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GENUKI pages for Northamptonshire
Lots of genealogical reference information on Northamptonshire.Hugh Wallis's IGI Batch Numbers Web Site << MORE
IGI searchable database.Northamptonshire GenWeb Project
This website is part of the England GenWeb Project and is provided as a resource for individuals researching their ancestors and associated local history in Northamptonshire. Information on Mailing Lists, Surnames, Query Boards, NTH Online Data and Societies.Brief history of Oundle
A brief historical description.Oundle (Wikipedia)
Encyclopedia description - an ancient market town. See also Fotheringhay Castle.Old Towns, Oundle Northamptonshire
Oundle is in Polebrook hundred, 81 miles from London. The area of the parish, including the hamlets of Ashton, Biggin, Churchfield, and Elmington, is 5,300 acres; the population, in 1831, was 2,450, nearly one-third agricultural.British History Online - Oundle
OUNDLE (St. Peter), a market-town and parish, and the head of a union, in the hundred of Polebrooke, N. division of the county of Northampton. A monastery was established here before the year 711, when Wilfrid, Archbishop of York, died in it. The town is situated on a gentle declivity on the northern bank of the Nene, by which river it is nearly surrounded, and over which are two bridges, leading respectively to the Thrapston and Peterborough roads. See also their main website for additional British History Online.Northants Surname List
Alphabetical list of surnames in Northamptonshire.Northamptonshire Surname List (Genuki)
Alphabetical list of surnames in Northamptonshire. See also Oundle Family Surnames of interest on Curious Fox website.Northamptonshire Look-up Exchange
Reference info on Northamptonshire which volunteers are willing to help you search.Northants1841.fsnet.co.uk
Indexes include: 1841 & 1871 Census, Marriages, Newspapers, Militia's, Burials, Soldiers and Wills.Cambridge Family History Society
Online searchable databases including; 1841, 1851, 1861 Census, Baptisms, Burials, Marriages and more!Registration Districts in Northamptonshire (Genuki)
Civil registration districts in the county of Northampton, including the Soke of Peterborough, between 1st July 1837 and 31st March 1974. See also registration district of Oundle.Northamptonshire County Council
Records office offers archived information to help with your search. See their current list of Records available.Peterborough City Council - Library
Complete family history resource site.Northamptonshire Family History Society
Further resources for family history research in Northamptonshire.East Northants Online
Town website to help you discover East-Northamptonshire.East Northamptonshire Council
Town council Service Directory for East-Northamptonshire.JEWISHGEN pages for Northamptonshire
Reference information on the Northamptonshire Hebrew Congregation.Parish Church Records << Back to Top >>
FreeREG Search UK Parish Registers << NEW
Free Internet searches of baptism, marriage, and burial records transcribed from parish and non-conformist registers of the U.K. FreeREG is a companion project to FreeBMD (a database of the GRO birth, marriage and death indexes from 1837) and FreeCEN (a database of census information). See Oundle Records - for list of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials in progress. If you are offering data to the FreeREG Project, or wish to volunteer to help, please contact the Country Co-ordinator Anna Rufer email: rufer@xtra.co.nz.Northamptonshire Transcriptions
Online searchable databases for Oundle Baptisms - search lookups also offered for Apethorpe Marriages and Baptisms.Oundle Baptisms & More Northants Marriages, Baptisms, Burials
Oundle Baptisms Register 1813 onwards includes; Walgrave Baptisms 1710 - 1878 people aged 1+, Welford Baptisms 1813 - 1839, Woodford Baptist Chapel Membership List 1848 - 1882. Additional Northants Transcripts include; Apethorpe Baptisms 1800 - 1813, Marriages 1754 - 1837, Burials 1740 onwards, Moulton - Life in the parish 1795 & 1895 - transcribed by Steve Nethercote and Naseby Baptisms 1813 - 1864.Cambridge Family History Society
Online searchable databases including; 1841, 1851, 1861 Census, Baptisms, Burials, Marriages and more!Northants1841.fsnet.co.uk
Indexes include: 1841 & 1871 Census, Marriages, Newspapers, Militia's, Burials, Soldiers and Wills.Northamptonshire County Council - Parish Registers
