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| + | ==The Family Tree Forum Timeline== | ||
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| + | Our ancestors (like us) were shaped by the world they lived in and the sudden movement of a family, for example, from their birthplace to another part of the country could be explained by what was happening in the wider world. | ||
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| + | '''[[The Timeline]]''' will help you to put the personal life of your ancestors in context with the social and political situation of the time. | ||
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==Pathé News Online== | ==Pathé News Online== | ||
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The earliest films date from 1896! Pathé display a Top Twenty on their site - the most popular when we checked was a film of the Titanic, but an early favourite of ours is the funeral of Queen Victoria in 1901. | The earliest films date from 1896! Pathé display a Top Twenty on their site - the most popular when we checked was a film of the Titanic, but an early favourite of ours is the funeral of Queen Victoria in 1901. | ||
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| + | *[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British History Online] | ||
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==Related Pages== | ==Related Pages== | ||
*[[Bargemen/Boatmen/Watermen/Lightermen]] | *[[Bargemen/Boatmen/Watermen/Lightermen]] | ||
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| + | *[[Evacuation_and_Evacuees#British_Home_Children|British Home Children]] | ||
*[[Canals and Canal Carriers]] | *[[Canals and Canal Carriers]] | ||
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*[[Directories of Victorian and Edwardian Photographers]] | *[[Directories of Victorian and Edwardian Photographers]] | ||
| − | *[[Emigration and Immigration]] | + | *[[Emigration and Immigration]] |
*[[Entertainment]] | *[[Entertainment]] | ||
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*[[Maps and Photography]] | *[[Maps and Photography]] | ||
| − | *[[Maritime]] | + | *[[:Category:Military and Maritime History|Military and Maritime History]] |
*[[Mining and Heavy Industry]] | *[[Mining and Heavy Industry]] | ||
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| − | *[[Places of Worship]] | + | *[[Places of Worship]] |
*[[Railways]] | *[[Railways]] | ||
*[[Religion and the Clergy]] | *[[Religion and the Clergy]] | ||
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*[[Stonemasons]] | *[[Stonemasons]] | ||
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*[[Workhouses/Hospitals/Asylums And Sanitoriums|Workhouses/Hospitals/Asylums And Sanatoriums]] | *[[Workhouses/Hospitals/Asylums And Sanitoriums|Workhouses/Hospitals/Asylums And Sanatoriums]] | ||
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==Schools and Education== | ==Schools and Education== | ||
| − | *[http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/legislation.htm | + | *[http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/legislation.htm Parliamentary Legislation] |
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_England History of State Education] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_England History of State Education] | ||
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==Museums and Galleries== | ==Museums and Galleries== | ||
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*[http://www.edencamp.co.uk/ Eden Camp Theme Museum Malton, North Yorkshire. Centred on The History of WW2.] | *[http://www.edencamp.co.uk/ Eden Camp Theme Museum Malton, North Yorkshire. Centred on The History of WW2.] | ||
| − | *[http://www.bbc.co.uk/bradford/sense_of_place/saltaire.shtml Saltaire, Bradford. Factory & Village Built by Millowner & Philanthropist Sir Titus Salt | + | *[http://www.bbc.co.uk/bradford/sense_of_place/saltaire.shtml Saltaire, Bradford. Factory & Village Built by Millowner & Philanthropist Sir Titus Salt] |
| − | *[http://www.saltsmill.org.uk/ Salts Mill - Home | + | *[http://www.saltsmill.org.uk/ Salts Mill - Home to The David Hockney Exhibition.] |
| − | *[http://www.trowbridgemuseum.co.uk/ History of Woollen Cloth in Trowbridge] | + | *[http://www.trowbridgemuseum.co.uk/ History of Woollen Cloth in Trowbridge] |
*[http://catalogue.postalheritage.org.uk/DServe/DServe.exe?dsqServer=localhost&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Index.tcl The British Postal Museum & Archive (BPMA)] | *[http://catalogue.postalheritage.org.uk/DServe/DServe.exe?dsqServer=localhost&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Index.tcl The British Postal Museum & Archive (BPMA)] | ||
| − | * [[See How Your Ancestors Lived]] | + | *[[See How Your Ancestors Lived]] |
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| + | *[http://www.oldandinteresting.com/ Old and interesting - History of Domestic Paraphernalia] | ||
