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The following repositories house materials about England. These are very helpful.   
The following repositories house materials about England. These are very helpful.   


[[Image:The National Archives, England.jpg|thumb|right|The National Archives]]  
[[Image:The National Archives, England.jpg|thumb|right|The National Archives]] '''The National Archives''' {{main|England The National Archives}} The National Archives collects records of the central government and law courts from 1086 to the present. These records provide a wealth of information for the family researcher but are best used after you have gathered information elsewhere. Many of the most popular resources are online or on microfilm, and are on open access. You must do not need a reader’s ticket to use these collections, but you will need one to view original documents. The staff does not do research but will usually do brief searches if you supply enough information. You can write to this office at the following address:  
'''The National Archives'''  
{{main|England The National Archives}}
The National Archives collects records of the central government (such as parliamentary papers) and law courts from 1086 to the present. These records provide a wealth of information for the family researcher but are best used after you have gathered information elsewhere. You must have a reader’s ticket to use this collection. The staff does not do research but will usually do brief searches if you supply enough information. You can write to this office at the following address:  


The National Archives<br>Ruskin Avenue, Kew<br>Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU<br>England&nbsp;<br>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/]  
The National Archives<br>Kew<br>Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU<br>England&nbsp;<br>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ The National Archives]  


For a detailed list of the records housed in The National Archives, see:  
For a detailed list of the records housed in The National Archives, see the online catalogue&nbsp;[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/ Catalogue]:  


Great Britain. Public Records Office. Kew Lists. Microfiche edition. Norwich, England: HMSO Books, 1988. This work comprises the Public Record Office Current Guide together with the Class Lists to Records of Modern Government Departments Held at The Public Record Office, Kew. It does not list records held at Chancery Lane before the two offices were combined. There are 3,542 microfiche and a manuscript introduction.&nbsp;Family History Library&nbsp;book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=494631&disp=Kew+lists%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 A3gp]; computer number 0541219.)  
Great Britain. Public Records Office. Kew Lists. Microfiche edition. Norwich, England: HMSO Books, 1988. This work comprises the Public Record Office Current Guide together with the Class Lists to Records of Modern Government Departments Held at The Public Record Office, Kew. It does not list records held at Chancery Lane before the two offices were combined. There are 3,542 microfiche and a manuscript introduction.&nbsp;Family History Library&nbsp;book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=494631&disp=Kew+lists%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 A3gp]; computer number 0541219.)  
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For other helpful guides to The National Archives, see:  
For other helpful guides to The National Archives, see:  


Bevan, Amanda, and Andrea Duncan. ''Tracing Your Ancestors in the Public Record Office''. 4th edition. London: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 2002. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1050668&disp=Tracing+your+ancestors+in+the+Public+Rec%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 A5p no. 19] 2002; computer number 0529932.)  
Bevan, Amanda, ''Tracing Your Ancestors in The National Archives''. 7th edition. London: TNA, 2006. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1050668&disp=Tracing+your+ancestors+in+the+Public+Rec%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 A5p no. 19] 2002; computer number 0529932.)  


Cox, Jane. ''New to Kew?: a first time guide for family historians at the Public Record Office, Kew''. Kew, England: Public Record Office, 1997. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=942+D27cjn 942 D27cjn];&nbsp;microfiche number [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=633876&disp=Kew+lists%2C+1986%3B+Kew+list+update%2C+++ 6092285-377].)  
Cox, Jane. ''New to Kew?: a first time guide for family historians at the Public Record Office, Kew''. Kew, England: Public Record Office, 1997. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=942+D27cjn 942 D27cjn];&nbsp;microfiche number [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=633876&disp=Kew+lists%2C+1986%3B+Kew+list+update%2C+++ 6092285-377].)  
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'''General Register Office'''  
'''General Register Office'''  


The [http://www.gro.gov.uk/ General Register Office] (part of the Office for National Statistics) houses government birth, marriage, and death certificates from 1 July 1837 to the present for all of England. Copies may be obtained either online, via the [http://www.familyrecords.gov.uk/ Family Records Centre] or from a local register office. See the “Civil Registration” section of this outline for the address.  
The [http://www.gro.gov.uk/ General Register Office] (part of the Identity and Passport Service) houses government birth, marriage, and death certificates from 1 July 1837 to the present for all of England and Wales. Copies may be obtained either online or by post&nbsp;from the General Register Office&nbsp;or from&nbsp;the local register office where the event was registered. See the “Civil Registration” section of this outline for address details.  


