The following lists of British Isles research sites includes URL links to genealogy and family history related websites previously compiled by Sandy Carter-Duff, Marylee Hagen and Linda Pearce.
Cost | Ctry/ Blog | Website | Services |
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Free Index Only | Northern Ireland | Emerald Ancestors | Emerald Ancestors - Northern Ireland Genealogy and Ulster Ancestry. |
Free | Blog | The Legal Genealogist | The Legal Genealogist. Genealogy, the law and so much more. |
Free | Blog | Paul Milner Genealogy | Paul Milner Genealogy. Paul Milner, is a native of England, resides in the USA, and lectures internationally about British Isles Genealogical Research. This blog highlights British Isles research, resources and book reviews. He occasionally writes about his own ancestors. |
Free | Blog | Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter | Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter. The daily online genealogy newsletter published by Author Dick Eastman. |
Free | Blog | Genealogy Tip of the Day with Michael John Neil | Genealogy Tip of the Day. One genealogy "how to" tip every day from genealogist Michael John Neill. Increase your genealogy know how one day at a time! |
Free | Blog | Olive Tree Genealogy | Olive Tree Genealogy. Genealogy records, tutorials, genealogy book and app reviews, genealogy news, genealogy specials and more. Helping you find your family tree and ancestors. |
Free | British Isles | GENUKI (Genealogy, United Kingdom and Ireland) | United Kingdom and Ireland Genealogy. |
Pay | British Isles | Origins | British Isles and Ireland Genealogy. |
Free | Canada | Scots to Canada Website | Basic information on Scottish emigration to Canada. Promotes the sale of books written by Dr. Lucille H. Campey. |
Free | Canada | The English to Canada Website | Basic information on English emigration to Canada. Promotes the sale of books written by Dr. Lucille H. Campey. |
Pay For Records | England | Parish Chest | A family history and genealogy store with census records, parish registers, maps, books and detailed directories, etc. |
Free Index Only | England | The National Archives | The National Archives - Home to millions of documents, files and images that cover 1,000 years of history. |
Free Index Only | England | Lost Cousins | Census, etc. Post ancestors, etc. |
Free | England | Images of England | Images of England. |
Pay | England | Find My Past | UK family history records. |
Pay | England | HM Passport Office - General Register Office | General Register Office. Order birth, marriage and death records online. |
Free | Great Britain | British Library - Sounds | Archival sound recordings, including British accents and dialects. |
Free | Great Britain | Great Britain Family Names Profiling | Surname Mapping |
Free | Ireland | The IrelandGenweb project | Part of the WorldGenWeb Project. Ireland County Websites Index |
Pay | Ireland | Ireland Genealogy | Search Irish genealogy Records. |
Pay | Ireland | General Register Office | General Register Office [Republic of Ireland] Order birth, marriage, and death certificates. |
Pay | Ireland | Property Registration Authority Ireland | Online service for the property registration authority. |
Free | Ireland | Quakers In Ireland | Society of Friends (Quakers) in Ireland. |
Free | Ireland | Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland | Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland. Database of congregational histories. You must be a member to search database. Does not have individual baptisms, marriages or deaths. |
Pay | Ireland | Eneclann | A Trinity College Campus Company. Links to information on researchers, Irish townland maps, digitization of Irish genealogical records. |
Free | Ireland | Troy Irish Genealogy Society | The Troy Irish Genealogy Society's website now includes interment records of 12,731 individuals, including irish immigrants, from the long closed St. John's Cemetery in Albany, New York. |
Free Index Only | Ireland | RootsIreland | rish Family History Foundation - Online genealogy database for Ireland. [You must register as a new member]. Free index of birth, marriage, death census records for Ireland and Griffith's Valuation for Ireland. |
Free | Ireland | Genealogical Society of Ireland | Genealogical Society of Ireland. Portrays itself to be Ireland's most active genealogical organization. |
Free | Ireland | Irish Genealogy | Irish Genealogy - Search online church records. |
Free | Ireland | Ask About Ireland | Content from Ireland's libraries and museums |
Free | Ireland | Irish Genealogy Toolkit | Irish name search, genealogy information, tools and advice. |
Pay | Ireland | Flyleaf Press | Flyleaf Press - Publisher of guides and reference sources for Irish family history and genealogy research. |
