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