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...

As we await new South London records on the Deceased Online database , this week's post looks back at our recent book competition Thank you very much to all those who entered the competition to win a copy of my new book, Tracing Your Ancestors Using the Census (Pen & Sword, 2013) .  We had a great response, with answers emailed from all over the world. Congratulations to the four winners who will each receive a copy of the book: Jo-Ann from British Columbia in Canada Lesley in Cheshire Anne from East Yorkshire Dawn in South Africa The full list of questions and answers for the competition is as follows: (i) What date was the 1841 census taken?  Answer: Sunday 6 June 1841   (ii) What year was the first separate census for Scotland introduced?  Answer: 1861   (iii) In 1896 a quinquennial census took place. Where?  Answer: County of London/ London   (iv) Which census is known as the 'fertility census'?  Answer: 1911 ...

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                                           ...

To link with Deceased Online's forthcoming competition to win one of five copies of my new book, Tracing Your Ancestors Using the Census (Pen & Sword, 2013), this week's post examines the use of burial records and censuses in family history research.  Besides records of birth/baptism, marriage and death/burial, census records are some of the most commonly used in genealogy. Once you have found a burial record on the Deceased Online database , you may want to look further into the life of the deceased person. Using the details on the burial record alongside those in censuses will help to give you a more rounded picture of your ancestor and his or her life. Most family historians use the Victorian and Edwardian censuses of 1841-1911 . These were taken every ten years and have been digitized on a number of databases. The original records are held at The National Archives. The 1841 census was the first to name each individual (as opposed to just heads of household)...