United Kingdom & Ireland
Contents
- Governmental Archives/Libraries
- Local Archives/Libraries
- Vital records (BDMs)
- Cemetery records
- Societies
- Message Boards
- Other links
Governmental Archives/Libraries
The Gazette (published London, Belfast and Edinburgh, Established 1665)
England
The National Archives: Manorial Documents Register
Online (free) Domesday Book – 1086
Ireland
The Down Survey of Ireland – 1650s
Scotland
- National Archives of Scotland
- National Library of Scotland, including Post Office Directories and Maps
- Statistical Accounts
- Ecclesiastical resources
Wales
National Library of Wales:
Welsh probate records pre-1858 – free to search and view
Local Archives/Libraries
Am Baile – managed by the Highland Libraries
Vital records (BDMs)
England: GRO index – new index for: Births – with mother’s maiden name; and Deaths – with ages; Free
(Hint: use in conjunction with FreeBMD for more flexible searching)
Ireland: Church and Civil records – index and images – free
Scotland: ScotlandsPeople – Parish registers and Civil Registration – credits need to be purchased to view images, indexes free to search
Cemetery records
Societies
Borders Family History Society
Caithness Family History Society
Orkneys Family History Society
The link “Welsh probate records pre-1858 – free to search and view” brings up an error.
Could it be changed to https://www.library.wales/information-for/family-historians/records/wills-and-probate-records/ please? Thanks.
Lindsay OLSEN