The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
genealogy site.
Over 400 million names on this immense database. You can also
download free family history software from here.
General Register Office
Now on DirectGov this provides links to the GRO online
certificate ordering service, and information on the registration
of birth, adoption, stillbirth, marriage, civil partnership and
death together with guidance on family history and the use and
availability of the GRO birth, death and marriage
indexes.
The National Archives
The National Archives (formerly the Public Record Office) is
the repository of the national archives for England, Wales and the
United Kingdom. The records, beginning with Domesday Book (1086),
span an unbroken period from the 11th century to the present. The
PRO holds many records relating to family history including
Military Service and Operational records, Wills (before 1858),
Death Duties and records of Non-Conformists.
Guildhall Library Manuscripts section
Guildhall Library is divided into three sections: Printed Books;
Manuscripts; and Prints, Maps and Drawings. Its manuscript holdings
include probate records for the Diocese of London and for St Paul's
Cathedral, and the archives of almost all the City's wards and
parishes. The manuscripts section site is part of the Institute for
Historical Research site.
City of London Records Office
The City of London Records Office (CLRO) holds the official
archives of the City of London Corporation.
City of Westminster Archives Centre
Houses extensive collections relating to Westminster past and
present, including certain parish registers. The City of
Westminster extends from Marylebone and Paddington in the north to
Pimlico in the south, and from Hyde Park and Knightsbridge in the
west to Covent Garden and Soho in the east.
Surrey History Centre
The Surrey History Service collects and preserves archives and
printed material relating to all aspects of the history of Surrey.
The archive collections include original records of, local
government and electoral registration, churches, including
registers of baptisms, marriages and burials, schools, hospitals,
poor relief and charities, businesses and local organisations,
manors and private estates.
Essex Record Office
The Essex Record Office collects and preserves the county's written
heritage. The archives of many local organisations, families and
individuals are stored here.
The Centre for Kentish Studies
The headquarters of the Kent County Archives Service. The Centre
houses the records of the County Council, as well as census and
parish records, wills, borough records, school records, probate
records, documents deposited by companies and individuals for the
mid and south Kent areas.
UNESCO Archives Portal
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation's
site. Provides information and links to Record Offices and Archives
all over the world.
Local History Online
This site is one of
the UK's premier sites for local history, with over 300 links to
sites both in the UK and overseas, regularly updated News and
Calendar sections, directories of local history organisations and
course providers.
Exploring 20th Century
London
A primary resource
for the study of London in the 20th c. with hundreds of images
and objects pertaining to the history of London during this
period.