Links & Resources

Genealogy Links and Resources for UK, England and Wales   |     Genealogy Links and Resources for Scotland   |     Genealogy Links and Resources for Northern Ireland and The Republic of Ireland   |    Heraldry Links and Resources   |   | Victorian Family Photographs Links and Resources

 

Genealogy Links and Resources for UK, England and Wales

Association of Family History Societies of Wales
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wlsafhs/index.htm

The A-Z of British Genealogical Research
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/EmeryPaper.html

Catholic History
http://www.catholic-history.org.uk/

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
http://www.cyndislist.com/

Doctor Williams' Library
14 Gordon Square,
London,
England,
WC1H 0AG

Familia
http://www.earl.org.uk/familia/main.html

The Family Records Centre
http://www.ons.gov.uk/register/frc.htm

The Genealogical Society of Utah
http://www.lds.org/
Official website of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Unofficial Latter-day Saints website
http://www.lds.org.uk/genealogy/fhc/
Provides details of family history centres in the UK.

General Register Office (England & Wales)
http://www.ons.gov.uk/regist.htm

GENUKI
http://www.genuki.org.uk

The Hidden Legacy Foundation
Kent House,
Rutland Gardens,
London
SW7 1BX

Historical Manuscripts Commission
http://www.hmc.gov.uk

Historical Manuscripts Commission - ARCHON
http://www.hmc.gov.uk/archon/archon.htm

The Huguenot Society Library
University College London,
Gower Street,
London,
WC1E 6BT

Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies
http://www.ihgs.ac.uk

The National Federation of Family History Societies
http://www.ffhs.org.uk/

The National Register of Archives
http://www.hmc.gov.uk/nra/nra2.htm

The Office of National Statistics
http://www.ons.gov.uk

The Public Record Office
http://www.pro.gov.uk/

Quaker Family History Society
http://www.qfhs.mcmail.com
See also: Society of Friends Library

RootsWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/

The Society of Friends Library
Friends House,
173 Euston Road,
NW1 2BJ

The Society of Genealogists
http://www.sog.org.uk

UKGenWeb
http://www.britishislesgenweb.org/

 

Genealogy Links and Resources for Scotland

The General Register Office for Scotland
http://wood.ccta.gov.uk/grosweb/grosweb.nsf/pages/home

The National Archives of Scotland (formerly Scottish Record Office)
HM General Register House
2 Princes Street,
Edinburgh
EH1 3YY
(Please note that the National Archives of Scotland are not a part of the General Register Office for Scotland).

Scottish Archive Network
Thomas Thomson House,
99 Bankhead Crossway North,
Edinburgh
EH11 4DX
This project aims to open up Scotland's history and archives via the Internet. SCAN has close links to the National Archives of Scotland and the website is due to "go live" on 30th November 2000.

The Scottish Genealogy Society
http://www.sol.co.uk/s/scotgensoc/

The Scottish Record Office (see: The National Archives of Scotland)

 

Genealogy Links and Resources for Northern Ireland and The Republic of Ireland

Genealogical Society of Ireland
http://www.dun-laoghaire.com/genealogy/

The General Register Office (Republic of Ireland)
8-11 Lombard Street East
Dublin 2

The National Archives of Ireland
http://www.nationalarchives.ie/index.html

The North of Ireland Family History Society
http://www.mni.co.uk/nifhs/

The Public Record Office, Belfast
http://proni.nics.gov.uk/

The Representative Church Body Library - Genealogical information
http://www.ireland.anglican.org/library/libroots.html

 

Heraldry Links and Resources

The College of Arms
http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk

The Court of The Lord Lyon
HM New Register House,
Edinburgh,
EH1 3YT

The Heraldry Society
http://www.kwtelecom.com/heraldry/hersoc

The Heraldry Society of Scotland
Membership Secretary
The Mill,
Stow,
Galashiels,
Selkirk
TD1 2RB

Heraldica
http://www.heraldica.org

Achievements of Canterbury Ltd
http://www.achievements.co.uk

The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies
http://www.ihgs.ac.uk/

The Oxford Guide to Heraldry
Woodcock & Robinson
OUP (1988)
An comprehensive history of heraldry. It contains many photographs (b/w and colour) of the manuscripts and records of the College of Arms.

Basic Heraldry
Friar & Ferguson
The Herbert Press (1993)
Many good line illustrations of heraldic devices, together with brief history and descriptions.

The Wordsworth Complete Guide to Heraldry
A.C. Fox-Davies
Wordsworth Editions (1996)
First published 1935 as "A Complete Guide to Heraldry" by Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd, London. This edition is frequently found in reference libraries. It may be a little out of date, but gives exhaustive information on devices and charges.

Heraldic Design
Heather Child
Bell & Hyman (1965)
Published specifically to help artists who are designing shields. Filled with clear line illustrations.

 

Victorian Family Photographs Links and Resources

For more information about the Documentary Photography Archive, featured in the Bloodties programme, see the Greater Manchester County Record Office website.
http://www.gmcro.co.uk/dpa.htm
DPA, c/o The Greater Manchester County Record Office
56 Marshall Street,
New Cross,
Manchester
M4 5FU

The National Museum of Photography, Film and Television
http://www.nmpft.org.uk

The National Portrait Gallery
http://www.npg.org.uk

The Royal Photographic Society Historical Group
http://www.rps.org/groups/hi.html

The National Preservation Office
http://www.bl.uk/services/preservation

An Uncomprehensive Bibliography of Victorian Photography
http://www.indiana.edu/~victoria/photobib.html
An extremely long list of books on all aspects of nineteenth-century photography.

The Rise of Photography 1850-1880: The Age of Collodion
Helmut Gernsheim
Thames & Hudson (1988)

The Victorians: Photographic Portraits
Audrey Linkman
I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd (1993)

Caring for your Family Photographs at Home
Audrey Linkman
DPA (1993)

Collecting and Preserving Old Photographs
Elizabeth Martin
Collins (1988)

Care and Identification of 19th Century Photographic Prints
James M Reilly
Eastman Kodak (1986)

Family History in Focus
Don Steel & Lawrence Taylor
Lutterworth (1984)