The Family Records Centre in London also has copies of census records from 1841to1891, nonconformist church records, probate records, Regimental Registers, and Chaplain’s Returns.
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'''The British Library.'''  
'''The British Library.'''  
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British Library at St. Pancras<br>96 Euston Road<br>London NW1 2DB<br>England  
British Library at St. Pancras<br>96 Euston Road<br>London NW1 2DB<br>England  
[http://www.bl.uk British Library]


British Library Newspaper Library<br>Colindale Avenue,<br>London NW9 5HE<br>England<br>
British Library Newspaper Library<br>Colindale Avenue,<br>London NW9 5HE<br>England<br>


'''The Guildhall Library.'''  
'''Guildhall Library.'''  


The Guildhall Library has many guild (occupation) and business records, kept at:  
Guildhall Library has many guild (occupation) and business records, kept at:  


Guildhall Library<br>Aldermanbury<br>London EC2P 2EJ<br>England  
Guildhall Library<br>Aldermanbury<br>London EC2P 2EJ<br>England  
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The Guildhall Library also has Lloyd’s Marine Collection (see the “Merchant Marine” article) and London city parish registers.  
The Guildhall Library also has Lloyd’s Marine Collection (see the “Merchant Marine” article) and London city parish registers.  


'''The Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts.'''<br>This repository houses the Manorial Documents Register and the National Register of Archives (NRA). The Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts has been working to inventory records that are in archives and private collections. They have a finding aid called the National Register of Archives (NRA) which includes over 191,000 lists of manuscript collections and close to 5,000 finding aids and annual reports from various repositories. These lists are indexed.  
'''Historical Manuscripts Commission.'''<br>The Historical Manuscripts Commission joined with the Public Record Office in 2003 to form The National Archives.
 
It has responsibility for the Manorial Documents Register and the National Register of Archives (NRA),&nbsp;and has been working to inventory records that are in archives and private collections. The National Register of Archives (NRA) which includes over 191,000 lists of manuscript collections and close to 5,000 finding aids and annual reports from various repositories. These lists are indexed and can be searched online at [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/default.asp National Register of Archives]. Part of <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1249477191064_366" />the Manorial Documents Register is also online at [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/mdr/?WT.lp=sa-33619 Manorial Documents Register]


The Family History Library has a topographical index to the reports of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts on microfiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=119923&disp=Publications+of+the+Royal+Commission+on+++ 6021002 through 6021002]. These indexes are divided into three sections: people, businesses, and organizations. The commission has also published several inventories and reports, some of which are available through the Family History Library. Look in the Author/Title Search of the library catalog under “Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts.” Also check the Locality search under:  
The Family History Library has a topographical index to the reports of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts on microfiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=119923&disp=Publications+of+the+Royal+Commission+on+++ 6021002 through 6021002]. These indexes are divided into three sections: people, businesses, and organizations. The commission has also published several inventories and reports, some of which are available through the Family History Library. Look in the Author/Title Search of the library catalog under “Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts.” Also check the Locality search under:  
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The Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts. Guides to Sources for British History based on the National Register of Archives. Guide To The Location Of Collections Described in the Reports and Calendars Series 1870-1980. London: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. 1982. (Family History Library&nbsp;book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=20593&disp=Guide+to+the+location+of+collections%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 H25gs vol.3]; computer number 0204994.)  
The Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts. Guides to Sources for British History based on the National Register of Archives. Guide To The Location Of Collections Described in the Reports and Calendars Series 1870-1980. London: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. 1982. (Family History Library&nbsp;book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=20593&disp=Guide+to+the+location+of+collections%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 H25gs vol.3]; computer number 0204994.)  
The records are housed at:
Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts<br>Quality House<br>Quality Court<br>Chancery Lane<br>London WC2A 1HF<br>England
The Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts has a Web site at:
[http://www.hmc.gov.uk/ www.hmc.gov.uk/]
Searches can be made in indexes created by the commission on their home page. Also, there are links from the home page to both the Manorial Documents Register and the National Register of Archives.


