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4 mile walk tracing historical landmarks

Pentrich history

Our village history, from the Romans to more recent times

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Details regarding the Pentrich Revolution of 1817

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Images from around the village (past & present)

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www.bbc.co.uk - This is a brilliant web site & search engine & also contains a lot of historical information about Britain’s past times ... see the ‘History’ section.

www.Google.co.uk - This is the best search engine; especially for genealogy related searches.

Yahoo! - Yahoo! UK & Ireland

BT Directory Enquiries - Excellent for locating anyone with BT telephone; some entries even provide home addresses. FREE SEARCH UTILITY

Royal Mail Post code & Address Finder - Excellent for locating anyone’s post code or full address. However you do need to register first before you can use the online search utility. FREE SEARCH UTILITY

TraceSmart.co.uk - Advanced people & address search which includes searching the 2004 & 2005 Electoral Roll Search. This is a fee based service, but worthwhile if you’ve lost contact with living relatives.

FriendsReunited.co.uk (UK & Ireland) - Seeking old schools pals, university friends or work mates? If so, this is the place to go. Free to search but contact can’t be made until you’ve paid for site membership

B4U Search ... Search Engine for locating UK People

SKYPE.COM - Phone or chat with friends & family around the world, FREE ONLINE PHONE CALLS to other registered SKYPE users ... you only need a VOIP phone (or Skype certified webcam) & then download the free software.

Facebook.com ...Primarily ‘Facebook’ is a free ‘Social Networking’ web site. Which makes life much easier to stay in touch with friends & family; share photos & information. Plus you can easily search for old school friends & workmates. It’s estimated there are 50 million users worldwide  ... hopefully find one or two people you know.

FreeBMD - Incomplete Indexes to the GRO Births, Marriages & Deaths ...covers BMD’s from 1837 to around 1900. FREE SEARCHABLE GRO INDEXES

Complete BMD INDEXES at Ancestry UK - Get FREE access to the comelete BMD/GRO Indexes via the Ancestry.co.uk web site. You do first need to set-up a free account & from there you can search & access original images of the GRO indexes for years 1837 to 1983 & 1983 to 2005

1837Online.com - Complete General Register Office Indexes, covering Births, Marriages & Deaths from 1837 to present. Fee based search ... but useful if FreeBMD fails to turn up who you are seeking.

GRO Online Certificate Ordering Service - The quickest & cheapest way to order & pay for certificates online is if you’re able to supply the GRO Index references when ordering; index details can be first found on FreeBMD or the 1837Online.com site ... alternatively GRO indexes are available via select records offices and libraries.

BMD Certificates.co.uk - Certificate ordering service

Let BMD-Certificates do all the work ... the alternative way to obtain UK birth, marriage & death certificates (for England & Wales, Scotland & Northern Ireland). All certificates are full/long form, certified and official .. delivered worldwide to your door.

FamilySearch.org from the ‘Church of the Latter Day Saints (LDS)’. This extensive site offers a wealth of indispensable information. Including the ‘International Genealogical Index (IGI)’ & ‘British Vital Records index (BVRI)’ and also the 1881 British Census - FREE ACCESS

Click census year required

BRITISH CENSUS RECORDS ONLINE

Ancestry.co.uk - Have all census records online, from 1841 to 1901. Some of the CENSUS INDEXES ARE FREELY SEARCHABLE; full access to census is only for members who’ve paid for time limited access or annual membership.

FamilySearch.org  offer the entire transcribed 1881 British Census, which is - FREE ACCESS

1901 Census Online via National Archives - CENSUS INDEX IS FREELY SEARCHABLE but full census entries can be paid for online once you’ve set up an account & added credit to it.

Ancestry.co.uk - Have a huge database of accessible records for the UK. Including census for 1871, 1881, 1891 & 1901 and some parish records & BMD indexes. The site has limited free access; majority of their databases are only for people who’ve subscribed to membership.

Free BMD index 1837-1983 - FREE REGISTRATION

(or) you can register to view their Complete FreeBMD index in images (England & Wales) but you will also be required to download their viewer software.

