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Genealogy resources for England including family history societies, free lookups, immigration records, history and heritage, surname lists, archives and libraries, research guides, and more.

Civil Registration in England and Wales
A guide to birth, death, and marriage records in England and Wales including how to locate records, obtain certificates from both the UK and abroad, the information you will find, and what to do if you can't locate a record for your ancestor.

A to Z of Family Surnames from England
A nice list of homepages of people researching family surnames in England or whose family surname originated in England.

Brief Guide to Medieval Genealogy
Practical introduction to medieval English genealogy includes details on the prominent medieval records and where to obtain them.

British Telecommunications Archives
The BT archive in London contains their collection of historic telephone directories for the entire country (dating back to 1880) produced not only by BT, but also by its predecessors including Post Office Telecommunications, the National Telephone Company and other private companies.

Cousin Connect - England Genealogy Queries
Search by surname and/or location, and sort by name or date for surname and genealogy queries for all of England.

England GenWeb
An excellent choice for free genealogy records and databases, England GenWeb serves as a gateway to county-specific genealogy resources.

England Lookup Exchange
Browse this county-by-county list of English genealogy resources which volunteers are willing to search for specific entries.

English Record Offices on the Web
Mark Howells maintains this useful list of English Record Offices and Archives on the Web, arranged alphabetically by county.

Executions in England from 1606
People seem to enjoy finding skeletons in their family closet. Maybe this site has yours, with several hundred notable names and the bizarre reasons given for their execution.

Familia Libraries Index - England
Find family history resources held by public libraries in England, organized by location.

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