Family History

The organisations in this section provide information on geneaology and family history.

You may also find information about family history in the Local History section.

192.com

The largest directory enquiry service in the United Kingdom

24 Hour Museum

Gateway to over 2,500 UK museums, galleries and heritage attractions

Access Genealogy

Making genealogy research and the sharing of your ancestry easier

Ancestral Villages

It's free to add your Ancestors to their Ancestral Villages. By adding your information you are helping to build up a list of residents throughout the history of the village. Also you may find other branches of your family tree.

Ancestry.co.uk

The number one source for family history online

CASBAH

A pilot web site for research resources relating to Caribbean Studies and the history of Black and Asian peoples in the UK.

Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local Studies

Includes details of location and opening times; types of records held and how to access them

Cheshire Births, Marriage and Deaths

This site holds records of local births, marriages and deaths back to the start of civil registration in 1837

College of Arms

The official repository of the coats of arms and pedigrees of English, Welsh, Northern Irish and Commonwealth families and their descendants

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

The cemeteries, work memorials, horticulture, architecture and records of CWGC

Cyndi's List

This site has become an essential resource for anyone pursuing a family history inquiry

Encyclopedia Titanica

Over 2000 passenger and crew biographies

The EnglandGenWeb Project

This site was created in an effort to help researchers find local resources and reference information

Familyrecords.gov

This site aims to give you easy access to information and links to the main UK family history sites on the web

FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service

The biggest UK site, with a searchable database of 600 million names

The Federation of Family History Societies

Represents, advises and supports over 220 family history societies and genealogical organisations world-wide

Genealogy Gateway

Genealogy... the study of Surname, and Ancestry Search

Geneanet

The free world network of users who use the Internet to search for their ancestors

GenSource - Common Threads

The Family Tree and Genealogy Research Tools

Genuki

GENUKI is the genealogical information service for the UK and Ireland, containing a large structured tree of information

Greater Manchester County Record Office

Stores the written heritage of the Greater Manchester area

Helm's Genealogy Toolbox

Provides genealogists with the tools to research their family history online

The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies

The premier source for all your heraldic and genealogical needs

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain

A valuable tool in tracing your family and in providing interesting information about allied topics

John Thaw 1942-2002

Information on a local Manchester actor who died in 2002

Lancashire Births, Marriages and Deaths

joint project between the several Lancashire family history societies and local authorities to provide online access to registers of births, marriages and deaths

Lookup United Kingdom

A resource centre for finding that lost friend or relative in the UK

Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society

Supports family history research in the Greater Manchester area

Manchester Forum

Your forum for all things Manchester.

My Old House

My Old House is a site where you can share memories with the people who lived in your home before you

National Archives

Information on the nature and location of manuscripts and historical records

Origins.net

The official provider of genealogical data for Scotland - Scots Origins - and the exclusive provider of data from the Society of Genealogists - English Origins

Society of Genealogists

This site gives background information and guides to offline records

Tracing Your Family History

Information on how to trace your family history

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