Useful Sites
Introduction:
There are many genealogical web sites, and their number increases daily. I have listed below some of the essential sites that you should investigate, including some of the most useful Scottish / UK sites.
Alternatively, if you wish suggestions about a particular topic, do email me and I will help if I can.
Worldwide:
Cyndis
List (Worldwide)
Rootsweb (Worldwide)
Genuki (UK &
Ireland Genealogy)
The Origins Network
(UK)
Family Search
(Worldwide) (Run by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)
Scotland:
Scotlands
People
Scottish Association of Family History Societies
Scottish
Genealogy Society
National Archives of
Scotland
Scottish Archive Network
(Digitised Archives)
Ancestral
Scotland.com
Familia
Visit Scotland
(Scottish Tourist Board)
National Library of
Scotland
Scottish Records Association
Association of
Scottish Genealogists & Researchers in Archives
England, Ireland & Wales:
FreeREG
National Archives
Irish Roots
Guild of One Name
Studies
Society of Genealogists
Public Record Office of
Northern Ireland
National
Archives of Ireland
British Origins
(England & Wales)
Irish Origins
1901 census for England & Wales
Maps & Counties:
Streetmap.co.uk
National
Library of Scotland Map Collection
Gazetteer for
Scotland
Statistical
Accounts of Scotland
Scottish
Place Name Society
Ordnance Survey
Miscellaneous:
Scottish
Catholic Archives
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Jewishgen (The Home of
Jewish Genealogy)
Encyclopedia Britannica
The Religious
Society of Friends (The Quakers)
192.com
BT
(Directory Enquiries)
Royal
Mail
Other Professionals:
Association
of Scottish Genealogists & Researchers in Archives
Association of
Genealogists & Researchers in Archives (England)
Helen Osborne
Research (Professional London Based Researcher)
Association of
Professional Genealogists in Ireland
Escape 2 Scotland
(To Organise Your Trip to Scotland)