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.
The largest directory enquiry service in the United Kingdom
Gateway to over 2,500 UK museums, galleries and heritage attractions
Making genealogy research and the sharing of your ancestry easier
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.
The number one source for family history online
A pilot web site for research resources relating to Caribbean Studies and the history of Black and Asian peoples in the UK.
Includes details of location and opening times; types of records held and how to access them
This site holds records of local births, marriages and deaths back to the start of civil registration in 1837
The official repository of the coats of arms and pedigrees of English, Welsh, Northern Irish and Commonwealth families and their descendants
The cemeteries, work memorials, horticulture, architecture and records of CWGC
This site has become an essential resource for anyone pursuing a family history inquiry
Over 2000 passenger and crew biographies
This site was created in an effort to help researchers find local resources and reference information
This site aims to give you easy access to information and links to the main UK family history sites on the web
The biggest UK site, with a searchable database of 600 million names
Represents, advises and supports over 220 family history societies and genealogical organisations world-wide
Genealogy... the study of Surname, and Ancestry Search
The free world network of users who use the Internet to search for their ancestors
The Family Tree and Genealogy Research Tools
GENUKI is the genealogical information service for the UK and Ireland, containing a large structured tree of information
Stores the written heritage of the Greater Manchester area
Provides genealogists with the tools to research their family history online
The premier source for all your heraldic and genealogical needs
A valuable tool in tracing your family and in providing interesting information about allied topics
Information on a local Manchester actor who died in 2002
joint project between the several Lancashire family history societies and local authorities to provide online access to registers of births, marriages and deaths
A resource centre for finding that lost friend or relative in the UK
Supports family history research in the Greater Manchester area
Your forum for all things Manchester.
My Old House is a site where you can share memories with the people who lived in your home before you
Information on the nature and location of manuscripts and historical records
The official provider of genealogical data for Scotland - Scots Origins - and the exclusive provider of data from the Society of Genealogists - English Origins
This site gives background information and guides to offline records
Information on how to trace your family history