British Isles Genealogy Databases & Records
Search for your ancestors in these genealogy databases, archives and record repositories for the British Isles. Online and offline resources include census records, military resources, civil records, birth records, marriage records, death records, photographs and surname databases.
10 Top Databases for British Genealogy
Millions of records from England, Scotland and Wales are available online in the form of digital images or transcriptions. These can be found on literally hundreds of helpful genealogy Web sites, but the following ten sites are especially popular for their wide variety of useful records and information for anyone researching British ancestry.
Millions of records from England, Scotland and Wales are available online in the form of digital images or transcriptions. These can be found on literally hundreds of helpful genealogy Web sites, but the following ten sites are especially popular for their wide variety of useful records and information for anyone researching British ancestry.
Access to Archives
This free pilot is one of the first steps toward a National Archival Network. Search selected archival lists from certain records offices online!
This free pilot is one of the first steps toward a National Archival Network. Search selected archival lists from certain records offices online!
Debt of Honour Register
Personal and service details and places of commemoration for the 1.7 million members of the Commonwealth forces (including the United Kingdom and former colonies) who died in the First or Second World Wars, as well as a record of some 60,000 civilian casualties of the Second World War provided without details of burial location.
Personal and service details and places of commemoration for the 1.7 million members of the Commonwealth forces (including the United Kingdom and former colonies) who died in the First or Second World Wars, as well as a record of some 60,000 civilian casualties of the Second World War provided without details of burial location.
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.
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.
General Register Office for England & Wales
The central archive of all registrations of births, marriages and deaths that have occurred in England and Wales since 1 July 1837. Includes info on how to obtain copies.
The central archive of all registrations of births, marriages and deaths that have occurred in England and Wales since 1 July 1837. Includes info on how to obtain copies.
General Register Office for Scotland
The GROS administers the registration of events such as births, deaths, marriages, divorces and adoptions in Scotland. They also take the decennial census of Scotland's population.
The GROS administers the registration of events such as births, deaths, marriages, divorces and adoptions in Scotland. They also take the decennial census of Scotland's population.
Images of England
Search for pictures of buildings in your ancestor's village in this digital library of photographs of England's 370,000 listed buildings, including churches, churchyard monuments, castles, schools, and even windmills.
Search for pictures of buildings in your ancestor's village in this digital library of photographs of England's 370,000 listed buildings, including churches, churchyard monuments, castles, schools, and even windmills.
International Genealogical Index - British Isles
The IGI contains the names of millions of deceased people from around the world along with dates and places for births, marriages, and deaths. Many of these come from Vital records.
The IGI contains the names of millions of deceased people from around the world along with dates and places for births, marriages, and deaths. Many of these come from Vital records.
Office for National Statistics
Here you can apply for certificates for births, adoptions, marriages and deaths by email , learn about the Census to be conducted in 2001, and more.
Here you can apply for certificates for births, adoptions, marriages and deaths by email , learn about the Census to be conducted in 2001, and more.
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
The PRONI Web site offers a great listing of the genealogy and family history records it holds, with a lot of useful information on how each source/record can help you in your search.
The PRONI Web site offers a great listing of the genealogy and family history records it holds, with a lot of useful information on how each source/record can help you in your search.
Scots Origins
The official, governmental source of genealogical data for Scotland provides an online, fully searchable index of Scottish birth and marriage records from 1553 to 1897, and death records from 1855 to 1897 (including nearly 30 million names!). There is a fee to search their database and to obtain records, but it is well worth it!
The official, governmental source of genealogical data for Scotland provides an online, fully searchable index of Scottish birth and marriage records from 1553 to 1897, and death records from 1855 to 1897 (including nearly 30 million names!). There is a fee to search their database and to obtain records, but it is well worth it!