England

Dover from Shakespeare's Cliff
[Picturesque views on the southern
coast of England; Plate 10]

Most resources on this page relate to England only. Please remember to consult the Britain page where much of the material will also be relevant.

There are many useful resources for researching your English ancestors in the Genealogy Centre on the 1^st floor. The key to finding them is our catalogue which you can explore by searching under keyword. Try searching under the name of a location – village, town or county – plus the type of source. These are just a few examples of the types of searches you can do:

Manchester directories
Suffolk voting registers
London births

Handbooks

The following guides to researching your English ancestry are available in the Genealogy Centre:
A genealogist's guide to discovering your English ancestors : how to find and record your unique heritage
The family tree detective : a manual for tracing your ancestors in England and Wales

Gateways

Use our SLWA Family History Bookmarks to find websites for England recommended by the Family History Subject Specialists. Simply click on any heading of interest e.g. england-births or england-yorkshire to see a list of websites relating to this topic. The larger the tag, the more websites appear on the list.
GENUKI England
This is the England section of the GENUKI: UK & Ireland Genealogy website. It has pages for each county as well as information for the whole of England.
English Family History and Genealogy
This is another useful family history gateway for England.
EnglandGenWeb Project
This is the England section of the WorldGenWeb site. It has pages for each county, links to other websites, message boards and mailing lists.
BBC Family History
The BBC website has quite a lot of information on family history research. It includes advice for beginners, historical timelines and more.
Cyndi’s List - England
This is the England section of Cyndi’s list with an extensive collection of links.

Page last updated: Wednesday 26 October 2011