United Kingdom

Videos and Articles

APL: British Research Methodology: How, What & Where to Search (59:44) - 2020

GTV: FindMyPast UK and Irish Genealogy Research (49:00) - 2020

RT: Place Takes Precedence. Local Genealogical Sources in the Library (10:37) - 2022

AC: What Historic Properties in the UK and Ireland Can Reveal About Your Family History - 2024

FMP: 5 UK Genealogy Brick Walls and How to Overcome Them - 2015

AR: UK Census Records Uncovered - 2009

WDY: What UK Census Records are available?

WDY: Where to find marriage registers in the UK

WDY: How to find adoption records in the UK

WDY: How to Find Birth, Marriage and Death Records

Starting Your Family History in the U.K.

QUIKLinks

Vital Records
AC: Great Britain, Select Births and Baptisms:  1571-1977
AC: Great Britain, Select Deaths and Burials:  1778-1988
AC: UK and Ireland, Newspapers.com Marriage Index:  1800-current
MH: United Kingdom, Death Index:  1980-2020
FMP: United Kingdom Deaths:  2007-2017
AC: U.K. and Ireland Obituaries:  Search
AC: UK and Ireland, Newspapers.com Obituary Index:  1800s-current
FMP: British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages:  Search
FMP: British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms:  Search
FMP: British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials:  Search
FMP: British India Office, Births and Baptisms:  Search
FMP: British India Office, Marriages:  Search
FMP: British India Office, Deaths and Burials:  Search
FMP: England, Greater Manchester Baptisms:  1571-1910
FMP: England, Greater Manchester Marriages:  1571-1910
FMP: England, Greater Manchester Burials:  1571-1910

Directories and Trades
AC: City and County Directories:  1766-1946
AC: UK, Phone Book Indexes, 2001 and 2003:  1766-1946
AC: Railway Employment Records:  1833-1956
AC: Trade Directories:  1770-1941
AC: Duties for Apprentice Indentures:  1710-1811
FMP: Companies House Directors:  2002-2014
AC: Burke's Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland:  Search
AC: U.K./Ireland Masters Certificates:  1850-1927
AC: UK and Ireland, Medical Registers:  1859-1943
FMP: Britain, Trade Union Members, Service & Casualties:  1914-1918
AC: UK, Royal Mail Pension and Gratuity Records, 1860-1970:  1914-1918

Census and Electoral
FMP: UK Electoral Registers & Companies House Directors:  2002-2019
FMP: Electoral Registers:  2002-2014
FMP: British Civil Service Evidence of Age:  Search

Church and Cemetery
AC: UK, Clergy List:  1897
FMP: National Burial Index For England & Wales :  Search
AC: UK, Records of the Removal of Graves and Tombstones  1601-1980
AC: Tyne and Wear, England, Non-Conformist Baptisms, Marriages and Burials  1710-1960

Immigration and Emigration
AC: Outward Passenger Lists:  1890-1960
AC: Incoming Passenger Lists:  1878-1960
AC: Naturalisation Certificates:  1870-1912
AC: Alien Entry Books:  1794-1921
AC: UK, Registers and Indexes of Births, Marriages and Deaths of Passengers and Seamen at Sea:  1891-1922
MH: British & Irish Passenger Lists:  1890
FMP: British & Irish Roots Collection  Search
FMP: British in India  Search

