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& Avon Family History Society |
Welcome to the B&AFHS web site. Please look at the maroon boxes on the right of this page for news and site updates.
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Can't find what you want on this site? Try this 'quickclick' alphabetical index. |
Research Room
Our Research
Room is at the rear of the Bristol Record Office
foyer. We have six computers, including three with internet access
and 'Ancestry' subscription, and microfiche readers. Use of
our resources is free to all and B&AFHS volunteers provide help and advice.
Open Wednesday a.m., Thursday p.m. and
a.m. on the first two Saturday of the month. Non-members welcome - just walk in. You can
also buy a range of
books, source materials on fiche and CD and vouchers to access records
on the 1901 census and the familyhistoryonline websites.
Members Surname Interests
Search our Register of
B&AFHS members' surname interests. New Members' Interests
are listed in our Journal and most opt also for a listing on the website.
The website listing are frequently updated. Members: please go to Members'
Interests to find out how to to add, delete or correct entries
on your page.
South Gloucestershire Burial Index
Prepared by
B&AFHS Sodbury Vale Group
for the National Burial Index. This free on-line
version contains additional information.
Shirehampton Cemetery
3483
Monumental Inscriptions at the cemetery up to 1980.
Arnos Vale Cemetery
pictures and information about Bristol's 'unique heritage cemetery'.
Bristol Home Children
Between 1869 and 1939 about 100,000 child immigrants, casualties
of unemployment and poverty in Britain were uprooted from their
homes and families with hope of giving them new lives in Canada..."
Some of them came from Bristol and Shirley Hodgson tells their story
here.
(Database of names
updated: May 2008)
Membership
Find
out how to join our Society.
Meetings
Details of B&AFHS monthly meetings at Bristol, Bath
and Yate.
Shop
Details
of the
books, CDs microfiche and on-line vouchers we sell to help your
research.
Services
Information about sources that we can look-up for you. Including
'Avon' Monumental Inscriptions - all parish churches in Avon
included.
Projects
Find out about the various ways in which
B&AFHS is
developing more resources to aid your research..... and find out
how you can get involved.
Downloads
Free resources from B&AFHS which you can download e.g. Phillimore's missing
Thornbury marriages, Bristol occupations in the 18th century,
Link to FreeBMD Church Cross-reference for the Bristol area and a
list of the records we have in our Research Room.
Links
On-line sources for family history and local
history in Bristol and Avon including B&AFHS members personal
websites. Access to information on
travelling to and staying in Bath, Bristol, and the surrounding area.
Internet
Past B&AFHS Journal articles about internet
developments (Note: the links worked at the time of publication but
may not now work on older articles).
Sources
Advice and help notes about the census, wills and burgesses
('freemen').
Map
- of the former County of Avon - the area we cover.
Help with your research
Contact us about information
sources for our area and problems in tracing your local ancestors.
Please note that we are not able to research your family history for
you but we are very happy to answer questions and offer advice,
hopefully pointing you in the right direction.
Visiting our area
General
transport/accommodation links and advice.
If you have any problems with this site, or wish to send comments or suggestions please email: webmaster.
Please consider adding a link to www.bafhs.org.uk on your web site if it is appropriate and if you would like us to reciprocate please email me.
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RECENT SITE UPDATES (Members' interests pages are updated frequently - these updates are not noted below) 2/6: List of Parishes on our CD's updated 10/6: some 'lost' Monumental Inscriptions added to the Temple Parish page 12/6: some 'lost' Monumental Inscriptions added to the St Peter's Parish page 16/6: Officers details updated following AGM and Bath Group meeting programme July- Sept added. 17/6: June Journal 'on the internet' put online |
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NEWS Central Library Visit. 28th August 2008 Mansion House Visit. 2nd July 2008 Another new CD: 'Butcher, Baker, Candle Maker' - Chipping Sodbury from 1795 (Shop). In 1795, a map of all the properties in Chipping Sodbury was produced to aid the setting of the Poor Law Rate. Many of the owners, occupiers and trades carried on in these properties have been tracked up to the present time using sources such as deeds, directories and census data. The CD contains a pictorial record of all the properties with details of known occupiers since 1795. Tour of Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol 10th July 2008 'Non-Conformist Baptism Registers in the BRO' CD 1754-1837 is now available to order from our shop. |
