RESEARCH ADVICE FOR BEGINNERS
Newcomers to the field of genealogy may find the following GENUKI links of use.
- Getting Started in Family History
- A-Z of British Genealogy
- Genealogy in the UK and Ireland
- Guide to Researching from Abroad
The following sites provide a wealth of information.
If you wish to make use of the GRO Index to Births Marriages & Deaths to look up a name then you can do this at the Family History Centres provided by 'The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints'. There are also many other documents available - some of them unavailable elsewhere. It is essential that you telephone to reserve a Fiche or Film reader and to check the opening times. This is a free service and there are two centres in Suffolk:
42 Sidegate Lane West
Ipswich, Suffolk
Phone: 01473-723182
Hours:
Tuesday to Thursday: 10am-12.45pm & 1.15pm-4pm.
Wednesday evenings: 7pm-9pm.
Friday: 1:15pm-4pm & 7pm-9pm.
(Closed from 30 July to 3 September)
165 Yarmouth Road
Lowestoft, Suffolk
Phone: 01502-573851
Hours:
Monday and Wednesday: 10am-12pm
Tuesday to Thursday: 7-9 pm
Friday: 2-5pm
If you would rather search the GRO Index online, then in the first instance try FreeBMD . This has over 163 million names between 1837 and about 1901. This is a free site. Another option is to go to is FindMyPast. This has a lot of all Births, Marriages and Deaths from 1837 to 2001 - However this is NOT a free site. They also have census information and parish records. The largest pay site of all is probably Ancestry.com - They have details of censuses from 1841 to 1901, Birth, Marriages & Death details and a lot more. Suffolk libraries provide free access to Ancestry.
For details of other useful sites see our links page.