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==Work and Trade Associations / Unions== | ==Work and Trade Associations / Unions== | ||
| − | *[http://www.historyshelf.org/shelf/friend/06.php Friendly Societies] | + | *[http://www.historyshelf.org/shelf/friend/06.php Affiliated Friendly Societies] |
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*[http://www.unionancestors.co.uk/index.htm Trade Union Ancestors] | *[http://www.unionancestors.co.uk/index.htm Trade Union Ancestors] | ||
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*[http://www.unionhistory.info/matchworkers/browse.php Bryant & May Matchworkers Strike Fund Register 1888] | *[http://www.unionhistory.info/matchworkers/browse.php Bryant & May Matchworkers Strike Fund Register 1888] | ||
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*[http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/catalogues/unions/ Trade Unions and Similar Organisations] | *[http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/catalogues/unions/ Trade Unions and Similar Organisations] | ||
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==Political Parties and Movements== | ==Political Parties and Movements== | ||
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*[http://chartists.net/ Chartist Ancestors] | *[http://chartists.net/ Chartist Ancestors] | ||
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*[http://www.romanbritain.freeserve.co.uk/SUFFRAGETTES.HTM Give Women The Vote!] | *[http://www.romanbritain.freeserve.co.uk/SUFFRAGETTES.HTM Give Women The Vote!] | ||
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*[http://www.johndclare.net/Women1_SuffragetteActions_Rosen.htm What Did The Suffragettes Do?] | *[http://www.johndclare.net/Women1_SuffragetteActions_Rosen.htm What Did The Suffragettes Do?] | ||
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==The Industrial Revolution== | ==The Industrial Revolution== | ||
*[http://www.leeds.gov.uk/armleymills/ Armley Mills Leeds Industrial Museum] | *[http://www.leeds.gov.uk/armleymills/ Armley Mills Leeds Industrial Museum] | ||
| − | *[http://www.revolutionaryplayers.org.uk/home.stm The History of The Industrial Revolution in the West Midlands | + | *[http://www.revolutionaryplayers.org.uk/home.stm The History of The Industrial Revolution in the West Midlands 1700 -1830] |
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==American History== | ==American History== | ||
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==Civilian Transport== | ==Civilian Transport== | ||
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*[http://www.georgianindex.net/horse_and_carriage/carriage_door.html Carriages and Coaching] | *[http://www.georgianindex.net/horse_and_carriage/carriage_door.html Carriages and Coaching] | ||
| − | *[http:// | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nottinghamshire_and_Derbyshire_Tramways_Company Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Tramways Company.] |
| − | *[http://www.lvta.co.uk/history | + | *[http://www.lvta.co.uk/menu/lvta-taxi-history/ London Horse Cabs and Hackney Carriages History] |
| − | *[http:// | + | *[http://asms.k12.ar.us/classes/humanities/amstud/97-98/helicptr/webpage.htm The Evolution of the Helicopter] |
*[http://www.ba-gb.com/index.php?ps=8 A Brief History Of The Bicycle] | *[http://www.ba-gb.com/index.php?ps=8 A Brief History Of The Bicycle] | ||
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*[http://www.alcester.dial.pipex.com/localpast/94au/oral.htm Oral Account of Coach Building, Early 1900s] | *[http://www.alcester.dial.pipex.com/localpast/94au/oral.htm Oral Account of Coach Building, Early 1900s] | ||
| − | *[http://www.railwayancestors.org.uk/ The Railway | + | *[http://www.railwayancestors.org.uk/ The Railway Ancestors Family History Society] |
*[http://web.onyxnet.co.uk/Auffret-onyxnet.co.uk/railways/railways.htm The North Yorkshire and Cleveland Railway] | *[http://web.onyxnet.co.uk/Auffret-onyxnet.co.uk/railways/railways.htm The North Yorkshire and Cleveland Railway] | ||
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*[http://www.fleetdata.co.uk/ukregistrations.html History Behind British Vehicle Registration System] | *[http://www.fleetdata.co.uk/ukregistrations.html History Behind British Vehicle Registration System] | ||
| − | *[http://www.britishtaxdiscs.co.uk/ | + | *[http://www.britishtaxdiscs.co.uk/tax-disc-history.php History of The Road Fund Licence - Tax Disk] |
*[http://www.pasttimesproject.co.uk/lsl_browse.php?subsite=ll&cat=Transport Times Past - Transport] | *[http://www.pasttimesproject.co.uk/lsl_browse.php?subsite=ll&cat=Transport Times Past - Transport] | ||
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==Architecture and Old Buildings== | ==Architecture and Old Buildings== | ||
