Monumental Inscriptions are the transcriptions of the text on the gravestone or tombstone of an individual. In many cases there will be multiple burials in one grave so the inscription will provide information about other family members.
| Classification: | Burials / Cremations, Burial Plots, Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Billion Graves |
| Link: | https://billiongraves.com |
| Description: | Billion Graves |
| Extra Info: | Billion Graves says it is the world's largest resource for searchable GPS cemetery data. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Cemeteries - British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia |
| Link: | https://www.bacsa.org.uk/ |
| Description: | British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia |
| Extra Info: | Click on BACSAarchives for some transcriptions and gallery for pictures. |
| Classification: | Burials / Cremations, Burial Plots, Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Cemeteries of the World |
| Link: | http://www.interment.net/uk/index.htm |
| Description: | Cemeteries of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland |
| Extra Info: | Some places are under the new counties, such as some areas of Yorkshire and Durham are under Cleveland, Lancashire places under Greater Manchester etc. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | East Midlands General Baptist History |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~blanchec/genealogy/... |
| Description: | East Midlands General Baptist History |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Gravestone Photographs |
| Link: | https://www.gravestonephotos.com |
| Description: | Gravestone Photographs |
| Extra Info: | A great free resource which aims to collect many more photographs and details. Includes a surname search to help find your ancestors. Have you got any gravestone photographs that you could contribute? |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Internet Archive |
| Link: | http://archive.org/ |
| Description: | Internet Archive |
| Extra Info: | Has many scanned books, including some parish registers. Click on texts and then search the archive. Note baptism and baptisms give different results. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Officers Died Website |
| Link: | https://glosters.tripod.com/memindex3.htm |
| Description: | Officers Died Website |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Thringstone - Saint Andrews (Extracts) |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20090723233112/http://g... |
| Description: | Saint Andrews, Thringstone , Extracts From the Parish Registers |
| Extra Info: | This ia an archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information still seems to be available. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries |
| Title: | Police Roll of Honour |
| Link: | https://policememorial.org.uk/ |
| Description: | The National Police Officers Roll of Honour |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Quorn Village Online Museum |
| Link: | http://www.quornmuseum.com/ |
| Description: | Quorn Village Online Museum |
| Extra Info: | Many articles and photographs relating to the village. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Railway and Canal Historical Society |
| Link: | https://rchs.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Railway and Canal Historical Society |
| Extra Info: | Click on History for access to memorial and monuments search. |
| Classification: | Bishops Transcripts, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Ratcliffe Culey Records |
| Link: | http://www.mdlp.co.uk/resources/ratcliffe/ |
| Description: | Ratcliffe Culey Marriages, Burials and Monumental Inscriptions. |
| Classification: | Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Redmile Village Website |
| Link: | http://www.redmilearchive.freeuk.com/ |
| Description: | Redmile Village Website |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Saint Bartholomew's Church, Foston |
| Link: | https://www.foston-church.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Saint Bartholomew's Church, Foston |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Sheepy Group Parishes |
| Link: | http://www.mdlp.co.uk/resources/lei.htm |
| Description: | Sheepy Group Parish Records etc. |
| Classification: | Burials / Cremations, Monumental Inscriptions, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Soldiers' Memorials Website |
| Link: | https://www.angelfire.com/mp/memorials/memindz1.ht... |
| Description: | Soldiers' Memorials Website |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | St Martin's Cathedral, Leicester |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20091027002145/http://u... |
| Description: | St Martin's Cathedral, Leicester |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active, but most information appears to be available. Scroll down to Index of Monuments. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | The Society of Genealogists (SOG) |
| Link: | https://www.sog.org.uk/ |
| Description: | The Society of Genealogists (SOG) |
| Extra Info: | Can search for a surname for free, however a membership is required to access the detailed information. Click Search to see a list of the data online. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Bishops Transcripts, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | UK Transcriptions Website |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~uktranscriptions/ge... |
| Description: | UK Transcriptions Website Various Counties |
| Extra Info: | Transcriptions for Northamptonshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. Click on Other Counties for Lancashire, Leicestershire, Norfolk and Shetland. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Welford Road Cemetery, Leicester |
| Link: | https://www.fowrcl.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Welford Road Cemetery, Leicester |
| Extra Info: | The website of the Friends of the Welford Road Cemetery. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Welford Road Cemetery, Leicester |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20091027000327/http://u... |
| Description: | Welford Road Cemetery, Leicester |
| Extra Info: | This is an archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information still seems to be available. Scroll down to see and index of notable people buried int he cemetery. |
| Classification: | Census, General, Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | GENUKI County Page for Leicestershire |
| Link: | https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LEI/ |
| Description: | General Information for Leicestershire |
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