England Genealogy

Research tools

• England counties list (with their Chapman Code abbreviations)

• England Record Selection Table

• England Websites
• The Workhouse
• A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe thepeerage.com/

Counties

Click on a county to go to that county's page:

Or click on a link below:

Bedfordshire Berkshire Buckinghamshire Cambridgeshire Cheshire Cornwall Cumberland Derbyshire Devonshire Dorset Durham Essex Gloucestershire

Hampshire Herefordshire Hertfordshire Huntingdonshire Kent Lancashire Leicestershire Lincolnshire Middlesex Norfolk Northamptonshire Northumberland Nottinghamshire

Oxfordshire Rutland Shropshire Somerset Staffordshire Suffolk Surrey Sussex Warwickshire Westmorland Wiltshire Worcestershire Yorkshire

Beginner's Corner

Have you ever wondered about one of your English ancestors, perhaps your great grandpa? Do you know when or where he was living, or perhaps the place and date of his birth? Your curiosity about him motivates you to want to know more. Do you know where to start to find information? 

Start by asking your relatives what they remember about him. Write down what you learn. Some family stories are based in fact and should be considered. Perhaps you will only have an approximate time and place. The Beginner’s Corner links to information that will help you get started. Choose from one of the following:

• I want to find a birth, christening or baptism.
• I want to find a marriage.
• I want to find a death or burial.
• I want to know about how my family lived.

Ideas for Finding Compiled Information on English Ancestry

Here's an article titled "A Checklist of Compiled Sources & Where to Find Them" that's specifically geared toward researchers who seek to learn of already compiled genealogical data on (i.e. immigrant) ancestry from England.

BYU Research Outline for England

News and Events

Conference 5 July 2010: London Lives 1690-1800 A Thousand Years of Family History (video documentary, 2009) Medieval soldiers (1369-1453) 1911 census online More news items... More events...

Topics

Key Topics to get Started: Census Church Records Civil Registration Probate Records Other Topics: Archives and Libraries Biography Cemeteries Church Directories Church History Court Records Directories Emigration and Immigration Gazetteers Genealogy Heraldry Historical Geography History Land and Property Language and Languages Maps Merchant Marine Military Records Names Personal Naturalization and Citizenship Newspapers Nobility Occupations Periodicals Schools Societies Taxation