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Special Collections' Research Sources for Great Britain with an Emphasis on England

(Revised 1 November 2004)


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Title Author Call Number
Abstracts of Wills in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury at Somerset House, London, England Lea, J. Henry R942.1/L433A
Account of the Parishes of Haughley and Wetherden MacCulloch, Nigel John Howard Q942.64/M133A
Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great Britain and Ireland . . . Papworth, John W. R929.8/P218A and 929.8/P218A
American Colonies, 1584-1688: A Selective Guide to Materials in the British Library Wells, Anne Sharp R942.1/W453A
American Wills & Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1610-1857 Coldham, Peter Wilson 942.234/C688A
American Wills Proved in London, 1611-1775 Coldham, Peter Wilson R942.1/C688A
Ancient Borough of Bridgwater in the County of Somerset Powell, Arthur Herbert 942.38/P882A
Annals of St. Helen's, Bishopsgate, London Cox, John Edmund R942.1/C877A
Archives and Local History Emmison, F. G. 942/E54A
Banbury Wills and Inventories, Part Two, 1621-1650 Brinkworth, E. R. C. and J. S. W. Gibson 942.573/B212
Bishops' Transcripts and Marriage Licences (Bonds and Allegations): A Guide to Their Location and Indexes (2nd ed.) Gibson, Jeremy R941/G449B and 941/G449B
Book of British Topography Anderson, John P. R941/A547B and 941/A547B
British Army Pensioners Abroad, 1772-1899 Crowder, Norman K. R942/C953B
British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning Barber, Henry R929.4/B234B and 929.4/B234B
British Heritage     R941/B862 (check catalog for holdings)
Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry Townend, Peter R929.7/B959
Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage Pine, L. G. R929.7/B959 and Q929.7/B959B
Burke's Peerage & Baronetage (2 vols.) Mosley, Charles R929.72/B959
Bygone Kent R942.23/B993 (Check catalog for holdings)
Calendar of Wills at Ipswich, 1444-1600 Crisp, Frederick Arthur Q942.649/C932C
Calendar of Wills Proved and Enrolled in the Court of Husting, London, A. D. 1258 - A. D. 1688 (2 vols.) Sharpe, Reginald R. R942.12/C157
Catalogue of British Family Histories Thomson, T. R. 941/T485C
Catalogue of the Kings of England Milles, Thomas Q942/M652C
Census Returns, 1841-1891, in Microform: A Directory to Local Holdings in Great Britain, Channel Islands; Isle of Man Gibson, Jeremy and Elizabeth Hampson Q941/G449C
Chancery and Other Legal Proceedings Garrett, R. E. F. 942/G239C
Chronicle of the Damned Cheney, Malcolm 942.1/C518C
Churchwardens' Accounts of St. Edmund & St. Thomas, Sarum, 1443-1702, with Other Documents Swayne, Henry James Fowle R942.31/S973C
Clandestine Marriage in England, 1500-1850 Outhwaite, R. B. 942/O94C
Classified Telephone Directory (Business and Professional): London, May 1938    Ask at desk
Classified Telephone Directory (Business and Professional): London, November 1937    Ask at desk
Classified Telephone Directory (Business and Professional): London, November 1938   Ask at desk
Classified Telephone Directory (Business and Professional): London, November 1939   Ask at desk
Collectanea Genealogica (Vol. 1 only) Foster, Joseph R941/F755C
Coroners' Records in England and Wales Gibson, Jeremy Q942?G449C
Court Leet Records, 1550-1624 (3 vols.) Hearnshaw, F. J. C. and D. M. Hearnshaw R942/H436C
Cumbria Family History Society Cumbria Family History Society periodical; ask at desk
Cumbrian Ancestors: Notes for Genealogical Searchers   942.85/C969
Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage Montague-Smith, Patrick Q929.7/D288
Descendants of King George I of Great Britain Willis, Daniel A. R929.742/W734D
Descendants of the Illegitimate Sons and Daughters of the Kings of Britain   Q942/D445L
Descriptive Inventory of the English Collection Eakle, Arlene H. et al Q942/E11D
Dictionary of British Surnames Reaney, P. H. R929.4/R288D
Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames Bardsley, Charles W. R929.40942/B247D and 929.40942/B247D
Dictionary of English Place-Names Mills, A. D. R942/M657D
