Genealogy CDs

These CDs contain fully searchable transcriptions in XHTML format of material collected or created in the course of my own family history research over the last 10 years. Unlike most publishers, all content on these CDs has been transcribed and proof-read by hand to reduce the number of typographical errors and legibility problems commonly found when using scanned images in PDF files. Errors in the original works have been kept but annotated with corrections, and additional annotations containing background information have been added. Cross-linking has been added to place names where appropriate.

The Aberdeenshire CD 2.1

Reviews of version 2.0, which has now sold out:

...impressive amount of material...nothing short of astounding. An absolute gem.
Your Family Tree, issue 62 (April 2008).
Runner-up, Specific Data CD of the Year, Your Family Tree, issue 71 (December 2008).

...annotations draw attention to contradictions within documents and add useful background information.
Family History Monthly, issue 155 (April 2008).

...easy to navigate...
Practical Family History, issue 124 (April 2008).

Version 2.1 contains over twice as much data as version 1.0, including:

Holden's 1811 Directory entry for Aberdeen;
Pigot's 1825 Directory of Aberdeenshire (excluding Aberdeen);
Pigot's 1837 Directory of Aberdeenshire, listing inhabitants of Aberdeen and all major towns in Aberdeenshire. See a sample section;
Chronicle of the Nineteenth Century (1801-1906) from the Aberdeen Free Press;
University Bursary Competition results and surname index (1869-1874); Updated
Mounthooly temporary Smallpox Hospital patient list and surname index;
Local Events and Obituaries (1873, 1893, 1896-1904 and 1920) from local newspapers; Updated
Selected entries from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica™ giving contemporary details of Aberdeenshire towns and people;
Contiguous Parishes, to assist with searching for itinerant people;
Gazetteer of over 450 place names with precise OS National Grid references;
Members of Parliament since 1707;
Annotated population tables for Aberdeenshire parishes (1801-1851);
Utilities such as census year of birth calculator, and Easter Sunday calculator.

This CD will be of use to both genealogists and local historians interested in the north east of Scotland. To order, send a cheque made payable to K.R. Smith for £15 (includes UK p&p; overseas orders add £1) to:

K. Smith, 24 Lime Road, Oxford OX2 9EG, UK.

The Dorsetshire CD

Version 1.0 contains fully searchable transcriptions including:

Pigot's 1842-44 Directory of Dorsetshire, listing inhabitants of all major towns in Dorset. Particularly useful as it was published soon after the 1841 census. See a sample section for Cerne Abbas;
Slater's 1852 Directory of Dorsetshire. Similar to the Pigot's 1842 directory, but published shortly after the 1851 census;
Selected entries from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica™ giving contemporary details of Dorset towns and people;
Contiguous Parishes, to assist with searching for itinerant people;
Gazetteer of over 700 place names with precise OS National Grid references and cross-links to place names in the directories;
Census place name index for 1861;
Members of Parliament since 1714;
Utilities such as census year of birth calculator, and Easter Sunday calculator.

This CD will be of use to both genealogists and local historians interested in Dorset. To order, send a cheque made payable to K.R. Smith for £15 (includes UK p&p; overseas orders add £1) to:

K. Smith, 24 Lime Road, Oxford OX2 9EG, UK.