Research Resources

The National Archives of Ireland provides free, searchable access to the complete 1901 and 1911 Irish census records, including digitized census returns and household images. The website also includes surviving census fragments and substitutes from 1821–1851, along with search tools and historical information to support Irish family history research.

IrishGenealogy.ie is the Irish government's free genealogy website providing searchable civil registration and church records. Researchers can search birth, marriage, and death records from the General Register Office, along with selected church baptism, marriage, and burial records. The website also includes research guides explaining Irish records and how to use the available collections.

The Irish Genealogical Society explains Ireland's historical jurisdictions and how they relate to genealogical research. The guide describes provinces, counties, baronies, civil parishes, Church of Ireland and Roman Catholic parishes, dioceses, townlands, Poor Law Unions, and civil registration districts. It also includes maps, explanations of changing place names and boundaries, and links to additional online place-name and jurisdiction resources.

Fáilte Romhat provides free access to a collection of specialized Irish historical databases and transcribed records that are difficult to find elsewhere. Resources include landowners, flax growers, agriculture, commerce, postal directories, school records, and other historical databases, along with links to additional Irish genealogy websites and research resources.

The National Library of Scotland provides free access to more than 400,000 high-resolution historical maps of the United Kingdom and beyond. Researchers can search by place, compare historical and modern maps using interactive overlays, and view Ordnance Survey maps, town plans, county maps, military maps, estate maps, and other historical cartographic collections dating from the 16th century to the present.

The Online Genealogical Index (OGIndex) is a free search tool that helps researchers locate online genealogy records for England and Wales. By entering a county, town, approximate year, and record type, users are directed to websites that contain relevant parish registers, civil records, and other genealogical resources. OGIndex searches hundreds of free and subscription websites, helping researchers quickly identify where records for a particular place are available.

OnLine Parish Clerks for the County of Lancashire is a free volunteer project that provides online access to transcriptions of historical records from parishes throughout the pre-1974 county of Lancashire, England. OnLine Parish Clerks are volunteer researchers and should not be confused with parish clerks employed by parish or town councils. Researchers can search parish registers, census records, cemetery records, wills, land tax records, business and postal directories, churchwardens' accounts, overseers' accounts, local histories, and other records dating from the earliest available records through the late nineteenth century. The website also provides parish histories, maps, and contact information for volunteer parish clerks who may be able to assist with local research.

Scotland Genealogy provides a step-by-step introduction to researching Scottish ancestors. The guide explains how to begin with census records, identify the correct civil parish and registration district, locate statutory birth, marriage, and death records, and find church records. It also links to additional FamilySearch resources covering land and property records, court records, research strategies, online resources, and other Scottish genealogy topics.

Historic Environment Scotland's trove.scot provides free access to millions of records documenting Scotland's historic environment. Researchers can search archaeological sites, historic buildings, monuments, maps, archival collections, photographs, drawings, and other records to explore the places where their ancestors lived and worked. The website combines information from the National Record of the Historic Environment, Canmore, SCRAN, and other Historic Environment Scotland collections into a single searchable resource.

ScotlandsPeople is the official Scottish Government website for researching Scotland's people and history. Operated by the National Records of Scotland, it provides searchable indexes and digital images of civil registration records, census records, Old Parish Registers, Catholic parish registers, wills and testaments, valuation rolls, coats of arms, and many other historical records. Researchers can also order certificates, access research guides, and visit the ScotlandsPeople Centre in Edinburgh.