List of Parish Registers that the the Northamptonshire Record Office holds. Most of these are available to view on microfiche in their Index Room. They have a programme of putting registers onto microfiche when they are deposited, but it can take a few months for this to happen. Original registers can be seen in the case of those which have not yet been put on fiche. You may also purchase copies of fiche to use at home. Contact them to check whether the register you require is available on microfiche.Family Search - International Genealogical Index (IGI)
LDS searchable online databases including; Births, Christenings, Marriages and a few Burials covering many places around the world.Parish Register LookUp Exchange
This website has been set-up with the aim of bringing together all family history fanatics who own copies of Parish Registers, Monumental Inscriptions or any other research resources which may be useful to others, and are happy to share the information with other genealogists. Includes; A-Z County Parish Registers for the UK where available, Monumental Inscriptions, Census and Other Resources.Church Plans Online - Northamptonshire
The Incorporated Church Building Society archive includes over 15,000 files relating to applications by parishes for grants from the Society. The earliest file is dated 1818 and the latest 1982.Churches of Britain & Ireland - Northamptonshire
Their 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.Burials, Cemeteries etc << Back to Top >>
Oundle Burials 1666
Three lists of burials in Oundle for the year 1666 including; April 29 to June 18, June 19 to July 21 and July 22 to October 31.Cambridge Family History Society
Online searchable databases including; 1841, 1851, 1861 Census, Baptisms, Burials, Marriages and more!National Burial Index - Northamptonshire
Burial records by city, town/village, and by burial ground within that municipality (available on CD).National Burial Index - Northamptonshire
FFHS is an international organization, established in 1974 in the UK as a non-profit charitable company. It is conducting the transcription and computerization of Burial records mainly by members of the Federation of Family History Societies throughout Britain.Tombstones & Monumental Inscriptions
Photographic record of the various churches, churchyards, graveyards and cemeteries.Northants1841.fsnet.co.uk
Indexes include: 1841 & 1871 Census, Marriages, Newspapers, Militia's, Burials, Soldiers and Wills.Roll of Honour.com
Site dedicated to those men and women who fell fighting for their country. Photos of the Oundle Memorial and other helpful links to information on prisoners of war, other memorials, etc.Lest We Forget
Sheffield Indexers' collection of photos from various memorials for British and Commonwealth soldiers including; Leers (France), The Menin Gate, Ypres (Belgium), Railway Chateau British Cemetery (Belgium), Thiepval (France), Tyne Cot, Ypres (Belgium) and Vimy Ridge (France).Getting Started << Back to Top >>
Getting started in Family History (Genuki)
All the information you need to know to start researching your Family History.Family History for Beginners
Detailed introduction on how to search Parish Records and historical information including; Hardwicke's Act, Rose's Act and Toleration Act. By kind permission of John Marsden.FreeBMD
Searchable transcriptions of the Civil Registration index of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales.General Register Office (GRO)
The General Register Office holds a central copy of all registrations for England and Wales including; Births, Deaths, Stillbirths, Marriages, Civil Partnerships, Adoptions.The National Archives - Getting Started
The National Archives of England, Wales and the United Kingdom has one of the largest archival collections in the world, spanning 1000 years of British history, from Domesday Book of 1086 to government papers recently released to the public. You can see this collection at The National Archives in Kew, West London, or view certain documents online. Research Guides are available through their online catalogue.JewishGen.org
Joint project between the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain and JewishGen.Inc, collecting genealogical and other community related information about UK Jewish communities (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands).Jewish Web Index
Extensive collection of information Jews first came to Britain in 1066, at the invitation of William the Conqueror, but were expelled in 1290 by Edward I. England, unlike America, had a large influx of Western European Jews (especially Dutch) going back before 1800. With this website, you will find that each Link provides you easy, one-click accessibility by Country and/or by specific Subject in alphabetical order -- to the thousands of web sites visited offering detailed Jewish genealogical information or links to other portals that will help you with your research.LDS Family History Library