Dictionary of National Biography  Stephen, Leslie and Sidney Lee R920.042/D554 (check catalog for holdings)
Directory of British Peerages Leeson, Francis L. 929.72/L487D
Dod's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, etc. of Great Britain and Ireland (2 vols.)   R929.7/D638D
Domesday Book (38 vols.) Morris, John, editor R942.021/D668 and 942.021/D668
English Ancestral Names Dolan, J. R. R929.4/D659E
English Estates of American Colonists Coldham, Peter Wilson R942/C688E & 942/C688E
English Field-Names: A Dictionary Field, John 929.4/F454E
English Genealogy Wagner, Anthony Richard R942/W132E and 942/W132E
English Place-Names Stokes, H. G. 942/S874E
English Surnames Matthews, C. M. 929.4/M439E
English Surnames: Their Sources and Significations Bardsley, Charles W. R929.40942/B247E
English Villagers of the Thirteenth Century Homans, George Caspar R942.034/H763E and 942/034/H763E
English Wills: Probate Records in England and Wales with a Brief Note on Scottish and Irish Wills Walne, Peter R942/W217E and 942/W217E
Essex Wills (England), Volume 3, 1571-1577 Emmison, F. G. 942.67/E54E
Everyone Has Roots: An Introduction to English Genealogy Camp, Anthony J. 942/C186E
Fairbairn's Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland Fairbairn, James 929.8/F163C
Falaise Roll, Recording Prominent Companions of William, Duke of Normandy at the Conquest of England Crispin, M. Jackson 942/C932F
Family History Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies R942/F198
Family Records Centre: A User's Guide Colwell, Stella R941/C727F and 941/C727F
Family Tree Detective: A Manual for Analysing and Solving Genealogical Problems in England and Wales, 1538 to the Present Day Rogers, Colin D. R942/R691F
Family Tree Magazine   R941/F198
Fire from Heaven: Life in an English Town in the Seventeenth Century Underdown, David 942.33/U55F
First Supplement to Original Parish Registers in Record Offices and Libraries   942/F527
Fourth Supplememt to Original Parish Registers in Record Offices and Libraries   942/F781
Gazetteer of the British Isles   Q941/B287G
Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland, and Scotland Burke, John Bernard 929.72/B959G
Genealogical Atlas of England and Wales Gardner, David E. et al R942/G226G and Q942/G226G
Genealogical Gazetteer of England Smith, Frank 942/S647G
Genealogical Gleanings in England (2 vols.) Waters, Henry F. R942/W329G and 942/W329G
Genealogical Guide: An Index to British Pedigress in Continuation of Marshall's Genealogist's Guide (1903) Whitmore, J. B. 942/W616G
Genealogical Manuscripts in British Libraries: A Descriptive Guide Kaminkow, Marion J. 942/K15G
Genealogical Research in England and Wales (2 vols.) Gardner, David E. and Frank Smith R942/G226G and 942/G226G
Genealogical Research in Victorian London Webb, Cliff 942.1/W365G
Genealogical Resources in English Repositories Moulton, Joy Wade 942/M927G
Genealogist's Bibliography Humphery-Wmith, Cecil R. 942/H926G
Genealogist's Consolidated Guide to Nonconformist and Foreign Registers, Copies and Indexes in the Inner London Area . . . Graham, Norman H. 942.12/G741G
Genealogist's Consolidated Guide to Parish Registers , Copies and Indexes in the Inner London Area, 1538 to 1837 Graham, Norman H. 942.12/G741G
Genealogist's Consolidated Guide to Parish Registers in the Outer London Area, 1538 to 1837 Graham, Norman H. 942.17/G741G
Genealogists' Magazine Society of Genealogists R941/G326
General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales Burke, Bernard R929.6/B959G and Q929.6/B959G
General Introduction to Domesday Book (2 vols.) Ellis, Henry 942.02/E47G
Gissing Monumental Inscriptions, 1376-1976 Hall, Nick Vine Q942.61/V782G
Gloucestershire and Bristol: A Genealogical Bibliography Raymond, Stuart 942.41/R272G
Gloucestershire Family History Richards, M. E. 942.41/R517G
Guide to Genealogical Sources in Guildhall Library Harvey, Richard R941/H342G
Guide to the Contents of the PublicRecord Office (3 vols.)   R941/G946
Guildford Freemen's Books, 1655-1933 Carter, Hector 942/C323G
Hampshire Historian Hampshire Genealogical Society periodical; ask at desk
