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The name '''Britain''' comes from the Latin name for the island, ''Britannia'', meaning "''the land of the Britons''", the Celtic tribes who inhabited the island at that time. | Guide to '''Great Britain ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | ||
'''Great Britain''', or simply '''Britain''', is an island situated to the north-west of continental Europe. The name '''Britain''' comes from the Latin name for the island, ''Britannia'', meaning "''the land of the Britons''", the Celtic tribes who inhabited the island at that time. | |||
Geographically, Great Britain is divided into three countries: [[England]], [[Scotland]] and [[Wales]]. | Geographically, Great Britain is divided into three countries: [[England Genealogy|England]], [[Scotland Genealogy|Scotland]] and [[Wales Genealogy|Wales]]. | ||
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Politically, Great Britain and [[Northern Ireland]] form the [[United Kingdom]] or, in full, the '''United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland'''. | Politically, Great Britain and [[Northern Ireland Genealogy|Northern Ireland]] form the [[United Kingdom]] or, in full, the '''United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland'''. | ||
The term [[British Isles]] often includes the '''[[Isle of Man]]''', which is not part of the United Kingdom, but is a [[British Crown Dependencies]]. | The term [[British Isles]] often includes the '''[[Isle of Man Genealogy|Isle of Man]]''', which is not part of the United Kingdom, but is a [[British Crown Dependencies|British Crown Dependency]]. | ||
The '''Channel Islands''', of '''[[Guernsey]]''' and '''[[Jersey]]''', off the northern coast of [[France]] cannot be described as part of the British Isles. They also are not part of the United Kingdom and are [[British Crown Dependencies]]. | The '''Channel Islands''', of '''[[Guernsey]]''' and '''[[Jersey]]''', off the northern coast of [[France Genealogy|France]] cannot be described as part of the British Isles. They also are not part of the United Kingdom and are [[British Crown Dependencies]]. | ||
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For genealogy purposes see: | For genealogy purposes see: | ||
*[[England]] | *[[England Genealogy|England]] | ||
*[[Scotland]] | *[[Scotland Genealogy|Scotland]] | ||
*[[Wales]] | *[[Wales Genealogy|Wales]] | ||
[[Category:England]] [[Category:Scotland]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:32, 10 July 2025
Guide to Great Britain ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
Great Britain, or simply Britain, is an island situated to the north-west of continental Europe. The name Britain comes from the Latin name for the island, Britannia, meaning "the land of the Britons", the Celtic tribes who inhabited the island at that time.
Geographically, Great Britain is divided into three countries: England, Scotland and Wales.
| Country | Population (2011) |
|---|---|
| England | 53.0 million |
| Scotland | 5.3 million |
| Wales | 3.1 million |
Politically, Great Britain and Northern Ireland form the United Kingdom or, in full, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The term British Isles often includes the Isle of Man, which is not part of the United Kingdom, but is a British Crown Dependency.
The Channel Islands, of Guernsey and Jersey, off the northern coast of France cannot be described as part of the British Isles. They also are not part of the United Kingdom and are British Crown Dependencies.
Genealogy
For genealogy purposes see: