help with this cause in 1572. In 1601, the Poor Law Act empowered these overseers to collect a poor rate, or tax, from wealthier members of the parish and distribute the funds among residents in need. The 1601 law, and other supplemental acts, remained in effect until 1834, when the Poor Law Amendment Act took effect. This legislation collected parishes into groups called unions. Each union elected a Board of Guardians from among its ratepayers, and members of the board were then responsible for care of the poor within the union’s parishes. This system remained in place until 1930. Right of Settlement Because responsibility for indigent residents fell to the parish, authorities kept close tabs on who had a right to claim the parish as a legal place of settlement. People who could not legally claim the right of settlement could be sent back, or “removed,” to their last legal parish of settlement. Right to settlement could be established by birth, residency for a prescribed period of time, marriage, renting property for at least £10 and paying the poor rate, or completing an apprenticeship, among other ways. Proving one’s right of settlement could include an examination or inquiry. While stressful for your ancestors, these examinations often produced valuable documentation. What You Can Find in the Records The records in this database relate to settlement and removals in the unions of Bethnal Green, Hackney, Poplar, Shoreditch, and Stepney. They include examinations and settlement inquiries, registers of settlement, orders of removal, and other documents. Details included in these records vary widely, depending on the document. An order of removal may contain a name, age, current parish, and parish being removed to. A settlement register may note number of children and marital status. Documents from inquiries and examinations can be even more extensive. In the end, you may be able to uncover some of the following information: name age parish date places and dates of residence (both current and former) spouse and marriage details children’s names, birth dates, and birthplace profession other family members’ names and residences summary of the situation and grounds for settlement or removal Some of the cases include multiple documents, so be sure to use the arrow keys to browse surrounding pages to make sure you find all the records for your ancestor. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 2 May , 2013 Share Posted 2 May , 2013 UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946 Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 14 June , 2013 Share Posted 14 June , 2013 You can also now Discover your ancestors’ occupations Might be useful for some WW1 research? I think these are searches of Local Directories? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 14 June , 2013 Share Posted 14 June , 2013 You can also search a number of Newspapers & Publications Not sure how many of these will be useful to 1914-1918 period? The Times (London, England) England, Southern Railway Magazine: Jan 1840 - Feb 1942 Irish Independent Newspaper Obituaries: May 2001-June 2002 The Gentleman's Magazine Library, 1731-1868 The Liverpool Courier (Liverpool, Lancashire, England) Edinburgh Advertiser (Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) The Bristol Times And Mirror (Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) Liverpool Daily Post (Liverpool, Lancashire, England) Australia and New Zealand Obituary Collection Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6th Shropshires Posted 14 June , 2013 Share Posted 14 June , 2013 What I would like to know is when are they going to add the medal rolls, I would renew my subs for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 14 June , 2013 Share Posted 14 June , 2013 What I would like to know is when are they going to add the medal rolls, I would renew my subs for that Probably only a matter of time Click Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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