USEFUL LINKS

Website

Summary

http://blhs.co.uk

A very informative site about the Betley Local History Society with many interesting links.

www.betley.net

An individual look at Betley history with relevant research sources, including early records from 975 to 1793, Parish Registers 1538 to 1812, Index to Betley Will 1518 to 1857, etc. Site by Patrick Corness.

www.thepotteries.org/general/history.htm

History, pictures and people of the six towns. Interesting and informative

http://www.staffordshirebmd.org.uk

The Register Office of Staffordshire. For births, marriages and deaths from 1837

www.fhsc.org.uk

Family History Society of Cheshire. Founded in 1969 and has 17 groups within Cheshire. Contains a section on Cheshire Wills

www.workhouses.org.uk

History of the Workhouse including all of the local N.Staffs and S. Cheshire unions.

www.madeleystaffs.fsnet.co.uk

Includes history and photos of Madeley and Leycett.

www.cheshirebmd.org.uk

Cheshire births marriages and deaths indexes.

www.borderhistory.org.uk

Represents all the family history societies in the North Saffordshire/South Cheshire area. They organise a history fair in a different village each year.

http://maps.cheshire.gov.uk/tithemaps

The site contains digitised tithe maps of Cheshire and complete listings from the tithe apportionments. Sections of maps can be printed and apportionments downloaded. If you have ancestors who lived in Cheshire around 1840, and you know which parish they lived in, then this site will show you exactly where they lived.

www.jjhc.info

This site is extremely informative and covers the British ancestors and relatives of JJ Heath-Caldwell. The site also covers the history and photos of Linley Hall, Talke.

Website	Summary
www.audleycommunitynews.ik.com	Audley Community Newsletter, published quarterly, contains Audley Family History Society page and other local history articles.
www.acumenbooks.co.uk/audleynet	A large site dedicated to charities, organisations and businesses in and around Audley. Includes links to the Rotary Club, local events and many more.
www.audleycc.co.uk	A well presented site with images and a brief history of Audley. This is the site for the Audley cricket club.
www.sirthomasboughey.staffs.sch.uk/local_hist	Produced by the Sir Thomas Boughey High School at Halmer End. Some old photographs of Audley
www.myweb.tiscali.co.uk/robertburden/ Disasters/bignal1836.htm	A website that deals with local mining disasters.
http://www.warrinerprimaries.com/Topic/diglake.htm	A fascinating insight into Diglake Colliery and the men who worked there. Some of the information has been taken from archives and census returns, both on and off the internet, but the majority of the information has been kindly supplied by individuals.
www.butt-lane.co.uk	A website dedicated to Butt Lane, a small village situated near Newcastle under Lyme. It's main claim to fame is that it is the birthplace of Reginald Mitchell, designer of the Spitfire.
http://burgesses.info/index.html	Burgess and Taylor families from elsewhere but includes Hilditch and Statham families from Audley
http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/sirthomasboughey/halmer/rileys/index.html	Deals with the history of Riley's Ironmongers in Halmerend.
www.leycett.wetpaint.com	Dedicated to the village of Leycett in Staffordshire. Includes photographs, statements and other fascinating information.

Website	Summary
www.rootsweb.com	This is a single name site and can be confusing to use particularly if dealing with a common name. It is mainly an American site.
www.familysearch.com	Mormon Database
www.cyndislist.com	This site has 95,500 links to genealogical sources.
www.familysearch.org	A large collection of free family history, family tree and genealogy records. Advice on how to start looking into your family history, etc.
www.ex.ac.uk/mhn/new/welcome.html	Mining History Network. Worldwide with a UK section
www.familychronicle.com	Genealogical advice and surname finder. American