British Cemetery and Cremation Records from Deceased Online

Thank you to all who entered our latest book competitio n to win a copy of  Tracing Your Ancestors Using the Census   by Emma Jolly (Pen & Sword, 2020) .  Congratulations to the winner - Frances Owen! The answers to the census book competition are:   (i) The census index for which year was the first to appear online?  1881   (ii) In 1942, the census returns of which year were destroyed? 1931 To keep up to date with news of future releases please do like and follow our pages on  Facebook  and  Twitter !

This week we're offering a chance to win a copy of the second edition of  Tracing Your Ancestors Using the Census by Emma Jolly (Pen & Sword, 2020). The book, which was published this week, is aimed at all family historians, whether experienced or beginners, and explores the full history of the census in the UK while giving hints and tips on how to find your ancestors. English, Welsh, Scottish, and Irish censuses are all explored thoroughly, with differences noted between the census questions and the manner of enumeration in the respective regions. The format of the book is chronological and includes details on surviving early censuses and census substitutes. This latest edition brings the book up to date, and includes sections on more recently released records, such as the 1939 Register. Providing the researcher with a fascinating insight into who we were in the past, Emma Jolly’s new handbook is a useful tool for anyone keen to discover their family history. With detail...

Once again Deceased Online is exhibiting at Who Do You Think You Are? Live, the biggest genealogy show in the world. We look forward to welcoming everyone to stand 644 and demonstrating our latest collection of burial records from Aberdeenshire.   This year's Who Do You Think You Are? Live is taking place at the Olympia Exhibition Centre in west London from Thursday 20th to Saturday 22nd February. Deceased Online's stand 644 will be the biggest we've had to date. Deceased Online at WDYTYA Live 2013. This year's stand will be even bigger! As ever, we're really looking forward to meeting database users and demonstrating the website . There will also be opportunities to enjoy limited free searches, which feature our latest collections. These include the first batch of Aberdeenshire records. If you have London ancestors, you'll be pleased to learn that the number of London records available has been doubled and we've also added extensive military a...

This week, Deceased Online uploads the remaining parts of the Redcar and Cleveland dataset. I also look at a selection of new features on the website which make collection easier to search and provide more flexibility - and at the bottom of the page, part 2 of the competition to win a copy of my new book. Records for the remaining four cemeteries from Redcar and Cleveland are now available: Loftus                                                  opened 1875   8,651 records Redcar                                           ...