General Resource Sites

• Adoptee's UK - Search & Reunion Help 
  A new site aimed at anyone that is affected by adoption. Primarily aimed at people searching for birth families in the United Kingdom.
• Al Beagan's "Genealogy Notes" of England 
• Bert's English Genealogy Page 
  Includes History of the Church of England, a Latin primer, and an overview of English research methods.
• British-Genealogy.com 
  General resource site for UK genealogy.
  • Resources 
    • British Censuses 
    • English Parish Registers 
• Copyright for Family Historians 
  Article by David Hawgood pertaining to copyright issues in the United Kingdom.
• Discover England Genealogy Webring 
  For those searching for information in England, or whose ancestors who lived in England.
• familyrecords.gov.uk 
  From the United Kingdom's familyrecords.gov consortium.
  • Adoption 
  • Births, Deaths, and Marriages 
  • Census 
  • Emigration 
  • Immigration 
  • Parish Registers 
  • Military Records 
  • Wills 
• Family Research - English, Scottish and Irish Genealogy 
  Blog covering British genealogy news, reviews and helpful articles; genealogy links, free query forums.
• First Steps in Family History 
  From the Federation of Family History Societies. This online brochure provides answers to a new researcher's first questions about family history.
• Genealogy-Links 
• Genealogylinks.net - UK Genealogy 
• GENUKI - UK & Ireland Genealogy 
  • English Genealogy Index 
• Looking 4 Kin - England Genealogy Links and Chat 
• Moving Here - 200 Years of Migration to England 
  Online searchable database of digitized photographs, maps, objects, documents and audio items recording migration experiences of the past 200 years.
  • Caribbean Migration Histories 
  • Caribbean Roots 
  • Irish Migration Histories 
  • Irish Roots 
  • Jewish Migration Histories 
  • Jewish Roots 
  • South Asian Migration Histories 
  • South Asian Roots 
• Roots Television 
  Roots Television is an online television network by and for avid genealogists. Videos include how-to demonstrations, conference lectures, and region-specific programming including Irish, Hispanic, British, Jewish, African-American research and more. Videos are available online, on-demand, and virtually all of them are absolutely free.
  • Program Guide 
    • British Roots 
• Some notes on medieval English genealogy 
  Much more than just "some notes" - this site provides excellent content and links for the serious medieval researcher.
  • A brief guide to medieval English genealogy 
    Discusses record types, their uses, and locations.
• Sources for Research in English Genealogy 
  Bibliography from the Library of Congress.
• UK Genealogy - Researching in England? 
  Links & information on English research.
• UK Genealogy Web 
  Genealogical sources of information for the United Kingdom, including England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
• WorldGenWeb Project 
  • BritishIslesGenWeb Project 
    • EnglandGenWeb Project 
• Yahoo!...England...Genealogy 

Government & Cities

• British Counties, Parishes, etc. for Genealogists 
  This site does a good job of explaining some of the more mysterious organizational structures of interest to the genealogist with UK ancestors.
• Chronological Tables of Local and of Private Acts 
  A chronological table covering the 26,000 Local Acts of Parliament passed between 1797 & the end of 1973 & the 11,000 Private, later described as Personal, Acts passed between 1539 & the end of 1973.
  • Local Acts of Parliament 
  • Private Acts of Parliament 
• Court Web Sites - United Kingdom 
  Links to the web sites of various levels of judicial courts.
• History including people, churches and places in Derby, UK, United Kingdom 
• Index to Various Acts of Parliament of interest to the Genealogist 
• Office of Government Commerce 
  The primary web site for the UK government.