Information is also accessible through the GENUKI Web site at:  
Information is also accessible through the GENUKI Web site at:  
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'''London&nbsp;Family History Centre'''<br>64-68 Exhibition Road<br>London, England SW7 2PA<br>020-7589-8561<br>Web site [http://www.londonfhc.org http://www.londonfhc.org] [http://www.hydeparkfhc.org]  
'''London&nbsp;Family History Centre'''<br>64-68 Exhibition Road<br>London, England SW7 2PA<br>020-7589-8561<br>Web site [http://www.londonfhc.org http://www.londonfhc.org] [http://www.hydeparkfhc.org]  


The London Family History Centre is one of the 13 Regional Family History Centres of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (sometimes referred to as the Mormon Church).&nbsp; There are more than 4500 Family History Centres around the world with over 100 in the U.K., but the 13 Regional Centres are larger and have more resources on site.&nbsp; The London Family History Centre has an onsite collection of about 60,000 microfilms from the Salt Lake Family History Library collection and these are primarily records of the U.K., Ireland, and locations where the British were, e.g. The Caribbean.&nbsp; This collection is expanding regularly.&nbsp;&nbsp;Microfilms not in the onsight collection&nbsp;can be ordered from the Family History Library Catalog on http://www.familysearch.org for a relatively small charge.&nbsp; The&nbsp;Centre also has 25 computers for patron use with websites such as FamilySearch, the 1911 Census for England and Wales,&nbsp;FreeBMD, GENUKI, and subscriptions to Ancestry, The National Archives, FindMyPast, amongst others.&nbsp;Running on the internal server and available on each of its computers are databases&nbsp;which include but are not resticted to, the British Vital Records Index - 2nd Edition, the 1881 British Census, the 1881 Canadian Census, the 1880 U.S. Census, the Scottish Church Records database (10 million names indexed from parish registers before Civil Registration started in Scotland), the Mormon Immigration Index and&nbsp;the Pedigree Resource File.
The London Family History Centre is one of the 13 Regional Family History Centres of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (sometimes referred to as the Mormon Church).&nbsp; There are more than 4500 Family History Centres around the world with over 100 in the U.K., but the 13 Regional Centres are larger and have more resources on site.&nbsp; The London Family History Centre has an onsite collection of about 60,000 microfilms from the Salt Lake Family History Library collection and these are primarily records of the U.K., Ireland, and locations where the British were, e.g. The Caribbean.&nbsp; This collection is expanding regularly.&nbsp;&nbsp;Microfilms not in the onsight collection&nbsp;can be ordered from the Family History Library Catalog on http://www.familysearch.org for a relatively small charge.&nbsp; The&nbsp;Centre also has 25 computers for patron use with websites such as FamilySearch, the 1911 Census for England and Wales,&nbsp;FreeBMD, GENUKI, and subscriptions to Ancestry, The National Archives, FindMyPast, amongst others.&nbsp;Running on the internal server and available on each of its computers are databases&nbsp;which include but are not resticted to, the British Vital Records Index - 2nd Edition, the 1881 British Census, the 1881 Canadian Census, the 1880 U.S. Census, the Scottish Church Records database (10 million names indexed from parish registers before Civil Registration started in Scotland), the Mormon Immigration Index and&nbsp;the Pedigree Resource File.  


The Family History Centre provides a series of free Family History talks on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2 PM with the schedule posted on the website under Events.&nbsp; The Centre is open to the public and no appointment is needed.&nbsp; There are no charges, except for printing&nbsp;and ordering microfilms.&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;Centre is directly across the street from the Science Museum and Imperial College.&nbsp; See the website for their opening hours, their catalogue of resources, the schedule of events and talks, a map showing the location and the nearest tube station (South Kensington) along with the nearest bus stops.&nbsp;&nbsp;You can also&nbsp;view&nbsp;a list of the other Family History Centres in the U.K..  
The Family History Centre provides a series of free Family History talks on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2 PM with the schedule posted on the website under Events.&nbsp; The Centre is open to the public and no appointment is needed.&nbsp; There are no charges, except for printing&nbsp;and ordering microfilms.&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;Centre is directly across the street from the Science Museum and Imperial College.&nbsp; See the website for their opening hours, their catalogue of resources, the schedule of events and talks, a map showing the location and the nearest tube station (South Kensington) along with the nearest bus stops.&nbsp;&nbsp;You can also&nbsp;view&nbsp;a list of the other Family History Centres in the U.K..  
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Church, Rosemary, and Jean Cole. In and Around Record Repositories in Great Britain and Ireland. 3rd ed. Huntingdon, Cambridge: Family Tree Magazine, 1992. (Family History Library&nbsp;book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=581871&disp=In+and+around+record+repositories+in+Gre%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 J54cj]; computer number 0673604.) This gives street and mailing addresses and maps showing the locations of offices.  
Church, Rosemary, and Jean Cole. In and Around Record Repositories in Great Britain and Ireland. 3rd ed. Huntingdon, Cambridge: Family Tree Magazine, 1992. (Family History Library&nbsp;book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=581871&disp=In+and+around+record+repositories+in+Gre%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 J54cj]; computer number 0673604.) This gives street and mailing addresses and maps showing the locations of offices.  