Handlist of Parish Registers, Register Transcripts and Related Records at Guildhall Library, Part One: City of London   Ask at desk
Handy Guide to English Genealogical Records Preece, Floren Stocks and Phyllis Pastore Preece R942/P923H
Herald and Genealogist Nichols, John Gough, editor periodical; ask at desk
Heraldry in Historic Houses of Great Britain Woodcock, Thomas and John Martin Robinson R929.6/W886H
High Court of Admiralty Examinations, 1637-1638 Shilton, Dorothy O. and Richard Holworthy 941/G786H
Historic Parliamentary Documents in the Palace of Westminster Bond, Maurice 942.132/G711H
History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent (Volume 6 only) Hasted, Edward 942.23/H356H
History of Surnames of the British Isles L'estrange, C. Ewen 929.40947/E94H
History of the Jews in England Roth, Cecil R941/R845H
Homes of Family Names in Great Britain Guppy, Henry Brougham 929.4/G977H
House of Clifford from before the Conquest Clifford, Hugh Q929.72/C637H
How Our Ancestors Lived: A History of Life a Hundred Years Ago Hey, David R941/H615H
Immigrants and Aliens: A Guide to Sources on UK Immigration and Citizenship Kershaw, Roger and Mark Pearsall 941/K41I
In and Around Record Repositories in Great Britain and Ireland Church, Rosemary and Jean Cole 941/C562I
In Search of the "Forlorn Hope": A Comprehensive Guide to Locating British Regiments and Their Records (1640-WWI)       (2 vols. and supplement) Kitzmiller, John M. 941/K62I
In Search of Your British & Irish Roots Baxter, Angus R929.1/B355I and 929.1/B355I
Index of Persons Named in Early Chancery Proceedings: Richard II (1385) to Edward IV (1467) (Vols. 78 & 79 only) Walmisley, Claude A. R942/G786I
Index of the Probate Records of the Court of the Archdeacon of Sudbury, 1354-1700 (2 vols.) Grimwade, M. E. 942.648/G865I
Index of Wills Proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1383-1558 (2 vols.) Smith, J. Challenor R942/C561I
Index to Changes of Name under Authority of Act of Parliament or Royal Licence . . . Phillimore, W. P. W. and Edward Alexander Fry 929.4/P556I
Index to the Pedigrees and Arms Contained in the Heralds' Visitations and Other Genealogical Manuscripts in the British Museum Sims, R. R942/S614I and 942/S614I
Inhabitants of London in 1638 Dale, T. C. R942.12/D139I
Jacobite Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Grants of Honour . . . Ruvigny and Raineval, Melville Henry Masue 929.72/R983J
Jewish Victorian: Genealogical Information from the Jewish Newspapers, 1871-1880 Berger, Doreen R942/B496J
Kent Church, Richard R942.23/C562K
Key to Migration Sources: Great Britain and North America Wright, Norman Edgar and David H. Pratt Q929.1/W952K
Key to the Ancient Parish Registers of England & Wales Burke, Arthur Meredith R943/B959K
Leet Jurisdiction in England Hearnshaw, F. J. C.   R942.276/H436L
List of Parishes in Boyd's Marriage Index Massey, Robert W. 942/S678L
List of Wills, Administrations, Etc. in the Public Record Office, London, England (12th-19th Century)   942.1/L773
Lists of Londoners Gibson, Jeremy and Heather Creaton Q942.12/G449L
Lives and Times of Our English Ancestors Smith, Frank R942/S647L and 942/S647L
Local Newspapers, 1750-1920: England and Wales; Channel Islands; Isle of Man Gibson, Jeremy 942/G449L
Location of British Army Records, 1914-1918 Holding, Norman 941/H727H
London Telephone Directory, February 1932, Part One: A-K   Ask at desk
Magna Charta Sureties, 1215 Weis, Frederick Lewis R929.72/W426M and 929.72/W426M
Making Use of the Census Lumas, Susan R304.6/L958M
Maps for Family History: A Guide to the Records of the Tithe, Valuation Office, and National Farm Surveys of England and Wales, 1836-1943 Foot, William R942/F687M
Marriage and Census Indexes for Family Historians Gibson, Jeremy and Elizabeth Hampson Q941/G449M
Marriage Licences:Abstracts and Indexes in the Library of the Society of Genealogists Collins, Lydia 941/C712M
Middlesex County Records (4 vols.) Jeaffreson, John Cordy R942.18/J43M
Midland Ancestor Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry periodical; ask at desk
My Ancestors Were Londoners: How Can I Find Out More About Them? Webb, Cliff 942.1/W365M