LDS Family History Catalog.LDS Family Search (IGI)
International Genealogical Index (IGI).LDS 1881 Census Search (IGI)
You can choose the 1881 British Isles, the 1881 Canadian or 1880 United States Census.1837 Online.com
UK searchable databases including; Births Marriages & Deaths from 1837 - 2004, Census Records for 1861 & 1891, Military Records and more. Fee applies to records viewed.Searchable Databases: 1538 up to 1901
List of searchable databases available by subscription for England and Wales including; Census, Cemeteries, Land, Obituaries, Personal, Taxes and Vital (Born, Married, Died & Buried).1901censusonline.com
Official genealogy site of the English & Welsh census information for 1901 with searchable 1901 census completely transcribed for and on behalf the British Government.British Origins.com
England and Wales database information by subscription including Census, Marriages, Wills, Burials and more.Census Records of 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911, 1921, 1931, 1939, Etc
Brief description about the census process and site links to originating online census record databases.Census Finder - Free Census Records Online
Census Finder is a tool designed to help you find sites which offer free census records online. Site features links to; US Census Records, UK Census Records, Canadian Census Records, Census Indexes & Images as well as Other Census Links.Northamptonshire Strays in Ireland
Is it possible some of your relatives went to Northern Ireland? This link will give you an alphabetical list of Census strays to view.British Fairground Ancestors
The British Fairground Ancestors website provides information including census records on Showmen as well as Circus and Fairground Travellers Index.Emigration, Immigration, Migration
Extensive list of links to websites for family members who may have Emigrated, Immigrated or Migrated.Trades, Directories & Unions
Oundle Links collections of the links to workers trades, unions and Directories.Street Index & Maps << Back to Top >>
Map of Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire City Council's interactive map searchable by placename, street, postcode or specific facilities or services.Counties of England
Historic Counties of Great Britain.GENUKI Country and County Codes
'Chapman Codes' for Countries and Counties of the British Isles.Old Maps
Old Ordnance Survey maps.Multimap
Modern map of Oundle.Alan Godfrey Maps
Old maps of Northamptonshire available to buy.Geograph British Isles
The Geograph British Isles project aims to collect geographically representative photographs and information for every square kilometre of the UK and Eire.MapQuest
International Map Website. If you have a current address this will show you where it is. Will need the street address and postal code.Northamptonshire.co.uk
Photos of Oundle, Northamptonshire.Viewfinder Picture Heritage - Oundle
New online image resource for England's history containing illustrations of the industrial age, social history, architecture and archaeology, dating from the 1840s to the present day. See also Northamptonshire.Pictures of Northamptonshire
Take a picture tour of Northamptonshire.UK Aerial Sky Library
The internet's largest collection of oblique aerial pictures of the UK.The Francis Frith Collection - Oundle
Photographic publishers since 1860. Website includes Photos, Maps, Books, Aerial Photos and Memories. Searchable site also includes collections for England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.Churches of Britain & Ireland - Northamptonshire
Their 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.Pictures of Oundle
PicturesofEngland.com exploring the most Picturesque & Historic parts of England. Take a picture tour of Leeds Attractions, Nearby Towns, Maps and more. See also pictures of Northamptonshire.Science and Society
Science & Society Picture Library represents the collections of the Science Museum, the National Railway Museum and the National Museum of Photography, Film & Television - as well as a variety of related collections. They now have over 150 image collections from both within and outside the museums' core collections. These contain over 70,000 online records, including over 40,000 digital images.How old is that photograph?