Record Repositories in Great Britain: A Geographical Guide. 10th ed. London: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1997. (Family History Library&nbsp;book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=970173&disp=Record+repositories+in+Great+Britain+%28%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 J54r] 1999; computer number 0638954.) This gives street and mailing addresses of the repositories, along with their telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, and Internet sites.
Record Repositories in Great Britain: A Geographical Guide. 10th ed. London: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1997. (Family History Library&nbsp;book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=970173&disp=Record+repositories+in+Great+Britain+%28%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 J54r] 1999; computer number 0638954.) This gives street and mailing addresses of the repositories, along with their telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, and Internet sites.  


== Public Libraries  ==
== Public Libraries  ==
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Public libraries collect many published sources such as local histories, city directories, maps, newspapers, family histories, and parish registers. You can find addresses for public libraries in:  
Public libraries collect many published sources such as local histories, city directories, maps, newspapers, family histories, and parish registers. You can find addresses for public libraries in:  


Harrold, Ann, ed. Academic Libraries in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland 1991. 18th ed. London: The Library Association Publishing Limited, 1991. (Family History Library&nbsp;book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=746734&disp=Academic+libraries+in+the+United+Kingdom%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 J54aL]; computer number 0193703.)
Harrold, Ann, ed. Academic Libraries in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland 1991. 18th ed. London: The Library Association Publishing Limited, 1991. (Family History Library&nbsp;book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=746734&disp=Academic+libraries+in+the+United+Kingdom%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 J54aL]; computer number 0193703.)  


== Local History Societies  ==
== Local History Societies  ==
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Henderson, S.P.A., and A.J.W. Henderson,ed. Directory of British Associations &amp; Associations in Ireland. 13th ed. Beckenham, Kent: CBD Research Ltd., 1996. (Family History Library&nbsp;book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=802139&disp=13th+ed%2E+1996%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 E4hd]; computer number 0054630.)  
Henderson, S.P.A., and A.J.W. Henderson,ed. Directory of British Associations &amp; Associations in Ireland. 13th ed. Beckenham, Kent: CBD Research Ltd., 1996. (Family History Library&nbsp;book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=802139&disp=13th+ed%2E+1996%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 E4hd]; computer number 0054630.)  


Pinhorn, Malcolm. Historical, Archaeological and Kindred Societies in the United Kingdom: A List. Isle of Wight: Pinhorns, 1986. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=265369&disp=Historical%2C+archaeological+and+kindred%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 C4h] 1986; computer number 0370075.) An update to this book was published in 1995.
Pinhorn, Malcolm. Historical, Archaeological and Kindred Societies in the United Kingdom: A List. Isle of Wight: Pinhorns, 1986. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=265369&disp=Historical%2C+archaeological+and+kindred%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 C4h] 1986; computer number 0370075.) An update to this book was published in 1995.  


== Special Archives  ==
== Special Archives  ==
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A name and subject index to this collection is available (London: Chadwick-Healey, 1986–). (Family History Library&nbsp;fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=370600&disp=Index+to+National+inventory+of+documenta++ 6341118]; compact disc 1313 no. 10.)  
A name and subject index to this collection is available (London: Chadwick-Healey, 1986–). (Family History Library&nbsp;fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=370600&disp=Index+to+National+inventory+of+documenta++ 6341118]; compact disc 1313 no. 10.)  


<br>Locating Web sites for Record Offices and Libraries  
<br>'''Locating Web sites for Record Offices and Libraries'''


You can locate an archive or library’s Web site on the Internet through GENUKI at:  
You can locate an archive or library’s Web site on the Internet through GENUKI at:  
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GENUKI is a cooperative effort by many genealogical and historical societies to list databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for parishes and counties.<br><!--{12088105083071} --><!--{12088105083072} --><!--{12088105083073} --><!--{12088105083074} --><!--{12088105083075} -->
GENUKI is a cooperative effort by many genealogical and historical societies to list databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for parishes and counties.<br><!--{12088105083071} --><!--{12088105083072} --><!--{12088105083073} --><!--{12088105083074} --><!--{12088105083075} -->


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