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• 200 Years of the Census

  Interesting history of the censuses in England and Wales since 1801. Be sure to view the Area Monitors pages for information about how various counties have changed over the past 200 years.

  • Area Monitors

    Reviews changes in each county based on census data over time.

  • Census Hall of Fame

    Famous people found in various UK census forms. Includes scanned images of the forms.

  • History of the Census

• A Brief History of Wales

• BBC - Wales - History

  • Comings and Goings

    Emigration & immigration.

  • Family History

  • Myths and Customs

  • The Story of Welsh

• Center for the Study of Ancient Wales

  A non-profit foundation which owns an extensive library of materials related to the history and peoples of Ancient Wales. It conducts ongoing research on a number of subjects, hoping to shed more light on the people who inhabited the land now called Wales from about 400 to 1300.

• Coins of the UK

  Gives a good deal of history of the coinage of the United Kingdom by regnal years.

• DiCamillo Database of British & Irish Country Houses

  Online searchable database of British and Irish country houses with information on over 6,000 houses.

• Early Medieval Wales

  • The Early Welsh Kingdoms

• EuroDocs: Online Sources for European History

  Selected transcriptions, facsimiles and translations.

• History of Wales

• List of natural disasters in the British Isles (Wikipedia)

• Local History Link

  Advertises UK local history books and services for sale or items wanted.

• Significant Dates For English And Welsh Family History Sources

• The First Welsh Footstep in Patagonia

• The National Archives - National Farm Survey of England and Wales 1941-1943

• The Rebecca Riots

• The Taxatio | Manuscripts Online

  Searchable online database contains the valuation, plus related details, of the English and Welsh parish churches and prebends listed in the ecclesiastical taxation assessment of 1291-2.

• Useful dates in British history

  For the local historian or genealogist.

• Victoria Research Web

  Resources for research into the history and culture of 19th-century Britain.