See below for an alphabetical list of links to external genealogy web sites. The Universtiy of Leicester is not responsible for the content of these sites. Read our disclaimer for more details.

Genealogy

Ancestry

• http://www.ancestry.co.uk/
• Comprehensive online genealogical resource. Users can search by record type or locality.

Census Online, 1901

• http://www.pro.gov.uk/online/census.htm
• English and Welsh census for 1901, published by the Public Record Office.

British Genealogy

• http://www.british-genealogy.com/
• Provides free advice on researching family history. Contains a useful overview of available resources, including directories and parish registers.

Familia

• http://www.familia.org.uk/
• Directory of family history resources held in public libraries.

Federation of Family History Societies

• http://www.ffhs.org.uk/
• A non-profit organisation committed to advising family history societies and other genealogical organisations.

Genuki

• http://www.genuki.org.uk/
• A virtual reference library of information relevant to the UK and Ireland. A non-commercial site, which focuses upon primary material

History.uk.com

• http://www.history.uk.com/
• Site contains a variety of historical links. There are editorial features and a timeline to the present day.

Lineages

• http://www.lineages.com/
• Genealogy reference library, catering for beginners and experienced family historians.

Society of Genealogists

• http://www.sog.org.uk/
• Contains a large collection of family histories, civil registration and census material, and "the widest collection of County sources" in England (over 9,000).

UK Family History Online

• http://www.familyrecords.gov.uk/
• Site helps users to find government records. There is information about births, marriages & deaths and the census.

UK Familysearch

• http://www.familysearch.org/
• Produced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the site provides an introduction to family research.

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