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*[http://www.letchworthgardencity.net/heritage/index-3.htm Letchworth, The First Garden City] | *[http://www.letchworthgardencity.net/heritage/index-3.htm Letchworth, The First Garden City] | ||
| − | *[http://www.cadbury.co.uk/CADBURYANDCHOCOLATE/OURSTORY/PHILAN/Pages/bvttoday.aspx | + | *[http://www.cadbury.co.uk/CADBURYANDCHOCOLATE/OURSTORY/PHILAN/Pages/bvttoday.aspx Bournville Village (Founded by Richard and George Cadbury)] |
| − | *[http://www.portsunlightvillage.com/ | + | *[http://www.portsunlightvillage.com/ Port Sunlight founded by William Lever] |
| − | *[http://www.jrht.org.uk/Your+community/Communities+by+location/New+Earswick New Earswick Village | + | *[http://www.jrht.org.uk/Your+community/Communities+by+location/New+Earswick New Earswick Village built by Joseph Rowntree] |
*[http://koti.welho.com/rhurmal1/linnat2004/castles.html#A British Castles, Stately Homes and Houses] | *[http://koti.welho.com/rhurmal1/linnat2004/castles.html#A British Castles, Stately Homes and Houses] | ||
| − | *[http://www.victorianstation.com/architecturemenu.htm Victorian Architecture, | + | *[http://www.victorianstation.com/architecturemenu.htm Victorian Architecture, (mostly American)] |
*[http://www.buildinghistory.org/ Researching Historic Buildings in The British Isles] | *[http://www.buildinghistory.org/ Researching Historic Buildings in The British Isles] | ||
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==The British Monarchy== | ==The British Monarchy== | ||
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| + | *[http://www.royal.gov.uk/ The Offical Website of The British Monarchy] | ||
*[http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/genealogy/GEDCOM.html Royal and Noble Genealogical Data on the Web] | *[http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/genealogy/GEDCOM.html Royal and Noble Genealogical Data on the Web] | ||
| − | *[http:// | + | *[http://www.pasttimesproject.co.uk/lsl_browse.php?subsite=ll&cat=Royal%20events Times Past - Royal Events] |
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| − | + | ==The Landed Gentry== | |
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*[http://www.sledmerehouse.com/ Sledmere House, Home of Sir Tatton Sykes] | *[http://www.sledmerehouse.com/ Sledmere House, Home of Sir Tatton Sykes] | ||
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*[http://www.r-alston.co.uk/country_house_database.htm A Database of Country Houses in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and Some of The Surrounding Islands, With Brief Histories] | *[http://www.r-alston.co.uk/country_house_database.htm A Database of Country Houses in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and Some of The Surrounding Islands, With Brief Histories] | ||
| − | *[http://www.leighrayment.com/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page | + | *[http://www.leighrayment.com/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page - a database of MPs] |
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| + | *[http://www.yorkshirehistory.com/wagon/ Sir Mark Sykes Bart] | ||
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| − | ==Jewish History == | + | ==Jewish History== |
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[[image:Ark and pulpit Brighton Synagogue.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Ark and pulpit. Middle St Synagogue, Brighton]] | [[image:Ark and pulpit Brighton Synagogue.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Ark and pulpit. Middle St Synagogue, Brighton]] | ||
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*[http://www.jgsgb.org.uk/ Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain] | *[http://www.jgsgb.org.uk/ Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain] | ||
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| + | ==The Celts== | ||
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| + | *[http://www.family-ancestry.co.uk/history/celts/anglo-celtic/ Family Ancestry - The Anglo-Saxon and The Celtic Age] | ||
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==Slavery== | ==Slavery== | ||
*[http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ism/slavery/eabolition.asp International Slavery Museum] | *[http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ism/slavery/eabolition.asp International Slavery Museum] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.slavevoyages.org/tast/index.faces The Transantlantic Slave Trade Database] | ||
*[http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/slavery.htm The Slave Trade - 1700-1930] | *[http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/slavery.htm The Slave Trade - 1700-1930] | ||
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*[http://compensations.plantations.bb/ Slave Compensation Claims] | *[http://compensations.plantations.bb/ Slave Compensation Claims] | ||