National Index of Parish Registers (Vols. 1-5, 7, Vol. 9, Part 4 and Vol. 11, Part 1) various authors R941/S813N and 942.6/E13
Never Been Here Before?: A Genealogists' Guide to the Family Records Centre Cox, Jane and Stella Colwell R941/C877N
New Extinct Peerage, 1884-1971 Pine, L. G. 929.72/P649N
New to Kew?: A First Time Guide for Family Historians at the Public Record Office, Kew Cox, Jane   R941/C877N and 941/C877N
Noteworthy Families Galton, Francis and Edgar Schuster R941/G181N
Nottinghamshire, England: East Retford Registration District 1881 Census Index Jones, Rosemary 942.521/J78N
Occupational Sources for Genealogists: A Bibliography Raymond, Stuart Q941/R272O
Original Parish Registers In Record Offices and Libraries   942/T149O
Origins of Some Anglo-Norman Families Loyd, Lewis C. 942/L923O
Parish Maps of the Counties of England and Wales Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies Q942/I59P
Penn Parish Registers   R942.46/P412
Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers Humphery-Wmith, Cecil R. R942/P556 and Q942/P556
Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal . . . (4 vols.) Ruvigny and Raineval, Melville Henry Masue
Popular History of England (Vols. 1-4) Knight, Charles R942/K69P
Portsmouth Record Series: Borough Sessions Papers, 1653-1688 Willis, Arthur J. Q942.2792/W734B
Pre-1841 Censuses & Population Listings in the British Isles Chapman, Colin R. R942/C466P & 942/C466P
Prerogative Court of Canterbury: Letters of Administration, 1620-1630 (Inclusive) Morrison, J. H. R942/M879L
Prerogative Court of Canterbury: Register "Scroope" (1630) Morrison, J. H. R942.1/M879R
Quarter Sessions Records for Family Historians Gibson, Jeremy Q942/G449Q
Reader's Digest AA Book of the Road    R941/286R
References to English Surnames in 1601 and 1602 Hitching, F. K. & S. Hitching R929.42/H675R
References to English Surnames in 1602 Hitching, F. K. & S. Hitching R929.42/H675R
Register of St. Dunstan in the East: London, 1558-1654 Clarke, A. W. Hughes R942.1/C597R
Registers of St. Paul's Church, Covent Garden, London (Vols. 33-37 only) Hunt, William H. CS434.H3 
Registers: Parochial, Non-parochial, Monumental Inscriptions, Names, Wills Horrocks, Sidney 942.76/R337
Researching British Probates, 1354-1858 (Volume 1: Northern England/Province of York) Pratt, David H. Q942/P913R
Roll of Battle Abbey, Annotated Burke, John Bernard R942.25/B959R and 942.25/B959R
Romance of the London Directory Bardsley, Charles W. R929.4/B247R
Shemot Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain periodical; ask at desk
Shipperdson Papers, Volume 2: List of Deeds and Papers Relating to County Durham and Elsewhere    R942/U58S
Shropshire Field-Names Foxall, H. D. G. 942.45/F794S
Simplified Guide to Bishops' Transcripts and Marriage Licenses Gibson, Jeremy R941/G449S
Sixteenth Century Marriages (1538-1600) Bernau, Charles A. 942/B524S
Somerset House Wills from 1858 McLaughlin, Eve 942/M161S
St. Catherine's House: The General Register Office McLaughlin, Eve 942/M161S
Studies in Peerage and Family History Round, J. Horace 929.72/R859S
Surnames of the United Kingdom Harrison, Henry 929.42/H319S
Thom's Official Directory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the Year 1899    Ask at desk
Tracing Ancestors in North Stafford Beech, H. Eva 942/B4143
Tracing Your Ancestors in the Public Record Office Bevan, Amanda R929.1/B571T and 929.1/B571T
Transcripts of Three Registers of Passengers from Great Yarmouth to Holland and New England, 1637-1639 Jewson, Charles Boardman 942/J59T
Visitation of England and Wales (21 Vols.) Howard, Joseph Jackson and Frederick Arthur Crisp R941/V831
Visitation of Suffolk, 1561 (2 vols.) Hervy, William 942.64/H579V
Wills and Their Whereabouts Bouwens, B. G. 942/B782W
Wills and Where to Find Them Gibson, J. S. W. R941/G449W
Wiltshire Forefathers Badeni, June 942.31/B134W
Winchester Consistory Court Depositions, 1561-1602 Willis, Arthur J. Q942.2735/W759
Yorkshire Family Historian York Archaeological Society periodical; ask at desk
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