Date an old photograph to help fit a photo into the family tree (Roger Vaughan Picture Library).Dating Photos
Most old photos can be dated with reasonable certainty to within a period of ten years. In some cases they can of course be dated to the exact day, if someone has bothered to record that information on the photo! Sadly almost all 19th century family portraits in albums are unidentified and undated! So in most cases a little detective work must be done.General Sites << Back to Top >>
BBC Radio Northamtonshire
Hear a selection of BBC Radio Northampton shows on demand.Oundle Chronicle
Produced by a group of approximately 20 pupils drawn from the Fifth Form of the Oundle School.London News
The Illustrated London News magazine which was first printed in 1842 is the finest pictorial example of a historic social record of British and world events up to the present day. See also their list of articles on Oundle.Civil Parishes in Northamptonshire
Wikipedia's List of civil parishes in Northamptonshire, England.Federation of Family History Societies
FFHS is an international organization, established in 1974 in the UK as a non-profit charitable company.Northamptonshire Family History Societies
The Federation of Family History Societies' (FFHS) list of Northamptonshire Member Contacts.Cyndi's List
US based genealogical list with information for Northamptonshire England.National Archives
The National Archives offers helpful historical information on Family, Local, House and Military History, etc.National Archivist.com
UK archives online databases with digital images of original registers, entry books, indexes and publications, reproduced under license. Access by subscription to 1837Online.com.Family Records
London based site, provided by the FamilyRecords.gov.uk consortium, aims to help you find the government records and other sources you need for your family history research.England Societies and County Sites, Coraweb
Another Gateway Site for Family History and the UK Genealogist. See also their links page to England & Wales: Online Birth, Death and Marriage Indexes and their General Information page for the UK.Northamptonshire Genealogy Links
Another Gateway Site for information on; general links, cemeteries, census, directories, marriages, military, parish registers, passenger lists.Genealogy Hunters in the UK
Sheffield Indexers collection of links of Popular Travel Info for Family History Researchers. Sites include; Tour the UK, About the Counties, Accommodations and Who to See When You Get There.English and Welsh Register Offices
Address of all UK Register Offices.UK Genealogy Interests Directory
FREE UK Genealogy web site where you can put information about the surnames you are researching.Surname Profiler
Ever wonder about the history or geography of your family name? This website offers a searchable database.Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain
The Society encourages genealogical research and promotes the preservation of Jewish genealogical records and resources.ANY-Web 'Genealogy'
Your Guide to Community Websites across the UK.WWII Reminiscence Project (UK)
Wood Green, Witney project of Memories have been gathered by students, interviewing family and friends, evacuees, local people, etc. The interviews and pictures provide a fascinating, first-hand insight into family life in a world within living memory.How much is that money worth today? (EH.Net)
Comparing the purchasing power of money in Great Britain from 1264 to 2005.Historical Buildings & Places to Stay << Back to Top >>
Shuckburgh Arms
The Shuckburgh Arms is a 17th century coaching inn surrounded by farmland and countryside, comfortable en-suite ground floor rooms are complemented by a wood paneled lounge, with inglenook real fire and chesterfield sofa's; all food is wholesome and home cooked, the extensive gardens are complemented by an extensive children's play area.Talbot Hotel
Originally a part of Fotheringhay Castle, Mary Queen of Scots walked down the hotel's staircase to her execution. The intimate restaurant and cosy bar offer traditional British cuisine. The ghost of Mary Queen of Scots is said to haunt the Elizabethan Talbot Hotel. The oak staircase, and other parts of the building, were brought from the ruins of Fotheringhay Castle. It was down these steps that she walked to her execution.Historic Houses
List of historic houses in Northamptonshire.Prebendal Manor House
The earliest surviving dwelling in Northamptonshire standing on a promontory overlooking the River Nene and the village of Nassington.Harewood House
Harewood House, home to the Queen's cousin, the Earl of Harewood is set in spectacular grounds, which include formal gardens and gentle woodland walks.Thomas Chippendale At Harewood
Chippendale was employed to design much of the furniture in the House, the house finally became habitable in 1771.Trades, Directories & Unions << Back to Top >>
University of Leicester
Digital library of local and trade directories for England and Wales, from 1750 to 1919. There are currently 51 directories for Yorkshire. Future projects to provide at least one directory, for each segment on depicted on the geographical map, for each of the following decades: 1850's, 1890's, 1910's.Trade Union Ancestors
Find out more about your family history in the trade union movement of the 19th and 20th centuries. This website aims to help family historians to identify the correct union, to discover the role their ancestor played in it, and to find out more about trade union history. See also Wikipedia list of Trade Unions of the UK.Chartist Ancestors Trade Unions
Chartism and the trade union movement - The history of modern trade unionism tends to leap from the story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs in the early 1830s to the first meeting of the Trades Union Congress in 1868.History of the N.U.M.
