Aberdeen & North-East Scotland Family History Society
The Aberdeen & North-East Scotland Family History Society exists to assist and promote the study of genealogy and family history based on the North East corner of Scotland.

 Alloway & Southern Ayrshire Family History Society
Based in the South-West of Scotland, 3 miles south of the town of Ayr, our Society covers Alloway, the neighbouring areas and Southern Ayrshire. They extend a warm welcome to all interested in family history and/or with family connections in these localities.

 Anglo-Scottish Family History Society
The Anglo-Scottish FHS was formed in 1982 by members of the M&L FHS to assist in tracing their links back to Scottish origins. We have members in the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. We are full members of the Scottish Association of Family History Societies and send a representative to their meetings in Edinburgh.

 Annfield Plain Family History Society - NW Durham
A group of like minded people with an interest in Family & Local History, based in Annfield Plain but covering the history of the whole of North West Durham. The Society was formed in 2000 and has a small but thriving group. Over the years they have purchased the local church records on microfilm and this year purchased 20 years of the Stanley News. The Society also has two film readers available in the Annfield Plain Library. There is an ongoing project, being conducted by members of the Society, to record and transcribe the registers and headstones in some of the local churches.

 Anglo German Family History Society
The Anglo-German Family History Society welcomes all those who are interested in researching the genealogy or family history of people from the German-speaking parts of Europe who have emigrated over the centuries and settled in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland (North and South), and the neighbouring islands.

 Anglo Italian Family History Society
The Society was founded in 2002 to provide help to anyone trying to trace their Italian ancestry anywhere in the United Kingdom and back to Italy; membership is open to anyone who supports the aims of the society, wherever they may live.

 Audley and District Family History Society
Areas covered includes Apedale, Chesterton, Barthomley, Talke, Silverdale, Balterley, Dunkirk, Halmerend, Halmer End, Bignall End, Alsagers Bank, Scot Hay and Miles Green.

 East Ayrshire Family History Society
The main towns in the area are Kilmarnock and Cumnock - the other main population settlements are Stewarton, Mauchline and Dalmellington. There are nearly 40 villages within East Ayrshire and some "vanished villages" including Loudounkirk, Sornhill, Lethanhill, Burnfoothill and Glenbuck (birthplace of the legendary football player and manager Bill Shankly).

 Barnsley Family History Society
The Society was formed in 1986 by a group of family historians in the Cudworth area of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK.

 Bedfordshire Family History Society
Bedfordshire Family History Society (BFHS) was founded in 1977 to bring together those interested in family history, genealogy and heraldry, primarily in Bedfordshire, and to help co-ordinate research and to make our county records more freely accessible.

 Berkshire Family History Society
Their aim to promote contacts between Members who have a common interest in Family History research and to facilitate and encourage the use of Family History resources for Berkshire.

 Biddulph & District Genealogy & Historical Society
The aim of the Society is to promote genealogy and local history particularly pertaining to the Biddulph area.

  Birkenhead - Wirral Genealogy
This web site is affiliated to the Birkenhead-L Rootsweb mailing list and offers help and links to anyone researching Wirral Family History.

 The Birmingham & Midlands Society for Genealogy & Heraldry
The Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry is the principal family history society for the counties of Staffordshire, Warwickshire & Worcestershire.

 Borders Family History Society
The objects of the Society are to promote genealogical studies and family history in the Border counties (Roxburghshire, Berwickshire, Selkirkshire and Peeblesshire) of Scotland.

  Bradford Family History Society
Founded in 1982 to further the interest of family history research, the Society now has almost 900 members in the U.K., Australia, Canada, New Zealand, North America and Europe. Not all have Bradford ancestors but all have an interest in family history.

  Bristol & Avon Family History Society
The area covered by the Society is the City of Bristol and the former County of Avon. This includes the southern parishes of Gloucestershire, the northern area of Somerset, and the City of Bath. We are in the south-west of England, about 100 miles west of London.

 Buckinghamshire Genealogical Society
The BGS was founded in 1992 to assist members living outside the county with their Bucks research, and to help those living within the county with all aspects of their family history.

 Buckinghamshire Family History Society
The Buckinghamshire Family History Society was formed in 1976 to encourage and promote the study of family history in the county. It caters for both those with Bucks ancestry (who may live at a distance) and for those who live locally whose ancestors may have lived elsewhere.

