Genealogy Links and Resources for UK, England and Wales
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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/
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)
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
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.
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)