Stuart Moverley's

Useful Websites for UK Genealogy

This webpage is intended to assist researchers in finding their way to the most useful sites on UK genealogy.I hope you find something here which is helpful and if you would like to suggest any other sites that you may have come across that you think might benefit others or you want to get hold of me for any other reason,please e-mail me at

sfmov@btinternet.com
1851 census (information page only) ..... how to get the searchable census of Devon,Norfolk & Warwickshire on CD-rom
Borthwick Institute of Historical Research ..... research in and around the City of York
British Army Regiments ..... regimental museums etc.
British Library ..... probably the largest collection of books in the world
Census (UK) ..... 1841 - 1891 census search service (fee based)
Colindale Newspaper Library ..... newspapers from around the UK
Commonwealth War Graves Commission ..... war grave locations with searchable database
Family History Centres ..... addresses of FHCs in the UK
FHS publications available ..... indexes for sale from Family History Societys
Family Records Centre ..... birth,marriage,death and census records
Family Tree magazine ..... the UK's foremost genealological monthly
Genuki ..... the definitive guide to genealogy in the UK
Guild of One Name Studies ..... seeking worldwide references to a single surname
Library & Record Offices ..... addresses and details of holdings
Lookup Exchange ..... volunteers offering 'lookups' in various indexes (free service)
Mailing lists ..... genealogy discussion groups
Map of British Counties ..... before the 1974 boundary changes
National Maritime Museum ..... shipping and seamen
Public Records Office ..... government and military records
Registrar's Office addresses for England & Wales ..... where to get BMD certificates
Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts ..... manorial documents
Scots Origins ..... Scottish PRs searchable database (fee based)
Society of Genealogists ..... biggest genealogical library in the UK
SE Cornwall & SW Devon War Memorial Name Index ..... database of names from war memorials
Surname interest lists ..... surname interests in the various UK counties
Trade directories ..... available for sale on CD-Rom
UK streetmaps ..... find your way around the UK
West Riding Registry of Deeds ..... land transactions in the West Riding of Yorkshire between 1704 - 1970