| Name of archive |
Description of holdings |
Accessions to repositories |
This is an annual survey that collects information from throughout the British Isles about manuscript accessions in the course of the year. |
Access to Archives (A2A) |
Access to Archives (A2A) contains catalogues describing archives held throughout England and dating from the 900s to the present day. |
| Archon (Archive contact details) |
Provides contact details for repositories that feature in the National Register of Archives. |
| The Catalogue |
Whatever your area of research, you should be able to quickly track down the records you need. You can even order them in advance ready for you when you visit us. |
| Census records |
Census records from 1841 to 1901 - Images of documents available to download for a fee |
| DocumentsOnline |
DocumentsOnline is ideal for family, local historians and schools. You can see more than one million wills, including Shakespeare's will, World War One medal index cards or new government releases - Images of documents available to download for a fee |
| E 179 |
This database contains details of over 27,000 documents relating to lay taxation in England and Wales, including medieval and early-modern taxation records |
| Electronic Records Online |
Access our born digital records online in an easy to view presentation format - Images of documents available to download for free |
| Equity Pleadings |
These legal papers from relate to domestic and trade disputes, the slave trade, women's rights under the law, piracy, mining and pay disputes |
| Location of hospital records |
This database gives details about hospital records in the United Kingdom. Some records held by hospitals have also been included. |
| Macmillan online |
This site gives access to documents from the Macmillan government of 1957-1963 |
| Manorial Documents Register |
Lists the location of manorial records, surviving in many local and national record offices or in private hands. Title deeds are not included |
Migration records |
Passengers Leaving UK 1890-1960 (Series BT27)
The database contains the names of people leaving posts in the United Kingdom and Ireland between 1890 and1960. Images of documents available to download for a fee.
Moving Here
The Moving Here website looks at immigration to England over the last 200 years. The site currently focuses on Caribbean, Irish, South Asian and Jewish communities - Images of documents available to download for free |
Military records
(British Army WWI Pension records 1914-1920) |
Preview World War One soldiers records (series WO 364 ). Images of these documents are available to download from Ancestry.co.ukfor a fee. |
| National Digital Archive of Datasets (NDAD) |
These are electronic records generated by the government including crime figures, the census of schools, birth statistics and information on beer duty. |
| National Register of Archives |
The National Register of Archives contains information on British manuscripts and historical records. |
| Non-conformist births, marriages and deaths (1567-1840) |
Access to the database and images of non-conformist (non parochial) registers of births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales between 1567 and 1840. Access is free in the reading rooms. |
| Trafalgar Ancestors database |
Records of those who served in the Battle of Trafalgar (on the British side!) along with their service histories and any biographical details found. |
| Reference Library Catalogue |
This catalogue contains 65,000 books, pamphlets, yearbooks and journals. We also have a growing collection of CD-ROMS and online resources. |
| UK Government Web Archive |
Allows you to browse through government based websites under a number of categories. |
| Your Archives |
Your Archives is a virtual community of records users where you can contribute your knowledge of archival sources. It is designed to offer information in addition to our Catalogue, research guides, DocumentsOnline and National Register of Archives |
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