History & Culture

• 200 Years of the Census 
  Interesting history of the censuses in England and Wales since 1801. Be sure to view the Area Monitors pages for information about how various counties have changed over the past 200 years.
  • History of the Census 
  • Area Monitors 
    Reviews changes in each county based on census data over time.
  • Census Hall of Fame 
    Famous people found in various UK census forms. Includes scanned images of the forms.
• Charles Booth Online Archive 
  Charles Booth's survey of Life and Labour in London 1886 - 1903. The survey interviewed workers and families to discover the level of poverty of Londoners at the turn of the century.
• Coal Mining History Resource Centre 
  Links to information on UK coal mining including coal mining accident databases.
• Coins of the UK 
  Gives a good deal of history of the coinage of the United Kingdom by regnal years.
• The DiCamillo Companion - Houses Database 
  Online searchable database of British and Irish country houses with information on over 6,000 houses.
• English Heritage 
• English Monarchs - from the Conquest 
  • Rhyme to Remember them by 
• EuroDocs: Online Sources for European History 
  Selected transcriptions, facsimiles and translations.
• Footsteps - Quality Reproductions of Old Photographs 
  Several thousand photographs dating from about 1910 to 1930, depicting views of towns, villages, schools, churches, etc., of England and Wales.
• A General Study of the Plague in England 1539-1640 With a Specific Reference to Loughborough 
  Includes information on the ceasation of parochial registration at the height of the plague.
• History of England 
  A collection of links for English history.
• Index of UK photographers up to 1950 
  • Biographies of UK Photographers  
  • Books 
    An extensive bibliography.
  • Dating Aids 
    Includes a remarkable "dating calculator" which allows the visitor to answer questions about their postcard print or Carte-de-visite and be supplied with an approximate date range when that form of media was popular in the UK.
  • Help For More Photographer Search Options 
  • Index of Data on the UK Photographers Site 
    Organized by UK region & then by county.
  • Links to Other Sites 
• Local History Link 
  Advertises UK local history books and services for sale or items wanted.
• Medieval English Towns 
  An outstanding online source for medieval urban history in England.
• Migration and the Early Modern English Town 
  Online course with images and transcribed documents.
• Migration from Northern Europe to America via the Port of Hull, 1848-1888 by Nick Evans- The Solem, Swiggum & Austheim Ship Index 
• Monuments & Dust: The Culture of Victorian London 
• The National Centre for English Cultural Tradition  ~ Sheffield
• OntaWorld 
  A photographic record of parishes and villages of England and Wales.
• Ranks, Professions, Occupations, and Trades 
  From GenDocs in the United Kingdom.
• Significant Dates For English And Welsh Family History Sources 
• Some Notable Weather Events 
  Weather conditions through history in the UK.
• The S.S. England Page 
  In the spring of 1866, the S.S. England, a steamship from Liverpool, England, was bound for New York with over 1,300 passengers. Hundreds died from an outbreak of cholera.
• The Taxatio Database 
  Searchable online database contains the valuation, plus related details, of the English and Welsh parish churches and prebends listed in the ecclesiastical taxation assessment of 1291-2.
• Through Mighty Seas - Maritime History and British Sailing Ships 
  The history of merchant sailing ships from the NW of England, with individual histories of 600 sailing ships, indexed by region.
• Tudor England - 1485 to 1603 
• Useful dates in British history 
  For the local historian or genealogist.
• Victoria County History 
  "The Greatest Publishing Project in English Local History." Founded in 1899 and originally dedicated to Queen Victoria, the VCH is an encyclopaedic record of England's places and people from earliest times to the present day.
• Victorian Dictionary 
  Guide to the social history of Victorian London.
• Victoria Research Web 
  Resources for research into the history and culture of 19th-century Britain.
• The Village Labourer 1760-1832 
  Originally published 1911.
• Yahoo!...England...History 

