Roger E Nixon - Military & Historical Searches


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HISTORICAL RESEARCHER & RECORD SEARCHER

Services for the Family Historian

Roger E Nixon, Military & Historical Searches
London Metropolitan Archives, Northampton Road, London. Formerly the Greater London Record Office.

For people trying to discover their family genealogy, The National Archives UK (PRO) and other London repositories offer extensive diversity in genealogical and historical records. TNA alone has several hundred thousand military and naval records of genealogical significance. This includes indexed and unindexed records of births, marriages and deaths of army people at home and abroad, from 1761 and 1796 respectively.

TNA is not really the place to start family history research although it is an fantastic mine of information for genealogists who seek to build on existing knowledge of their ancestors' lives and occupations. There are a number of very specific areas that can be consulted sometimes with quite amazing results. Here are a few examples of the records available:

Army (service records from 1760)
Navy (various from 1688)
Marines (from 1664)
Medals & Awards
Railway Records
Guard (from 1757)
Military Operational Records
Merchant Seamen (from 1835 to about 1854)
Masters, Mates & Engineers etc. (from 1845)
Coastguard (from 1822)
Customs & Excise (from 1761)
Police and RIC (from 1829 and 1836)
Nurses (from 1921)
Taxation
Coroners' Inquests
Births, Deaths and Marriages of Britons Abroad (covers over 50 countries) various sources and dates
Railways

West Indies
Court Martial Records
Emigrants (criminal from 1616)
Emigrants (voluntary from 1634)
Immigrants (Naturalisation & denization records 1801-1935 approx)
Apprenticeship Records (1710-1811)
Changes of Name (1760-1901)
Indentures
The Militia, Yeomanry, Rifle Volunteers, Fencibles & Home
Probate Records (to 1858)
Death Duty Registers
Criminal Trials: Sessions, Assizes, Higher Courts
Tontines & Annuities
Debtors & Bankrupts
Crown Employes & Civil Servants
Maps & Tithes
Convicts & Transportation (from 1616)

Click here for my article,
'Genealogical Overview of The National Archives UK'

Click here for my article, 'Genealogical Overview of The National Archives UK'

Click here for my article,
'Genealogical Overview of The National Archives UK'