Under conditions where children as young as four had to face a seventeen-hour day and a six-day week working underground, the District Unions (forerunners of the Miners’ Federation of Great Britain and the National Union of Mineworkers) were established to protect the interests and the lives of miners. In the pits of Sheffield there was concerted action in 1792 when colliers employed by the Duke of Norfolk refused to work until their wages were raised. There are many examples of miners’ secret organisations taking industrial action. See also more mining references in the UK and Trade Unions of the UK.Coal Mining History Resource Centre
National Database of Mining Deaths and Injuries as well as other resources. See also the National Coal Mining Museum for England and Coal Mining & Railways in the North East.Old Medical Terms
This is a collection of old medical terms and their modern definitions from the 19th Century and earlier.Worldroots.com
A list of occupations.Old Occupation Names
Descriptions of occupations.Understanding the Industrial Revolution
Website of biographies of the UK inventors, engineers, statesmen and reformers including stories of ordinary people upon whom Britain's industrial success was founded. See also their Who was Who historical index of people who made names for themselves during the industrial revolution. See also Of Men and Machines (The Industrial Revolution).b4usearch.com
Free Online Business Finder & People Finder including; Postcode Finder & Address Finder, Directory Enquiries and Electoral Roll searches. The People Search service scours the electoral roll database, Directory Enquiry database, postcode finder database, People Finder database and Business Finder database. See also further information on Genealogy. Registration required.UK Electoral Roll Online Searches
Searches the UK Electoral Roll, Deaths, Marriages and UK Property Ownership to the general public and companies with access to every registered address in the UK since 1984 (TBV?). You can search by forename, surname, full name or by address and postcode. Terms and Conditions will apply.192.com
Search the most powerful people and business finder in the UK. With 500 million people and business records searchable online information including; Electoral Rolls 2002-2006, Directory Enquiries 2002-2006, Residential Listings, Births, Marriages, Deaths, (BMD 1837 to 2004), 1861 Census People and Address search, Business Local Search, Thomson Directories, Dun & Bradstreet, Director Reports and Enquiries. Terms and Conditions will apply.BT.com - The Phone Book
Free Online Residential and Business Directory search by surname, town and street to help you find recent rellies.Infospace - Find a Person
Phone Directory search by name and town.WebFetch - Find a Person
Phone Directory search by name and town.Hospitals, Workhouses, Orphanages, Schools << Back to Top >>
National Health Services NHS (1948)
The history and establishment of the National Health Services (free health care).Mental Health History
Website classifying asylums and patients in the nineteenth century. Includes information on the five basic groups of asylums such as Licensed Houses, County Asylums, Hospitals, Workhouse Asylums, Single Houses. Mental health dictionary helps to define previous descriptions such as lunatic or pauper lunatic and more. See Asylum Index. See also Mental Health History Time Line.Workhouses
State-provided poor relief is often dated from the end of Queen Elizabeth's reign in 1601 when the passing of an Act for the Relief of the Poor made parishes legally responsible for looking after their own poor. See also Social Sciences & Poor Law 1834.Oundle Workhouses
Information on Oundle Workhouses up to and after 1834 including staff and inmates as researched by Peter Higginbotham.Oundle Workhouse & Poor Law Union
Information includes: Parish Unions and inmates.Cottage Homes, Scattered Homes & Boarding Out
Information on the lives of children in England since 1840 including; children and education in the workhouse, training ships, early schools and more as researched by Peter Higginbotham.Northamptonshire Workhouses
Another website with information on Workhouses by Rossbret. See also information on Oundle Workhouses.Rossbret Workhouses
Information on England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland Workhouse Life, Unmarried Mothers, Inmate Removals, Imbeciles, Drunkards, Children and Casual Wards.Institutions
Details on the different Institutions and how they operated as well as the Poor Law. If you haven't visited this site before, it will be useful to you. See also Workhouse Life and more information on Hospitals, Workhouses, Orphanage, Schools.Salvation Army