How To

• Archival Research Techniques and Skills Scheme 
  Online tutorial aimed at those who wish to start research work in archives in the UK.
  • Pre-research: locating archives 
  • Planning your visit 
  • Rules, regulations and document handling 
  • Research techniques 
  • Online archival research 
• Beginning Genealogical Research for England & Wales 
  By Mark Howells.
• The Channel 4 Guide to Genealogy or How to Find Your Roots 
  • A Caribbean Case Study 
  • Tracing an Ancestor Who Was an Immigrant 
    • African-Americans 
    • Africans 
    • Asians 
    • Jewish 
    • West Indians 
  • Records before 1837 
  • Resources 
  • Using the Internet 
• Conservation of Cemeteries 
  From English Heritage.
  • History of the English Cemetery 
• England Research Outline 
  Research guidance from FamilySearch.
• FamilySearch Research Guidance - Research Outline - England 
  This outstanding outline introduces records and strategies that can help you learn more about your ancestors. It explains terms associated with this state's particular genealogy research and describes the content, use, and availability of major genealogical records.
• First Steps in Family History 
  From the Federation of Family History Societies. This online brochure provides answers to a new researcher's first questions about family history.
• Genlinks Index - Tracing ancestors in the UK 
  Guide to tracing ancestors in the UK, with special reference to the North of England..
  • Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates 
  • Census Records 
  • Miscellaneous Sources of Information 
  • Palaeography - Reading Early Handwriting 
  • Parish Registers 
• Getting More From the 1881 British Census on CD-ROM 
  Article by Mark Howells.
• A guide to obtaining copies of Probate Records 
  From the UK Court Service.
• Latin in Parish Records 
  Article by Alison U. Ring.
• The LDS FamilySearch Website: From Batch Numbers to Original Records 
  More information about locating the actual record(s) used for specific Batch extractions. Practical examples to help guide researchers from Batch Number entries and other entries in the IGI to the actual records available from the LDS.
• Monumental Inscriptions for Family Historians 
  • Recording Monumental Inscriptions 
• The National Archives (U.K.) 
  Kew, Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom.
  • The Catalogue 
    Descriptions of more than 10 million records held by The National Archives of England, Wales and the United Kingdom. The visitor may either search or browse through the descriptions. Images of the documents are not available. Visitors can request copies online and can also place advance orders for the day of their visit.
    • Research Guides: A to Z 
      This is an alphabetical list of the topical Research Guides. The guides help you find what you need in the catalogue, so this should be the first thing you consult.
• Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) - Copyright Guidance 
  For UK documents under Crown Copyright (including census & civil registration documents), the OPSI has revised its stance on enforcing their copyright. These guidelines can help genealogists understand what they may and may not do with UK Crown Copyrighted information without prior approval from the OPSI.
• The Okanagan Researcher - British Studies Tour 
  Smith-Burns, Claire. "Claire's British Studies Tour, to England, July 1 to 23, 1999." Okanagan Researcher, Vol. 16 (2) (December 1999).
• Ordering Birth Registration Certificates from England & Wales 
  Using the LDS Family History Center Resources.
• Researching Ancestors from the United Kingdom 
  Using the LDS Family History Center Resources.
• Researching from Abroad - from GENUKI 
• Seeking English 
  Guide to searching for your English roots.
• Tracing British Seaman & Their Ships 
• Tracing the Birth Parents of Adopted Persons in England and Wales 
  From the Federation of Family History Societies. Online brochure provides basic information on adoption searches in England and Wales.

Language & Names

• Ancestry.com - English and Welsh Surname Dictionary 
  Describes the origin of each surname, indicating from where and from what the surname is derived. It also provides information on variant spellings, pronunciations, and other related names. Available by subscription.
• Modern British Surname Studies : A Guide to Resources 
  Statistics and surnames (and some distribution) en masse in the 19th and 20th centuries (not individual surnames).
• The National Centre for English Cultural Tradition  ~ Sheffield
  • Research Projects 
    The Names Project investigates the origins, meaning and distribution of surnames and placenames, both locally and nationally.
• The relevance of surnames in genealogy 
  From the Society of Genealogists (UK). Explains the history behind the taking of surnames and the difficulty of reliance on surnames in modern genealogy.
• whoohoo.co.uk - The British Dialect Translator 
  Includes Geordie, Brummie, Scouse and more.
• Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - English Dialects 
  • Selected Languages and Accents of the British Isles 