 Bury Parish
The Webmaster Welcomes you to her Bury Parish pages. The aim is to provide information that may be useful to folks researching their ancestors from the Bury area. She starts by concentrating on listing the Churches and their records but there is much, much more to this very useful site

 Caithness Family History Society
The Society was formed in September 1999 by a small group of enthusiasts and has already grown to some 301 members worldwide. Our aim is to promote an interest in genealogy and, wherever we can, to help others trace their roots - especially families originating from Caithness.

 Cambridgeshire Family History Society
The Society exists to encourage the study of family history within the old counties of Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely. It not only provides a friendly point of contact for people world-wide who are interested in the same surnames and families, but also offers a wide range of facilities to support their researches into genealogy and the local area.

 Cardiganshire Family History Society
Cardiganshire (in Welsh - Ceredigion) is a bilingual County in West Wales,UK. Everybody speaks English and over 60% of the population speaks Welsh. Following the recent dissolution of the large administrative county of Dyfed, the historic county of Cardiganshire was reinstated with county status under the ancient name of Ceredigion.

 Carmarthenshire Family History Society
A lot of good information at this site if your roots are from this area of Wales.

 Catholic Family History Society
1881 Census Index, Index of Nuns, Lancashire Catholic Beneficiaries Index, Registers in the Catholic central Library & much more.

 Central Scotland Family History Society
The Society was formed in 1990 to serve the needs of those interested in family history who lived in what was then Central Region. This means that as well as the old counties of Clackmannanshire, Stirlingshire and West Perthshire, the Society covers the parishes of Bo'ness and Carriden which were in West Lothian.

 Channel Islands Family History Society
Meetings, Journals, Searches, Wills & Other activities all available at a price.

 The Family History Society of Cheshire
The Family History Society of Cheshire (FHSC) was founded in 1969 to advance the study of family history and genealogy, and we now have around 2500 members worldwide. As well as helping people with ancestors in Cheshire, we also assist members living locally whose ancestors originated elsewhere.

 Chesterfield And District Family History Society.
If you are interested in tracing your ancestors and they had connections with areas and parishes around Chesterfield, then this site will help you.

 Cleveland Family History Society
The Society is more formally known as The Cleveland, North Yorkshire and South Durham Family History Society. The long title more accurately describes the area of coverage of the Society, which is rather larger than that of the county of its title.

 Clwyd Family History Society
To encourage the study of genealogy and family history in North-East Wales, and to provide a forum for people who are interested in these subjects to meet, and to help each other.

 Cornwall Family History Society
During the second half of the nineteenth century, almost twenty five per cent of the population of Cornwall emigrated. As well as those who crossed the Tamar to England, the Cornish left in large numbers for the United States of America, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Central and South America and later to South Africa. As a result, there are some 6 million people world-wide who proudly claim Cornish ancestry. If you have Cornish ancestors, there are many Cousin Jacks and Jennies out there !

 Coventry Family History Society
The Society was formed in 1994 to fulfill a growing need and to promote and encourage the study of family history, genealogy and local history in relation to the City of Coventry and its environs.

 Cumbria Family History Society
The Cumbria Family History Society was founded in October 1976 to help Cumbrians, and people with Cumbrian ancestry, to carry out their family history researches. Our area of interest is the modern county of Cumbria, which consists of the whole of the pre-1974 counties of Cumberland and Westmorland, together with the part of Lancashire lying to the north of Morecambe Bay (North Lonsdale) and the West Riding parish of Sedbergh.

 The Deal & District Branch of the Kent Family History Society
The Deal & District Branch covers the coastal area between Deal & Sandwich filling in the gap between the Canterbury, Folkestone and Thanet branches.

 Derbyshire Family History Society
Derbyshire Family History Society's Web Site.

 Devon Family History Society
The Devon Family History Society is a member of the Federation of Family History Societies, an international body which has over 200 member societies throughout the world. Contacts with these can encourage mutual interests and reciprocal research. The Federation publishes many useful aids for family historians.

 Doncaster & Disctrict Family History Society
The Society hope thier site will be of some use to you if you are researching relatives in and around Doncaster (South Yorkshire, England).

