Advice from the National Records of Scotland on where to find records that might help trace your Scottish ancestors.
Birth, marriage and death records, parish registers, and census records for Scotland. There is a charge to use this website.
Details of Scottish records available on Find My Past. This is a paid-for site, but you can access it for free at ERO and in Essex Libraries. You will need to register for an account to use the site.
Details of Scottish records available on Ancestry. This is a paid-for site, but you can access it for free at ERO and in Essex Libraries.
An Edinburgh-based society which helps with research into Scottish family and local history.
Advice on family history records from the government of Northern Ireland.
Find out about records at PRONI that might be useful for tracing Northern Irish family history here.
Details of Northern Irish records available on Ancestry. This is a paid-for site, but you can access it for free at ERO and in Essex Libraries.
Search indexes of births, deaths and marriages registered in Northern Ireland, and order copies of certificates.
1.5 million genealogy records for Northern Ireland. Requires a subscription.
Searchable database and advice on genealogy.
Advice on genealogy for the nine counties of Ulster.
Archive of government records for the Republic of Ireland.
Order copies of certificates for births, marriages and deaths registered in the Republic of Ireland.
Details of Republic of Ireland records available on Ancestry. This is a paid-for site, but you can access it for free at ERO and in Essex Libraries.
Details of Republic of Ireland records available on Find My Past. This is a paid-for site, but you can access it for free at ERO and in Essex Libraries. You will need to register for an account to use the site.
Searchable database of Irish Catholic Church records. Requires a subscription.
Searchable index of births, marriages and deaths, including church records and government records.