Libraries, Archives & Museums

• 24 Hour Musuem 
  UK Musuems, Galleries, and Heritage sites in a searchable database with contact and visitor information plus links to their web sites where available.
• A2A: Access to Archives 
  A2A aims to create a virtual national archives catalogue, bringing together a critical mass of information about the rich national archival heritage and making that information available globally from one source via the World Wide Web. The historical records to be covered by A2A are of national, regional and local importance and date from periods between the twelfth and twentieth centuries. They are held in geographically dispersed archives offices in England, and many have been comparatively under-recognised in the past.
• AIM25 - Archives in London and the M25 Area 
  Provides electronic access to collection level descriptions of the archives of over fifty higher education institutions and learned societies within the greater London area.
• Archives in Focus 
  Introductory guide to archives in the UK.
  • Family History 
  • Local History 
  • House History 
• ARCHON - Repositories in England 
• A-Z of Military Musuems 
  Holdings, locations, and contact information from the official Army web page of the United Kingdom. Particularly rich in information on regimental museums.
• Bodleian Library, University of Oxford 
• The British Library 
• British Postal Museum & Archive 
  • Family History 
    • Getting Started 
    • Researching Family History 
    • Using the Records 
• Canterbury Cathedral Archives 
  Holds the administrative records of the cathedral, city and diocese of Canterbury.
• Catholic Central Library  ~ London
  • Mission Registers 
• Centre for Urban History 
  From the University of Leicester.
  • Small Towns Project 
    Project to broaden knowledge of the 800 or so English small towns, during the period 1600-1850 in particular.
• Church of England Records Centre 
• CURL - The Consortium of University Research Libraries 
• English Record Offices and Archives on the Web 
  A listing of public record offices and archives in England with links to their web sites.
• English and Welsh Register Offices 
• Familia 
  Directory of family history resources held in public libraries in the UK and Ireland. Provides information about the libraries and their holdings.
  • England 
• Family History Centers in England 
  From the FamilySearch web site. Includes address, telephone number and hours of operation.
• Family History Library Catalog 
  From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also search for other localities by place name.
  • England 
• General Register Office (GRO) - Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration  ~ England and Wales
• Galleries of Justice  ~ Nottingham
  Collections focus on law and policing.
  • The Rainer Foundation Archive 
    Holds the extant records of Associated Societies for the Protection of Women and Children, Church of England Temperance Society, London Police Court Missions, London Haven for Women and Girls, London Probation Committee, Society of Juvenile Courts Probation Officers.
• Hill Museum & Manuscript Library 
  Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota.
  • HMML Collection Status 
• Huguenot Library 
  At the University College London.
  • eUCLid - the University College London Online Library Catalog 
• Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales 
  • Library & Information Service 
    • Founding Fathers Knowledge Guide 
      A guide to tracing the history of a firm or an ancestor who was a Chartered Accountant and what material the ICAEW hold that can help.
    • Members Lists of Accountancy Bodies 
      A guide to our unique collection of over 220 series of membership lists for accountancy bodies from 1877 to the present day. Includes an A-Z listing.
    • What's in a Name: Firms' Simplified Family Trees on the Web 
      Family trees showing the development of the big accountancy firms of the 1980s.
• Lambeth Palace Library  ~ London
• LARGO: Libraries and Archives Research Guide Online 
• LibDex - The Library Index - England 
  A worldwide directory of links to library homepages and web-based OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogs).
• The Library, Friends House, London 
  Holds the central archives of Britain Yearly Meeting of Quakers as well as one of the largest collections of Quaker material in the world.
• Mander and Mitchenson Theatre Collection 
• Modern Records Centre 
  The Centre's holdings focus on UK trade union records. It also holds the records of some interest groups and political organisations (including West Midlands), of individuals and business (particularly the motor industry). Hosted by the University of Warwick Library, the MRC holds records of interest to the genealogist regarding trades union membership amongst other topics.
  • Genealogy at the Modern Records Centre 
    List of occupations covered by the archives for which genealogical guides are available:
    • Carvers, Picture-Frame Makers and Gilders 
    • Compositors 
    • House Decorators & Painters 
    • Printing Workers 
    • Railwaymen 
    • Stonemasons & Quarrymen 
• The Museum of English Rural Life  ~ Reading, Berkshire, England
  • Archives 
  • Library 
• The National Archives (U.K.) 
  Kew, Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom.
  • The Catalogue 
    Descriptions of more than 10 million records held by The National Archives of England, Wales and the United Kingdom. The visitor may either search or browse through the descriptions. Images of the documents are not available. Visitors can request copies online and can also place advance orders for the day of their visit.
    • Help 
      • Frequently Asked Questions 
      • Glossary 
      • Hints and Tips 
      • Searching the catalogue 
    • Research Guides: A to Z 
      This is an alphabetical list of the topical Research Guides. The guides help you find what you need in the catalogue, so this should be the first thing you consult.
  • Family History 
  • House History 
  • Local History 
  • Military History 
  • Search Our Collections 
    • 1901 Census of England and Wales Online 
      Pay-for-use online searchable index with online images available.
    • DocumentsOnline 
      Searching the index is free. There is a small fee to download a digital image of a document.
  • Moving Here - 200 years of Migration to England 
• The National Army Museum  ~ London
  • Research 
• The National Coal Mining Museum for England 
• National Gas Archive 
  Company archive of the Lattice Group which holds the historical records of the UK gas industry dating from the early 19th Century.
• National Monuments Record, English Heritage  ~ Swindon & London
  The National Monuments Record (NMR) is the public archive of English Heritage. It holds over 12 million photographs, plans, reports and drawings recording the historic environment of England. The NMR can supply packs of materials for any locality in England.
• National Monuments Record 
  English Heritage's public archives. Holds three million photographs, some 50,000 measured drawings, and a specialist library.
• The National Railway Museum, York 
• The National Waterways Museum at Gloucester 
• Oxford University Archives 
• Parliamentary Archives: House of Lords Record Office 
  The archive service for both Houses of Parliament and facilitates public access to several million records which are preserved in the Victoria Tower repository. The records include original Acts of Parliament from 1497, Journals from 1510, papers laid before Parliament from 1531, Peerage papers from 1597, Judicial papers from 1621, and plans of canals, roads, railways and other public works deposited in connection with private bills from 1794. Amongst the comparatively few records of genealogical interest are the Protestation returns of 1642 and certain Papist returns.
  • What's in the Parliamentary Archives? 
• Project EARL - Connecting Public Libraries to the Network 
• Repositories of Primary Sources - Europe - United Kingdom 
  A list of links to online resources from the Univ. of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives.
• The Rothschild Archive 
• Trades Union Congress Library Collection 
  From the University of North London.
• The UK Public Libraries Page 
• University of Bristol Theatre Collection 
  Research centre dedicated to the study of British Theatre history and people.
• The University of York, Borthwick Institute of Historical Research 
  • Archives Guides, Lists and Finding Aids 
  • Postal Services 

