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Ancestry.com - United Kingdom Genealogy & United Kingdom Family History Resources

Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

British Family Bibles

Transcribed UK bible records online.

eBay UK Shop - The Old Paper Shop: Old Paper Documents, Antique Vellum Deeds, Engravings

Organisation that specialises in acquiring historical documents that would otherwise be lost - deeds, indentures, antique documents, family history, financial history, genealogy, social history, engravings.

George Cross (GC) Database

The George Cross was instituted in September 1940 to recognise civilian heroism. King George VI created the award for the men and women of the Commonwealth whose courage could not be marked by any other honour.

Hospital Records Database

Provides information on the existence and location of the records of the hospitals in the U.K. Currently over 2,800 entries can be found by searching the database using the following simple enquiry screen.

IGI Batch Numbers - British Isles

Lost and Found in the U.K.

Collection of strays in the UK and Ireland.

Parish Locator

Free downloadable software to identify adjacent or nearby parishes from your parish of interest.

PHIND - Personal History Index

Computerised index detailing the location of records held in Australia for former child migrants to Catholic Homes between 1938 and 1965.

Rossbret UK Institutions

Information on asylums, almshouses, prisons, hospitals, orphanages, workhouses & the Poor Law.

Royal Society Publishing

A searchable database from the publishing division of the Royal Society. Search more than 60,000 historical scientific papers, including biographical memoirs, in their journals from 1665 to the present.

The National Archives (U.K.)

Kew, Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom.

The National Archives | The Catalogue | Full Details | PCOM

Records created or inherited by the Prison Commission and Home Office Prison Department, 1770-1978.

The Poor Law and The Poor Law Union Database

The database lists all Church of England parishes and many additional places and gives the name of the Union that place belonged to and an indication of which Record Office holds the records for that Union.

The Strays Clearing House and the National Strays Index

From the Federation of Family History Societies. Online brochure describes the FFHS' efforts to co-ordinate strays.

Using Written Archives To Find Out About The History Of Your House

From the companion web site to the BBC television series on public records in the United Kingdom Breaking the Seal.

You and Your Record Office: A Code of Practice for Family Historians Using County Record Offices

From the Federation of Family History Societies. Online brochure gives advice on what to expect when visiting a Record Office.