Military
MH: United Kingdom, Police Gazette Army Deserters, 1828-1918:   1828-1918
AC: United Kingdom, Battle of Jutland Crew Lists:   1916
AC: WWII Alien Internees  1939-1945
FS: Merchant Navy Seamen  1835-1941
FS: Militia Service Records  1806-1915
FS: WWI Service Records  1914-1920
AC: Military Medal & Award Rolls:  1914-1920
AC: UK, British Army World War II Medal Cards:1939-1945
AC: UK, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Service Records:1942-1959
AC: UK, Selected Smaller Units Service Records:1921-1959
AC: United Kingdom, Red Cross Volunteers During WWI:  1914-1918
AC: WWI Pension Records:  1914-1920
AC: Soldiers Died, Great War:  1914-1921, 1939-1947
AC: Silver War Badge Records:  1914-1920
AC: Military Medal/Awards Rolls:  1793-1949
AC: Commonwealth War Graves:  1914-1920
AC: Naval Medal and Award Rolls:  1793-1972
AC: Navy Lists:  1888-1970
AC: WWI Medals, Merchant Seamen:  1914-1925
AC: British Prisoners of War:  1939-1945
FMP: England & Wales, Women's Land Army Service Cards:   1939-1950
AC: Army Roll of Honour:  1939-1945
AC: UK, British Army Recipients of the Military Medal:  1914-1920
AC: UK, British Jewry Roll of Honour:  1914-1918
AC: UK, Casualties of the Boer War:  1899-1902
AC: UK, Naval Officer and Rating Service Records:  1802-1919
AC: UK, Royal Naval Division Index:  1914-1919
AC: UK, Royal Naval Officers' Service Records Index:  1756-1931
AC: UK, Royal Naval Seamen Index:  1853-1872
AC: UK, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Service Records Index:  1903-1922
AC: UK, WWII Civilian Deaths:  1939-1945
AC: UK, Hart's Annual Army List:  1908
AC: Scotland, Ireland and Wales, Militia Attestation Papers:  1800-1915
AC: UK, Officer Service Records:  1764-1932
AC: UK, WWII Royal Artillery Tracer Cards:  1939-1948
MH: British Army Roll of Honour:  1939-1945
MH: United Kingdom and Allies, International Bomber Command Losses:  1936-1968
FMP: Anglo-Boer War Records:  1899-1902
FMP: Royal African Company:  1694-1743
FMP: Britain, Royal Navy, Navy Lists:  1827-1945
FMP: British Armed Forces, First World War Soldiers' Medical Records:  Search
FMP: British Army Casualty Lists:  1939-1945
FMP: British Army, Army Lists:  1839-1946
FMP: British Army Service Records:  Search
FMP: British Army, British Red Cross Society Volunteers:  1914-1918
FMP: British Army, Honourable Artillery Company:  Search
FMP: British Army, Northumberland Fusiliers:  1881-1920
FMP: British Army, Royal Welch Fusiliers:  1807-1948
FMP: British India Office Army & Navy Pensions:  Search
FMP: British Jewry Book of Honor:  1914-1920
FMP: British Royal Naval Reserve:  1899-1930
FMP: British Royal Navy & Royal Marines Service and Pension Records:  1704-1919
FMP: British Royal Navy Allotment Declarations:  1795-1852
FMP: British Royal Navy Personnel:  1831
FMP: British Royal Navy, Ships' Musters:  Search
FMP: Royal Naval Division Service Records:  1914-1920
FMP: Royal Air Force Lists:  1919-1945
FMP: Royal Air Force Muster Roll:  1918
FMP: British Royal Air Force, Airmen's Service Records:  1912-1939
FMP: British Royal Air Force, Officers' Service Records:  1912-1920
AC: UK, British Air Force Lists,  1919-1922 and 1938-1945
FMP: Royal Artillery Attestations:  1883-1942
FMP: Royal Marines:  1899-1919
FMP: Royal Tank Corps Enlistment Records:  1919-1934
FMP: Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt Of Honour:  Search
FMP: Soldiers Died in the Great War:  1914-1919
AC: UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Returns of Payment of Army and Other Pensions:  1842-1883
FMP: British Armed Forces Soldiers' Wills 1850-1986:  1850-1986
FMP: British Army, Worldwide Index:   1841   1851   1861   1871

Land, Property, and Maps
AC: Poll Books & Electoral Registers:  1538-1893
AC: Revised New Series Maps:  1896-1904
AC: Land Tax Redemption:  1798
AC: Extracted Probate Records:  1269-1975
AC: UK, Death Duty Registers Index:  1796-1811
MH: United Kingdom, Deceased Estates Notices:  Search
FMP: British India Office Wills & Probate:  Search

Courts and Prison
AC: Prison Registers and Letters:  1802-1849
AC: UK and Commonwealth, Law Examination Records, 1836-1946:  1802-1849
AC: UK, Criminal Records  1780-1871

Newspapers
FMP: Suffragette Newspaper Collection Browse:  1802-1849