Links

The following is a list of some essential links to websites and organisations that can help with Scottish, Irish and British genealogical research.  

National Archives/Libraries

• National Records of Scotland www.nrscotland.gov.uk
• ScotlandsPeople Centre www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/visit-us
  
• National Library of Scotland www.nls.uk
• Public Record Office of Northern Ireland https://nidirect.gov.uk/proni
• Linen Hall Library www.linenhall.com
• National Archives (Ireland) www.nationalarchives.ie
• National Library of Ireland www.nli.ie
• National Archives (Kew) www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
• British Library www.bl.uk
• National Library of Wales www.llgc.org.uk

 

Local archives/libraries 

• Scottish Archives Network (SCAN) www.scan.org.uk 
• Scottish Archives Map (SCA) https://www.scottisharchives.org.uk/explore/scottish-archives-map/
  
• Research and Special Collections Available Locally (RASCAL) www.rascal.ac.uk
• Irish Archives Resource https://iar.ie
  

 

Family history societies

• Scottish Association of Family History Societies (Scotland) www.safhs.org.uk
• Comainn eachdraidh/historical societies (Western Isles, Scotland) www.hebrideanconnections.com
• Scottish Genealogy Society  www.scotsgenealogy.com
• North of Ireland Family History Society (Northern Ireland) www.nifhs.org
• Irish Family History Society (Republic of Ireland) www.ifhs.ie
• Irish Family History Foundation (All Ireland) www.rootsireland.ie
• Genealogical Society of Ireland (All Ireland) www.familyhistory.ie
• Family History Federation (England and Wales) www.familyhistoryfederation.com
• Society of Genealogists  www.sog.org.uk
• Association of Family History Societies of Wales (Wales) www.fhswales.org.uk

 

Online genealogy records suppliers

• ScotlandsPeople www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
• Hebrides People www.hebridespeople.com
  
• ScotsFind - cached version at http://tinyurl.com/738cl8t
• Scottish Indexes www.scottisindexes.com
• Old Scottish www.oldscottish.com 
  
• GRONI (GENI) https://geni.nidirect.gov.uk 
• Ulster Historical Foundation www.ancestryireland.com
  
• Ulster Ancestors www.ulsterancestry.com
• Irish Genealogy https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/
• National Archives of Ireland https://www.genealogy.nationalarchives.ie/
• FindmyPast www.findmypast.co.uk
• FindmyPast Ireland www.findmypast.ie
  
• Ancestry www.ancestry.co.uk
  
• FamilySearch www.familysearch.org
  
• Deceased Online www.deceasedonline.com
  
• The Genealogist www.thegenealogist.co.uk
• GenesReunited www.genesreunited.co.uk
• BMD Registers www.bmdregisters.co.uk
• MyHeritage www.myheritage.com
• Family Relatives www.familyrelatives.com
• FreeBMD www.freebmd.org.uk 
• FreeCEN www.freecen.org.uk
• FreeREG www.freereg.org.uk

 

UK and Ireland genealogy magazines

• Family Tree http://family-tree.co.uk
• Who Do You Think You Are www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com 
• Discover Your Ancestors https://discoveryourancestors.co.uk
  
• Irish Lives Remembered  www.irishlivesremembered.ie/magazine.html
• Irish Roots www.irishrootsmedia.com/

 

Blogs and Podcasts

• National Records of Scotland Open Book blog https://blog.nrscotland.gov.uk
  
• National Archives podcasts www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/podcasts
• The Scottish Genealogy Blog http://scottishgenealogyblog.blogspot.com
  
• Irish Genealogy News www.irishgenealogynews.com
• Canada's Anglo-Celtic Connections www.anglocelticconnections.ca
• John Grenham - Irish Roots www.johngrenham.com/blog
  

 

Gateway sites

• GENUKI: UK and Ireland Genealogy www.genuki.org.uk
• British Isles Genweb www.britishislesgenweb.org
• UKBMD www.ukbmd.org.uk
• UKGDL www.ukgdl.org.uk
• UKMFH www.ukmfh.org.uk
• Cyndi's List www.cyndislist.com
• Scotlands Family http://scotlandsfamily.com
• The Internet Guide to Scotland www.scotland-info.co.uk/gene-faq.htm  
• Irish Genealogy Project www.igp-web.com
• Fianna www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fianna/county/index1.html
• Irish Ancestors www.johngrenham.com
  
• From Ireland pages www.from-ireland.net 

 

Genealogy courses tuition

• University of Strathclyde postgraduate programme www.strath.ac.uk/genealogy
• Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies www.ihgs.ac.uk
• Pharos Teaching and Tutoring Ltd www.pharostutors.com
• Society of Genealogists courses http://www.sog.org.uk/events/calendar.shtml