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Useful Links & Addresses

Links
(listed alphabetically)

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Genealogy Pages of Lucy Angeline Matthews My wife's genealogy website with information about her roots in Middlesex, Surrey, Essex, Kent and Suffolk.

About Bristol An excellent site containing a wealth of information about Bristol's history, geography, architecture and more. A must for anyone with an interest in this ancient and important city.

ACW's Bristol Family History Research Guide Alan Ward's website provides help with family history research in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

Brinkworth Parish Registers Clive Henly's transcriptions of the Brinkworth Parish Registers including baptisms, burials, marriages and banns.

Bristol & Avon Family History Society The website of the Bristol & Avon FHS. Includes membership information.

Bristol Cathedral Includes a brief history and tour of the Cathedral as well as information about services.

Bristol Views & Maps A collection of general views of the city with a few maps to help visitors orientate themselves. Features some excellent photos taken from the tethered balloon on Castle Green.

Censuses of Gloucestershire The homepage of Gordon Beavington, transcriber of the 1851 Gloucestershire, Bristol and Somerset censuses. The site contains details of how to order Gordon's census CDs.

Church Crawler Phil Draper's excellent site providing images and information about churches throughout Europe. The photo of Horfield Parish Church on my SMITH Family of Horfield and Bristol, England page comes from Phil's site.

The City Parish Church of St Stephen A guide to the church and parish of St Stephen, Bristol, including a brief history and information about services and special events.

Cleaver The Rootsweb page of my fourth cousin twice removed Brian Cleaver with lots of information about the New Zealand branch of the NATION family.

Commonwealth War Graves Commission A searchable database of war graves for those tragically lost in war.

Curious Fox An easy to use message board for anybody researching UK genealogy, family or local history.

Curtis Genealogy Dedicated to the genealogy of all persons with the surnames Curtis, Curtiss, Curtice, and other spelling variations world wide. Maintained by William "Bill" Curtis of Fresno, California.

FamilySearch A site maintained by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-days Saints, it contains a searchable database of christening and marriage records from throughout the world. An essential bookmark for the online genealogist.

GENUKI (Genealogy UK & Ireland) An excellent site providing exhaustive information and advice for both amateur and professional family historians. Includes information about how to join the various Genealogy Mailing Lists.

Lambourn Info The official website of the parish of Lambourn, Berkshire.

Latter-day Saints Online The UK website for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This site contains exhaustive information about the Mormons, and also includes details about how to order family history resources such as the 1881 census and the Vital Records Index.

Lloyd, Jones, Smith & Hillmans of Bristol, England The Family Tree Maker homepage of my third cousin Sharon Lloyd.

Michael & Connie Hippisley The personal website of Michael John Hippisley, present head of the Ston Easton Hippisley family.

Multimap "The leading virtual spot for maps and travel directions on the web." You can use this site to locate the places mentioned in my web pages ... you can even pinpoint individual streets and house numbers!

The National Trust Set up in 1895 to protect places of historic interest and natural beauty, the National Trust is now Britain's largest private landowner. For more information about this important conservation charity and the places it protects, visit the Trust's official online website.

Nick Berryman's Homepage Includes information about Nick's ancestors as well as some pages that should be of interest to aviation fanatics! The scan of Bremhill Parish Church on my MATTHEWS & HEAD Families of Bremhill and Bristol, England page comes from Nick's site.

Norman Family Tree The website of my fifth cousin Richard Norman that provides further information about the SPEED family of Chewton Mendip.

Palliser Genealogy The website of my friend and "mentor" Renia Simmonds. If you have any PALLISERS in your family, this is the place to look!

The Parish & Priory Church of St Mary, Totnes A guide to the parish church of St Mary, Totnes, including information about services and special events.

Paula's Genealogy The website of my fourth cousin twice removed Paula Carr. Includes information about Paula's CARR, deGRISH, ELLIS and GLENDINNING ancestors.

Richard's Church Albums A large collection of photographs of English Churches with histories and descriptions, covering Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucester, Northampton, Somerset and the City of Bristol with many other counties included. The photo of Crediton Parish Church on my BODDY Family of Crediton and Bristol, England page comes from Richard's site.

Sharon's Family Tree Research The website of my third cousin Sharon Lloyd. Includes information about Sharon's HILLMAN, JONES, LLOYD and SMITH ancestors.

Society of Genealogists The Society's homepage.

Somerset GenWeb Births & Baptisms Index A RootsWeb project developed and maintained by Linda Derham and Roger Shirley.

Somerset & Dorset Family History Society The website of the Somerset & Dorset FHS. Includes membership information.

St Mary Redcliffe Church The official website of one of the country's most beautiful and impressive parish churches. The site includes a history of the church and some excellent photographs.

Ston Easton Park The website of Ston Easton Park Hotel, formerly the home of the Hippisley family.

Surname Site A database of genealogical and historical websites. Includes a search engine enabling you to check 100s of websites for a specific surname. You can also add your own website to the database.

UK Street Map Provides address searching and street map facilities for the UK. It features street and road maps for the whole of mainland Britain. You can use this site to locate the places mentioned in my web pages.

If you have any HIPPISLEY in your family tree, please feel free to join my HIPPISLEY mailing list, hosted by RootsWeb.

If you have any NECKs in your family tree, please feel free to join my NECK mailing list, hosted by RootsWeb.

Please contact SHARON LLOYD at CorpVimes@aol.com if you have any information about the LLOYD, HAZEL, GOUGH or SMITH (of Lydney) families mentioned in my SMITH Family of Horfield and Bristol, England page. You can also visit Sharon's Family Tree Research website or her Lloyd, Jones, Smith & Hillmans of Bristol, England Family Tree Maker homepage.

Please contact ANGIE GREENHALGH at grnhlgh@internet.co.nz if you have any information about the HARRINGTON, BRIMBLE, GOODMAN, BEAMER, PUGH or PENNY families mentioned in my NECK Family of Newton Abbot, Lambeth, Newport, Bridgwater and Bristol, England page.

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