Locality Specific

• British Counties, Parishes, etc. for Genealogists 
• Gazetteer of British Place Names 
• GENUKI: Administrative Regions of the British Isles 
  • Administrative Areas of England 
• GENUKI: Parish Search 

• Cyndi's List - England - Counties Index  

  Bedfordshire  Berkshire  Buckinghamshire  Cambridgeshire  Cheshire  Cornwall  Cumberland  Derbyshire  Devon  Dorset  Durham  Essex  Gloucestershire  Hampshire  Herefordshire  Hertfordshire  Huntingdonshire  Kent  Lancashire  Leicestershire

  Lincolnshire  London  Middlesex  Norfolk  Northamptonshire  Northumberland  Nottinghamshire  Oxfordshire  Rutland  Shropshire  Somerset  Staffordshire  Suffolk  Surrey  Sussex  Warwickshire  Westmoreland  Wiltshire  Worcestershire  Yorkshire

Mailing Lists, Newsgroups & Chat

• Genealogy Resources on the Internet - England Mailing Lists 
• Genealogy Resources on the Internet - United Kingdom Mailing Lists 
  Most of the mailing list links below point to this site, wonderfully maintained by John Fuller. John indexes links for all known genealogy mailing lists, including RootsWeb and others.
• RootsWeb: Genealogy Mailing Lists: England 
• RootsWeb: Genealogy Mailing Lists: United Kingdom 
  The majority of genealogy mailing lists are hosted by RootsWeb.com. Messages on RootsWeb lists are archived. The links to RootsWeb below point you to the archives (browse or search).

