• Newcombe Family of Devon http://www.speareroots.co.uk/Newcombe Page.htm
  • Speareroots.co.uk is the home of the Speare family history Web site and includes a link to their Newcombe Family Page and also information on other Devonshire families and villages around the Northlew area.

• Yahoo Geocites Newcombe Genealogy Page http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/2957/

  • This Yahoo USA web page exists to allow people researching the surname "Newcomb / Newcombe" and other spelling variants to exchange information, post queries and to point to information sources. In the USA the name is invariably spelled NEWCOMB. In Canada, the common spelling is NEWCOMBE. Additional variant spellings: Newcom, Newcomen, Neucomen, Neucome, Newcome, Neucum, Neucom, Nucum, Nucumb, Neukomb, Newkomb, Neucombe, Neucomb, Newcum, and Newkombe.

• Newcomb's in America http://www.thenewcombs.org/index.php
  • The "Newcombs in America" website by Rosemary West aims to promote genealogical research relating to the Newcomb family name and to improve communication between (Andrew?) Newcomb descendants and connected families.

• Newcomb Family Genealogy Forum http://genforum.genealogy.com/newcomb/
  • Forum for exchanging information, hosted by Genealogy.com.

• Newcomb Family of Virginia http://www.geocities.com/cwheatley2000/newcombfam.html
  • American Daniel Newcomb genealogy.

• Newcomb Family http://www.newcomb-family.org/index.htm
  • American Andrew Newcomb genealogy by Bob Newcomb.

Knill Web Sites:

• Knill Family Genealogy Forum http://genforum.genealogy.com/knill/
  • Forum for exchanging information, hosted by Genealogy.com.

Maritime Web Sites:

• Amlwch Ships http://www.copperkingdom.co.uk/
  • The Copper Kingdom Web site for Amlwch Industrial Heritage Trust on the Island of Anglesey in North Wales. My grandfathers schooner Eilian was built in Amlwch in 1908.

• Maritime research http://www.barnettresearch.freeserve.co.uk/ 
  • British maritime history and genealogical research by Len Barnett. I commissioned Len to research my grandfathers maritime history, which he undertook with thoroughness and professionalism, resulting in the discovery of his complete career details.

• National Maritime Museum http://www.nmm.ac.uk/
  • National Maritime Museum at Greenwich.

Devon Web Sites:

• Devon Family History Society http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/
  • Devon Family History Society (DFHS) was founded in 1976, and now has over 4,000 members. Its aims include promoting the study of genealogy and history and encouraging the preservation and transcription of relevant documents and records.

• Westcountry Studies Library http://www.devon.gov.uk/library/locstudy/wsl.html
  • The Westcountry Studies Library is situated in the Devon Studies Centre, which it shares with the Devon Record Office, the Westcountry Studies Library is the largest local studies library in Devon. It also houses the unique collection of the Devon & Cornwall Record Society.

• Devon Record Office http://www.devon.gov.uk/record_office.htm
  • The Devon Record Office exists to collect and preserve the historical records of Devon and to make them available to all who wish to study them.

Genealogy Web Sites:

• Genealogical list of Web sites http://www.cyndislist.com/
  • Cyndis List is a 'one stop shop' for all your genealogical queries:
    • A categorized & cross-referenced index to genealogical resources on the Internet.
    • A list of links that point you to genealogical research sites online.
    • A free jumping-off point for you to use in your online research.
    • A "card catalog" to the genealogical collection in the immense library that is the Internet.
    • Your genealogical research portal onto the Internet.

• UK & Ireland genealogy societies http://www.genuki.org.uk/
  • The aim of GENUKI is to serve as a "virtual reference library" of genealogical information that is of particular relevance to the UK & Ireland. It is a noncommercial service, provided by an ever-growing group of volunteers in cooperation with the Federation of Family History Societies and a number of its member societies.

• Mormons Family Search http://www.familysearch.org/  
  • Family Search is the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) Web site and the single most important source of online family history data and information anywhere in the world. Creators of the famous International Genealogical Index (IGI), the Mormons have done more for the collection, preservation and free dissemination of worldwide family history than any other organization.

• Society of Genealogists http://www.sog.org.uk/  
  • The Society of Genealogists (SoG) offers a unique combination of research material, guidance and support for those interested in family history and the lives of earlier generations. It is a charity whose objects are to "promote, encourage and foster the study, science and knowledge of genealogy". They have the foremost library in the British Isles with a large collection of family histories, civil registration and census material, and the widest collection of County Sources in the country (over 9,000).

• National Archives http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
  • The National Archives of England, Wales and the United Kingdom has one of the largest archival collections in the world, spanning 1000 years of British history, from Domesday Book of 1086 to government papers recently released to the public.

