The National Archives
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Free online records: digital microfilm - The National Archives
Using the links in the table below, find records on digital microfilm as follows: Step 1: Click on the record series title in the table to view the series description in our catalogue (for example, click on ‘Records of service of the Coastguard 1816-1947’ to view this record series, which has the catalogue reference ADM 175).
Census records - The National Archives
However, you can view censuses from 1841 to 1921 free of charge on site at The National Archives in Kew, and from 1841 to 1911 at many libraries and record offices and at FamilySearch Centres worldwide. The 1921 Census is also free to view via Findmypast at the Manchester Central Library, on St Peter’s Square, Manchester, supported by the ...
Start here - The National Archives
Start here. If you are new to The National Archives and want some help getting started with your family history or any other kind of research, you’re in the right place. Follow the links below to find out where and how to start your research, or explore curated highlights from our collection.
Research guides - The National Archives
The research guidance listed below can help you explore a particular historical subject. Each guide indicates how to find access and understand records to support your research. Records at The National Archives are arranged by government department or court, not by subject. These guides will help you identify which departments and courts kept the relevant […]
Digital Downloads: Online access to over 1,000 years of history
Digital Downloads allows you to access records online anytime and anywhere via Discovery, our catalogue. There are over 8.8 million records available to download: Digitised collections First and Second World War Explore our records on First and Second World War soldiers, sailors and air men, battles, battalions, and much more. Military and maritime Trace the […]
Photographs - The National Archives
1. Why use this guide? The National Archives holds one of the largest and most significant collections of photographs in the United Kingdom. Running into millions of individual items, these photographs have been amassed during the working lives of central government departments and cover the historical time-span of the medium itself. This guide will help […]
Naturalisation, registration and British citizenship - The …
The original private acts of Parliament are kept at the Parliamentary Archives, though there are very few naturalisation acts after 1844. There are some records of naturalisations from this period at The National Archives among the following records: Parliament Rolls in C 65. 9. Naturalisations, 1801-1873.
What's online - The National Archives
Other records that we hold have been digitised by commercial partners like Ancestry and Findmypast.You will need to visit their websites to view them – and there will usually be a charge.
What we have - The National Archives
The National Archives is home to millions of historical documents, known as records, which were created and collected by UK central government departments and major courts of law. For example, we have records from the Home Office, the Foreign Office and the Central Criminal Court. It takes 185km of shelving to store our records, and this ...