Essential Genealogy Sites
Find your family records
ESSENTIAL GENEALOGY SITES
RootsChat
An easy-to-use messaging forum for everyone researching their family history.
ESSENTIAL GENEALOGY SITES
Directgov
Worth a look if you are trying to locate county records offices.
ESSENTIAL GENEALOGY SITES
Office of National Statistics
This redesigned and now very effective site, which also covers official UK statistics, has links to Northern Ireland and Scottish equivalents, which are reviewed seperately in Regional Resources.
ESSENTIAL GENEALOGY SITES
Pedigrees and People
Sometimes the print is too small and sometimes a coloured background makes reading difficult but, with a little adjustment, this can be a truely useful gateway.
ESSENTIAL GENEALOGY SITES
The General Register Office
The website of the General Register Office, from where you can order certificates for births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales since 1837.
ESSENTIAL GENEALOGY SITES
Family Records (portal)
The portal for anyone looking to start researching their family history in the UK.
ESSENTIAL GENEALOGY SITES
The National Archives
Spectacular improvements to the website of the British National Archives make it indispensable to the genealogist.
ESSENTIAL GENEALOGY SITES
Origins.net
Origins offers a very impressive search facility with its newly upgraded Origin Search
