Family History - A guide to researching your family history from the City of Westminster Archives Centre.
Ancestry [IHS] - [available only in Westminster library buildings] Access to key records for family history research from Britain and overseas, including 1841-1911 censuses; birth, marriage and death records; street directories, telephone directories, school and military lists. [A bout Ancestry]
Findmypast.co.uk [IHS] - [available only in Westminster library buildings] holds England & Wales censuses 1841-1911 and Scotland census transcripts, birth, marriage and death indexes. Useful features include: records specific to Westminster, British Army Service Records 1760-1915, UK Electoral registers from 2002 to 2020, Thames Watermen and Merchant Seamen records, poor law and parish records from local archive offices. [About Findmypast]
FreeBMD - FreeBMD is an ongoing project to provide free online transcriptions of the General Register Offices indexes of births, marriages and deaths. The database is not complete, but provides fairly comprehensive records from 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century.
Family Search - Search for your ancestors on the enormous family history database compiled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
National Archives - Formerly the Public Record Office, the official archive of the UK now provides searchable access to its own and other archives' collections and catalogues nationwide.
Family records:
- The Family Record Centre has closed but you can search the indexes of Births, Deaths and Marriages on microfiche at the City of Westminster Archives Centre and in Westminster libraries using Ancestry.
- Westminster Register Office - You can get certificates issued in Westminster from Westminster Register Office
- General Register Office - You can order birth marriage and death certificates for England and Wales from this site. For other regions see Scotland’s People, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland and The National Archives of Ireland.

Genealogy: beginners' guides and gateways

BBC Family History - BBC site with information, tools and resources to help you research your family history including a step-by-step guide to getting started.
GENUKI - The UK & Ireland Genealogy Information Service provides information on researching family history in the British Isles.
Society of Genealogists - Online resources for family history, including leaflets and lists of articles from The Genealogists Magazine.

Heraldry

Heraldry on the Internet - Gateway site providing pointers to sites of potential value for heraldic research.

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