• Civil Registration from 1837 http://www.1837online.com/Trace2web/
  • 1837 online.com helps you to trace your family tree by searching the entire copy of Birth, Marriage and Deaths indexes for England and Wales from 1837 to 2002, as well as British nationals overseas from 1761 to 1994. Use the indexes to order the Birth, Marriage and Death certificates you need to piece together your family tree.

• Civil Registration free index from 1837 http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/  
  • FreeBMD is an ongoing project, the aim of which is to transcribe the Civil Registration index of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales, and to provide free Internet access to the transcribed records for the period 1837-1983.

• 1901 Census http://www.1901census.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
  • The 1901 Census Online Service site is used by genealogists, family historians, one name researchers and anyone wanting to know more about their Welsh & English ancestors in 1901. It can also be used to research hamlets, villages and parishes to build a historical perspective.

• English archives index http://www.a2a.org.uk/  
  • The A2A database contains catalogues describing archives held throughout England and dating from the 900s to the present day. A2A does not yet offer a full description of all the archives in England, but it is regularly updated.

• The Family Tree Magazine http://www.family-tree.co.uk/
  • Family Tree Magazine began in 1984 and has steadily grown into the highest circulating British family history publication, currently (November 2004) selling more than 40,000 copies every month, with readers in more than 40 countries throughout the world.

• England and Wales online data http://www.familyhistoryonline.net/
  • Federation of Family History Societies (FFHS) currently (November 2004) hold some 52 million records that you can search. They include indexes (or fuller details of the entries) for baptisms, marriages, burials,  monumental inscriptions, and census returns.

• General Register Office http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/  
  • General Register Office (GRO) has a responsibility for recording all births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales.

• Family Records Centre http://www.familyrecords.gov.uk/frc/
  • The Family Record Centre (FRC) provides access to some of the most important sources for family history research in England and Wales, including births, marriages and deaths and census returns.

• English heraldry http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/
  • The College of Arms is the official repository of the coats of arms and pedigrees of English, Welsh, Northern Irish and Commonwealth families and their descendants.

• British heraldry http://www.theheraldrysociety.com/
  • The Heraldry Society exists to increase and extend interest in and knowledge of heraldry, armory, chivalry, genealogy and allied subjects.

Genealogy Software Web Sites:

•  The Master Genealogist (TMG) http://www.whollygenes.com/
  • The Master Genealogist (TMG) produced by Wholly Genes is by far the best genealogy programme available. The last thing you want to do is enter thousands of ancestors into an inferior genealogical software programme that you out-grow and then later on have to convert to TMG, with all the possible problems that entails due to miss matching data fields and parameters etc. It really isn't worth considering any other piece of software - do it right first time - I'm talking from experience.

• TMG Companion Programmes http://www.johncardinal.com/
  • If you use The Master Genealogist (TMG) from Wholly Genes, you may want to consider using one or more of the TMG companion programmes created by John Cardinal. These programmes are enormously significant enhancements to TMG; and a 'must have' for any TMG user, especially if you have say 10700 relatives like me and want to change their global data!

• PathWiz! http://www.sceya.com.au/pathwiz/
  • The PathWiz! program by Bryan Wetton is a presentation tool which allows you to access a TMG Version 5 and 6 project database table (dbf) containing paths to and information attached to exhibits (graphical images and other files stored anywhere on your local PC. In addition, the ability to directly edit the Topic, Reference and Description fields of a list of  related exhibits (for example - External Images attached to persons) from one screen with the ability to see the actual images both internal and external provided they are available.

• Pocket Genealogist http://www.northernhillssoftware.com/
  • Pocket Genealogist is the leader in genealogy software for PocketPC's and other "Windows Powered" mobile devices. I use Pocket Genealogist on my iPAQ Pocket PC and can take my genealogy data of 10700 people with me in my pocket! No more laptops or bulky notebooks! Pocket Genealogist supports most data types including events, facts, notes, sources, repositories, addresses, to do lists etc. It reads TMG (and other programmes) data files directly from your PC - no GEDCOM to worry about!

• Genealogical retailer supplies http://www.genealogysupplies.com/
  • S&N is the largest UK genealogy publisher and retailer, with over a decade of experience in serving the needs of computer based family historians.

Search Engine Web Sites:

• Google http://www.google.com/
  • The Google search engine index is nearly 8 billion pages in November 2004.

• Yahoo http://uk.yahoo.com/
  • The Yahoo search engine has useful links and club pages.

Useful Tools Web Sites:

• Adobe® Reader http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
  • Adobe® Reader is free software that lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files on a variety of devices and operating systems.

• Maps http://www.multimap.com/
  • Multimap provide up to date, online maps, to just about anywhere in the world - free.

• Building a Web site http://www.hrm.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
  • I learnt the basics of building a Web site by doing evening classes at St. Luke's school in Exeter with tutor Rod McKendrick. You can learn about this process by logging onto their St. Lukes web pages.

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