• ANGLO-ITALIAN Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in people of mixed English and Italian ancestry. Archives: browse or search.
• BIFHS-USA-NEWS Mailing List 
  A read-only mailing list for announcements regarding the British Isles Family History Society - USA. Archives: browse or search.
• BORDER Mailing List 
  For anyone interested in genealogy, history, or culture related to the counties which surround the border of Scotland and England. A unique culture evolved in this area which was different from both southern English and either highland or lowland Scottish culture. Many people from the borders were transported to Northern Ireland or left for the colonies. Archives: browse or search.
• BRIT-CUSTOMS Mailing List 
  For the discussion of old British customs and their meanings in relation to British genealogy. Archives: browse or search.
• BRITISH-CONNECTIONS Mailing List 
  For anyone interested in British genealogy, history, and culture as well as those who may be seeking connections with relatives or lost friends in the United Kingdom. Archives: browse or search.
• BRITISHHOMECHILDREN Mailing List 
  For anyone who has a genealogical interest in the 100,000 British Home Children - alleged orphans - who were emigrated to Canada by 50 child care organizations 1880-1930. Archives: browse or search.
• BRIT-SURNAMES Mailing List 
  For anyone researching British surnames. Postings can address individual queries, general research information and needs, and information on existing or planned one name studies. Archives: browse or search.
• Chat Genealogy 
  From the About.com genealogy section. Scheduled weekly chats for the following topics: Native American, Genealogy How-To, US Southern States, Genealogy Social, British Isles, French, Canadian.
• ENG-CANAL-PEOPLE Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the boat people on the inland waterways of England. Archives: browse or search.
• ENG-DESERTED-VILLAGES Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in identifying deserted villages in England and locating their vital records. Archives: browse or search.
• ENGLAND-FREEDMEN Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in Freedmen in England from all ethnic backgrounds (e.g., African, Caucasian, indigenous natives) including American slaves transported to England who later became free. Archives: browse or search.
• ENG-GEN-RESOURCES Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information regarding genealogical resources that are available in England for conducting research in England, and how best to use these resources. Archives: browse or search.
• england-gene Mailing List 
• ENGLAND-GenWeb Mailing List 
  For anyone with an interest in the EnglandGenWeb Project. Archives: browse or search.
• ENGLAND-ROOTS Mailing List 
  For . Archives: browse or search.
• englishresearch Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in England in order to spread information, seek help, answer queries, etc.
• ENG-LOST-CONNECTIONS Mailing List 
  For those who are researching their English ancestry and need help in finding those missing links. Archives: browse or search.
• ENG-ONENAMESTUDIES Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information regarding one name studies for surnames originating in England . Archives: browse or search.
• ENG-PUBS-INNS Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in English pubs and inns which have served as the focus of community life in England from the Dark Ages to the present day. Archives: browse or search.
• ENG-SURNAMES Mailing List 
  Archives: browse or search.
• ENG-THAMESWATERMEN Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames and their families. Archives: browse or search.
• ENG-VILLAGES Mailing List 
  For anyone with a passion for local history or a specific genealogical interest in the villages of England. Archives: browse or search.
• FreeBMD-Admins Mailing List 
  For discussing, implementing, developing and organising the FreeBMD project. Archives: browse or search.
• FreeBMD-News Mailing List 
  A read-only mailing list for people who are interested in how the FreeBMD project is progressing. Archives: browse or search.
• FREEREG Mailing List 
  For users of the FreeREG project. Archives: browse or search.
• FREEUKGEN-TECH Mailing List 
  For technical discussions associated with the FREEUKGEN project which exists to bring source material relating to the United Kingdom online. Archives: browse or search.
• GBR-Maps-Online Mailing List 
  For for the discussion and sharing of information regarding British maps and etchings, and their availability online.
• GEN-Ancestors-Lifestyle Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information about how our British ancestors lived.
• GENBRIT Mailing List  gatewayed with the soc.genealogy.britain newsgroup
  For the discussion of genealogy in Great Britain and the islands. Archives: browse or search.