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==Current Value of Old Money== | ==Current Value of Old Money== | ||
| − | *[http://www.ex.ac.uk/~RDavies/arian/current/howmuch.html Current | + | *[http://www.ex.ac.uk/~RDavies/arian/current/howmuch.html Current value of old money] |
*[http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/units/money.htm Pre-decimal Sterling Coinage] | *[http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/units/money.htm Pre-decimal Sterling Coinage] | ||
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==Uncategorised== | ==Uncategorised== | ||
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| + | *[http://www.britishfarthings.com/Tokens/17th-Century/17th-Century.html 17th-Century Farthing Trade Tokens] | ||
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*[http://www.footrule.com/1/conversn/oengothr.htm?sr=homepage&ac=0 Old English Weights and Measures] | *[http://www.footrule.com/1/conversn/oengothr.htm?sr=homepage&ac=0 Old English Weights and Measures] | ||
*[http://home.clara.net/brianp/index.html Weights and Measures] | *[http://home.clara.net/brianp/index.html Weights and Measures] | ||
| − | *[http:// | + | *[http://www.novaroma.org/via_romana/numbers.html Nova Roma Guide to understanding Roman Numerals] |
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| + | *[http://www.roman-britain.org/numerals.htm Roman Britain. understanding Roman Numerals] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.searchforancestors.com/utility/dayofweek.html Day of Week Calculator] | ||
*[http://homepages.tesco.net/~jk.calisto/calisto/ A Calender Program for Western Europe AD 326 - 2999] | *[http://homepages.tesco.net/~jk.calisto/calisto/ A Calender Program for Western Europe AD 326 - 2999] | ||
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*[http://www.weddingspastandpresent.co.uk/ Weddings Past and Present] | *[http://www.weddingspastandpresent.co.uk/ Weddings Past and Present] | ||
| − | *[http:// | + | *[http://home.snu.edu/~dwilliam/f97projects/contraception/history.htm a Brief History of Contraception] |
*[http://www.genealogyprinters.com Family Tree & Chart Printing] | *[http://www.genealogyprinters.com Family Tree & Chart Printing] | ||
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*[http://www.pasttimesproject.co.uk/lsl_browse.php?subsite=ll&cat=Youth%20groups Tales from Youth Organisations] | *[http://www.pasttimesproject.co.uk/lsl_browse.php?subsite=ll&cat=Youth%20groups Tales from Youth Organisations] | ||
| − | *[http:// | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolworths_Group Woolworths History] |
*[http://www.examstutor.com/business/resources/companyprofiles/marksandspencer/history.php The History of Marks and Spencer] | *[http://www.examstutor.com/business/resources/companyprofiles/marksandspencer/history.php The History of Marks and Spencer] | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:25, 10 September 2022
Contents
- 1 The Family Tree Forum Timeline
- 2 Pathé News Online
- 3 Related Pages
- 4 Schools and Education
- 5 Museums and Galleries
- 6 Work and Trade Associations / Unions
- 7 Political Parties and Movements
- 8 The Industrial Revolution
- 9 American History
- 10 Civilian Transport
- 11 Architecture and Old Buildings
- 12 The British Monarchy
- 13 The Landed Gentry
- 14 Jewish History
- 15 The Celts
- 16 Slavery
- 17 Current Value of Old Money
- 18 Uncategorised
The Family Tree Forum Timeline
Our ancestors (like us) were shaped by the world they lived in and the sudden movement of a family, for example, from their birthplace to another part of the country could be explained by what was happening in the wider world.
The Timeline will help you to put the personal life of your ancestors in context with the social and political situation of the time.
Pathé News Online
Until 1970 cinemas all over Britain showed Pathé newsreels. Now you can view the entire collection, over 3500 hours, online at:
It is necessary to register, but whilst there is a charge for high-resolution copies of the films you can view low resolution versions free of charge. Almost all are in black and white, and the very earliest footage is silent.
The earliest films date from 1896! Pathé display a Top Twenty on their site - the most popular when we checked was a film of the Titanic, but an early favourite of ours is the funeral of Queen Victoria in 1901.
Related Pages
Schools and Education
Museums and Galleries
Work and Trade Associations / Unions
Political Parties and Movements
The Industrial Revolution
American History
Civilian Transport
Go to Railways Page
Architecture and Old Buildings
The British Monarchy
The Landed Gentry
Jewish History
The Celts
Slavery
- The Transatlantic Slave Trade, Abolition Movement Time Line of Key Events
- Recovered Histories- Reawakening The Narratives of Enslavement, Resistance and the Fight For Freedom
Current Value of Old Money
Uncategorised
Back to Creating Your Family Tree
Back to Main Page
