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: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | A History of Tong, Shropshire |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/historyoftongshr00grif... |
| Description: | A History of Tong, Shropshire |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes details of the church inscriptions and tombs, and extracts from the parish registers (p163). Includes an index. |
| 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: | Burial Plots, Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Burial Records for North Wales |
| Link: | https://www.gravestones.info/ |
| Description: | Burial Records for North Wales |
| Extra Info: | Need to be a member to use the data. Also covers some areas of Cheshire. Sometiimes offers a 'free trial' membership for a month. |
| 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: | 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 Hopesay, Shropshire |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/shropshireparish1812sh... |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Hopesay, Shropshire |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Registers 1660-1812, with marriages to 1837. Includes a names index. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Kinlet, Shropshire |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/shropshireparish172shr... |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Kinlet, Shropshire |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Registers 1657-1840. Includes a names index. |
| Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Lydbury North, Shropshire and More |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~markgeorge/genealog... |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Lydbury North, Shropshire, Censuses and More |
| Extra Info: | Many transcriptions have been completed. Includes the townships of Acton, Brockton, Choulton, Eaton, Eyton with Plowden, Lower Down, Lydbury North, Totterton and the extraparochial Dinmore. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Stokesay, Shropshire |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/shropshireparish174shr... |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Stokesay, Shropshire |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Registers 1660-1812, with marriages to 1837. Includes a names index. |
| 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: | 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: | Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Villages on the Borders of Shropshire & Staffordshire |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20091027014022/http://w... |
| Description: | Villages on the Borders of Shropshire & Staffordshire |
| Extra Info: | This is an archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information still seems to be available. |
| Classification: | Census, General, Monumental Inscriptions, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | GENUKI County Page for Shropshire |
| Link: | https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SAL/ |
| Description: | General Information for Shropshire |
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