Some UK family history sites

HOME	Some (mostly UK) Family History Sites
Not an exhaustive list, but merely a few favourites. There are thousands more at Cyndi's List.

Abney Park Cemetery - searchable online database https://www.devsys.co.uk/ap/Basic_Search.asp
Ancestry.co.uk - a very simple way to start your family tree for free trees.ancestry.co.uk/
Cambridgeshire FHS - searchable online databases www.cfhs.org.uk/
FreeBMD - searchable database of England & Wales BMD indexes freebmd.org.uk
Genfair - family history books/fiches/etc for sale from the FFHS genfair.co.uk/
GENUKI - THE starting point for UK & Ireland family history at www.genuki.org.uk/
Gravestones HQ - Everything you ever need to know about gravestones www.gravestoneshq.co.uk/
GRO - Updated births & deaths indexes (with additional information), plus certificate copies www.gro.gov.uk/
Hertfordshire Genealogy - THE starting point for Herts. research www.hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk/index.htm
Irish Catholic Parish Registers - at National Library of Ireland site registers.nli.ie/
Jersey Heritage - Jersey Archives & Collections Online catalogue.jerseyheritage.org/
Maps (Old) - free online 19th century British Ordnance Survey maps www.old-maps.co.uk/
Maps (Old London) - numerous free online maps mapco.net/london.htm
Map of 1862 London - Stanford's map www.mappalondon.com
Map of 1792-9 London - Horwood's plan www.romanticlondon.org/explore-horwoods-plan
National Archives - formerly the UK Public Record Office www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
British Newspaper Archive - British Newspaper Archive
New Zealand 'Historical' BMDs - exactly what it says... bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/home
Parish Chest - comprehensive online family history & genealogy shop www.parishchest.com/
Surnames Lists - UK & Ireland Internet Surnames Lists www.genuki.org.uk/indexes/SurnamesLists.html
Therfield.net - family history data pages, mainly census www.therfield.net
UKBMD - links to online data sources for BMDs, census, etc. www.UKBMD.org.uk
Wiltshire's Nimrod Indexes - valuable indexes, including ALL marriages www.nimrodresearch.co.uk

Surnames Sites

BENDING One Name Study - John Bending's site www.jbending.org.uk
HAGGER One Name Study - Peter Hagger's site www.hagger.info/
ULLINGER - Clary's site geocities.ws/ullingers/

Page last updated: 27th February 2026, e-mail: martin@hagger.org

Some (mostly UK) Family History Sites