Free Index Only | Ireland | RootsIreland | Irish Family History Foundation. Parish church records, gravestone inscriptions, etc. |
Ireland and Northern Ireland | The IreAtlas Townland Database | The "IreAtlas" Townland Database.(Link updated: 09/02/2013) | |
Free | Ireland and Northern Ireland | OnLine Irish Newspapers | Newspapers in Ireland and Northern Ireland. |
Free | Ireland and Northern Ireland | Ireland's History in Maps | Maps and History of Early Irish territories, clans, tribes and place names. The geography of early Ireland. |
Free | Ireland and Northern Ireland | The National Archives of Ireland | National Archives of Ireland. Has 1911Census of Antrim, Down, Dublin and Kerry. |
Free | Ireland and Northern Ireland | Travel Through the Ireland Story | Ireland's history, geography and maps |
Free | Ireland and Northern Ireland | Phonebook Online | Telephone Directory Search. |
Free | Ireland and Northern Ireland | Irish Ancastors | Irish Surname and place name searches.(Link updated: 02/19/2017) |
Free | Northern Ireland | PRONI - Public Records Office N.I. | Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. Ulster Covenant, Freeholders' Records. Index to will calendar entries. Definition of main administrative land divisions - province, county, barony, parish, townlands. |
Free Index Only | Northern Ireland | Ulster Historical Foundation | Ulster Historical Foundation - Birth, marriage and death records. Gravestone images. |
Free | Northern Ireland | Ross Davies' Co. Down, Northern Ireland Family History Research Site | Townland maps, surname queries and many other resources. |
Pay for records | Northern Ireland | Ulster Ancestry | Free pages list, Townland database, genealogy forum. |
Free | Scotland | National Library of Scotland, An Introduction to Scottish Family History | A general guide to starting family history research. The National Library of Scotland has a wide range of genealogical resources. |
Free Index Only | Scotland | The National Archives of Scotland | Historical records from the 12th century to the present day. |
Free | Scotland | Quarriers | The Genealogy and records service is a contact point for enquirers wanting to know about the records held by the organisation since the 1870s when William Quarrier opened his first night shelter for Glasgow street children. |
Free | Scotland | Scotland BDM Exchange | Scotland BDM Exchange - A resource for Scotland Genealogy and Scottish Family History. |
Paid | Scotland | The Scottish Genealogy Society | The Society, based in Edinburgh and founded in 1953, helps with research into Scottish family and local history. |
Pay | Scotland | Scottish Roots | Do you have Scottish Ancestors? Let us find your ancestors and trace your family tree. |
Free Index Only | Scotland | Scotland's People | Statutory registers and old Parish registers of Scotland birth, marriage, death indexes. 1841-1901 Census. |
Free | Scotland | GENUKI Scotland | Scotland Genealogy - A subset of the main genuki.org website. |
Free | Scotland | CensusDiggins - Scottish Genealogy | Scottish genealogy searches, links, books, clan information, castles and more! Stop by for a wee bit and search for yer Scottish Ancestry . |
Free | United Kingdom | Genealogy Links | Over 12,000 genealogy links in the U.K. Genealogy section. |
Free | United Kingdom | British Library - Online Gallery | Fix the location of thousands of maps, read virtual books and online exhibitions. |
Free | Wales | Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru | The National Library of Wales. Search archival records supporting Family History research. (Added: 11/09/2013) |
Free | Wales | Welsh Genealogy | Welsh Genealogy - Parish records, monumental inscriptions, census transcriptions, etc. |
Free | Wales | CefmPennar | Online Genealogical Research Engine (OGRE). Photographs of headstones in South Wales, Parish data, etc. |
Free | Wales | GENUKI Wales | Wales Genealogy - A subset of the main genuki.org website. |
Free Index Only | Worldwide | Cindi's List | Cyndi's List - of Genealogy Sites on the Internet. A comprehensive, categorized cross-referenced list of the links that point you to genealogical research online. (Added: 05/03/2013) |
Pay/ Free | Worldwide | Ancestry | 1841-1901 Census for Wales, Scotland, England, Isle-of-Man and Channel Islands. 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. 1891, 1901, 1911 Census of Canada. 1906 Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. The index is free for 1881 census of Wales, England, Isle of Man and Channel Islands. |
Free | Worldwide | Genealogy in Time | Genealogy In-Time Magazine. The worlds most popular genealogical website. (Added: 05/03/2013) |
Free | Worldwide | Family Search | Search the FHL catalog materials; search IGI for individuals, surnames. |