Family HistoryYour guide to resources.

Online resources

• Free expert advice on every aspect of family history research
  • nationalarchives.gov.uk/familyhistory/guide
• Visit DocumentsOnline for digitised public records, including wills, WW1 Campaign Medal lists, WW2 Seamen’s Medals and Victorian prisoner lists*
  • nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline
• Census returns for England and Wales from 1841 to 1901*
  • nationalarchives.gov.uk/census
• First World War soldiers' service records (records currently available are surnames A - N excluding mis-sorts)*
  • nationalarchives.gov.uk/militaryhistory
• First World War soldiers’ pension records*
  • nationalarchives.gov.uk/militaryhistory
• Passengers Leaving UK 1890-1960 (Series BT27)*
  • nationalarchives.gov.uk/searchthearchives/migration.htm
• Incoming-bound Passenger Lists 1878 - 1960 (Series BT26)*
  • nationalarchives.gov.uk/searchthearchives/migration.htm
• Non-conformist Births, Marriages and Deaths registers 1567-1840*
  • nationalarchives.gov.uk/familyhistory/bmd/step1a.htm
• In-depth learning guides offering help with reading old handwriting and translating Latin
  • nationalarchives.gov.uk/palaeography
  • nationalarchives.gov.uk/latin/beginners
• The National Register of Archives, a central point for manuscripts relating to British history
  • nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra
• Get contact details for local archives with Archon
  • nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon
• Search local archive records using the Access to Archives database
  • nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a
• Get your children interested with a snapshot of Victorian family history on the Learning Curve site, a free online teaching and learning resource following the History National Curriculum from Key Stages 2 to 5
  • http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/snapshots/snapshot50/snapshot50.htm
• Learn more about 200 years of migration to England through the Moving Here project
  • www.movinghere.org.uk
• Find out if your ancestors served in the Battle of Trafalgar
  • nationalarchives.gov.uk/trafalgarancestors
• Visit our online exhibitions to find out what life was like in different periods of history
  • nationalarchives.gov.uk/exhibitions
• Focus your research with our online research guides, offering help in tracking down a wide variety of subjects relating to family history and beyond
  • nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/researchguidesindex.asp
• Visit our maps pages, highlighting one of the world's richest holdings of historical mapping
  • nationalarchives.gov.uk/maps

* The index can be searched free of charge but a small fee applies to download images and information.