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: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | British Settlers on Argentina and Uruguay |
| Link: | http://www.argbrit.org/ |
| Description: | British Settlers on Argentina and Uruguay |
| Extra Info: | Many of the marriage records indicate place of birth. |
| 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: | Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Chris Newhall's Family History |
| Link: | http://www.wildot.co.uk/famhist.htm |
| Description: | Chris Newhall's Family History |
| Extra Info: | Includes NEWHALL, BAILEY, BEECH, CATLEY and many other surnames. |
| 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 |
| Title: | London Burial Grounds |
| Link: | https://www.londonburialgrounds.org.uk/ |
| Description: | London Burial Grounds |
| Extra Info: | Some monumental inscriptions within the site, but mainly details the burial grounds themselves, their current state and photographs. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Monumental Brasses in the City of London Churches |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/listofmonumental00oliv |
| Description: | Monumental Brasses in the City of London Churches |
| Extra Info: | Online book. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Monumental Inscriptions in the Church of St Olave's, Jewry, London |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/monumentalinscri00lond |
| Description: | Monumental Inscriptions in the Church of St Olave's, Jewry, London |
| Extra Info: | Online book. |
| 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 of St Giles Without Cripplegate, London - An Account of the Parish |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/accountofchurchp00badd |
| Description: | Parish of St Giles Without Cripplegate, London - Extracts of Registers |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes some memorial inscriptions and selected extracts from the registers 1577-1700. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Parish of St Giles Without Cripplegate, London - History |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/londonbeforefir00millgo... |
| Description: | Parish of St Giles Without Cripplegate, London - History |
| Extra Info: | Online book. London before the fire of 1666: with an historical account of the parish of St Giles Without Cripplegate. Includes some memorial inscriptions. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Staining - All Hallows and St Olave, Hart Street, London |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/cu31924028066797 |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Staining - All Hallows and St Olave, Hart Street, London |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Some extracts of baptisms, marriages and burials, with monumental inscriptions. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of the Dutch Reformed Church, Austin Friars, London |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/marriagebaptisma00lond |
| Description: | Parish Registers of the Dutch Reformed Church, Austin Friars, London |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Covers the period 1571-1874. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries |
| Title: | Police Roll of Honour |
| Link: | https://policememorial.org.uk/ |
| Description: | The National Police Officers Roll of Honour |
| 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: | 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: | 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: | Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | The Susser Archives |
| Link: | https://www.jewishgen.org/JCR-uk/susser/ |
| Description: | The Susser Archives - Documents and Papers of the Late Rabbi Dr Bernard Susser |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Monumental Inscriptions, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Wakefield Family History Sharing Website |
| Link: | http://www.wakefieldfhs.org.uk/index.shtml |
| Description: | Wakefield Family History Sharing Website |
| Extra Info: | Scroll down the page for census transcriptions, and other indexes. |
| Classification: | Census, General, Monumental Inscriptions, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | GENUKI County Page for London |
| Link: | https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LND/ |
| Description: | General Information for London |
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