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LINKS - Churches, Clergymen, MIs and Cemeteries
« on: Sunday 10 May 09 13:16 BST (UK) »
Some links for web-sites about Churches, Clergymen, MIs and Cemeteries .

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Clergymen

Books and Resources for Tracing Clergymen
http://www.history.ac.uk/gh/clergy.htm
Biographical Resources for Anglican Clergymen
http://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/content/clergyenquiries

Church of England database
http://www.theclergydatabase.org.uk/index.html
Quote from: Vasquez109
A good few of the parishes listed show the Rectors over the years, so I found it helpful when I couldnt read the name of the vicar on documents!


Church Plans online
http://www.churchplansonline.org/simple_search.htm
Quote from: janan
Worth a visit to see if there are plans for repairs, enlargements etc for churches your relatives frequented. Jan ;)


GENUKI Church database
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/churchdb/
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The GENUKI church database originated as one containing the approximate location of the parishes that existed around 1837. Since then the database has had new fields added to contain additional information, many more churches have been added (in some areas), and more precise locations added where known.
Quote from: stonechat
Genuki has a nice church database

Enter your town, and it will produce a list of churches, with distances


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Re: LINKS - Churches, Clergymen, MIs and Cemeteries
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 10 May 09 13:17 BST (UK) »
Churches and Gravestones


Gravestone Motifs Symbolism
http://web.archive.org/web/20070710211755/http://web.ukonline.co.uk/thursday.handleigh/genealogy/graves/grave-imagery.htm
Quote from: Boongie Pam
The meaning behind imagery on graves.


Gravestone Abbreviations
http://web.archive.org/web/20070710211522/http://web.ukonline.co.uk/thursday.handleigh/genealogy/graves/grave-abbreviations.htm
Quote from: Boongie Pam
For the strange letters you can find on graves...


The Cemetery Transcription Library Website.
http://interment.net


Find a Grave Website. www.findagrave.com


The Gravestone Photographic Resource Project.
www.gravestonephotos.com/index.html
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This is a free genealogy resource that contains an index of the names and relationships that appear on grave monuments. This information is of especial interest to anyone reseaching their family history as information on tombstones is rarely listed and it is often hard to find a grave.


Photographs of churches and places
http://www.oodwooc.co.uk/index.htm
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Our church website now has over 2,300 pages, containing over twenty eight thousand photographs of 185 mostly Wiltshire churches.   We have recorded every name that appears on every photograph and you can view the alphabetical indexes which will guide you to the relevant page.

Quote from: gene-genie
There's a great site run by Duncan and Mandy Ball. Principally Wiltshire churches and gravestones, but there are other counties, so it's worth a look.
The name search is a must .......have a look you might be lucky.


Church Monuments Society
http://www.churchmonumentssociety.org


Cemetery Records Online
http://www.interment.net/
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Contained in this website are published transcriptions from 5,000+ cemeteries across the world.
Quote from: Matt94
This website has select worldwide parishes that have had MI's and Burial PR's transcribed around the world but you must know your churches as it doesn't always tell you which town the church is in...


Ancestors At Rest
http://AncestorsAtRest.com/
Quote from: website
Find your ancestors in death records. Search free death records such as coffin plates, death cards, funeral cards, wills, church records, family bibles, cenotaphs and tombstone inscriptions on AncestorsAtRest.com Find links to other death records like cemeteries, vital stats, and obituaries.


Tombstones & Monumental Inscriptions
http://www.framland.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
www.burial-inscriptions.co.uk Link updated April 2020.
Quote from: website
The aim of this site is to provide a photographic record of the various churches, churchyards, graveyards and cemeteries for the benefit of those genealogists who live some distance away.


The Churches of Britain and Ireland
http://www.churches-uk-ireland.org/
Quote from: website
The ultimate aim is to have at least one photo of every existing church in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands, and where possible, photos or artwork of churches no longer in existence. And the site isn't restricted to the historic parish churches - photos of the "churches" of all religions, denominations and sects are welcome.

There are currently about 15,800 churches on the web-site, ...

Quote from: Marmaduke 123
There are photographs of over 10,000 churches in the UK and Ireland. Well worth a look to see the churches where your ancestors were baptised, married or buried.


National Federation of Cemetery Friends
http://www.cemeteryfriends.org.uk/
Quote from: website
NFCF Caring about the Futire of Britain's Cemeteries

Quote from: Celia
It has lots of interesting in formation.Just been reading "Graves at Risk" I have put on here as it covers all counties +Wales.

Links updated July 2013
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