 Dorset Family History Society
Dorset Family History Society is a member of the Federation of Family History Societies, and is for people who are interested in tracing their family history, beginners and experts alike. Dorset FHS caters for people in the UK or overseas with family interests in Dorset, as well as Dorset residents whose families may have lived in other counties or countries.

 Dumfries & Galloway 1851 Census Database
This project - to transcribe and key into computer the returns of the 1851 Census for all the parishes of Dumfriesshire, Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire - was begun in 1990 and undertaken by the Friends of the Archives of Dumfries and Galloway and other volunteers.

 Dyfed Family History Society
The Society to serve anyone interested in Genealogy within the three Welsh counties of Cardiganshire (Ceredigion), Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. The Society has local Branches in Llandovery, Haverfordwest, Cardigan, Llanelli, Carmarthen and London, and a growing membership from Internet users.

 Family Roots - The Family History Society of Eastborne & District
Eastbourne District is made up of the parishes of Alciston, Alfriston, Arlington, Berwick, Bishopstone, Chalvington, Chiddingly, Dallington, East Blatchington, East Dean, East Hoathly, Eastbourne, Folkington, Friston, Glynde, Hailsham, Heathfield, Hellingly, Herstmonceux, Hooe, Jevington, Laughton, Litlington, Lullington, Ninfield, Pevensey, Ringmer,Ripe, Seaford, Selmeston, Warbleton, Wartling, Westdean, West Firle, Westham, Willingdon & Wilmington.

 East Galway Family History Society
The most common surnames in East Galway include: Kelly, Fahy, Burke, Madden, Mannion, Connolly, Kenny, Egan, Lyons and Donoghue. Chief Towns of East Galway Ballinasloe, Loughrea, Gort, Portumna, Glenamaddy and Mountbellew.

 East of London Family History Society
The Society aims to promote and encourage the study of family history amongst those living in or having ancestral links with, that area of Greater London north of the Thames extending from the edge of the City of London at Bishopsgate and Aldgate, eastwards through the London Boroughs of Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Newham, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, to the edge of Metropolitan Essex at Havering.

 East Surrey Family History Group
We are a group of family historians living in the Epsom area, a few of whom do have roots in Epsom. Our meetings are aimed at learning more about our family and local history from speakers and by sharing our own experiences.

 Epsom Family History Society
The East Surrey Family History Society was founded in 1977 and, not surprisingly, its catchment area is the eastern part of the ancient county of Surrey, which includes those London Boroughs south of the Thames that are now in Greater London.

 Essex Society for Family History
The Society was founded in 1974 and became a registered charity in 1984. We now have a Research Centre in Chelmsford which was opened in July 2000 which provides access to our extensive library of microfiche and to many computer files of local indexes etc. Our Library is also housed in the Research Centre.

 Federation of Family History Societies
It represents, advises and supports over 220 family history societies and other genealogical organisations world-wide, with a total Membership of over 180,000.

 Felixstowe Family History Society
The parishes contained within this area are Trimley St.Mary, Trimley St.Martin, Walton, Kirton, Falkenham, Bucklesham, Brightwell, Nacton, Levington, Waldringfield, Hemley, Newbourne & Martlesham. It was also the site of Landguard Fort which has been in existence since 1626 and was in constant use by the Army until the 1950's.

 Fenland Family History Society
The Fenland Family History Society was founded in 2001 to promote and encourage the study of family, local and social history with particular reference to persons having lived in, or having been associated with, the historical area now known as Fenland. Fenland comprises the former Isle of Ely, parts of South Lincolnshire and West Norfolk.

 Fermanagh Gold
Join Fermanagh Friends to access thousands of records in the database. Each type of record has its own search facility. Sections include: Births, Baptisms/Christenings, Marriages, Deaths, Burials, Cemetery inscriptions, Census (1821, 1881 strays), church census, wills, emigration and land valuations.

 Fife Family History Society
The site contains resources for genealogy research covering the Fife area, and information about Fife Family History Society, which was formed in 1989 to join together people with an interest in the research of their Fife ancestors.

