British Isles Family History Research Resource Links
Group about the British Isles (includes England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Guernsey, Jersey)
British Isles
National Archives – Government archives
UK Genealogy Archives – index to a wide range of family history resources in the British Isles
UK Birth Marriage Death Index – Indices to a wide range of records in the UK
FreeREG – Free access to a range of UK parish records of baptisms, marriages & burials
A Vision of Britain through Time
Genuki – Free access to a wide range of information about places in the British Isles
Guide to the British IGI Batches – List of IGI batch numbers for places in the British Isles
Family History Federation – website for county and other family history societies
Online Genealogical Index – index to resources in England, Wales & the Isle of Man
Parish locator -free program to allow you to locate parishes and distances between
British Newspaper Archive – Newspapers from 1700 to present
Cyndi’s List (UK) – Long running index to family history websites
Latin_Genealogical_Word_List – Latin words used in parish registers
DustyDocs – A site offering links to a wide range of information all over the British Isles
England & Wales
Note these two are combined for civil registration purposes
General Register Office Index – search for births, marriages & deaths and order certificates
Guide to the General Register Office Index
FreeBMD – Index of civil registration of births, marriages & deaths from 1837
Comparison of the different sources of BMD information
Marriage Locator – displays the location of a marriage based on the GRO references
Wills or administrations before 1858
Wills or administrations after 1858
England & Wales Jurisdictions 1851 – Interactive map of England & Wales in 1851
England
England Genealogy Research – FS Community group for research in England
England, Gloucestershire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1642-1996
England, Lancashire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1647-1996
England, Northumberland Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1920
England Records Beyond The Grave Part 1 Introduction
England Records Beyond The Grave Part 2 Probate Records
England Records Beyond The Grave Part 3 Burial Records
England Records Beyond The Grave Part 4 Monumental Inscriptions
England Records Beyond The Grave Part 5 Newspapers
England Records Beyond The Grave Part 6 Death-Duty-Registers
England Records Beyond The Grave Part 7 Death Certificates
England Records Beyond The Grave Part 8 Cemetery Registers
A Brief Guide To Medieval English Genealogy
Gravestone Photographic Resource (England)
East Devon Online Parish Clerk
Hampshire Online Parish Clerks
Lancashire Online Parish Clerks
Leicestershire Genealogical Resources
Prisoners of War, 1715-1947Somerset Online Parish Clerks
Warwickshire Online Parish Clerks
Wiltshire Online Parish Clerks
Scotland
Scotland Genealogy Research – FS Community group for research in Scotland
Scotland's People – Index to civil registration and church records
Scotland’s Places – Historical records relating to locations in Scotland
Gravestone Photographic Resource (Scotland)
The Scottish Genealogy Society
Who Do You Think You Are Magazine-Links To Scottish Research
Scotland's Old Parish Registers: How To Use, Access and Interpret Part 1
Scotland's Old Parish Registers: How To Use, Access and Interpret Part 2
Basic Scotland Research Strategies
Wales
Wales Genealogy Research – FS Community group for research in Wales
Gravestone Photographic Resource (Wales)
Coalmining History Resource Center
Cambrian Index Online (newspaper)
Wales Research classes/videos/training
North East Wales Heritage Forum
Ireland
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900
Ireland Genealogy Research – FS Community group for research in Ireland
Ireland Civil Registration of Births, Marriages & Deaths
National Library of Ireland Parish Registers
Irish Histories Migration Timelines
Irish Migration History Timeline
Ireland Beginning Research Series Immigration Part 1
Ireland Beginning Research Series Immigration Part 2 Famine and Post Famine Sources
Ireland Beginning Research Series Series Immigration Part 3 Ulster and Scots Irish Sources
Ireland Beginning Research Series: Church Records
Ireland Beginning Research Series: Civil Registration
Irish Emigration to North America: Before, During and After the Famine Part 1
Irish Genealogical Research Society
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is often included in the information about Ireland above
Northern Ireland online records
Northern Ireland Public Record Office
The Scots-Irish: Plantation and Settlement of Ulster in the 17th Century
Isle of Man
Isle of Man – births, deaths and marriages Post 1878
Manx National Heritage Pre 1878
Channel Islands
Priaulx Library – Family history records in Guernsey
Jersey Heritage – Family history records in Jersey