Family history

Use the menu on the left for family history and genealogy links. The menu is a general guide only.

Ancestry: Library Edition

Ancestry: library Edition provides the same service as Ancestry, but is available only through local library authorities. Like Ancestry, Ancestry: Library Edition gives access to hundreds of millions of fully searchable individual records, including the England, Wales, Channel Islands and Isle of Man census records (1841 to 1901), Scotland census records (1841 to 1901), slave registers (1812 to 1834), US (1790 to 1930) and other international census records and scanned images of many other original historical British and international documents.

To see if Ancestry: Library Edition is available in your library, go to the cyberLibrary's Reference Online page.

1911 Census

A record of everyone who lived in England and Wales in 1911. Searching is free but you will have to register and buy credits to see full results.

FamilySearch

The "Mormon Index" from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is a searchable resource of millions of entries transcribed from parish registers, censuses and other sources from around the world. The Search for Ancestors section includes the International Genealogical Index, and the 1881 UK and Canadian and 1880 US censuses.

FreeBMD

FreeBMD is an ongoing project transcribing the Civil Registration index from 1837 of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales, and provides free access to those records.

Genuki

Huge "virtual reference library" for the UK and Ireland providing links to websites covering all aspects of family history and genealogy, at national, regional, county and parish level.

National Archives (TNA)

TNA, formed in April 2003 from the Public Record Office and the Historical Manuscripts Commission, is the England, Wales and UK depository for documents dating back to the eleventh century. This website provides news and information about TNA and its work, including its collections and how to access them.

Rootsweb

Huge amounts of free information, including family trees submitted by individuals. Most useful for its geographical, surname and occupation mailing lists and message boards. The mailing lists are archived and searchable.