The National Archives covers England & UK; formed April 2003 by joining the Public Record Office (PRO) and the Historical Manuscripts Commission (HMC). The archives collection is one of the largest in the world covers from 11th century to the present day & FREELY SEARCHABLE

‘Documents Online’ which is part of the National Archives ... Freely search the catalogue of digitalized images available to download; each downloadable document includes a scanned image of an old document, such as wills, probate & admins.; Death Duty records, Domesday Book; WW1 Campaign medals & WWII Seaman’s medals. Each document costs £3-50; you’ll require‘Adobe Acrobat Reader’ to view files

Family Records Centre (FRC) - The FRC provides access to some of the most important sources for family history research in England and Wales, including BMD certificates from 1837 & census returns from 1841 to 1901. The site provides useful information about the FRC, so you know what to expect before you go there.

Access to Archive - The A2A database contains catalogues describing archives held throughout England and dating from the 900s to the present day. You can FREELY SEARCH the indexes by name, place or topic & search results will tell you where in the UK matching records are held so that you can order copies direct from the detailed archive.

Derbyshire Record Office & Derby Diocesan Record Office - Hold’s county records & diocese records for Derbyshire. Address: County Hall, New Street, Matlock, DE4 3AG.  Email record.office@derbyshire.gov.uk

Lichfield Records Office - Hold’s most Diocese records for Derbyshire, including Bishop’s Transcripts and most Pre 1858 Wills, Probate & Administrations for Derbyshire; ... also search for records using their online catalogue called ‘Gateway to the Past’

Se our web page about known Pentrich Wills, Probate & Admin.

GENUKI Genealogy UK & Ireland (Derbyshire) Main site covers the UK by county; Derbyshire Genuki section includes info. about researching history & genealogy within Derbyshire. FREE INFORMATION

Genealogy-Links.co.uk (Derbyshire) - Genealogy & History Links for Derbyshire. FREE INFORMATION

Photo-Ark.co.uk - Online Image archive of Pre-1950 photos & postcards; includes Pentrich images & others for Derbyshire places. FREE SITE ACCESS

Sylvia Mason offers an entirely personal ancestral research service with a difference. For full details please go to:

http://www.familytreemaker.ukme.com

New South Wales Archives, Australia - Search their Indexes Online - Look for Pentrich Revolutionaries who were transported to Australia; they were transported in 1818 on board the ships named ‘Tottenham’ & ‘Isabella 1’

Legacy Family Tree (Standard Edition) - Family Tree software, Standard Edition is free. FREE SOFTWARE

My Heredis ‘Heredis Standard’ Family Tree Software - Family Tree software, Standard Edition is free. FREE SOFTWARE

Old-Maps.co.uk - Old maps (Pre 1900). Use gazetteer to locate the place you want & then click place name & load map; under map click enlarge button. Once enlarged map has loaded - save image to file & print when offline. FREE MAPS

PARLOC (Parish Locator Software) - Programme that allows you to locate British parishes, in relation to other nearby villages within UK. FREE SOFTWARE

ParishChest.com - Online Resources & Genealogical site where you can purchase a whole range of resources. Open 24/7 & all year round ... shop from the comfort of your own armchair.

BUY YOUR OWN RESOURCES

Irfanview - Brilliant Image viewer. FREE SOFTWARE

AVG Grisoft (FREE EDITION)

FREE ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE

Disk Washer - This FREE SOFTWARE helps you maintain your PC & keeps it functioning well, by removing unnecessary files & junk from your computer.

Adobe Acrobat Reader - FREE viewer, for opening & viewing Adobe PDF files

Plaxo 2.0 - FREE address book manager

Winzip - Evaluation version is FREE & used to open zip files or condense your files. FREE SOFTWARE

Amazon.com e-cards - FREE E-CARDS for special holidays, anniversaries & events

Birthdays e-cards for you - FREE E-CARDS for special holidays, anniversaries & events

Freeola.com - Freeola - free email addresses & unlimited free web space ... Absolutely free for any UK resident.

FREE E-MAIL ACCOUNT & UNLIMITED FREE WEB SPACE

Tucows.com - FREE SOFTWARE & all sorts of free stuff. Freeware, Shareware & limited period Free trials

Awards For All - Lottery Grants for Local Groups ... & we owe an extra special thanks to the ‘Awards for all’ lottery grant scheme as the PHS have recieved grants in the past.