Ancestors lost in the crowd?
New to family history research?
Perhaps these articles on our website may help:
Census 1841 - 1911
Birth, Death and Marriage Registration
The London Gazette
Newspaper archives
Trade Directories
Online Archives (see also Archives, Libraries and Museums).
A Vision of Britain
Britain between 1801 and 2001. Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
National Archives
Repository of the UK's national archives. The site includes an online catalogue, research information leaflets and an education centre.
National Archives of Scotland
Online catalogue for historical records created by businesses, landed estates, families, churches and other corporate bodies.
Historical Directories
Digital library of local and trade directories for England and Wales, from 1750 to 1919.
Historical Directories on Ancestry
Ancestry also has a digital library of local and trade directories.
History of the United Kingdom
Collection of links to some primary documents in the United Kingdom's history.
A2A Access to Archives
Database contains catalogues describing archives held locally in England and Wales and dating from the eighth century to the present day.
Gazettes Online
The London Gazette and its sister publications, the Edinburgh Gazette and Belfast Gazette, are official newspapers of the Crown. Search from 1752 to present day.
ScotlandsPeople
Official government source for Scottish genealogy, census and family research.
British History Online
Digital library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles.
British Library
Portal for the British Library's collections and exhibitions.
Institute of Historical Research
Directory of online history resources.
Internet Library of Early Journals
Searchable digital library of 18th and 19th Century journals.
Old Bailey Transcripts
Old Bailey Proceedings for the period 1674-1834. Searchable database of trials. A glimpse into the lives of 'ordinary people' who normally do not leave a record of their lives.
English Heritage Archives
Online database of the archives of English Heritage. Most are catalogue entries, however, there over 82,000 images available to view online.
The National Heritage List for England database of ALL nationally designated heritage assets including Listed Buildings, Scheduled Monuments, World Heritage Sites, Registered Parks and Gardens, Registered Battlefields, Protected Wreck Sites, Certificates of Immunity and Building Preservation Notices.