Links

The following is a list of some essential links to websites and organisations that can help with British and Irish genealogical research.

National Archives/Libraries

• National Records of Scotland www.nrscotland.gov.uk
• ScotlandsPeople Centre www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/visit-us/scotlandspeople-centre
• National Library of Scotland www.nls.uk
• National Library of Wales www.llgc.org.uk
• Public Record Office of Northern Ireland www.proni.gov.uk
• Linen Hall Library  www.linenhall.com
• National Archives (Ireland) www.nationalarchives.ie
• National Library of Ireland www.nli.ie
• National Archives (England) www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
• British Library www.bl.uk

 

Local archives/libraries 

• Access to Archives www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a
• Scottish Archives Network (SCAN) www.scan.org.uk
• Research and Special Collections Available Locally (RASCAL) www.rascal.ac.uk
• ARCHON directory www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon

 

Family history societies

• Society of Genealogists  www.sog.org.uk
• Scottish Association of Family History Societies (Scotland) www.safhs.org.uk
• Family History Federation (England and Wales) www.ffhs.org.uk
• Comainn eachdraidh (Scotland) www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaidhlig/buidhnean/eachdraidh/
• Scottish Genealogy Society  www.scotsgenealogy.com
• Association of Family History Societies of Wales (Wales) www.fhswales.org.uk
• North of Ireland Family History Society (Northern Ireland) www.nifhs.org
• Irish Family History Society (Republic of Ireland) www.ifhs.ie
• Irish Family History Foundation (All Ireland) www.rootsireland.ie
• Genealogical Society of Ireland (All Ireland) www.familyhistory.ie

 

Online genealogy records suppliers

• FindmyPast www.findmypast.co.uk
• GenesReunited www.genesreunited.co.uk
• ScotlandsPeople www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
• ScotsFind – cached version at http://tinyurl.com/738cl8t
• Ancestry www.ancestry.co.uk
• The Genealogist www.thegenealogist.co.uk
• BMD Registers www.bmdregisters.co.uk
• MyHeritage www.myheritage.com
• Deceased Online www.deceasedonline.com
• FamilySearch https://familysearch.org

 

UK and Ireland genealogy magazines

• Family Tree http://family-tree.co.uk
• Who Do You Think You Are www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com
• Discover Your Ancestors www.discoveryourancestors.co.uk
• Irish Lives Remembered  www.irishlivesremembered.ie/magazine.html
• Irish Roots www.irishrootsmedia.com

 

Gateway sites

• GENUKI: UK and Ireland Genealogy www.genuki.org.uk
• Ireland and United Kingdom Genweb www.iukgenweb.org
• UKBMD www.ukbmd.org.uk
• UKGDL www.ukgdl.org.uk
• UKMFH www.ukmfh.org.uk
• Cyndi’s List www.cyndislist.com
• Scotlands Family http://scotlandsfamily.com
• The Internet Guide to Scotland www.scotland-info.co.uk/gene-faq.htm  
• Irish Genealogy Project www.igp-web.com
• Fianna www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fianna/county/index1.html
• Irish Ancestors www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/counties
• From Ireland pages www.from-ireland.net
• English Family History & Genealogy http://pricegen.com/english_genealogy.html

 

Genealogy courses tuition

• University of Strathclyde postgraduate programme www.strath.ac.uk/genealogy
• University of Dundee postgraduate programme www.dundee.ac.uk/cais/
• Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies www.ihgs.ac.uk
• Pharos Teaching and Tutoring Ltd www.pharostutors.com (see https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/p/courses.html)
• Society of Genealogists courses www.sog.org.uk/events/calendar.shtml