• GEN-Canals-Watermen Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in British canals and watermen.
• GEN-Census Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information regarding British censuses and how to get the most out of them for genealogy research.
• GEN-Documents Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information related to the reading of old British documents such as parish registers, wills, etc., including old handwriting and Latin.
• GEN-Emigrants Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information regarding ancestors who emigrated from Britain to America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, etc. including both why and how they emigrated.
• GEN-Firstnames-origins Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information the meaning and origins of first or given names found in Britain.
• GEN-Institutions Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in British institutions such as work-houses and hospitals.
• GEN-Jewish-Roots Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in British Jews in any time period.
• GEN-Mariners Mailing List 
  For for anyone with a genealogical interest in British mariners, seafarers, and the British navy.
• GEN-Newspapers Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information regarding old British newspapers and where to locate them, and the use of old newspapers in British family history research.
• GEN-Parish-Law Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information regarding British parish law, poor law, rights of settlement, bastardy, etc. as it relates to our ancestors.
• GEN-Railwaymen Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information regarding ancestors who were employed as British railwaymen and the history of the various British railway companies.
• GEN-Sojourners Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in sojourners in Britain, those people who are visitors to a parish (passing through) such as Gypsies, travellers, circus and fairground people, travelling hawkers, and railway labourers.
• GEN-Surnames-Origins Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information the meaning and origins of surnames in Britain including patronymics.
• GEN-Townlife Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information on life in British towns and cities as it relates to our ancestors and family history research.
• GEN-TRIVIA-ENG Mailing List 
  A mailing list where one can share ancestral recipes, poems, rhymes, ditties, slang words, sayings, etc. Archives: browse or search.
• GEN-Villagelife Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information on village and rural life in Britain as it relates to our ancestors and family history research.
• HIS-Civil-War Mailing List 
  For for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the English Civil War and the Commonwealth period.
• HIS-Victorian Mailing List 
  For for the discussion and sharing of information regarding the life and times of those in Victorian Britain in order to put the lives of our ancestors in perspective.
• LEGAL-ENGWLS Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information regarding the legal aspects of genealogical research in England and Wales including copyright, database rights, data protection, and privacy. Archives: browse or search.
• MI-ENGLAND Mailing List 
  For those interested in Monumental Inscriptions on gravestones, etc. in England. Archives: browse or search.
• NORTH-AM-ENGLISH Mailing List 
  For Americans and Candians who are researching their English ancestry. Archives: browse or search.
• NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical, historical, or cultural interest in the entire north of England. Archives: browse or search.
• OLD-ENGLISH Mailing List 
  For anyone who is deciphering old English documents to discuss interpretations of handwriting and word meanings. Archives: browse or search.
• One-place-study Mailing List 
  For those carrying out one-place studies of British communities to discuss problem areas such as finding, reading, understanding, recording, and presenting data. One-place studies involve the study of the people of an entire community within the context of the place they live in order to place the lives of our ancestors in perspective.
• POLICE-UK Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in former police officers of the United Kingdom. Archives: browse or search.
• PRISONS-UK Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in British prisons and prisoners. Archives: browse or search.
• SURNAMES-BRITAIN Mailing List  gatewayed with the soc.genealogy.surnames.britain newsgroup
  For surname queries related to Great Britain. Archives: browse or search.
• UK-FACHRS Mailing List 
  For the members of the Family & Community Historical Research Society of Great Britain. Archives: browse or search.
• UK-WORKHOUSE-HOSP Mailing List 
  For United Kingdom genealogists with workhouse or hospital connections. Archives: browse or search.