In 1865, William Booth founded an Evangelical Christian movement in the East End of London. Originally known as the Christian Revival Association, it was renamed in 1870 to become the East London Christian Mission, subsequently shortened to the Christian Mission. The group was reorganised and renamed in 1878 to become the Salvation Army — affectionately known as the "Sally Ann".Poor Laws
The origins of parochial poor relief extend back at least as far as the fifteenth century. Legislation prior to this point largely dealt with beggars and vagabonds. In the aftermath of the Black Death (1348-9) labour was in short supply and wages rose steeply. This site provides detailed information on the Old and New Poor Laws including Poor Rate, Badging the Poor, Bastardy Orders, Farming the Poor and much more.Historical Acts of Parliament
Very interesting website for transcripts of Various Acts of Parliament of Interest to the Genealogist by Guy Etchells including; He is a Bastard that is born before the Marriage of his Parents (1235), an Act for the better preventing of clandestine Marriages (1753 Lord Hardwicke’s Act), an Act for granting to his Majesty a Stamp-duty on the Registry of Burials, Marriages, Births, and Christenings (1783), an Act for better regulating and preserving Parish and other Registers of Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials in England (28th June 1812 Rose’s Act) and much more!DirectGovUk - Schools in Northamptonshire
Find information about current schools, childcare and nurseries. Information also available for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.Cyndi's List of Schools UK & Ireland
Links to genealogical and historical information and searchable databases for the UK and Ireland.Oldest Schools in the UK
Wikepedia list of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom. See also list of oldest independent (private) schools in the UK.Oundle School
Founded as a grammar school in 1556 by Sir Wiliam Laxton, Lord Mayor of London, who was born in Oundle, for the education of local children. Today Oundle is the third largest public school in England.Rossbret Reformatories
A Reformatory School was an Institution for the Industrial training of Juvenile Offenders. This Page links to Reformatories and Industrial Schools within the United Kingdom.Industrial & Reformatory Schools in the UK
Alphabetical list of Industrial/Reformatory Schools & the like in England and Wales during the 19th and early 20th century by Mary Wall. See also their home page for further information on extracts of the 1888 Industrial Schools Act - Brief description of Truant Schools, Day Industrial Schools & Auxiliary Homes and more!History of Education in Britain
Education and educational system in Britain have long and interesting history. There were lots of changes during the progress. See also history of State Sponsored Education in Britain and Key Dates in Education in GB (1000-1899).History of Ragged Schools in Britain
In 1818 John Pounds began teaching poor children without charging fees. Thomas Guthrie helped to promote his idea of free schooling for working class children. Guthrie started a ragged school in Edinburgh and Sheriff Watson established another in Aberdeen. Lord Shaftesbury formed the Ragged School Union in 1844 and over the next eight years over 200 free schools for poor children were established in Britain.Blue Coat Schools
Charity Schools, also called Blue Coat Schools, originally a type of elementary school erected and maintained in various parishes, by the voluntary contributions of the inhabitants, for teaching poor children to read, write, and other necessary parts of education. They were usually maintained by religious organizations.School Attendance Medals
Attendance at school had always been a problem. Children would normally have to work from a young age. A child’s wages could mean the difference between hunger and starvation for a family. The Sandon Act of 1876 and the Mundella Act of 1880 made education compulsory throughout England. These medals, the silver were awarded for good conduct and attendance for three years and gold after four years.LDS Research Guidance - Schools
An outstanding compilation of research and resources that can help you learn more about English Schools.Jails, Prisoners, Executions << Back to Top >>
Black Sheep Ancestors
Information on UK prison records, Outlaw and Criminal Records, Court Records and Executions.Capital Punishment UK
Complete listing of executions in the UK including hangings, prison histories and more.UK Historic Serious Crime Index
