LOOKING FOR A PERSON?
Record Offices these days offer some very useful and helpful in-depth guides on almost any topic you might be interested in finding out about. Checking these guides can save you time and help you with your research.
Just click on any of the blue underlined hyperlinks to view the topics you are interested in.THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES (of the United Kingdom) has provided a very useful website on various topics giving details of what records are available and where they can be found.
LOOKING FOR A PERSON? is probably one of the best starting points for family historians.
‘The research signposts listed below can help you uncover a person's history. Each guide tells you where you can find the relevant records, and how they can be accessed.
The National Archives holds many records which can help you find out about people's lives and careers. The signposts also point to useful records in other archives and organisations, and reveal which records are available online.’The topics covered are
ADOPTION
AIRFORCE
ARMY
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS
CENSUS
CHANGE OF NAME
CRIMINALS, BANKRUPTS AND LITIGANTS
DIVORCE
ELECTORAL REGISTRATION
MARINES
MERCHANT SEAMEN
MIGRANTS AND PASSENGERS
NAVY
POWS AND CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS
OCCUPATIONS
WILLS
OTHER - includes ASYLUM INMATES and TRACING LIVING PEOPLE
which all link to further
TNA IN-DEPTH GUIDES on a vast array of topics, to many to list in full here.
'These in-depth research guides are intended to provide detailed information on how to find and understand records on particular subjects. They have recently been updated to give them a new look and feel.'Some of the main topics of interest for family historians are:
ARMED FORCES; APPRENTICESHIPS; ART AND ARTISTS; BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY; BMDS AT SEA; BURIALS; BUSINESS RECORDS; CATHOLIC RECORDS;
CENSUSES; CIVIL COURTS; CIVIL SERVANTS; COAL MINIG RECORDS; COLONIAL AND FOREIGN OFFICE RECORDS; CRIMINAL RECORDS; COASTGUARDS;
CORONERS' RECORDS CUSTOMS AND EXCISE OFFICERS; DIVORCE; EDUCATION; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FLEET REGISTERS; INTERNEES;
JEWISH HISTORY; LAWYERS; LUNATIC ASYLUMS; MERCHANT SEAMEN; METROPOLITAN POLICE; NATURALISATION; NAME CHANGES; NURSES;
PASSENGER LISTS; PASSPORTS; POOR LAW RECORDS; OVERSEAS BMDS; RAILWAYS; REFUGEES; TAXATION; TRACING MISSING PERSONS;
WILLS AND DEATH DUTY REGISTERS
With over 250 guides on this website there really should be something to help everyone with research questions and interests
LOOKING FOR A PERSON? is only one of the sections on
TNA RECORDS webpage
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