• Anglo Italian Mailing List 
  Details of Anglo-Italian mailing list. One Name Study for ORLANDO and ORLANDO mailing list.
• English Genealogy News Group 

Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information

• Administrative Regions of the British Isles 
  From GENUKI
  • Administrative Areas of England 
  • GENUKI: London Parishes and Boroughs 
    Provides a list of the City of London parishes, the County of London metropolitan boroughs created in 1889 and their original counties, and the Greater London boroughs created in 1965 and their original counties and metropolitan boroughs. Very valuable for understanding the growth of the metropolis and the changes of its administrative boundaries.
  • GENUKI: Modern and Administrative Counties and County Boroughs 
    Associates more modern counties and county boroughs with the GENUKI pages which cover those areas. Very valuable for understanding the modern boundary changes.
• AntiqueMapsUK.com 
  Range of antique maps specialising in good value items from c1900.
• Association of British Counties - list of the 86 Counties of Great Britain 
  A list of the 86 Counties of Great Britain, together with some of the major towns or cities.
• The Black Country 
  Definition from Wikipedia.
• The British Cartographic Society - A Directory of UK Map Collections 
  Detailed information of map holdings in libraries and archives throughout the United Kingdom.
• British Counties, Parishes, etc. for Genealogists 
  • Other Names for Particular Areas 
    There are some traditional names for regions of England that do not appear on the maps. If you've ever been confused about where the Black Country is or why you can't find East Anglia on a map, this online reference will assist you in understanding the locations of the uniquely named regions of England.
• British History Online - Historical Geography 
  Digital library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles. Created by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust. Historic Ordnance Survey maps in 1:10,560 scale for each county in England. Historic Ordnance Survey maps in 1:2,500 scale for Chester, Colchester, Coventry, Oxford and much of central London.
• Counties and Countries in Britain and Ireland 
  Many foreigners, and not a few British and Irish people, seem to get confused by the names of the countries and counties which make up these offshore islands.
• Counties of England, Scotland and Wales Prior to the 1974 Boundary Changes 
• East Anglia 
  Definition from Wikipedia.
• Elstead Maps (UK) 
  Specialist UK-based mail-order retailer of over 50,000 maps, guides, travel books, atlases & globes.
• The Enclosure Maps of England and Wales 
  Online searchable, descriptive and analytical catalogue of all the parliamentary and non-parliamentary enclosure maps known to be extant and available for inspection in public archives and libraries. There is also an index which lists every map, provides some key descriptive information about each & contains links to the fuller information about each map in this database.
• FamilySearch - Maps - England and Wales (1974-1996 County Structure) 
• FamilySearch - Maps - England and Wales (Pre1974 County Structure) 
• Gardiner's Atlas of English History 
  Maps from the 1892 book "A School Atlas of English History".
• Gazetteer of British Place Names 
  Contains the ancient or geographical County of over 50,000 place names in Britain along with modern administrative areas information.
• Genmaps 
  Online old maps of Great Britain for genealogists and historians.
  • Maps of Great Britain 
• Get Mapping 
  UK aerial photography.
• Historical and Genealogical Maps of the World, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales 
  Decorative hand-coloured historical and genealogical maps of England and the English count