 Folkestone & District Family History Society
The Folkestone and District Family History Society was founded in 1976 to encourage and promote the study of family history in the South East Kent area. It provides advice and assistance to members with South East Kent ancestry as well as to members whose roots are elsewhere, and welcomes the beginner and the more experienced family historian alike. The Society covers the following parishes in the present Shepway District Council area in the South East corner of Kent.

 Furnace Family History Society
Furness is (strictly) that area of "Lancashire-beyond-the-Sands" which is bounded by the sea on the south, Cartmel and Windermere on the east, the River Duddon and Dunnerdale on the west and the Langdale valleys at the north. The origin of the name is believed to be "far ness"; accordingly, although most people say Furness (with the accent on the first syllable), probably the more-correct pronunciation is Furness.

 West Galway Family History Society
There are two designated family research centres serving County Galway which is located in the West of Ireland, in the Province of Connacht.The West Galway centre offers a Full Service to people eager to discover more about their Galway roots.

 Glamorgan Family History Society
The Society acts as a focal point for anyone who may be interested in Family History and Genealogy, not just those whose roots are in Glamorgan. Many members live within the Historic County, but equally, many live far beyond its boundaries.

 Glasgow & West Scotland Family History Society.
The Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society was founded in 1977. They aim to promote the study of family history, particularly in Glasgow and the west of Scotland, covering Argyll & Bute, Ayrshire, Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, and part of Stirlingshire.

 Gloucestershire Family History Society
If your ancestors came from any part of Gloucestershire, whether the Cotswolds, the Severn Vale, or the Forest of Dean, then we are the society for you. Our members receive a quarterly journal containing articles on Gloucestershire family history. We hold monthly meetings in Gloucester, Stroud, Cirencester, Chipping Campden and the Forest of Dean where you can learn more about methods of tracing your ancestry, and perhaps meet unknown distant cousins.

 Great Harwood Genealogy Resource Page
Sparse for now but with time hopefully the site will grow into a useful source of information/reference for anyone researching family in or from Great Harwood. The sites aim is to gather as much genealogical information as possible on families connected with the town, however distant.

 Gwent Family History Society
Gwent, which replaced the historic county of Monmouthshire in 1974, is situated in the south-east corner of Wales and is often referred to as the "Gateway to Wales". Our pages giving a List of Parishes and a List of Other Placenames within the county should help you to locate any district in which you may be interested.

 Gwynedd Family History Society
The Society was founded in 1980 to bring together the many people interested in Family History.

 Hampshire Family History
A directory of Internet sites for Hampshire and Isle of Wight genealogy.

 Hampshire Genealogical Society
The Hampshire Genealogical Society was founded in 1973, is affiliated to the Federation of Family History Societies, with the aim of encouraging family history research, and has over 3,800 members world-wide.

 Hartlepool Branch of the Cleveland Family History Society
The Society has some very active members who have spent many hours painstakingly transcribing parish registers, census returns and monumental inscriptions. The latter of course has been done "in the field" and has been surprisingly good fun.

 Hastings & Rother Family History Society
The Society was formed in 1986, with just six members, to assist and encourage the study and research of Family History particularly in the history rich area of Hastings and Rother. Today it has a worldwide membership of over 300.

 Haverhill Family History Group
Visit this very good Suffolk site and search the 1891 census for Haverhill, Ashen, Barnardiston, Birdbrook, Castle Camps, Clare, Great Abington, Great Wratting, Helions Bumpstead, Hundon, Kedington, Little Wratting, Ovington, Poslingford, Risbridge Union, Shudy Camps, Steeple Bumpstead, Stoke, Stoke by Clare, Sturmer, Withersfield, Wixoe.

 Hertfordshire Family History Society
The Hertfordshire Family History Society (formerly known as the Hertfordshire Family and Population History Society) was founded in 1977 and is a registered charity. The Society has already played an important role in family history research in the county. We hold regular meetings in different parts of Hertfordshire and try to strike a balance between talks for the experienced family researcher and sessions for complete beginners who do not know where to start.

 Herefordshire Family History Society
Visit the Index page to see just how much this site offers.

 Highland Family History Society
The Society was set up in September 1981 to promote the study of genealogy, family history and related subjects in the Highlands of Scotland. It covers the Highland counties of Caithness, Sutherland, Ross-shire, Inverness-shire, Nairnshire and the northern parishes of Argyle-shire down to the Sound of Mull and partway up Loch Linnhe.

