Record office catalogues

There are a number of online catalogues which can help you find details of the records we hold.

Online archive catalogue

Administered by Plymouth and West Devon Record Office.

You can now search the collections of this office using our own online catalogue.

To undertake a search of our records go to the online archive catalogue page.

Please note that the contents of church registers (baptisms, marriages or burials) cannot be viewed using the Online Archive Catalogue web pages. For these records see our family history page.

Access to Archives (A2A)

Administered by the National Archives.

The Access to Archives or A2A website contains details of our holdings up to 2005. It will no longer be added to as it has been replaced by our Archives Online Catalogue.

To undertake a normal search of A2A, go to the advanced search page and enter your search term in one of the search boxes. This can be any term or phrase: a persons name, a street address, a town name, a company name, etc. In the 'Location of archives' box, select 'Plymouth and West Devon Record Office', then click the 'Search' button. A list of catalogues containing your search term will appear. Clicking on the 'hits' link will take you to a summary of the details found. You can also search for records held in any local authority Record Office in England via this website.

To undertake a global search (search both A2A and the National Archives catalogue at the same time), enter a keyword into the National Archives quick search page.

Please note that the contents of church registers (baptisms, marriages or burials) cannot be viewed using A2A. For these records see our family history page.

National Register of Archives (NRA) and Archives Online (Archon)

Administered by the National Archives.

The National Register of Archives database Archon has an index of some of the records held in this office. You can search by corporate name, personal name, family name and place name. You can also do a direct search of the Plymouth and West Devon Record Office records via Archon.

• The National Register of Archives index
• The Archon Index for Plymouth and West Devon Record Office

Hospital records catalogue (Hosprec)

Administered by the National Archives

Provides information on surviving hospital records in the United Kingdom.

Searches using the terms 'Plymouth', 'Ivybridge' and 'South Brent' will provides you with details on 14 hospitals whose records are held in this office.

• The Hosprec catalogue

Plymouth shipping catalogue

This is a list of accessions showing the surviving shipping records for the Port of Plymouth.

• The shipping catalogue

Plymouth motor vehicle licensing cards

Motor vehicle licensing cards for Plymouth registrations CO, DR and JY from 1921 to 1970's

This is a catalogue giving details of the surviving motor vehicle licensing cards used prior to the setting up of the DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency) centralised system in 1978. The cards cover all vehicles registered in Plymouth including cars, vans, lorries, motorcycles and even battery powered milk floats.

• Plymouth motor vehicle licensing cards catalogue

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