Have you reached a “brick wall” in your genealogy research? Onsite genealogy research in the United Kingdom may just be the key to extending your U.K. family history. We have genealogists in the United Kingdom that can help!
Challenges in United Kingdom Genealogy Research
United Kingdom family history research can be difficult because of the many recording jurisdictions and their various repositories. Records were created at the national level, the county level, by poor-law unions which could straddle county lines, by parishes, by ecclesiastical courts which also encompassed multiple counties, and varying levels of civil courts. While the National Archives at Kew has preserved many pertinent records, there are still thousands that can only be found in county record offices and individual parish churches.
Our Team of Professional Genealogists Can Help
If you have UK ancestry, our professionals can track down the city/town of origin of your ancestors, determine where that location actually is today, and identify where the records for that place are currently kept. For those areas that don’t have records available online our onsite agents can then visit that location to obtain any documents that are available.
Onsite Archive Access in the United Kingdom
Our onsite genealogy researchers have access to the following archives, repositories, and libraries in the United Kingdom to help track down the records you need to extend your U.K. family history:
- Guildhall Library
- Historical Manuscripts Commission
- Sainsbury Archive, Museum of London
- The Stage Archive
- J. Lyons & Co.
- British Postal Museum and Archive
- Working Class Movement Library
- Marks & Spencer archive
- John Lewis Memory Store
- House of Fraser Archive
- British Telecom Digital Archives
- Modern Records Centre
- Trade Union Ancestors
- National Inventory of Documentary Source in the United Kingdom and Ireland
- National Archives of Ireland
- Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)
- National Library of Ireland
- Genealogical Office
- Linen Hall Library
- Trinity College Library
- National University of Ireland
- The Queen’s University of Belfast
- Valuation Office
- Department of Western Manuscripts
- India Office Library and Records
- British Library, Newspaper Library
- National Library of Ireland
- National Archives of Scotland
- The Registrar General
- Aberdeen City & Aberdeenshire Archives
- Angus Archives and Libraries
- Argylle & Bute Council Archive
- Ayrshire Archives
- Clackmannanshire Archives
- Dumfries & Galloway Council Archives / Online Historical Indexes
- Dundee City Archives
- East Dunbartonshire Archives Services
- East Lothian Council Library Services and Archives
- Edinburgh City Archives
- East Renfrewshire Council Archives – Portal to the Past
- Falkirk Council Archives
- Glasgow City Archives
- Heriot-Watt University Archives
- Highland Archive: Lochaber Archive
- Highland Archive: North Highland Archive
- Midlothian Council Archives
- North Lanarkshire Archive
- Orkney Library and Archives
- Perth and Kinross Council Archive
- Scottish Catholic Archives
- Scottish Jewish Archive Center
- Scottish Life Archive
- Shetland Archives
- Strathclyde University Archives and Special Collections
- West Lothian Council Archives
- National Library of Scotland
- Aberdeen University Library
- University of Edinburgh Library
- University of Glasgow
- Wales National Library of Wales
- The National Archives
- The British Library
- The Office for National Statistics (formerly known as the General Register Office)
- University College of North Wales Library
- University College of Swansea Library
- Merthyr Tydfil Central Library