 The Highland Family History Society
The Society welcomes membership from interested family historians in all parts of the world. The Society has a library located within the public library at Inverness, Scotland and publishes a journal four times a year.

 Hillingdon Family History Society
Our area embraces the following nine ancient parishes, which were once part of the County of Middlesex: Cowley Hillingdon, Harefield Ickenham, Harlington, Ruislip, Harmondsworth, West Drayton & Hayes.

 Huddersfield & District Family History Society
The Huddersfield and District Family History Society caters particularly for those researching and with interests in the Metropolitan District of Kirklees. The area comprises of Batley, Colne Valley, Denby Dale, Dewsbury, Huddersfield, Holme Valley, Kirkburton, Meltham, Mirfield and Spen Valley; covering 160 square miles with a population of over 388,000 (2001 census). Within its boundaries lie the 11 ancient parishes of Almondbury, Batley, Birstall, Dewsbury, Emley, Hartshead, Huddersfield, Kirkburton, Kirkheaton, Mirfield and Thornhill.

 Huntingdonshire Family History Society
The Society was founded in 1985 to help people to find out about their family history. The county reorganisation in 1974 saw Huntingdonshire become part of a greater Cambridgeshire. We now have a membership of over 350, the majority of whom live outside the old county.

 The Irish Ancestral Research Association
This site is a must for Irish research - many very helpful links.

 Irish Family History Foundation
The gateway to discovering all about your Irish ancestry, roots, genealogy and family history from anywhere in Ireland. The Irish Family History Foundation covers the 32 counties of Ireland, North, South, East and West.

 The Church of Ireland Genealogy and Family History
The archives of the Church of Ireland, and particularly parochial registers of baptisms, marriages, and burials, are a primary source for genealogists and family historians. Although many registers were destroyed in the past, especially in the fire in the Public Record Office of Ireland in 1922, many others have survived in a number of custodies and are available to researchers.

 North of Ireland Family History Society
When a family history group was formed in Bangor in 1979, it was not envisaged then that 25 years later this group would be part of the North of Ireland Family History Society with 10 other Branches and hundreds of members worldwide.

 Irish Family History Society
The objectives of the Irish Family History Society are: To promote the study of Irish family history and genealogy. To promote the recording of gravestone inscriptions. To promote the preservation, security and accessibility of archival material. To advise all those interested in seeking their Irish roots. To encourage the repatriation of information from overseas on Irish emigrants. To establish a reference library for the use of members. To collaborate with and support other societies with similar aims.

 The Isle of Axholme Family History Society
The Webmasters states 'We are only a small society, but very friendly and will try and help you as much as we can while you search for those lost ancestors you have in the Isle. We do have a very extensive collection of transcribed Baptism, Marriage and Death records, and also a growing number of Census transcriptions'.

 The Isle of Man Family History Society
The Society was formed in January 1979 to encourage the study of genealogy and family history, particularly within the Isle of Man. Being a member of the society benefits all those researching their families, whether they are Manx born or not. Members living abroad will find it rewarding to discover their Island heritage in this manner.

 Isle of Wight Family History Society
The society is for all those who want to trace their ancestors. Members include people who live on the Isle of Wight but whose families came from elsewhere as well as those with island ancestry who may live on the mainland or abroad.

 Anglo Italian Family History Society
The Society was founded in 2002 to provide help to anyone trying to trace their Italian ancestry anywhere in the United Kingdom and back to Italy; membership is open to anyone who supports the aims of the society, wherever they may live.

 Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain
The premier society for Jewish genealogy in Great Britain, which was formed in 1992. The society is open to all beginners and experienced researchers interested in Jewish genealogy. Visit our sister site JCR-UK where there are now over 60,000 U.K. records on line.

 Keighley & District Family History Society
The Society was started by a few individual members who were interested in researching Family History. Originally with just an interest in Keighley, it soon became apparent that the outlying districts were very interested and the Society gradually expanded until now we cover quite a lot of the County, especially North Yorkshire.

 The Kent Family History Society
The Society currently has a world-wide membership exceeding 3,900 - some 18% of their members live as far away as Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the USA. If you reside in New Zealand, our postal branch offers an extra benefit with their own home Newsletter which is currently published three times a year.