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The Chorley Family History Research Centre Website Hub
has an extensive list of useful websites <click>


Free Research Sites

www.familysearch.org 
Lots of parish records - register on the site - it cost nothing but you get to see more
 
www.ukgdl.org.uk
Links you to lots of sites


www.cyndislist.com
Links you to lots of sites

 
www.freebmd.org.uk
Lots of birth marriage and death records from civil registration (Post 1837)

www.freecen.org.uk
19th century census records for the UK
 
www.freereg.org.uk
Baptism, marriage, and burial records from parish and non-conformist registers of the UK
 
www.genuki.org.uk
Provides a virtual reference library of genealogical information of particular relevance to the UK and Ireland. It is a non-commercial service, maintained by a charitable trust and a group of volunteers.” You’ll find access to a great selection of resources and records on this easy to navigate site.

https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/
The National Archives of the United Kingdom has a wide variety of free research databases online, including military records and asylum records. They have done a beautiful job of providing access to just about every type of family history information you might be looking for–whether it be in the form of a searchable database or an easy to read guide.

www.ukbmd.org.uk
This site has thousands of links to genealogy research sites for the UK. They list both paid and free resources, but it seems that most we have used have been free. Many of the sites are geographically focused, or center on one surname–but others are much more extensive. You’ll have to dig around on UK BMD to find what you need.
 
www.lancashirebmd.org.uk 
Lancashire County Births, Marriage and Deaths Indexes.

www.cfhrc.com 
Our Chorley Family History Research Centre website
 


https://catholicfhs.online/images/cfhs/higginsdb/PDF/Title&Intro.pdf
 
Margaret Higgins Database of Catholic Family History

In late December, the England-based Catholic Family History Society released its 'Margaret Higgins Database of Catholics in England and their Friends 1607-1840', a collection of records relating to approximately 274,500 individuals and transcribed from England's 'Returns of Papists' and a good many other sources.




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