Local history useful websites
- Royal Berkshire Archives - The archives of the royal county of Berkshire.
- The Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies.
- Berkshire Family History Society.
- Maidenhead Heritage Centre.
- Slough History Online.
- Windsor & Royal Borough Museum.
- Thamesweb - Reference web site for historical Windsor information.
- The Royal Windsor Forum.
- ThamesPilot A unique collection of images and documents that chart the rich history of the River Thames from source to sea.
- Local History - Web site for the magazine.
- Family Search - An internet version of the I.G.I. Good for early baptisms and marriages, it also includes an index to the 1881 census.
- The Federation of Family History Societies - umbrella organisation for local family history societies. Links to their Family History Online set of pay-per-view databases.
- Freebmd - A growing database drawn from the GRO births, marriages and deaths index (1837 - 1906). Over 60 million entries.
- Genuki - Web sources on family history in the UK and Ireland. Allows you to home in on and link to national or county resources, record offices and societies.
- Society of Genealogists - London HQ has important library and sources. Links to their English Origins databases project.
- National Archives - The National Archives is the UK government's official archive, containing over 1,000 years of history.
- Find My Past - Pay-per-view site offering images of the GRO births, marriages and deaths index 1837 - 2001.
- 1911 Census.
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. A large database of soldiers who died in the First and Second World Wars and other wars, for whose graves the Commission is responsible. It sometimes gives family details.
The service's e-Library includes a number of subscriptions to online resources which you may find useful in your research.