An A-Z of British serious criminals and their victims compiled by Ian Waugh.Convicts & the British Colonies
Information on the transportation of convicts to the Australian Penal Colony 1700's - 1800's.Convicts to Australia
Lists of convict ships, their passengers, conditions and much more.Murder - The Ultimate Crime
UK site with details on hundreds of murders that have been committed over the years worldwide.CrimTim
A criminology and deviancy theory history timeline including a Table of Statutes and a Common Law for England since 1154. See also The History of Crime in England, 1550-1914 and a Timeline of Capital Punishment in the UK.Conditions in the 1800's << Back to Top >>
The Iron District of Staffordshire
The Remaining Branches of Industry - "He who is once a grinder falls into despair, as though he had sold himself to the devil. Education in Sheffield is upon a very low plane; a clergyman, who had occupied himself largely with the statistics of education, was of the opinion that of 16,500 children of the working-class who are in a position to attend school, scarcely 6,500 can read. This comes of the fact that the children are taken from school in the seventh, and, at the very latest, in the twelfth year, and that the teachers are good for nothing; one was a convicted thief who found no other way of supporting himself after being released from jail than teaching school! Immorality among young people seems to be more prevalent in Sheffield than anywhere else."The Condition of the Working-Class in England
The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 (by Frederick Engels c. 1845).Institutions
Details on the different Institutions and how they operated as well as the Poor Law. If you haven't visited this site before, it will be useful to you. See also Workhouse Life and more information on Hospitals, Workhouses, Orphanage, Schools.History of Human Rights in Europe
Information on the history of human rights in Europe.Enclosures / Inclosure Act
There were a number of UK Acts of Parliament, which enclosed common land (see also open field system) in the country. This meant that the rights that people once held, to graze animals on these areas when not planted by crops, were now being denied. Common usage is enclosure, but this is not the name of the acts. Inclosure Acts for small areas had been passed sporadically since the 12th century but the vast majority of them were passed between 1750 and 1860. See samples of private and personal acts of Parliament.Domesday Book
A great land survey from 1086, commissioned by William the Conqueror to assess the extent of the land and resources being owned in England at the time, and the extent of the taxes he could raise. The information collected was recorded by hand in two huge books, in the space of around a year. See also Domesday Book FAQ's. Planning for the surveys was conducted in 1085 to cover six 'circuits'.Trades, Directories & Unions
Oundle Links collections of links to the workers trades, unions and Directories.Military Information << Back to Top >>
Roll of Honour.com
Site dedicated to those men and women who fell fighting for their country. Photos of the Oundle Memorial and other helpful links to information on prisoners of war, other memorials, etc.Officers Died
This information is intended as a memorial to those listed and has been compiled from various books, casualty lists, medal rolls, newspapers, and memorials.Wartime Memories Project
This excellent project is actively seeking recollections from the war years. If you lived through the war years and have a tale or two to tell, they would love to hear from you. Some of the areas of interest to the project: Fighter pilots, RAF instructors and ground crew, RAF Maintenance Units, Aircrew who made a landing at one of the designated emergency landing grounds, Coastal Command, Bomber Command, Evacuees, Wartime school children, WW2 Refugees from Europe, WAAF, ATS, WRENs, WVS, Nurses, Doctors, Teachers and so much more!Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth
Information on military history.Obtaining Service Records
Different sites to obtain British Service Records.Hellfire Corner
Information on Military Forces.Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Database listing the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died during the two world wars.The Long Long Trail
The British Army in the Great War of 1914 - 1918.UK National Inventory of War Memorials
Searchable records of war memorials commemorating all wars located throughout the United Kingdom. Ranging from familiar community crosses and statues to less common memorials like bus shelters, sundials, park benches and even an island.